Certified Culinary Nutritionist Trudy Stone shares five spices for weight loss that taste great and have proven benefits.
Keep the flavour in your New Year’s resolutions to drop those holiday pounds with five spices guaranteed to fire up your diet and weight loss.
“People often think they have to have bland, boring foods to eat healthy,” says nutritionist Trudy Stone. “It’s just not the case. Spices bring out the flavour in any meal and some have great weight loss benefits.”
Here are some spices for weight loss that will rev up your metabolism:
- Turmeric – chronic inflammation causes damage to the body and makes it harder to lose weight, curcumin the active ingredient in turmeric is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory. Turmeric has large amounts of antioxidants, burns and blocks fat, and even helps boost your mood.
- Cinnamon – balances blood sugar which helps to reduce cravings and can also boost metabolism – a good trick is to replace sugar with cinnamon in your morning coffee.
- Cumin – reduces body fat percentage and waist circumference – one study found participants who added cumin to their diet lost 50% more weight.
- Ginger – eases inflammation and digestion in the body which helps to burn fat.
- Cayenne – raises metabolic rate & affects the speed at which your body converts food and beverages into energy. When your metabolism is faster, your body is more likely to convert nutrients into energy instead of stored fat.
About Trudy Stone: The author of Unbreakable: 7 Rock Solid Habits to Your Perfect Weight & a Healthier Lifestyle NO WILLPOWER REQUIRED, Trudy shares her own weight loss journey of shedding 30 pounds and keeping it off for the last five years. She uses her nutritional expertise to develop recipes and promote brain-healthy foods that counter anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Viva natural health magazine
