Spicy Cinnamon Tea

By Kelley Herring

Great news for cinnamon lovers! New research presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Francisco found that cinnamon and cloves -- spices high in nutrients called polyphenols -- boost insulin function while lowering cholesterol. In fact, as little as a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon taken two times per day can stimulate the body's insulin-like activity while lowering triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose levels by 10 to 30 percent. A steamy mug or two of our Spicy Cinnamon Tea will warm up your body and can potentially help balance your blood sugar as well.

Serves: 6

Time to Table: 5 minutes

Healing Nutrient Spotlight
• Polyphenols

Ingredients
6 cups spring water
6 bags organic black tea
1 tsp ground organic cardamom
1 tsp organic cinnamon
10-12 whole cloves
6-7 whole allspice

Preparation
Open tea bags and add to a coffee filter with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and allspice. Brew tea mixture with spring water in automatic drip coffeemaker or pour boiling spring water through mixture. Serve with stevia, if desired.

Nutritional Information
2 calories, 0 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 0 g monounsaturated fat fats, 0 g polyunsaturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0.15 mg sodium, 0.5 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fiber, 0 g sugars, 0 g protein

[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the Founder & CEO of Healing Gourmet, a multimedia company that educates on how foods promote health and protect against disease. She is also the creator of Healing Gourmet's Personalized Nutrition Software and Editor-in-Chief of the Healing Gourmet book series published by McGraw-Hill, including Eat to Fight Cancer, Eat to Beat Diabetes, Eat to Lower Cholesterol and Eat to Boost Fertility. For more information, click here.] __________________________________________________
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