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Heart-Warming Seasoning
This Week's Tips
Swirl some cinnamon into your favorite hot beverage to make your heart happy.
Cinnamon, researchers have discovered, has potent antioxidant properties, most likely due to the heart-healthy phenols in the spice. To help protect yourself against heart disease, occasionally indulge in a cup of hot cocoa, latte, or mulled cider with ground cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Antioxidants offer powerful protection against disease and aging. They help to mop up free radicals that are left over from natural metabolic processes. These free radicals can damage cells and DNA, but antioxidants help to neutralize them. To ensure you are getting the right quantity and variety of antioxidants, eat a diet that is varied and colorful with many different kinds of fruits, vegetables, spices, and nuts. Fresh isn't your only option; frozen, dried, and canned versions of these items can provide antioxidant nutrition as well.
RealAge Benefit:
Getting the right amount of antioxidants through diet or supplements can make your RealAge 6 years younger.
RealAge Smart Search: Find expert-selected information on cinnamon here.
Antioxidant capacity of 26 spice extracts and characterization of their phenolic constituents. Shan, B., Cai, Y. Z., Sun, M., Corke, H., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2005 Oct 5;53(20):7749-7759.
