Cinnamon Smoothie Pops! 28 Reasons to Eat Cinnamon!

Cinnamon may have some excellent healing qualities making it beneficial for arthritis, sore throats, weight loss, digestion and even heart disease.  Since 2000 BC, cinnamon has been used in Ancient Egypt, where it was very highly prized for its natural healing properties.  In medieval times doctors used cinnamon to treat conditions such as coughing, sore throats and arthritis.  Today, even modern research reveals that cinnamon has many beneficial properties. We would be smart to include it in our daily diet!

Try this simple popsicle recipe that is easy to make and fun for kids.  The flax seed and nutmeg adds additional nutritional benefits with each popsicle having 1.92 fiber grams! 


Cinnamon Apple Flax Pops
1.8 fat grams, 85 calories = 19% fat calories
Makes 8 small popsicles

3 bananas
1 large apple, cut in slices
4 tbsp ground flax seed
1 1/3 cup soy, rice or almond milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp Real sea salt
8 cinnamon sticks

Blend the ingredients in a blender until smooth.  Pour in popsicle containers and put either cinnamon sticks in for a cute look, or regular popsicle sticks.  Freeze.  You can also drink this as a smoothie. 

28 Health Benefits of Cinnamon

• Helps digestion

• Anti-viral properties

• Prevents and treats colds and flu

• Anti-inflammatory

• Beneficial for arthritis

• Reduces the risk for colon cancer

• Good source of fiber

• Powerful antioxidant

• Good source of calcium

• Beneficial for osteoporosis and acidosis

• Boosts brain function

• Increases lean muscle mass

• Good for losing weight

• Great source of manganese

• Reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol
  

• Balances blood sugar levels

• Reduces triglycerides

• Anti-microbial properties

• Beneficial against acne and breakout

• Prevents blood platelets clumping together
  

• Treats Muscle spasms

• Improves glucose and lipid levels

• Reduces total cholesterol

• May prevent Alzheimer's Disease

• May be effective against HIV

• May help with treating multiple sclerosis
• May help negative effects of fatty meals
• Lowers blood sugar in type I & II diabete
  

If you have liver disease, it would be better to use cinnamon that is ceylan cinnamon instead of cassia cinnamon, which has less coumarin in, possibly linked towards liver damage.