Three spices that are perfect for helping us lose weight in winter : they are rich in antioxidants, they help the immune system and therefore the metabolism. Not only are they therefore adjuvants for our diet due to their protective and anti-inflammatory role, but in winter they protect us from seasonal ailments. They are also perfect for our winter recipes.
Here’s what they are.

THREE SPICES TO LOSE WEIGHT IN WINTER

1. Turmeric: Turmeric is a powerful ally in the winter. It improves circulation, protects the joints, has an anti-inflammatory action on the liver and helps the heart and intestines. Its action helps us maintain a healthy metabolism and burn body fat more easily thanks to its antioxidant power.In winter, we can add some to risottos and legume soups in combination with pepper, putting it together with raw ingredients to making it more bioavailable, and letting it cook with the other ingredients. Also perfect in soups and stews.
2. Cinnamon: cinnamon has hypoglycemic properties, especially if we buy that of Ceylon, which does not give liver problems. The chromium contained in cinnamon also reduces anxious hunger.
   Perfect in winter cakes, such as apple or strudel, but also a pinch in meat stews, yogurt, porridge in the morning. If we use sticks, we can boil one in tea or herbal tea to improve blood sugar.
3. Fenugreek: Fenugreek stimulates the appetite, so you may think it shouldn’t be used. In fact, the stimulus of hunger comes because the galactomannan which is contained in fenugreek increases the metabolism, prompting the body to burn more calories.
   If we are on a controlled diet, using fenugreek allows us to keep our metabolism high. It is best to use it in the morning, if we have the seeds, by soaking them in lukewarm water from the night before, and then drinking the water the next morning, just before breakfast. In this way we neutralize the urge to hunger but save the metabolic one.
   Obviously it is always advisable not to overdo it with spices , but to use them with constant moderation.