050 - Powerful Tea with Cinnamon and Ginger

Dr. Brian's Health Show

Click here to download the full transcription as a formatted PDF. Episode Summary Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light- hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian is provides his Cap/No Cap analysis on today’s topic: Powerful Tea with Cinnamon and Ginger. Does cinnamon and ginger help to boost your metabolism? Can they help with weight loss or menstrual cramps? What are ghrelin and leptin hormones and what do they do? Find out in today’s episode! If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways 01:18 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s topic: Powerful Tea with Cinnamon and Ginger 02:22 – What are the health benefits of cinnamon and ginger? 04:09 – Two keys to help with weight loss 06:19 – Leptin and Ghrelin hormones 08:24 – Other tips for helping to increase your metabolism 09:41 – Dr. Brian provides the No Cap Recap of today’s episode, teases next week’s topic, and encourages listeners to reach out and Rate and Review this podcast on RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Tweetable Quotes “Cinnamon and ginger, will it boost your metabolism? Technically it will boost your metabolism, so that technically is Not Cap.” (02:23) (Dr. Brian) “It is Not Cap that it can help with menstrual cramps. Research does show that cinnamon and ginger can help when people are suffering from menstrual cramps.” (03:57) (Dr. Brian) “This is a good entry to talk about a childhood story that I don’t think you know. My best friend grew up across the street from Arnold Schwarzenegger; it was in Santa Monica. And, when we were in school we used to go over to his house all the time and wash his motorcycle and his cars. You don’t have to get big and bulky like Arnold, but you can still lift weights and not get big and still have more metabolic activity coming from muscles that are stronger and somewhat more developed.” (04:54) (Dr. Brian) “One important thing to know is that if you’re not getting enough sleep, it’s been shown that sleep deprivation increases that hunger hormone and makes you more hungry. That’s why people eat more when they’re sleep deprived and they gain weight. So, getting enough sleep is definitely underrated.” (06:19) (Dr. Brian) “There is a combination of a tea which research shows that consuming these two components, a hibiscus tea bag and a lemon verbena tea bag, very likely you will not have the same hunger for the rest of the day and you’ll eat less.” (06:55) (Dr. Brian) “So, taking cinnamon and ginger can boost your metabolism a little bit. It can possibly lead to weight loss. It can help with menstrual cramps. The proven, stand-by techniques for losing weight are increasing your metabolism through exercise and getting enough sleep.” (09:46) (Dr. Brian) Resources Mentioned NCHS Links Mentioned NCHS Footer Powered by FullCast