Friday Favorite: Benefits of Black Cumin Seed Nigella Sativa for Weight Loss
For three cents a day, black cumin may improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the loss of body fat.
Consuming ¼ teaspoon of ground black cumin a day is one of my 21 Tweaks for accelerating weight loss. You can see all of them in my free Daily Dozen app (on iOS ( ) and Android ( )) and read about them in-depth in How Not to Diet ( ). (All proceeds from my books are donated to charity.) I also cover some of black cumin’s weight-loss benefits in my Evidence-Based Weight Loss ( ) presentation.
UPDATE: Hat tip to George Lawrence for questioning the government’s weight per serving tables and suggesting I weigh it myself. I bought a scale and got 3.2g per teaspoon, which makes a quarter teaspoon barely a gram (0.8g). So, the 1 to 2 grams a day may be more like ¼ to ½ teaspoon a day.
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What brand do you reccomend?
Do you have any Southeast Asian or Mediterranean markets near you? That’s where I get mine. Amazon has a few brands and I’ve had good luck with Terrasoul products.
Thanks
Definitely gonna include this in my diet, Dr. Greger seems especially animated and lively when he talks about it!
But how to gain weight? I’ll eat everything, all the crap you shouldn’t, and can’t gain a pound. Wait til your 30’s they said. Wait til your 40’s they said. Gonna eat ice cream and a pack of Oreos for breakfast just to keep the wind from blowing me away today.
Yes I have the same problem! I’m 44 years old and I weigh only 45 kg for 1.61 m. That’s a BMI of 17 or so. I eat all I can!! (And WFPB only)
So – should I eat nigella seeds or not?
OMG me too!
Since black cumin is “similar” to black pepper, does it boost the efficacy of turmeric? Thank you.
From PubMed “Thymoquinone (TQ) and piperine (PIP) are major bioactive constituents of the black seed (Nigella sativa) and black pepper (Piper nigrum), respectively. ”
Apparently so, great idea!
FYI be careful if you take antidepressant ssris – can actually give mild seratonin syndrome
Unlikely to happen with 1 to 2 g of black cumin a day.
I put about a tsp whole Blk cumin in my smoothies at noon, and it blends in easily and definitely has an appetite suppression affect that lasts all afternoon!✨
What is the best time to take. Please advise 🙏
I love this channel!
Respectfully, your vocal fry and styling of speaking is something I can tolerate, but the animated version of you is not. I will investigate the Black Cumin as I know at least one person who has had success with it.
OK, that animated cartoon thing is really weird (and un-necessary). Save the money you spent on that…
Animated is fine. Ignore the haters. Great content.
Thanks for the info! ❤😊🎉
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