De-Bloat, Boost Metabolism, + Lose Weight With These Spices (+ Recipes!) | Nagina Abdullahh

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Nutrition, Religion & Spirituality, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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278: If you're looking to boost your metabolism, lose weight, de-bloat, or just want some creative ways to spice up your meals with sweet and savory recipe ideas—you’re in the right place. Today, I’m joined by Nagina Abdullah, who shares her personal story of losing 40 pounds by adding fat-blocking spices to her meals and completely transforming the way she experiences food. We bust some major myths, like: Do spices actually expire? (Spoiler: yes—so when should you toss them?) Plus, we dive into which spices help with bloating and the surprising spice you probably already have in your pantry that’s been shown to block fat absorption. Whether you're a seasoned chef or totally new to the kitchen, Nagina shares practical tips and recipes that make it easy to start living a flavorful, spice-filled life. Topics Discussed: → The spice that blocks fat → Spices that support weight loss → Common misconceptions about spices → Time-saving kitchen tips → How to freeze spices properly → The spice that reduces facial puffiness → Simple, delicious recipes using spices As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at [email protected]. And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Sponsored By: → Equip Foods | Code DIGEST gets you 20% off at Equipfoods.com/digest → Timeline | They’re offering my audience a 20% discount on all first-time purchases! Go to timeline.com/digest. and Use code DIGEST at checkout. → Birch | Go to BirchLiving.com/digest and get 20% off sitewide → Armra | Use code DIGEST for 15% off at tryarmra.com/digest Connect with Nagina Abdullah: → Instagram → Website → The cheat sheet includes: | https://masalabody.com/SweetSpicePDF/ → 3 health benefits of using this spice → 5 ways to use it in your day → An easy recipe using this spice → DM the word "SWEET" to her on Instagram here and get her Slimming Smoothie Book to activate slimming down naturally. → You are invited to the exclusive 5-Day Metabolism Boost for Midlife Women, starting soon! Join Nagina in the 5-Day → Metabolism Boost Workshop for Midlife Women - you’ll discover a simple 5-step plan to naturally boost your metabolism through delicious food that has worked for thousands of midlife women. Check Out Bethany: → Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper → YouTube → Bethany’s Website → Discounts & My Favorite Products → My Digestive Support Protein Powder → Gut Reset Book → Get my Newsletters (Friday Finds)

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0:00.0	Not only did it lower my blood sugar, but it also lowers your sugar cravings if you have
0:05.0	cinnamon instead of sugar. Whenever you're giving your body that taste of straight sugar, it makes you want
0:11.6	more sugar. You're listening to The Digest This Podcast, and I'm your host, Bethany Cameron.
0:20.3	If you want to boost metabolism, lose weight, de-bloat, or simply looking for creative ways to spice up your meals with sweet and savory recipe ideas, you've tuned into the right episode.
0:33.2	Today, I have Nagina Abdullah on the show today as she shares her personal story of how she lost
0:39.8	40 pounds by adding certain fat blocking spices to help her diet and change the way she tasted
0:46.6	food. Our conversation today involves myth-busting topics like, do spices actually expire?
0:53.9	And if they do, when should we throw them out? And what
0:57.7	spices can help de-bloat? And there's a certain spice that actually has been shown to block
1:04.6	fat absorption that you probably already have in your cupboard. Whether you're an expert chef or have no idea what to do in
1:12.5	the kitchen, Nagina shares tips and recipes to help anyone get started to living a flavorful life
1:18.5	all spiced up. If you care about the food you eat, the water you drink, the air you breathe,
1:24.1	and the products you put on your body, then you should also care about the mattress you sleep on. We spend half of our life sleeping on a mattress. And if your mattress
1:32.8	isn't non-toxic, then most likely it's full of polyurethane foam, flame retardants, and VOCs.
1:39.6	Exposure to some VOCs can cause respiratory irritation, trigger asthma symptoms, and over the long term,
1:46.6	increase the risk of cancer. Sulfant-based glue often binds to the layers of a mattress,
1:52.6	and it too releases VOCs. Most conventional mattresses often release fragrance used to camouflage
1:59.5	odors created during production. And we all know fragrance
2:03.2	can cause allergic reactions and sometimes even contain hormone disrupting phallates. Needless to say,
2:09.9	switching to a non-toxic organic mattress with natural materials is something to take seriously.
2:15.4	That's why I have been recommending birch mattress to everyone.
2:19.4	Birch sources only the finest quality materials
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