Healthy Eating with the Seasons: Ginger and Cinnamon-Spiced Pumpkin Muffin Recipe to Conquer Pain

Written by Irina Wardas on November 12th, 2009

One of my clients suffers from arthritis and she asked me if I could share some pain relief recipes. Of course, I can!

As a Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, I always tell my clients that to reduce pain, we need more anti-inflammatory foods to help the body create certain hormones which will help regulate inflammation. We need more foods rich in omega-3, vitamins A, C and E.

I would like to share with you this recipe I adopted from old Prevention magazine: the pumpkin, rich in beta-carotene, cinnamon and ginger, well-known anti-inflammatory spices and vitamin C from orange zest might help relieve pain from arthritis and reduce inflammation.

Ginger and Cinnamon-Spiced Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 whole wheat flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp gound cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 canned 100%pure pumpkin

1/2 canola oil

1/2 tsp freshly grated oraange zest

Candied orange peel for garnish

1/2 tsp salt

1 free range egg

1 cup fat-free milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 3750 F,;Lightly coat 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat egg in a small bowl for 30 seconds, until foamy. Add milk, pumpkin, oil, orange zest. Beat well, and add to flour mixture- stir until moistened.

Fill muffin cups 3/4 ful with batter. Bake 15 – 17 minutes until tops spring back when touched with a finger.

Bon Appetit and let us be pain free, shall we?

Breathe, smile and be happy.

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

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