| It was discovered by an American Government | | | | medicine. For this very reason, western knowledge |
| Agency that consuming regular amounts of cinnamon | | | | about the benefits of cinnamon was lost. |
| can have a profound effect on blood sugar levels... in | | | | Cinnamon's Rebirth In The Medical World: |
| fact it lowers them! It can also boost your body's | | | | Cinnamon's rebirth can be linked back to the |
| insulin production. Whilst it is clearly not a single | | | | American Food Safety and Inspection Services of |
| solution to reversing type 2 diabetes it is certainly | | | | the United States Department Agriculture offices in |
| heading in the right direction. No matter what the | | | | Maryland. Here, inspectors were charged with |
| medical community thinks about natural remedies for | | | | investigating safety limitations of any and all food |
| reversing type 2 diabetes, many diabetics have | | | | products including the effect food has on your blood |
| certainly turned to them to help have lower blood | | | | sugar levels. One inspector had an impulse to put |
| sugar levels. | | | | cinnamon on an apple pie his wife had placed in his |
| Cinnamon has actually been shown to cut fasting | | | | lunchbox. He believed the cinnamon and apple mixture |
| blood sugar levels up to 29%. As little as | | | | would cause his blood sugar to respond adversely. |
| half-a-teaspoon or ordinary cinnamon added to your | | | | Needless to say, he was shocked when he found it |
| morning oatmeal not only lowers blood sugar levels... it | | | | had the opposite result. Further testing confirmed |
| actually appears to reduce cholesterol levels! The | | | | cinnamon's benefit on blood sugar levels and thus, it |
| polyphenol polymers in cinnamon have an | | | | was back as an option. |
| insulin-like-action. | | | | Cinnamon and Your Eating Plan: |
| Cinnamon's Medicinal Value: | | | | Here are four ways you can include cinnamon in your |
| It has been known for thousands of years cinnamon | | | | eating plan: |
| could be used to handle some medical conditions, so | | | | - place a cinnamon stick in your preferred herbal tea, |
| it's not all that surprising it is still a part of the | | | | or use a cinnamon stick alone in place of the herbal |
| Ayurveda medicine chest in contemporary Indian | | | | tea. Remove the cinnamon stick when it taste right |
| communities. It was extremely valuable during the | | | | for you |
| times of ancient Rome; it actually cost more than | | | | - put a stick in your favorite spicy dish such as curry |
| gold dust because it could be used for a large variety | | | | or briyani |
| of medical conditions. Spanish explorers that went to | | | | - sprinkle cinnamon powder onto your favorite |
| Europe brought the spice with them; greedy | | | | breakfast cereal |
| alchemists would add it to their secret recipes, which | | | | - sprinkle cinnamon powder into your batch of |
| were considered the only source of medical | | | | sugar-free cookies While cinnamon won't alleviate all |
| treatments. | | | | your diabetic problems, every little bit helps towards |
| As the 19th century came around, there was a | | | | you having lower blood sugar levels. |
| negative reaction toward using traditional natural | | | | |