Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 A Small Spoonful of Cinnamon Helps the Glucose Go Down In the modern world, we’re not as active as we could be, and our diets aren’ t as good as they could be, so nearly all of us can use some help with our blood sugar. A very powerful tool that can help control blood sugar levels is cinnamon. I’ve been recommending the routine use of cinnamon for years now. It’s one of the ingredients in my morning health shake. Recent studies have added so much support to this idea that you could now call cinnamon “the poor man’s insulin.†One gram (slightly less than a half-teaspoon) of cinnamon per day was given to 60 volunteers with type 2 diabetes. In just 40 days, this small amount of cinnamon reduced fasting glucose levels anywhere from 18 to 29 percent, triglyceride levels 23 to 30 percent, LDL cholesterol levels 7 to 27 percent, and total cholesterol 12 to 26 percent. No advantages or greater improvements were found when larger doses were given. Also, when the participants stopped taking the cinnamon, their blood sugar levels and other readings began to return to former levels. (J Agri Food Chem 04;52(1):65-70) (Diabetes Care 03;26(12):3215-8) If you have diabetes or insulin resistance, or if you have a family history of the problem, or even if an honest look at your diet shows some weaknesses, you would be smart to consider the benefits of adding 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to your diet each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 In a message dated 9/14/2004 6:57:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, turiya writes: what kind/part of cinnamon are you using ? - Musiclear Chinese Medicine Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:23 AM Cinnamon Helps the Glucose Go Down A Small Spoonful of Cinnamon Helps the Glucose Go Down In the modern world, we’re not as active as we could be, and our diets aren’ t as good as they could be, so nearly all of us can use some help with our blood sugar. A very powerful tool that can help control blood sugar levels is cinnamon. I should have been more clear. The article I posted was not mine. It was from Web MD or one of the others I receive. Just thought it would be of interest to the folks here and posted it. I usually include the URL, but missed it this time. All the best, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 what kind/part of cinnamon are you using ? - Musiclear Chinese Medicine Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:23 AM Cinnamon Helps the Glucose Go Down A Small Spoonful of Cinnamon Helps the Glucose Go Down In the modern world, we’re not as active as we could be, and our diets aren’ t as good as they could be, so nearly all of us can use some help with our blood sugar. A very powerful tool that can help control blood sugar levels is cinnamon. I’ve been recommending the routine use of cinnamon for years now. It’s one of the ingredients in my morning health shake. Recent studies have added so much support to this idea that you could now call cinnamon “the poor man’s insulin.†One gram (slightly less than a half-teaspoon) of cinnamon per day was given to 60 volunteers with type 2 diabetes. In just 40 days, this small amount of cinnamon reduced fasting glucose levels anywhere from 18 to 29 percent, triglyceride levels 23 to 30 percent, LDL cholesterol levels 7 to 27 percent, and total cholesterol 12 to 26 percent. No advantages or greater improvements were found when larger doses were given. Also, when the participants stopped taking the cinnamon, their blood sugar levels and other readings began to return to former levels. (J Agri Food Chem 04;52(1):65-70) (Diabetes Care 03;26(12):3215-8) If you have diabetes or insulin resistance, or if you have a family history of the problem, or even if an honest look at your diet shows some weaknesses, you would be smart to consider the benefits of adding 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to your diet each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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