Nutrition Spice it up with CinnamonLower blood sugar:
Maybe the reason all those fancy lattes aren’t causing more dramatic health problems has to do with the cinnamon that’s sprinkled on them. It’s a little known health secret that cinnamon improves your insulin receptivity; cardiac health; and maybe reduces inflammation too. All that while spicing up your favorite oatmeal, yogurt, protein shake, dessert, coffee or hot chocolate. Preliminary research has shown that a daily dose of as little as ½ teaspoon of cinnamon can lower blood sugar, triglycerides, LDL and total cholesterol. That’s the low-down, and there’s a highbrow reason.
Anti-oxidants:
Cinnamon, the red wonder, contains phenols, which are anti-oxidants that decrease inflammation and promote healthy blood vessels. Cinnamon, like tea, increases insulin receptivity, which means lower blood sugar levels for you. Healthy insulin receptivity helps prevent metabolic syndrome - syndrome X - and type 2 diabetes, as well as mood swings and wild hunger pangs. If a little cinnamon each day can fill you with anti-oxidants, and reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, isn’t it time to spice things up..
Maybe the reason all those fancy lattes aren’t causing more dramatic health problems has to do with the cinnamon that’s sprinkled on them. It’s a little known health secret that cinnamon improves your insulin receptivity; cardiac health; and maybe reduces inflammation too. All that while spicing up your favorite oatmeal, yogurt, protein shake, dessert, coffee or hot chocolate. Preliminary research has shown that a daily dose of as little as ½ teaspoon of cinnamon can lower blood sugar, triglycerides, LDL and total cholesterol. That’s the low-down, and there’s a highbrow reason.
Anti-oxidants:
Cinnamon, the red wonder, contains phenols, which are anti-oxidants that decrease inflammation and promote healthy blood vessels. Cinnamon, like tea, increases insulin receptivity, which means lower blood sugar levels for you. Healthy insulin receptivity helps prevent metabolic syndrome - syndrome X - and type 2 diabetes, as well as mood swings and wild hunger pangs. If a little cinnamon each day can fill you with anti-oxidants, and reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, isn’t it time to spice things up..
