12 July 2010

Cinnamon And Diabetes - Can Cinnamon Help Control Blood Sugar?

By: Dr Andrew Napier

Cinnamon and diabetes - can cinnamon help control blood sugar? The answer to this is in the affirmative; yes, it can help and it actually does control type 2 diabetes; the non-insulin dependent diabetics have gotten a boost from this fresh research. Insulin resistance or the body cells inability to sense danger, found its march in cinnamon double effect (magnesium included).

Ceylon cinnamon and Cinnamomum verum the plants indigenous to Asia; India and Sri Lanka to be exact, are the main sources of powder ground and sold in many stalls, shops etc as spices. However, there are other species in the large family of luracea that are exploited for the same. The other commonly used are Cinnamomum zeylanicum nees or Ccinnamomum cassia (L.) Even though the focal point now is diabetes, cinnamon heals a wider range of ailments as is the tradition to natives that brought it into the surface testify. Stomach disorders, nausea, gas reliever, cramps, etc are but among their short list; the bigger and clearer picture as of today, depicts cinnamon as going deep to lower fasting glucose, bad cholesterol and other disastrous chemicals that are of harmful if entertained for long.

What exactly is present in cinnamon? The active ingredient is still peculiar and yet to be isolated; the dried grinded dust, taken as a spice in stimulants or meals of any kind, serves the purpose and delivers results to all subjects; whether diabetic or not. Recommendations are many and the double effect of magnesium presence having been isolated means enzymes, bones and crucial biochemical processes get their full dose of cinnamon. This inexpensive convenient powder is taken a teaspoonful a day in juice or honey accompaniment or via any other escorter with guidance from a medical practitioner incase one is diabetic, so as not to offset any medication that is on. The fight is on; to reduce glucose to manageable units for other metabolic processes to be attended to. Cinnamon convenience being a spice in the first place, makes the entire dinning table beautiful; meals get and look better there is no doubt about it.

Diabetics are assured of long life, no eye, kidney and heart problems as long as cinnamon powder is within their reach. Scientists are still perfecting their research however, insights into what is now known, seem to suggest that patients of diabetes should take a half to a one teaspoonful the equivalent of one to two grams of cinnamon per day. This dose is sufficient to do wonders; blood sugar level is reduced significantly.

Common formal treatment is expensive there is no doubt about it; bearing in mind the pain of insulin jabs daily and drugs accompanied by harmful side effects, why not give a try to cinnamon? Look at the side show; stop paying attention to one pipeline; run away from these jabs; your would be heart problem and other troubles will be sorted. Cinnamon mimics insulin and thus becomes a comforter as long as you move with the desire of good health living; this does not require much convincing anymore. All the risks are removed and rejuvenation of dead cells in the pancreas and anywhere else picks up. Everyday time is tea time every time is cinnamon time for good living and long life!

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