Cinnamon benefits
This bark of a tree is one of my favorite spices to consume. Yes, that may sound odd but it's true in fact. The smell comes mostly from cinnammaldehyde this is also where most of the health benefits. This plant has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal, flavor and smell in perfumes / colognes/cosmetics. There are hundreds of different types of cinnamon but four of them are mainly used cassia, ceylon, saigon and korintje.
The most common one used is cassia the one on the left. Even though cassia is the most used it it is high in coumarin. When used in large amounts this can cause liver damage. Ceylon is often called true or real cinnamon the one on the right. The difference is is cassia is more durable while ceylon is more brittle.
We are what we eat but we was in what we consume. This is why we have to constantly consume something that the majority of the time has health benefits. And even on a deeper level we are what we can absorb. Cinnamon is in the top five highest antioxidants when it comes to spices.
Cinnamon has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. Helps with apoptosis of cancer cells.
It also contains antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them cause oxidative stress which is damaging. Anytime there are free radicals there is some form of inflammation. Think of free radicals as fire🔥 antioxidants as water 💦. When you start to consume cinnamon it will increase the antioxidant levels in the blood which reduce inflammation. The main marker of inflammation is c-reactive protein.
In Alzheimer's disease tau proteins and free radicals build up to abnormal levels in the brain. The cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin in cinnamon reduces the tau protein and free radicals in the brain.
Regular consumption of cinnamon helps lower blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides etc. These items will increase or decrease your risk of heart disease. On a daily basis the majority of what we are eating and drinking shouldn't be used to reduce health problems’ risk factors.
40 million people have diabetes 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that another 100 million plus have prediabetes/diabetes, but they are undiagnosed. What we don't know tends to hurt us the most. Consuming cinnamon on the regular will help lower your blood sugars, increase insulin sensitivity and decrease insulin resistance.
Aim for 2 tbsp a day can be good for you. An easy way to get this in is by consuming 2 tsp 3 times a day 30 minutes before a meal.
A person who is taking blood sugar medication, pregnant, breastfeeding, on blood thinners etc should not be consuming cinnamon.
Cinnamon health benefits sources
Randomized Controlled Trial.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=cinnamon+&filter=pubt.randomizedcontrolledtrial&sort=date
Apoptosis of tumor cells
Cinnamon extract induces tumor cell death through inhibition of NFκB and AP1
MS study
These posts are for educational information only this is not medical advice. Not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose health issues. The only things that are undeniable is seeing your blood work change and how something make you feel. We only have one life to live our body runs on nutrition so please give it the right ones.