Cinnamon — just a tiny bit — brings down high blood sugar in Type 2 Diabetes study
by Ken Winston Caine
You may already know that cinnamon is an anti-inflammatory — one that nicely complements ginger and turmeric.
Now test tube, animal and human studies are confirming that cinnamon lowers blood sugar.
As little has 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon per day lowered blood sugar by roughly 20% in a recent U.S. Agricultural Research Service study involving 60 diabetic volunteers who were not using insulin.
Added bonus: Their cholesterol and tryglyceride levels dropped, too.
Double bonus: Other studies have shown cinnamon to be a potent anti-oxidant.
A just-reported German study demonstrated a 10% blood sugar reduction in volunteers taking a water-soluable cinnamon extract. The daily dose was the equivalent of roughly a half-teaspoon worth of cinnamon.
It is believed that large doses of cinnamon might be harmful or carcinogenic but that up to a teaspoonful per day is probably a healthy dose.
Sources:
• www.worldshealthiestfoods.com
• Natural treatments for diabetes
• New German study shows cinnamon extract lowers blood sugar
• It doesn’t matter which type of cinnamon you use, but don’t take large doses
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