Cinnamon Can Help Control Your Blood Sugar

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Puma — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:28:31 GMT

For what it's worth: Though I've always eaten and liked cinnamon, I took CandaClear4 to get rid of candida in my system. Included was one capsule of cinnamon a day that I took with dinner. After five weeks I started to get heartburn which I don't get normally, then a flare of ulcerative colitis which I have had two years ago. I searched for a reason and in the book, "Complete Guide to Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements" by
H. Winter Griffith, M.D., it said that people with ulcerative colitis or chronic disease of the gastrointestinal tract should not take cinnamon. Luckily, as of now, I don't have a blood sugar problem.

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Geroge — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:09:29 GMT

I have received the real Cnnamon from Ceylon which I purchased online three days ago, Thanks to your link. It is truly delicious and nothing like the Cassia we get in the US. Unfortunately most of us are ignorant of the fact that we have been consuming Cassia instead of Cinnamon all these years.

The Ceylon Cinnamon Powder is sweeter and as a result I am sure reduce on the sugar in all my recipes.

The Cinnamon Toothpicks are smashing

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ryree — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:47:54 GMT

Something else I have found helps for blood sugar and sugar cravings is gymnema sylvestre:

Gymnema sylvestre is a plant used in India and parts of Asia as a natural treatment for diabetes or “sweet urine.” The herb’s active ingredient, gymnemic acid, is extracted from leaves and roots, and helps to lower and balance blood sugar levels. The unique shape of gymnemic acid molecules are similar to that of glucose, allowing it to fill cell receptors in the lining the intestines, thereby preventing uptake of sugar molecules.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find “good scientific evidence” that gymnema sylvestre can be helpful in controlling blood sugar levels

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ohgorsh — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:11:01 GMT

Cinammon works for me daily and I didnt get blind like one said on the blog ,
I also take cvc twice a day ,What is wierd my blood sugar is going down daily even when I cheat a bit with icecream
I cant really say the blood meters are accurate depending on how high you live like we are 3500 ft up in nevada
Some times I eat less and have a higer reading then when I cheat some times
I think they are just set to look for wheat and stuff to make it go sky high ,, and make me think I am so diabetic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I ate normally all week and not once did my sugar go up
the cinnamon does work ,,,,,,,and I put in in coffee ,cereal and other foods ,,,,,,,,,
IF you stay off the flour which is killing people in USA ,and use dark wheat bread ,you will stay at a good rate ,and not have to eat like a rabbit all the time ,,,,,,,,,peace JO

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wiljoan — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:58:46 GMT

My doctor suggested I take 1,000 mg of Cinnamon daily for type 2 diabetes and cholesterol. I have Conn's syndrome (overgrowth of cells on both adrenal glands. I am overweight, and suffer from high blood pressure and severe leg cramps.
In reading the different comments re: Cinnamon, can I trust Vitamin World for a pure cinnamon? It contains Cinnamonum cassia (bark).
I'm also wondering if I should increase to get better results.
I would appreciate any comments about this.
Joan

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potential2themax — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:26:19 GMT

Cinnamon.... an excellent plant.

To receive the full benefit of them its wise to consider the "live electrical energy" found in Essential Oils, not dried-up plants. The only essential oils to seriously consider would be "theraputic-grade" by "plant expert" Dr. Gary Young N.D.

If you believe our health is plant-based, well, you're right. I've discovered this is IT! Mark

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HollyM — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:06:08 GMT

Does anyone know if this would help hypoglycemia? It says it lowers blood sugar, so I'm thinking not...

Thanks,
Holly

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cin_203 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:52:27 GMT

So looks as if the beautiful photo at the top of the page not the real cinnamon, (scroll vs. roll!)

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Barb2000 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:14:16 GMT

I use cinnamon and black pepper on chicken breasts. I just sprinkle it on and bake it. Tastes great!
Does anyone know if the "good cinnamon, bad cinnamon" situation exists in Canada as well?

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saynotoquacks — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:29:51 GMT

I heard on a PBS news program that spices we buy are irradiated. If so, they probably won't have much health benefit, and can probably be harmful. Does anyone know anything about this?

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rubynewsong — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:31:26 GMT

Excellent article! Let's hear it for pure natural cinnamon!! Yeah!!!

Rubynewsong

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Islander — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:38:28 GMT

Ah, more confusion.
Cinnamon is also touted to lower cholesterol. I tried a 60-day diet-related approach to lowering my cholesterol that included a lot of cinnamon. My trial failed. Initially I attributed that to the fact that I was already eating "right" and that a few almonds, blueberries, cinnamon etc. were not enough to make a difference. Now I'm wondering whether the real reason was that my "cinnamon" was not true cinnamon.

Jeez...you've gotta run faster and faster just to stay in place....

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Dr. David Spitz — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:52:55 GMT

There is no reason that anyone should have Type 2 diabetes in this country. However, it is understandable why they do. This past weekend while on vacation I watched as parents gave their children coke or diet coke for breakfast. The youngest child had to be 2 years old. I had to hold myself to my chair not to jump up and yell at the parents. What were they thinking...oh, they weren't!

Where was Uncle Russ when you need him? WE could have tag teamed all the parents...

The medical community, as usual are behind the alternative health movement. We have known for years that cinnamon is a natural alternative treatment for Type 2 diabetes along with other lifestyle changes.

Eating plant to grass-fed-meat in ratio of 65:35 is what our bodies were designed for. Staying away from the HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, sugar, flour, high grain diet, etc is vital to maintain normal blood sugar levels as well.

Stay Healthy

Dr Dave

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kelann — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:39:06 GMT

I was looking into this just last week. I found 2 things that I thought were important.

First, in the US we don't get "real" cinnamon. We get cinnamon (cassius), which is, of course, cheaper. This has a compound called coumarin that is rough on the liver even in small doses. "Real" cinnamon (from Sri Lanca) has almost no coumarin. The German govt. has asked people to stop taking cinnamon supplements because they are getting way too much of it. The only supplement I have found is Cinnulin PF (sold by various people, Pure Encapsulations being one). It still uses the "cheap" cassius, but they take out the coumarin.

Second, I found that cinnamon works two ways. (i) it mimics insulin, thereby helping to lower blood sugar, and (ii) it stimulates insulin production, which is, of course, a drag. I only found one source that said this, but it cautioned me.

Let's just say I stopped putting cinnamon on my watermelon (which is quite delicious)!

I found all of this heavy googling, but can point to references if anyone wants them.

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Russ Bianchi — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:13:58 GMT

I LOVE CINNAMON!

The more residual cinnamon oil, like the fancy Indonesian, the better.

Yes, I've known for a long time cinnamon definitely control blood glucose NATURALLY, EFFECTIVELY, WITH NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS, RENEWABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY, AT LOW COST.

Stick that in your pipe, and smoke it, Big Pharma & FDA!

Remember, When Cinnamon Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Cinnamon!

;-)

Uncle Russ