Cinnamon as a treatment for diabetes

Cinnamon has a long history both as a medicine and a spice. Cinnamon is widely available in dried tubular form known as quill or ground powder. Cinnamon has a wide array of benefits, including treatment of stomach disorders, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. It also has been known to act as a digestive aid and relief to gas and bloating. The most fascinating studies are discovering that cinnamon even has treatment benefits to diabetes….Quite astounding indeed!

Science is discovering that cinnamon has insulin-like properties, which is able to decrease triglycerides, cholesterol and even blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes. With just a teaspoon of cinnamon into your daily diet you can drastically reduce blood glucose levels. Simply soaking a cinnamon stick in your tea or coffee can help to prevent and combat diabetes. The active ingredient in cinnamon, called polyphenols, contain insulin-like effects and can help boost the levels of three key proteins in the body. These proteins are critical to promoting normal insulin-signaling processes in diabetic patients. This healthy inflammatory response enables healthy glucose transportation throughout the body.

In test subjects, those who were treated with one, three and six grams of cinnamon powder, in capsules daily, showed significantly lowered blood sugar levels. As much as 25% in some individuals! This was only after four weeks of testing. Some lucky individuals even resumed normal, healthy blood sugar levels. It was noted that when cinnamon capsules were stopped, blood sugar levels started to increase once again.

So the tests have concluded that cinnamon does indeed have the ability to lower blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes. Not only that, it also lowered the blood levels of fats and bad cholesterol, which are also controlled by insulin to some degree. Cinnamon as a treatment for diabetes is a very cost-effective treatment for patients with diabetes. Cinnamon offers a healthy way to offset health problems related to glucose/insulin imbalances. If you are having problems with your blood sugar, you should definitely give cinnamon supplementation a try. Cinnamon can be bought easily at the health food store in convenient powdered form. You can simply add the cinnamon to your diet daily in whatever you would normally eat. More than just a food flavoring, cinnamon has potent prevention mechanisms in fighting diabetes.

In fact, cinnamon has shown significant results in over 95% of patients using it to successfully help with their blood glucose/insulin imbalances related to diabetes.