Cinnamon, an ancient remedy for a modern world

Cinnamon-sticks

What is wonderful about Facilities medicinal, is that new uses for plants that have been known and used for a long time are continually being discovered. It is not necessary to travel through tropical forests to discover new species, since as much or more is discovered by experimenting with known plants, such as the cinnamon.

La ceylon cinnamon is a perfect example, it is well known, our mothers flavored their apple desserts, and people like to chew on cinnamon sticks. Cinnamon is part of the Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine and it is a fantastic ingredient when added to different dishes in oriental cuisine.

One of the very promising aspects of using the cinnamon is that it is a potential regulator of glycemia, particularly interesting in case of type 2 diabetes. diabetes it is a disease associated with junk food, obesity and modern life. Its incidence has literally exploded in recent decades and has caused a large number of associated diseases, cardiovascular diseases, kidney failure, necrosis of the lower limbs, blindness, erectile dysfunction and dementia.

The real way to stop the advance of this disease goes through dietary changes, no miracle drug is available at the moment. Several researchers are interested in plants that can improve the glycemic response and the cangel it is particularly effective in this case. Studies are multiplying and tend to show that cinnamon powder enhances insulin and normalizes blood glucose, even in people who are actually undergoing treatment for their diabetes.

La cinnamon would act on enzymes and receptors, favoring a normal reaction to sugar consumption. Studies are far from complete to understand exactly the effect of cinnamon on regulating sugar levels, but since Ceylon cinnamon is a safe plant, nothing is lost by integrating it into the eating.


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