I've started to add cinnamon to my daily oatmeal in the mornings. I first read about some of the benefits of cinnamon in You Staying Young by Dr Oz and Dr Rozien. The book talks about how cinnamon combined with ginseng berry (not root) can improve the effectiveness of insulin by up to 50%.
The USDA also published some interesting facts about cinnamon. In a study of people with type 2 diabetes, cinnamon extract produced improvements in blood glucose from 18% to 29%. Some other improvements include: triglycerides 23% to 30%, LDL cholesterol 7% to 27% and total cholesterol by 12% to 26%.
The recomended dose of cinnamon per day in both the book and the USDA website is 1/2 a teaspoon per day. The benefits of cinnamon are not destroyed by heat so eating it in oatmeal like I do is perfectly fine.
What's also interesting is that there are two different types of cinnamon sold in the US. Cinnamomum zeylanicum nees and cinnamomum cassia. A study done in Pakistan used the cassia cinnamon. Most of the cinnamon in the US is the cassia variety. I'm not sure how to tell what cinnamon your grocery store has other than maybe calling or writing the manufacturer direct and asking.
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I do agree with all the ideas you have presented in your post. They are very convincing and will definitely work. Thanks for the post.
Diabetes can be prevented by just having a physically active lifestyle. Just exercise everyday and avoid eating too much. Avoid sweets and high carb foods too.