Cinnamon Health Benefits: Used For Blood Sugar And Cholesterol
Cinnamon is One of Many Healthy Spices
Cinnamon health benefits are many. Cinnamon is the inner bark of the evergreen tree. There are about 50 different species of cinnamon. It comes in a powder form or you can buy it as strips of bark. Cinnamon works as an antiseptic, blood pressure regulator and is beneficial to the circulatory system due to it's warming herbal effect. It is one of the world's oldest herbs. This tasty spice is great when added into different sweet dishes. Sometimes it is combined with other herbs to help them to taste better. It needs to be stored away from light and in airtight containers to keep it fresh.
Cinnamon Health Benefits: Diarrhea
There are several health conditions that can cause diarrhea. Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms often cause unwanted rushes to the restroom. Colds and flu’s can also cause upset stomach.
Cinnamon is especially good for diarrhea that is caused by dysentery, colitis, cholera, and diverticulosis. Put 10 to 20 drops of cinnamon oil in a cup of hot water or juice and drink several times a day.
Cinnamon Health Benefits: Nausea and Vomiting
Cinnamon is also beneficial for upset stomach, cramps, flatulence, bloating, and vomiting. Cinnamon, cayenne and cloves help to lessen nausea and vomiting. Make as a tea and drink 3 or 4 times during the day. Cinnamon is especially beneficial for infantile diarrhea.
Cinnamon works well also for alleviating morning sickness in pregnant women. Studies have also shown that eating ˝ teaspoon of cinnamon a day can also reduce blood sugar cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in Type II diabetes sufferers.
Cinnamon Health Benefits: Tooth and Gum Ache
Fresh cinnamon can be bought in the organic foods store or health food store. Having fresh cinnamon on hand is essential for treating sore gums and teeth naturally.
Make a tea or use cinnamon powder and mix with a little olive oil to make a paste. Pack the paste around the sore gum or tooth area. Additionally, you can cool the tea and apply with a piece of cotton to hold the solution to the tooth.
Cinnamon can be included in many of your whole grain sweet recipes for healthy eating. It adds a wonderful flavor to rice puddings, chocolate and fruit dishes. Adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to your coffee, tea, or cocoa everyday can help to regulate blood pressure and helps to get the blood flowing in the circulatory system.
Cinnamon, oatmeal raisin cookies are great tasting treats for eating for energy between meals. Cooking and baking using whole grains is advised by the new food pyramid, so adding cinnamon to your whole grain baked goods is a plus. A dash or two of cinnamon can be added to oatmeal, yogurt, and even ice cream for healthful benefits.
Nutrition facts of cinnamon are dietary fiber, vitamin-A and beta-carotene, iron, calcium, and it is loaded with the mineral manganese. A few ideas to use with cinnamon are making cinnamon toast.
You can also add a cinnamon bark stick to soy milk and honey. Unbelievably a dash of cinnamon goes exceptionally well with black beans to give them a unique flavor for nachos and burritos.
Sources:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=64
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