CINAMMON AS A HEALTH BENEFIT

Cinammon has many health benefits, the most important to me is the ability to regulate blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics.

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Cinammon can be added to your diet in many different ways. You can make your own cinammon tea by breaking up a cinammon stick in a cup of boiling water, let it steep for several minutes and you have a delicious, healthy tea. It also tastes really good. Try making your own ground cinammon using cinammon sticks, then sprinkle some on your toast or put some in your coffee. You can even make cinammon toothpicks by using cinammon oil and a jar with a lid, perhaps a mason jar. Don't over-soak the toothpicks because they will get very hot and possibly burn your mouth, 24 hours is considered ample time to soak. You can also suck on a cinammon toothpick to sweeten your breath.

Other health benefits include a study showing that 1/2 teaspoon of cinammon per day has the ability to lower the LDL cholesterol level, it also has an anti-clotting effect. It is also good for the control of yeast infections and is considered a natural preservative and sniffing a little cinammon can increase your memory.

The more and more I read about cinammon, I wonder why I have not added this to my diet a long time ago. It even has the ability to curb arthritis pain when you use cinammon powder combined with honey. Just combine 1/2 teaspoon of cinammon powder with one tablespoon of honey and you are good to go.

There are many health benefits of cinammon so do yourself a favor and add it to your diet today, it is very easy to use and most of us already have it available in our pantry.