Spice It Up!

Cinnamon on your oatmeal, toast or fruit instead of sweeteners is the way to go! The popular spice, once considered more precious than gold, has medicinal value that is making even pharmaceutical companies take notice. Cinnamon has been proven in USDA testing to assist in lowering blood sugar levels and LDL "bad" cholesterol and aiding in natural insulin production. I personally cannot eat that much cinnamon so I take a supplement daily. It can reduce fat stores noticeably in the abdominal area. Since abdominal fat cells are so close to your digestive organs, and there is an extensive network of blood vessels circulating in the abdominal area, it’s even easier for fat cells to store excess glucose there as opposed to other areas of the body. Since cinnamon assists in the metabolism of sugars it is less likely for them to be stored and when blood sugar levels stay low, less are the cravings and the less we eat, so the less fat! Its a great and simple cycle. Studies have also proven any other benefits such as improved memory in elderly, lowered anxiety, soothes the stomach, prevents ulcers and assist in lowering the bacteria that causes UTI's and yeast infections. Sounds like an all around PLUS.  So I say spice up your life!!! Tips for Using Cinnamon I prefer to use cinnamon as a supplement, and this is certainly a safe and effective way to incorporate cinnamon into your diet. Be sure you pick a quality supplement.
Others would rather get their ½ to 2 teaspoons of cinnamon a day using the spice in their foods. The cinnamon you can pick up off any grocery shelf comes from the bark of the evergreen cinnamon tree, and was probably grown in China. You’ll find it in stick or ground form at most markets and health food stores.
There are many tasty and simple ways you can enjoy this super spice: Add one-half teaspoon of cinnamon to unsweetened applesauceAdd cinnamon to your breakfast cereal or oatmealSprinkle on toastSprinkle cinnamon on your morning cup of coffee