8 Reasons To Spice up Your Life With Cinnamon:

Cinnamon has a long history of traditional use both as a spice to flavour food and for medicinal use.

There is plenty of scientific data now to support these traditional uses.

Here are 8 great reasons to include this spice daily:

1. Good For Oral Health: It’s traditionally used to treat toothaches, dental problems, oral microbiota, and bad breath.

2. Colon Health: It is a warming digestive spice and antioxidant, used to improve colon health and protect against colon cancer.

3. Anti-inflammatory: Multiple studies support the anti-inflammatory effects of cinnamon and show particular benefit in inflammation-mediated neurodegenerative diseases. 

4. Antidiabetic: Cinnamon extracts lower blood glucose and have insulin-potentiating effects. It helps with glycemic control in diabetics due to enhanced insulin secretion.

5. Antimicrobial: Shown to be active against bacteria (Pediococcus halophilus and Staphylococcus aureus), fungi (Aspergillus flavus, Mucor plumbeus, Penicillium roqueforti, and Eurotium sp.), and yeast species (Candida lipolytica, Pichia membranaefaciens, Debaryomyces hansenii, and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii)

6. Anti-cancer: Antioxidant, Antitumor and growth-inhibitory properties of several chemical constituents in cinnamon have been shown in many studies.

7. Lipid-lowering Effects: Studies show  reduction in the total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, and low-density lipoproteins.

8. Cardiovascular Health: It’s used in the prevention of vascular diseases and atherosclerosis and can help to lower blood pressure.

9. Neuroprotective: Studies show several chemical compounds in cinnamon have activity against neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

Reference: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4003790/

Ready to try it for yourself?

We know that cinnamon can be used as a spice (as it has been for centuries). For optimal benefit it should be heated (use it in cooking or in a tea) or used as a tincture (the alcohol extracts the chemical constituents). Enjoy!