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Cinnamon: A Spice that Benefits Blood Sugar

A natural diabetes-fighter in your spice rack

by Kelley Herring 

Great news for cinnamon lovers! 

New research presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Francisco found that cinnamon and cloves - spices high in nutrients called polyphenols - boost insulin function while lowering cholesterol.

In fact, as little as a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon, taken two times per day, can stimulate the body’s insulin-like activity while lowering triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose levels by 10 to 30 percent.

 

So go ahead and sprinkle some cinnamon in your coffee or tea or mix a healthy helping into a baked sweet potato. You’ll delight your taste buds and balance your blood sugar as well.  

 

A Tablespoon of This Tasty Condiment Reduces Blood Sugar Levels Up to 35%! 

Adding just a tablespoon or two of this yummy ingredient to a carb-rich meal was found to reduce post-meal blood sugar by 25-35%!

Learn about this ingredient – plus a dozen more – that reduce your body’s glycemic response on p. 21 of Your Guide to Living a Low-Glycemic Lifestyle.

Click here to learn more...

 

Khan, A., Qadir, S.S., Khattak, K.N., Anderson, R.A. Cloves improve glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Experimental Biology 2006 Conference. Tuesday, April 4, 2006

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