This tasty spice is a miracle in health benefits, and with our holiday cooking it is used in many bake goods and dishes, so now that we have the cinnamon down off the shelf, lets continue to use it all year round. After you read this article you may even head to the health food store and by the supplement so you get an even more powerful boost.

If you are diabetic and/or borderline diabetic definitely check out taking cinnamon as it helps stabilize blood sugar, there have been tests done with desserts sprinkled with cinnamon and ones without and it has shown that the dessert with cinnamon was processed by the body better and the blood sugar was more stable. So grab the cinnamon shaker instead to the saltshaker!

Cinnamon can also be used for colds, flatulence, nausea, diarrhea, painful menstrual periods and it is believed to improve energy, vitality, circulation and it useful for people who tend to feel hot in the upper body and have cold feet.

Another benefit of cinnamon is its anti-clotting ability and it can be considered to be an anti-inflammatory food that can be helpful in reducing inflammation. It is also beneficial to help stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi including yeast Candida.

So even you are not into taking a supplement, get a large spice container of cinnamon and make it part of your daily intake during your meals…it will spice up your life!

There are some cautions: don't overdose on it as it could affect the liver, and it has blood-thinning effects so cinnamon should not be taken while you are on anti-clotting medication or by people with bleeding disorders; and diabetics should not adjust their medication and use cinnamon instead, blood levels should be tested regularly as it could cause blood glucose levels to dip to low.

Thought for the Day: "There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread." –Mother Teresa-

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