Cinnamon is the most commonly consumed spice and has been known from antiquity.
The popular spice, once considered more precious than gold, has medicinal value that is making even pharmaceutical companies take notice.
Cinnamon may significantly help people with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to respond to insulin, thus normalizing their blood sugar levels.
It is cinnamon’s effect on blood sugar that makes it a potential help in the war against obesity, insulin resistance, sometimes known as "prediabetes," and the "Metabolic Syndrome."
Studies have shown that cinnamon improve insulin resistance by affecting the insulin receptors on cells to promote the uptake of glucose from the bloodstream.
In other words, cinnamon increase insulin sensitivity by mimicking all the positive effects of insulin. When consumed, cinnamon rushes to muscle cells. Attaches to them, and does what insulin cannot: it triggers the uptake of glucose and other lifesavings nutrients from the blood by eliciting phosphorylation.
Compounds found in cinnamon not only improve the function of insulin but also function as antioxidants and may anti-inflammatory.
Cinnamon help for insulin resistance
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