Did you know that a teaspoon of cinnamon has 5 times the calcium as a teaspoon of milk? And that’s just the beginning. Scientists are uncovering a lot of potential in this common spice, including the ability to help stabilize blood sugar and reduce insulin resistance.

Who would have thought that plain old cinnamon could be so good for you? In traditional medicine, cinnamon has been used for digestive ailments such as indigestion, gas and bloating, stomach upset, and diarrhoea. It has a mild anti-inflammatory effect. It also slows the spoiling of food (which is probably related to why it was used as an embalming agent in ancient Egypt), and has anti-fungal properties as well. Researchers even found that sniffing cinnamon resulted in improved brain function -– subjects did better on memory and attention tasks when taking whiffs of cinnamon as opposed to other odours or no odour. However, the potential health benefits of cinnamon that have received the most attention have to do with its effects on blood glucose and cholesterol.

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Cinnamon Tea

Cinnamon tea is a great way to reap the health benefits of cinnamon. You can buy cinnamon tea but it’s quite easy to make your own with the following recipe.

Ingredients
1 cinnamon stick
1 mug of hot water

Directions
Break cinnamon stick into pieces and place in a cup. Add hot water. Cover and steep for 30 minutes. You can keep adding hot water to the cup to enjoy all day long. Use more or less cinnamon depending on the strength you prefer.

You can also place a cinnamon stick in any tea while it steeps to add flavor and health benefits.

Note: You can also add a tiny pinch of cinnamon powder into your child’s milk for the added health benefits too. It makes the drink tastes exotic, kinda like some drink you’ll buy at a fancy coffee shop.

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