So I read an article here on TNation about micronutrients and the importance of them which was a useful read. (concluded that i should be eating more broccoli) and I started to read about insulin sensitivity and foods that increase insulin sensitivity. A couple of sources stated that cinammon is very good so I decided to give it a go. One article said for best results to have 5-6 grams a day which is about 2 teaspoons. I put HALF a tea spoon (a quater of my daily intake) in to my tea and its undrinkable. It doesn’t even mix properly… I can put DASHES on to food and in drinks but its impossible to have 2 teaspoons a day.
One thing I thought of is to fill gelatin caps with it and just swallow it. You can buy 1,000 for about $30 posted.
not really keen on supplements, i would call cinammon more diet. I guess it sort of becomes borderline supplement once I start putting it in a capsule. Speaking of creatine, one of my lifting friends (one of the few people at my age who actually stick with gym and make gains) is selling me his creatine. He has about 3/4 of a 700g tub left he can give it to me for $10. Its $35 in the shops so I figured why not I don’t really like supplements but i’ll get on it for at least a couple weeks and see how it is.
If you’re eating enough and vary your diet, you probably don’t need to worry about any micros. You also don’t need to worry about insulin sensitivity when you’re skinny. You also don’t need to worry about lifting shoes when you’ve only lifted for 2 months. You also… You also…
I have recently started taking cinnamon as well. Anecdotal, to be sure, but I think it is working pretty well for me. Like you (I think), I can’t stand the taste of cinnamon. So I just buy Carlson’s brand of cinnamon capsules and take 2-3 with any carb-containing meal. Your idea of filling capsules is a good one…in theory. Trust me, you do NOT want to attempt this. It is a huge pain in the ass, and after 2 tries you will give up.
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Sprinkle some on your oats in the morning or sweet potato in the evening. Goof stuff.
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This. Vanilla protein + cinnamon + oats is great. If you eat 1 cup plus of oats at once you should be able to fit 3-6g of cinnamon unless you don’t like the stuff.
And since I love cinnamon I tried doing some more reading on the subject. I think it doesn’t really improve insulin sensitivity as much as it just flattens out and elevates blood glucose levels for an extended period of time, versus what would normally be a spike for 1-2h followed by a return to baseline. Thus making it a good choice for a high carb or high GI meal, especially if said meal is not consumed around training.
If anyone would like to correct me or point out some more information please do so.