anyone take cinnamon pills with meals to regulate blood sugar? or any thoughts on the subject? thanks
with my oatmeal
I take cinnamon capsules with meals. Remember reading this article about it’s benefits.
It’s different than cinnamon, but there was an interesting recent insulin sensitivity human study using blueberries:
If you’re overweight and/or insulin resistant, go face down in the blueberries
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Cinnamon can be effective…and if you want to take the cinnamon route…buy cinnamon sticks crush/grind em and you can make an extract by boiling it. its CHEAP!!!
I use it with my oatmeal, although beware high doses can lead to liver failure unless you dish out extra for Ceylon cinnamon from overseas.
Chi-Town:
Can you link to any evidence to support that claim. I would be genuinely interested to see that.
Tyson
[quote]Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
I use it with my oatmeal, although beware high doses can lead to liver failure unless you dish out extra for Ceylon cinnamon from overseas.[/quote]
Yeah man but Studies are at times decieving and full of shit!! Most things can be toxic in certain doses and the liver finds it hard to process,but i dont know about the cinnamon as i have never heard of this,but i would assume it would be an unrealistic amount to consume to have any “Liver” Damage…
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[quote]envibladez wrote:
[quote]Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
I use it with my oatmeal, although beware high doses can lead to liver failure unless you dish out extra for Ceylon cinnamon from overseas.[/quote]
Yeah man but Studies are at times decieving and full of shit!! Most things can be toxic in certain doses and the liver finds it hard to process,but i dont know about the cinnamon as i have never heard of this,but i would assume it would be an unrealistic amount to consume to have any “Liver” Damage…
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wtf studies are you reading
A quick google search, “cinnamon health risks” reveals this source:
A) http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/245/high_daily_intakes_of_cinnamon_health_risk_cannot_be_ruled_out.pdf
Point of interest:
Small amounts of cinnamon have been used for thousands of years as a spice without any
reports of side effects. By contrast, no reliable data are available on the effects of the daily
continuous administration of amounts in the gram range. When it comes to cinnamon a distinction
must be made between Ceylon and cassia cinnamon. Unlike cassia cinnamon Ceylon
cinnamon hardly contain any coumarin which â?? when ingested in large amounts â?? can
cause damage to the liver. The high coumarin levels measured by the control authorities in
cinnamon capsules indicate that the manufacturers use cassia cinnamon. Depending on the
dose recommendation the taking of capsules with cinnamon powder can lead to an exceeding
of the tolerable daily intake of 0.1 milligram coumarin per kilogram body weight that can
be ingested daily over a lifetime without posing a risk to health (Tolerable Daily Intake, TDI)
established by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
It is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken in large amounts, long-term. Taking large amounts of cassia cinnamon might cause side effects in some people. Cassia cinnamon can contain large amounts of a chemical called coumarin. In people who are sensitive, coumarin might cause or worsen liver disease.
Conclusion: There may not be hard evidence that it directly causes liver problems; it’s worth taking note of if you choose to use it everyday.
Chi-Town:
I appreciate the homework. I’ll look into this further.
Tyson
I eat lots of Cinnabon’s, is that chill?
More sciency BS (if you like that stuff):
Also, note that coumarin is fat soluble. Water extracts have removed the issue of cinnamon’s potential dangers related to coumarin. You can easily find a “water extract” supplement/bulk powder if you google it – also it happens to be the type that is in Receptormax, and which Biotest (well actually Ziegenfuss) has done research on i.e. Effects of a Water-Soluble Cinnamon Extract on Body Composition and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pre-Diabetic Men and Women - PMC In general, the data show that cinnamon helps to keep blood sugar in a normal range and it is safe.
While there is no particular evidence I’ve seen to convince me that this supplement will help a person (for blood sugar anyway – the antioxidant thing is another story) who already does everything else right (works out regularly, eats healthy and has no particular health concern that would hinder glucose clearance), there are also no real negatives with water extract – it can be found cheaply and it’s also safe: probably safer, cheaper, and at least as effective as any other comparable supplement. It also is a multipurpose type of supplement (a person can take fewer total supplements with more benefit) that is also in the superfood category (millenia of anecdotal support) which is another bonus.
An easy idea is to put some bulk powder into your whey or oatmeal container, that way you don’t have to ever mess with dosing. Or make a “breakfast gruel” like “No-Grain Oatmeal” http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/diet_blog_hammer_velocity_shugart/nograin_oatmeal?pageNo=0#4040171 which has plenty of cinnamon. Do yourself a favor though and just get some bulk water extract just to be safe (if you plan to consume this on a regular basis)
Has anyone seen results with ‘fat distribtuion’ by taking Cinnamon? I know it’s a key ingredient to Receptormax, which is prescribed for those who are ‘insulin resitant’ and tend to store fat in the love handle/lower back area? I know Receptormax has other key ingredients, but I’ve heard the connection be made between cinnamon and insulin sensitivity before…