Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Cinnamon, Cloves May Lower Cholesterol, Glucose Levels Just a little bit of cinnamon may lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrient requirements and functions lab in Beltsville, land, confirmed previous research showing that cinnamon can help lower both cholesterol and glucose levels. Researchers found that as little as quarter teaspoon of cinnamon extract taken twice a day may also relieve arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Cinnamon appears to increase levels of key proteins involved in the insulin-signaling processes, glucose transport, and a healthy inflammatory response. Just sprinkling powdered cinnamon on your food won't do the trick though, because the spice is destroyed by saliva. However, cinnamon extract capsules are available, and the researchers suggested that you might get benefits by adding cinnamon to coffee before grinding it or using cinnamon sticks to make tea. The same research team also conducted a very small study, which found that consuming one, two or three grams of cloves in capsule form for 30 days lowered glucose, triglycerides and LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol. The cloves had no effect on HDL ( " good " ) cholesterol. Results of both studies were presented on April 4, 2006 at a meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Source: http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=531953 *** ~~~ Food grade essential oils can be consumed in a cup of hot tea or placed in gel caps to be taken internally. For more information about pure essential oils, please see these sites: http://wildmouse.younglivingworld.com http://www.oil-testimonials.com/2571 ~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hello, I imagine that if the spice is destroyed by saliva and it's better to use it in capsules, to put it in tea or coffee won't have any medicinal effect either. Any ideas? ----- Original Message ----- From: " wildmouse " <wildmouse@...> <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:05 PM Subject: OILS: Cinnamon, Cloves May Lower Cholesterol, Glucose Levels (HERBS, REMEDIES, HEALTH, TEA) > Cinnamon, Cloves May Lower Cholesterol, Glucose Levels > > Just a little bit of cinnamon may lower cholesterol and blood glucose > levels. A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrient > requirements and functions lab in Beltsville, land, confirmed > previous research showing that cinnamon can help lower both cholesterol > and glucose levels. > > Researchers found that as little as quarter teaspoon of cinnamon extract > taken twice a day may also relieve arthritis and other inflammatory > conditions. Cinnamon appears to increase levels of key proteins involved > in the insulin-signaling processes, glucose transport, and a healthy > inflammatory response. > > Just sprinkling powdered cinnamon on your food won't do the trick > though, because the spice is destroyed by saliva. However, cinnamon > extract capsules are available, and the researchers suggested that you > might get benefits by adding cinnamon to coffee before grinding it or > using cinnamon sticks to make tea. > > The same research team also conducted a very small study, which found > that consuming one, two or three grams of cloves in capsule form for 30 > days lowered glucose, triglycerides and LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol. The > cloves had no effect on HDL ( " good " ) cholesterol. Results of both > studies were presented on April 4, 2006 at a meeting of the Federation > of American Societies for Experimental Biology. > > Source: http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=531953 > > *** > > ~~~ > Food grade essential oils can be consumed in a cup of hot tea or placed > in gel caps to be taken internally. For more information about pure > essential oils, please see these sites: > http://wildmouse.younglivingworld.com > http://www.oil-testimonials.com/2571 > ~~~ > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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