Cinnamon.... dose

[Guest guest]

I've been looking into this cinnamon thing and am wondering about something.

There's a study at the US Agriculture site that talks about cinnamon extract

using water, is that the same thing as the powdered cinnamon in my cabinet?

I use the powdered stuff, but not regularly.

This is from the USDA article:

Table cinnamon is made from cinnamon bark and contains both water-soluble and

fat-soluble compounds. Fat-soluble compounds may accumulate in the body if

ingested over a long period. At this time, there is no data on potential effects

of long-term ingestion of table cinnamon. But the newly defined chemical

structures noted above are isolated from water extracts of cinnamon and appear

to

be nontoxic in any quantity, according to .—By lie n Bliss,

Agricultural Research Service Information Staff.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Here's an article from about.com concerning the study

suggesting that cinnamon can lower blood sugar and

triglycerides. It also says, though, to be careful with

this, as in high doses -- doesn't say what that is --

cinnamon is known to be " toxic. " I had read to use a

teaspoon a day, but this article suggests half as

much....1/4 tsp. twice a day.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2C065199

Sandy

[Guest guest]

I got curious, myself, and found this. It's on cinnamon *oil*, not

cinnamon itself. I suspect the oil would be more concentrated.

Judging by the amount that it took to be toxic to a rabbit (>5g/kg)

I'd say we're rather safe. If 1 gram is 1/2 of a teaspoon (1/4

teaspoon, twice a day), that'd be equivalent to 2.5 teaspoons/kg

of body weight for the rabbit. For a person weighing, say, 200 lbs

(just over 90 kilos) that'd be 225 teaspoons, or just over 4 1/2

cups.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs/fl60bda0.html

this, as in high doses -- doesn't say what that is --

> cinnamon is known to be " toxic. "

[Guest guest]

Hey Stacey!

Didn't know you were here too!

:>) I have read that only the expensive cinnamon, i.e., Vietnamese

cinnamon--which is not found in grocery stores--will work properly to lower

blood sugar levels. To which purpose, this past June I bought some V. cinnamon

from King Arthur (online)...but with the way my life has gone since then, all

the stresses involved, it wouldn't have mattered if I ingested a pound a day of

the stuff, I am sure!

But hopefully now that things are starting to settle down, I will soon see a

difference.

This Vietnamese cinnamon, by the way, is far more aromatic and tasty than the

storebought kind is. It costs quite a bit...I used birthday money to buy mine,

at 3.50 for 2 ounces. " Ouch! " But two ounces is more in a little plastic ziplock

bag than one would think, and because the cinnamon is so strong, you don't use

nearly as much as you would the other kind.

Nice to see you here. :>) How are you feeling? is your insulin helping you any

more? mine is not ... I agree with you that it's not the miracle drug touted by

many to so be...sad to say. My levels are still in the 250s and sometimes 300s

now. Very discouraging, is it not?

HTH, about the cinnamon--

hugs,

Bron