Toronto Nutrition: Beneficial Cinnamon
Cinnamon. It is a tasty way to help several health issues: migraine, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus. Chiropractic is all about health! Nutritional approaches to various ailments enhance the body’s capability to take care of itself. The key is finding which ones are best for what! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre describes some of the recent papers concerning this simple ingredient, cinnamon.
HELP FOR Toronto MIGRAINE
The anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of cinnamon were put to the test for migraine management. Migraine, the most common primary headache type, has increased levels of inflammation. Compared to a control option, cinnamon significantly reduced levels of inflammatory agents, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide. Cinnamon also reduced the frequency, severity and duration of migraine episodes. Cinnamon eased migraine in this study! Plus, cinnamon is a safe supplement. (1) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre gladly shares research-based safe options to try for health.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is a common health issue for many Toronto folks. Cinnamon supplementation positively and significantly affected diastolic blood pressure and significantly affected systolic blood pressure when taken for at least 8 weeks. (2) Several studies have stated that cinnamon reduced blood pressure. A recent meta-analysis of 9 randomized clinical trials reported that cinnamon supplementation can boost blood pressure by a modest degree overall. Significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure reduced when taking 2 grams or more a day of cinnamon for at least 8 weeks. (3) That is news worth sharing with our Toronto chiropractic patients.
DIABETES TYPE II
Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre cares for many patients who also have diabetes type II. Diabetes mellitus is a disease encompassing a variety of different issues associated with insulin resistance or low production of it by the pancreas. This all brings about lifelong damage to organs throughout a lifetime. Management is complex. Herbs are frequently included in the management. Cinnamon is mentioned as a favorable choice for diabetic hypertensive patients. (4) A survey of the use of complementary alternative medicine by diabetic patients found that many use bitter apple, ginger, fenugreek, garlic and cinnamon. 66.1% consumed cinnamon. (5) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre requests to know what our chiropractic patients are using and if they find benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes migraine care and neck pain care with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. Chiropractors like Dr. Heidt utilize the best of research-documented treatment approaches to help Toronto chiropractic patients!
Schedule your next Toronto chiropractic visit at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. We can swap tasty cinnamon recipes during your Cox® Technic treatment if you like!
