Minster Nutrition: Beneficial Cinnamon
Cinnamon. It’s a tasty way to address several health issues: migraine, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus. Chiropractic is all about health! Nutritional approaches to various ailments boost the body’s proficiency to take care of itself. The key is figuring out which ones work for what! Minster Chiropractic Center shares some of the latest papers regarding this simple ingredient, cinnamon.
HELP FOR Minster MIGRAINE
Cinnamon’s anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties were put to the test for migraine management. Migraine, the most common primary headache type, has increased levels of inflammation. Compared to a control treatment, cinnamon significantly reduced levels of inflammatory agents, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide. Cinnamon also lessened the frequency, severity and duration of migraine attacks. Cinnamon helped migraine in this study! As far as cinnamon goes, it’s safe. (1) Minster Chiropractic Center happily presents research-based safe alternatives to try for health.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is a common health issue for many Minster folks. Supplementing with cinnamon positively and significantly affected diastolic blood pressure and when taken for more than 8 weeks significantly affected systolic blood pressure. (2) Several studies have reported that cinnamon reduced blood pressure. A recent meta-analysis of 9 randomized clinical trials reported that cinnamon supplementation can improve blood pressure by a modest degree overall. Significant reductions in both diastolic and systolic blood pressure lessened when using 2 grams or more a day of cinnamon for at least 8 weeks. (3) That is news worth sharing with our Minster chiropractic patients.
DIABETES TYPE II
Minster Chiropractic Center takes care of many patients who also are dealing with diabetes type II. Diabetes mellitus is a disease involving many different issues associated with insulin resistance or low production of it by the pancreas. This all gives rise to lifelong damage to organs throughout a lifetime. Management is complex. Herbs are frequently added to the management. Cinnamon is stated 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% used cinnamon. (5) Minster Chiropractic Center wants 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 combine the finest of research-documented treatment methods to help Minster chiropractic patients!
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic visit at Minster Chiropractic Center. We can swap tasty cinnamon recipes during your Cox® Technic treatment if you like!
