Williamson Nutrition: Beneficial Cinnamon
Cinnamon. It is 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 ability to take care of itself. The key is finding which ones work for what! Apple Country Chiropractic reports on some of the recent papers regarding this simple ingredient, cinnamon.
HELP FOR Williamson MIGRAINE
Cinnamon’s anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties were tested for migraine management. Migraine, the most common primary headache type, has increased levels of inflammation. Compared to a control option, cinnamon significantly decreased levels of inflammatory agents, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide. Cinnamon also decreased the frequency, severity and duration of migraine attacks. Cinnamon helped migraine in this study! As far as cinnamon goes, it’s safe. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic gladly presents research-based safe alternatives to try for health.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is a common health issue for many Williamson 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 reports have stated 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 systolic and diastolic blood pressure lessened when taking 2 grams or more a day of cinnamon for at least eight weeks. (3) That is news worth sharing with our Williamson chiropractic patients.
DIABETES TYPE II
Apple Country Chiropractic cares for many patients who also have diabetes type II. Diabetes mellitus is a disease involving many different issues related to insulin resistance or low production of it by the pancreas. This all brings about lifelong damage to organs over 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% used cinnamon. (5) Apple Country Chiropractic wants to know what our chiropractic patients are using and if they find benefit.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
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 finest of research-documented treatment approaches to help Williamson chiropractic patients!
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic visit at Apple Country Chiropractic. We can exchange tasty cinnamon recipes during your Cox® Technic treatment if you like!
