Cinnamon

Cinnamon is one of the herbs commonly used as a spice in many types of food because it has the aroma and delicious taste. In addition to adding flavor and has a smell that odor, cinnamon turned out to have various health benefits. Here are the benefits of cinnamon for health:

1. Controlling blood sugarCinnamon contains antioxidants that can help control blood sugar levels. Cinnamon helps digestion after meals and helps improve insulin response in patients with type 2 diabetes. Just one gram of cinnamon is known to lower blood sugar levels, triglycerides, bad cholesterol, and total cholesterol in diabetic patients. Based whfoods.com, cinnamon also lowers the risk of heart disease in diabetic patients.

2. Anti-InfectionCinnamon has a natural anti-infective components. In various studies, cinnamon proven effective at removing bacteria H. pylori can cause stomach ulcers, and various types of other diseases caused by bacteria.

3. Improving brain functionThe smell of cinnamon is known to increase brain activity. Whfoods.com also explained that the smell of cinnamon can improve a person's cognitive processes and helps in concentrating, remembering, working on the speed of the computer program.

4. Controlling blood sugarCinnamon contains antioxidants that can help control blood sugar levels. Cinnamon helps digestion after meals and helps improve insulin response in patients with type 2 diabetes. Just one gram of cinnamon is known to lower blood sugar levels, triglycerides, bad cholesterol, and total cholesterol in diabetic patients. Based whfoods.com, cinnamon also lowers the risk of heart disease in diabetic patients.

5. Lowering CholesterolCinnamon contains calcium, fiber, and many minerals such as manganese. Therefore, cinnamon is very suitable for digestive health, colon, as well as protect against heart disease. Cinnamon can also lower cholesterol. Calcium and fiber in cinnamon also helps eliminate salt in the body and prevent colon cancer. Not only that, the fiber in cinnamon can also treat constipation or diarrhea.

6. Prevent the growth of cancer cellsResearch at the university of texas showed that cinnamon can reduce the proliferation of cancer cells. Not only that, cinnamon is also one herb that can cure cancer

 7. Warms
 Cinnamon is usually used in traditional Chinese medicine to people affected by fever or influenza. This is because cinnamon contains substances that make the body warm and comfortable.

8. Preventing blood clots
Cinnamaldehyde, oil produced by cinnamon can prevent the blood to clot. Based whfoods.com, cinnamon secrete anti-inflammatory fatty acid called arachidonic. These fatty acids are then reduces inflammation and blood clotting.

9. Relieve pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Cinnamon can reduce the pain caused by a relatively rheumatism. In a study conducted in the department of internal medicine showed that cinnamon can also reduce cytokines (small proteins as a mediator and regulator of immunity, inflammation and hematopoesis) that can cause arthritis.

10. Drug versatile
Cinnamon can be used as a natural food preservative, but it also contains fiber, calcium, iron and manganese that are proven effective in reducing pain during menstruation or childbirth. Cinnamon contains natural-called cinnamaldehyde that can balance the hormones, progesterone increases and reduces testosterone in women