Medicinal Plants for Healthier Blood Sugar Management Continued

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Water-Soluble Standardized Cinnamon Extract

Dr Richard Anderson, a chemist at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found a class of water-soluble compounds in cinnamon called polyphenol type-A polymers, which have the ability to boost insulin’s activity about 20-fold. This insulin boosting property of cinnamon could benefit people with high sugar levels (pre-diabetics and diabetics).

In two separate studies in 2006, scientists showed that daily supplementation with water-soluble extract of cinnamon helped to improve sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. In one of the study, 79 diabetics took the supplement three times daily. After four months, their fasting blood sugar levels improved by 10.3%. The second study indicated that water-soluble cinnamon extract may provide protective antioxidant effects in reducing free radical damage associated with high blood sugar levels.

Source: TheStar

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