Hi friends,
Thank you for your kind words of condolences! The funeral was an amazing celebration of my father-in-law’s life, his service in the military, to his church and most of all to his family. Beautiful!
I also have to say thanks for all the great support for my new story over on Royal Road. For those who are curious about the business side of it, there are already 80+ people supporting the story with a monthly payment on Patreon.com. Way more success that I ever expected after only three weeks!!
And finally, let talk about cinnamon!
You know how medicine is supposed to be nasty and bitter? Healthy vegetables are often the least liked? Well, now you can eat something totally yummy and extremely healthy.
Cinnamon – the yummy herb!
With just a half teaspoon or so of cinnamon a day, you can reap a bunch of the following benefits:
- Diabetes: Cinnamon slows down the amount of glucose that enters the bloodstream after a meal. It also is very effective at reducing insulin resistance. Plus, many studies show it lowering fasting blood sugar. These studies use between a half to two teaspoons a day.
- Heart Disease: In addition to helping diabetes (a big risk factor for heart disease), cinnamon also helps lower bad cholesterol and improve blood pressure.
- Anti-inflammatory: Helps reduce the body’s inflammatory response that can lead to auto-immune illnesses.
- Anti-oxidant: Fights the oxidative damage caused by free radicals. It’s pretty high on the list and even strong enough to be used as a natural food preservative.
- Other possibilities (with less evidence): May help with cancer, neuro-degenerative illnesses and infections.
Not all cinnamon is created equal:
Choose Ceylon (true cinnamon) versus Cassia (most common) if you can. It is readily available online if you can’t find it in stores.
Ceylon has stronger health benefits and less of the dangerous coumarin content found in cinnamon (don’t overdo the cinnamon!),
Ideas for adding to your diet
- Sprinkle on yogurt, cereal, trail mix, toast, smoothies, etc.
- Add a bit to Indian or other savory dishes as a flavor enhancer – pairs well with curries.
- It comes in capsules if you’d like to standardize your intake.
So, next time you open your spice cupboard, see if cinnamon would work with what you’re fixing.
I’d love to hear what herbs you regularly use for health or medicinally so I can feature them in future newsletters. Let me know!
May you have a healthy week with something good to read!
— Misty 🙂
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