Georgetown 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 capability to take care of itself. The key is figuring out which ones are best for what! Dr. Butwell reports on a few of the latest papers regarding this simple ingredient, cinnamon.
HELP FOR Georgetown 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 decreased levels of inflammatory agents, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide. Cinnamon also decreased the frequency, severity and duration of migraine attacks. Cinnamon eased migraine in this study! As far as cinnamon goes, it’s safe. (1) Dr. Butwell happily presents research-based safe alternatives to try for health.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is a familiar health issue for many Georgetown folks. Supplementing with cinnamon favorably and significantly affected diastolic blood pressure and significantly affected systolic blood pressure when taken for at least 8 weeks. (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 decreased when taking 2 grams or more a day of cinnamon for at least eight weeks. (3) That is news worth giving to our Georgetown chiropractic patients.
DIABETES TYPE II
Dr. Butwell cares for many patients who also have diabetes type II. Diabetes mellitus is a disease encompassing a variety of different issues associated with insulin resistance or low production of it by the pancreas. This all gives rise to lifelong damage to organs over a lifetime. Management is complex. Herbs are frequently added to the management. Cinnamon is stated as a positive choice for diabetic hypertensive patients. (4) A survey of the use of complementary alternative medicine by diabetic patients revealed that many use bitter apple, ginger, fenugreek, garlic and cinnamon. 66.1% used cinnamon. (5) Dr. Butwell requests to know what our chiropractic patients are taking and if they find benefit.
CONTACT Dr. Butwell
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 mix the best of research-documented treatment approaches to help Georgetown chiropractic patients!
Schedule your next Georgetown chiropractic visit at Dr. Butwell. We can exchange tasty cinnamon recipes during your Cox® Technic treatment if you like!
