Manchester 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 proficiency to take care of itself. The key is figuring out which ones are best for what! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries describes a few of the latest papers concerning this simple ingredient, cinnamon.
HELP FOR Manchester MIGRAINE
The anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of cinnamon were tested for migraine management. Migraine, the most common primary headache type, has higher levels of inflammation. Compared to a control option, cinnamon significantly decreased levels of inflammatory agents, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide. Cinnamon also lessened the frequency, severity and duration of migraine episodes. Cinnamon eased migraine in this study! Plus, cinnamon is a safe supplement. (1) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries happily shares research-based safe options to try for health.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure is a common health issue for many Manchester folks. Cinnamon supplementation positively and significantly affected diastolic blood pressure and significantly affected systolic blood pressure when taken for at least 8 weeks. (2) Several reports have stated that cinnamon reduced blood pressure. A new meta-analysis of 9 randomized clinical trials reported that cinnamon supplementation can boost blood pressure by a modest degree overall. Significant reductions in both diastolic and systolic blood pressure lessened when using 2 grams or more a day of cinnamon for at least 8 weeks. (3) That is news worth sharing with our Manchester chiropractic patients.
DIABETES TYPE II
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries takes care of many patients who also are dealing with 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 results in lifelong damage to organs over a lifetime. Management is complex. Herbs are frequently added to the management. Cinnamon is cited as a favorable 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) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries wants to know what our chiropractic patients are taking and if they find benefit.
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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 combine the finest of research-documented treatment approaches to enhance Manchester chiropractic care clinical outcomes.
Schedule your next Manchester chiropractic visit at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. We can exchange tasty cinnamon recipes during your Cox® Technic treatment if you like!
