Ceylon vs. Cassia Cinnamon: Blood Sugar and Coumarin

Don't eat cinnamon before watching this.

Cinnamon is an amazing medicine for managing glucose,

but most people don't know

that there's a good and bad cinnamon.

Almost all of the cinnamon that you find in supermarkets

is the cheaper variety,

Cassia or Chinese cinnamon. The other kind is Ceylon cinnamon or

true cinnamon.

Chinese cinnamon is harder with a spicy, strong taste, while Ceylon cinnamon

is softer with a milder and sweeter taste.

Studies have shown that both types of cinnamon can be good

for controlling blood

sugar, especially for diabetics who want a

natural way to manage it.

But there's a catch. Chinese cinnamon contains large amounts of

the

chemical coumarin, which is toxic in larger doses.

It can cause damage to the kidney, liver, and the lungs.

But Ceylon cinnamon has almost no coumarin.

If you wanna control your blood sugar naturally with cinnamon, go for Ceylon

cinnamon. You can find Ceylon cinnamon at ethnic

food stores or health food

stores, but it will cost a bit more.

Cinnamon is a powerful medicine, and you only have to take a one-quarter to

one

teaspoon a day to get the glucose control benefits.

You can easily mix that in your oatmeal or spice your food with it.