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Cinnamon as Nutrient Partitioner and 1st-Line Treatment for Pre-Diabetes? 5% Decrease in Fasting Glucose per Month in Human Studies, Up to 24% in 40 Days W/ High(er) Doses

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Yes, that's how real cinnamon look like. It does not grow as powder in plastic boxes on trees as I suspect the members of the generation McBurgerSubway believe ;-) No, this is not  absolutely new. In fact this is just "another" SuppVersity  articles on the anti-diabetic effects of cinnamon, but I promise it's going to be the most comprehensive one. One that discusses the currently available evidence from human trials, as well as the things we know and believe to know about how cinnamon acts its anti-diabetic magic qualitatively and quantitatively. Before I even go into further details, though, I would like to address one of the "cinnamon myths" that says that only the highly expensive Ceylon or Sri Lankan Cinnamon would do the trick, while the commonly sold Cinamon cassia would be useless or even dangerous due to its high (and in fact toxic) coumarin content. Trying to improve your blood glucose management? Learn how at the SuppVersity Protei...
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Ceylon Cinnamon as Metformin Alternative? Combined Rodent + Human Study Yields Promising Results, But Do You Actually Need Another Expensive Carb Blocker?

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What you need is original Ceylon Cinnamon, not the cheap Cassia Cinnamon, which is often loaded with potentially toxic coumarin. The mechanism by which cinnamon and metformin work may be completely different, the net outcome, on the other hand, is very similar: Both reduce the blood sugar excursions in insulin resistant individuals. In contrast to metformin, of which I can only repeat that it is pointless to use it (unless you want the AMPK overexpression to leave you hypoglycemic and hungry all day), if you are lean and healthy, cinnamon may yet also offer benefits to normal-weight, normo-glycemic individuals like the 18 subjects (11 men, 7 women) in a recent study from Dialpha SAS in France (Beejmohun. 2014). You can learn more about protein intake at the SuppVersity Maintain and Improve Your Insulin Sens. 5 Tips to Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity ALA, Gaba, Taurine & Co to Improve IS Berberine, Banaba & Co to Improve IS Curcumin, Licorice & Co...
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Cinnamon, Curcumin (Turmeric), Licorice (Glycyrrhizin), Melatonin, Milk Thistle (Silymarin). Supplements to Improve and Restore Insulin Sensitivity - Serving #3

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Sleep hygiene was part of the lifestyle tips in the first episode of this series, with this episode you get a tool that can help you get back into the groove: melatonin. This is Sunday number three with supplements that may help you improve / maintain your glucose sensitivity and I can already tell you it's going to be the last one. In other words, if there are any compounds that have not yet been covered in this series - just a reminder Alpha Lipoic Acid, GABA, Taurine, Green Tea, Gooseberry & Fenugreek were addressed in detail as part of supplement list #1 Berberine, Banaba (Corosolic Acid), Rauwolfia Serpentina, (Apple Cider) Vinegar, Chromium were addressed in detail on supplement list #2   - this is your last chance to make a wish! So, if you have something special in mind, use the comment section at the end of this article and tell me which agents you want to see in issue #4 on next Sunday. Ah, ... it should be obvious that none of the following agents qualif...
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Science Round-Up Seconds: Does the Paleo Diet Ruin Your Lipid Profile? Plus: Liver Health & Hepatitis - Milk Thistle & Beyond. Libido Boosters & Real PDE-5 Inhibitors. "Fake" Cinnamon, Coumarin, Bloodthinning & Carcinogenic Cereals.

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Is the Paleo Diet unhealthy for healthy individuals? A recent thesis would suggest just that. Learn more about and make up your mind based on the last installment of the Science Round-Up and today's Seconds (img informedhealth.com.au) I hope you did not miss that the SuppVersity Science Round-Up will as of now always be starting early(-ier) at 12PM EST. If so, don't worry, you can still download the show and listen to Carl and me talking about the things you may be missing, the ones you get extra and those you would rather not have in your supplements and foods. Let's take silymarin , for example, as you have learned on the show, not all "liver assist", "liver clense" or "liver health" products are created equal. Most intriguingly, their ability to scavenge free radicals, as measured by the trolox assay, is not singularly dependent on the actual silymarin content, but will - as the data from the study Anthony et al. conducted (Anthony....
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Get Lean & Stay Lean Quickie: Add Cinnamon to Cereals. NPY Detrimental? Melatonin Beneficial! 50,000IU Vitamin D3 Useless. Phtalate DHEP Dangerous! PPAR, AKT & GLUT-4 Agonist From False Black Pepper Surprisingly Potent!

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In 1998 the Consumer Union wrote a letter to the FDA complaining about the occurrence of DEHP and other "endocrine disrupting chemicals" in cheese and dairy of which they suspected that they were partially emitted from the plastic wrappings ( read more ) Those of you who are following the SuppVersity news on Facebook very closely, will be aware that I announced yesterday, already that there was going to be another installment of On Short Notice, today... another "Quickie", so to say with a couple of selected news on getting and staying lean. Something I know is pretty much a pain in the a** of most of us and if you take a closer look at the news about phtalates it is actually no wonder. I guess on their own those nasty plasticizers would probably not even be a problem, but together will all the other byproducts of our convenient lives, they form a perfect storm. And you know what's worst, simply wrapping all those plastics that 'infect' even orga...
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