Gaia Herbs Cinnamon Bark

Cinnamon Bark has been used throughout history, and across most cultures, as a culinary spice, for herbal bath decoctions and as a way to help maintain blood sugar levels already within normal range. Cinnamon contains the constituent, cinnamaldehyde, found in the volatile oil fraction of the plant. Cinnamaldehyde has potent antioxidant actions and supporting healthy fat and cholesterol balance already within normal range. Cinnamon bark also contains polyphenolic polymers that support healthy insulin and blood glucose balance already within normal range, and promote healthy blood flow.*

Cinnamon bark also supports the liver and pancreas and promotes the healthy functioning of insulin and other glucose regulating factors in the body.*

Cinnamon Bark also provides assistance in maintaining a natural balance between free radicals (necessary for the healthy functioning of the body) and an excess of free radicals. We are exposed to free radicals daily, in our external environment (our food, air and water supply) and our internal environment (a result of normal biological processes). Research suggests that consuming antioxidants, such as cinnamon bark, is one of the most powerful methods we know of to help neutralize the actions of too many free radicals in our body.*

References

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