According to the American Diabetes Association, “There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.” They estimate diabetes to have a total annual economic cost of $132 billion dollars, due to medical expenses, diabetes care, sick days, restricted activity days and permament disability.
One reason diabetes has become an extremely common disease is because we live in a society so accustomed to packing their diets with carbohydrates and sugar laden foods. When diets consist of these foods for long periods of time it’s no wonder the sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, malfunctions and stops working effectively. When this happens, many of the most common diseases start appearing, including heart disease, nerve disease, kidney disease, blindness and stroke.
To add to the known benefits of cinnamon and chromium picolinate, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the National Institutes of Health have both found cinnamon to be more than just a great tasting spice. Adding cinnamon to the diet of someone with type 2 diabetes has a positive role in glucose metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and cholesterol regulation. Cinnamon has historically been used for improving the appetite, aiding indigestion, relieving stomach ulcers, and fighting Candida albicans and Helicobacter pylori.
Insulin is a hormone that plays a major role in the movement of messages into the body’s cells, notifying special chemicals to remove fat and blood glucose from the bloodstream. When there isn’t enough chromium in the diet - which is very hard to obtain from foods - to help insulin relay this message, blood sugar stays elevated, causing more insulin to be secreted by the pancreas. Based on this information and numerous studies throughout the past twenty plus years, chromium picolinate is an essential mineral for helping insulin process blood glucose and preventing serious medical conditions.
In combination, cinnamon and chromium picolinate may help:
Diabetes
Reduce blood sugar, blood fat, and body fat
Aid insulin sensitivity
Improve triglyceride and total high-density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol) ratios
