Just a pinch

It is always very good habit to add up cinnamon in food.

It is proved fact that "A pinch of Cinnamon powder in warm honey water" daily at morning improves resistance power and controls obesity.

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Cinnamon is a fantastic natural remedy for many ailments such as arthritis, balding, and kidney stones.....thanks deepti for sharing the wonderful health tip about cinnamon.

Thanks Neetu..... I was not aware that cinnamon is a very good remedy for Kidney stones....

Cinnamon is one of the world's oldest known spices. The tree is native to Sri Lanka where it was found thousands of years ago. It is the best spice available in terms of its nutrition and health. It contains unique healthy and healing property comes from the active components in the essential oils found in its bark. Cinnamon has extremely high anti-oxidant activity due to which it has numerous health benefits.

That's a great piece of information.Thanks a lot ,Neetu and others!

Thanks for good information on cinnamon, Deepti and Neetu!

It is a very good anti-oxidant and prevents atherosclerosis of the arteries as well with controling blood sugar. It improves the response of our body towards insulin.

Thanks a lot for sharing the information Deepti,Neetu and Kalyani. :) :) .

It is widely used in deserets, cakes and other baked recipe, along with milk and rice puddings, chocolate dishes and fruit desserts, especially apples and pears.

Cinnamon spice helps prevent diabetes
... Cinnamon is an insulin substitute in Type II diabetes. Cinnamon itself has insulin-like activity, increasing the effectiveness of insulin. ..thanks kalyani ,sajee, for sharing the health benefits of cinnamon.

Thanks Kalyani for providing an excellent importance of Cinnamon... :)

I was unaware of it being used to increase effect of Insulin..

cinnamon and honey helps in weight loss:

Mix the cinnamon and honey in the cup and make a paste. Add the boiling water and cover the cup for half an hour. Stir the mixture water and filter it. Wait until it cools enough for drinking and it’s ready.

Hey friends, Have you ever tasted Cinnamon Tea. It is very tasty. It can be taken with or without milk too.
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thanks for the information neetu and deepti.. i have certainly not heard of this name before.. let me try it out when the chance comes..

Yes it is indeed a good spice for health and i think honey and Cinnamon is best of all..Nice thread neetu and Deepti.. :) :) :)

In terms of skin care, cinnamon is considered a mild astringent. Because of this individuals might react to the use of cinnamon or especially cinnamon oil on their skin. Cinnamon does stimulate and warm the skin and thus is used in massage products to help relax muscles. Cinnamon is often mixed with honey to create a paste. This paste is used to treat the itching and inflammation caused by various mild insect bites. The cinnamon and honey paste has been used as a pimple treatment and to treat minor skin infections. Cinnamon also is beneficial in skin care because of its anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties.