Cinnamon in tea?

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Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not say how the cinnamon should
be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you break a bit off, crush it then put it in like sugar?

Cinnamon is really yummy in tea! What I do is put it in the teapot. Half a stick is probably enough
if you are only brewing a couple of cups. Crushing it doesn't sound like the best idea, IMO, Just
use it whole.

Naomi D.

Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not say how the cinnamon
should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you break a bit off, crush it then put it in
like sugar?

Joyce

Depends on how much cinnamon you'd like. Nothing wrong with stirring your tea with a cinnamon stick.
Did the report say true cinnamon, or is cassia acceptable as well?

Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not say how the cinnamon
should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you break a bit off, crush it then put it in
like sugar?

Just throw the cinnamon stick in some water (break it into pieces, if it's too long to fit in your
pot) and boil.

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I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not

say

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how the cinnamon should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you

break

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a bit off, crush it then put it in like sugar?

Joyce

Joyce, I use cinnamon sticks as "stirrers" in my tea, love the added flavor. I also have some
cinnamon chunks from Penzey's that I add to my infuser when I make a pot of tea. I also add the
Vietnamese cinnamon, which is ground cinnamon, from Penzey's to my coffee. Sometimes in the grounds,
sometimes in the actual drink.

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Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not say how the cinnamon
should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you break a bit off, crush it then put it in
like sugar?

Cinnamon is really yummy in tea! What I do is put it in the teapot. Half a stick is probably
enough if you are only brewing a couple of cups. Crushing it doesn't sound like the best idea,
IMO, Just use it whole.

Naomi D.

This is a personal taste choice...Add enough cinnamon to please you. After brewing the tea put a
stick of cinnamon in your cup and allow it to steep in the hot tea. Remove it when tea suites
your tastes.

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And the beet goes on! (or under) -me just a while ago

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Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not

say

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how the cinnamon should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you

break

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a bit off, crush it then put it in like sugar?

Joyce

Depends on how much cinnamon you'd like. Nothing wrong with stirring your tea with a cinnamon
stick. Did the report say true cinnamon, or is cassia acceptable as well?

The report only mentioned cinnamon.

Joyce

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Joyce said:

I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that adding Cinnamon to your diet in
small amounts can reduce blood sugar levels.

One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it did not

say

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how the cinnamon should be added. Do you add a whole stick, or do you

break

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a bit off, crush it then put it in like sugar?

Joyce

Depends on how much cinnamon you'd like. Nothing wrong with stirring your tea with a cinnamon
stick. Did the report say true cinnamon, or is cassia acceptable as well?

The report only mentioned cinnamon.

Joyce

But in the US most cinnamon is cassia, so you aren't any better off. There are some shared
molecules though 🙂

The report I read said one half teaspoon a day. I put some in my diet cola tonight and it was
delicious. I"ll use it on my cereal and yogurt in the morning. I also thought one might put it in
capsules and take them. I take dried nopales cactus in capsules for my blood sugar and that helps.
It has been my experience that everytime I eat salmon my blood pressure goes down 10 points. We'll
see about the cinnamon.

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Also, try Yogi Tea. There are packaged formulas but it's easy to make at home. Googling will bring
up a number of recipes.

It's great if you have a cold.

Naomi D.

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Depends on how much cinnamon you'd like. Nothing wrong with stirring your tea with a cinnamon
stick. Did the report say true cinnamon, or

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cassia acceptable as well?

The report only mentioned cinnamon.

Joyce

But in the US most cinnamon is cassia, so you aren't any better off. There are some shared
molecules though 🙂

But I'm not in the US, I'm in London

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adding

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> Depends on how much cinnamon you'd like. Nothing wrong with stirring your tea with a
> cinnamon stick. Did the report say true cinnamon, or

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> cassia acceptable as well?

The report only mentioned cinnamon.

Joyce

But in the US most cinnamon is cassia, so you aren't any better off. There are some shared
molecules though 🙂

But I'm not in the US, I'm in London

That's also mostly cassia as well. You can get real cinnamon at the Bengali shops. It's much more
friable than cassia (the usual rolled up 'cinnamon' sticks) and the fragments are thinner than
cassia fragments.

Here is my favourite spiced tea recipe using cinnamon....

Spiced Tea

6 whole cloves 1 two-inch stick of cinnamon 3 cup water 4 tea bags (orange pekoe is good)
1/4 cup honey

Combine cloves, cinnamon stick, and water in a small saucepan and heat to boiling. Add tea bags;
cover, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Stir in honey. Strain into tea
cups and serve hot with milk (if desired) or let cool and pour over ice in tall glasses (served with
lemon or lime wedges).

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The report I read said one half teaspoon a day. I put some in my diet cola tonight and it was
delicious. I"ll use it on my cereal and yogurt in the morning. I also thought one might put it in
capsules and take them. I take dried nopales cactus in capsules for my blood sugar and that helps.
It has been my experience that everytime I eat salmon my blood pressure goes down 10 points. We'll
see about the cinnamon.

Make Banana Cinnamon Lassi to drink... Just mix one banana, a little cinnamon, a few cl of water and
youghurt. I use the "Turkish" type of youghurt which is not so sour and which you don't pour but
rather use a spoon for (four table-spoons for one banana). Mix it into a smoothie.

/Tommy

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adding

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levels.

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> Joyce

But in the US most cinnamon is cassia, so you aren't any better off. There are some shared
molecules though 🙂

But I'm not in the US, I'm in London

That's also mostly cassia as well. You can get real cinnamon at the Bengali shops. It's much more
friable than cassia (the usual rolled up 'cinnamon' sticks) and the fragments are thinner than
cassia fragments.

The "cinnamon sticks" we bought are produce of Sri Lanka. So I'm hoping that's the real stuff.

Joyce

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> > > > I am a type 1 diabetic, and I have recently read a report that
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> > > > Cinnamon to your diet in small amounts can reduce blood sugar
levels.
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> > > > One of the suggestions was to add cinnamon sticks to tea but it

did

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stirring

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> But in the US most cinnamon is cassia, so you aren't any better off. There are some shared
> molecules though 🙂

But I'm not in the US, I'm in London

That's also mostly cassia as well. You can get real cinnamon at the Bengali shops. It's much
more friable than cassia (the usual rolled up 'cinnamon' sticks) and the fragments are thinner
than cassia fragments.

The "cinnamon sticks" we bought are produce of Sri Lanka. So I'm hoping that's the real stuff.

Joyce

If they aren't the thick, neatly rolled quills, they probably are. It will break very easily in your
fingers. Cassia is tougher stuff.