I read that cinnamon may contain cumarin which can cause liver toxicity. The capsules from a reliable source may be safer. Small amounts of cinnamon are ok. It's strange-but I always have trouble spelling cinnamon.
Sunshyne, .. to further statement on another thread re: learning how to operate a different computer... I just cannot comprehend articles like the one that started this thread. My eyes cross. Guess my stress level is over the top. This is usually a good sign to me. I'm an avid dreader, and when I cannot read..I know I'm knee deep in 'it'.
Nancy B, scientific papers are often indecipherable, even to most scientists. Patent applications are much, much worse! Not to mention, you can't rely on a lot of what is said -- much of the time it's conjecture, or exaggeration, in order to try to make the claims as broad as possible. What is said in the patent application does not have to be scientifically valid for the patent (if a patent actually issues) to be defensible.
So if you want to know more about cinnamon, read the thread I brought up to the top for you -- the posts on this subject are quite short. Bottom line, there is little to no solid evidence cinnamon will help AD patients yet, BUT it is being seriously studied for diabetes, and since there are links between the two diseases, the idea is intriguing. That's why I checked again, to see if a clinical trial had been started somewhere.
Bluedaze, it's the source of the cinnamon that determines whether/how much coumarin may be in the product, not the way it's prepared. True cinnamon from Ceylon has very little coumarin, but the cassia variety, which is the most common variety of cinnamon sold in grocery stores in the USA, contains considerably more. Liver toxicity is relatively uncommon, and might be an allergic reaction to the coumarin. What's more important, from what I've read, is that coumarin is an anticoagulant (blood thinner). So you want to be sure you buy Ceylon cinnamon if you're going to be taking cinnamon in large doses.
Hi ..have not posted in over a year. But want to add to this discussion that I added 2 capsules daily (2000mg total) to my LO pile of pills last year and believe without a doubt I saw improvement in his alertness. Recently have added MCT oil/Coconut oil and am waiting to see if we see any benefits. As mentioned, cinnamon is tolerated well and no harm in trying it.....Neurologist is supportive. Tom is on razadyne and namenda along with his BP meds. Still like the traveling pf post the best!
I started my DW on 1000 mg cinnamon twice daily about four months ago, and then added MCT Fuel mornings and MCT Oil evenings very shortly thereafter, and she DOES seem to be doing better now than when I started her -- whether that's attributable to these or not there's no telling, but I'm encouraged enough to keep on giving both to her. She is experiencing less myoclonic jerking -- less frequent and less violent -- and has had only one "seizure" episode since she started the stuff, whereas in the weeks before starting she had three or four. AND, in recent weeks, she seems much brighter -- sleeping less, more pep and curiosity, initiating more interaction, better humor, and no displays of anger.
I have been taking 1000mg daily for insulin resistance. I can definitely tell when I skip a few days as I am then more prone to foggy vision and headaches. Since there is the possibility that AD is a 3rd type of diabetes I added it to the many pills hb takes. It is the cinnamon cassia - I will try to find the other but it will boil down to price.
i use cinanmom on oatmeal. on fruit with brown sugar, in coffee, on baked apples or peaches -and over waffles. all breakfast foods except eggs.make the packaged sugar cookies and sprinkle on them before baking--ummm..DH loves it. divvi
I purchased cinnamon capsules today at our Health Food Store and they had 2 brands, each had 250 mg. cinnamon each and recommended taking 2 capsuls. I got the one that does not have cassia as a ingredient. It was packaged with the Health Food Store name on it.
We all know what drug works for another may not work for someone else. This is true for cinnamon, coconut oil, mct oil, etc. We just have to try and see and hope for the best results.