Know your ingredients: Cinnamon

Cinnamon is proved to have many medicinal properties and is rich in antioxidants.
The high content of antioxidants in the spice also lends it anti-inflammatory properties, helping with chronic swelling and inflammation.
Cinnamon has proved to be beneficial in protecting against cardiac diseases as well as increase sensitivity to insulin
As cinnamon can help improve sensitivity to insulin, in turn it can also lead to regulating healthy blood sugar levels.
The strong medicinal properties in cinnamon can help prevent bacterial and fungal infections as well as have beneficial effect on neurodegenerative diseases.