1. Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree belonging to the Lauraceae family.
2. Cinnamon is used as a preservative in many cultures and is helpful in keeping harmful bacteria, like salmonella, at bay.
3. Cinnamon is considered to be good for your health. It has shown to be helpful treating various diseases including diabetes, arthritis, high cholesterol, and certain kinds of cancer.
4. Some "lip enhancing" lip glosses use cinnamon because it can cause swelling of the lips.
5. A teaspoon of cinnamon has about 6 calories.
I've even heard that it might help prevent Alzheimers! Good stuff :D
ReplyDeleteDidn't know about the "lip enhancing". Angelina, step aside, haha...
I take cinnamon pills to help keep my blood sugars down. :)
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