Cinnamon sticks are a very well-established food additive and holiday legacy all around the world. Scientifically known as Cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon has been used by the Chinese for more than 4000 years for the relief of numerous maladies. It is just recently that the eastern medicinal practitioners have embraced the powers of cinnamon as an effective method to help control blood-glucose levels in diabetics, maintain healthy weight levels in all people - and to treat hypoglycemia.

Cinnamon sticks are made up of:

·           Essential oils;

·           Roughly 12% eugenol;

·           Between 4 and 10 percent trans-cinnamic acid;

·           Phenolic compounds of between 4 and 10 percent;

·           Tannins;

·           Catechins;

·           Oligomeric proanthocyanidins;

·           Limonene and alpha-terpineol;

·           Pinene;

·           Calcium monoterpenoid oxidates;

·           Mucilages and gum;

·           Resins and starch;

·           Complex sugar molecules and coumarin;

Bet you didn't know that! All of those excellent constituents provide you with an effective method for combating the following:

·           Type 2 and type 1 diabetes mellitus;

·           Appetite loss;

·           Upset stomach;

·           Bloating and flatulence;

·           Heartburn and nausea;

·           Bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections;

·           Yeast infections, especially those in the mouth;

·           Pains associated with ulcers;

Is it any wonder the Chinese have swore by cinnamon for more then four thousand years? Add cinnamon sticks to water to brew a delicious tea. Grind them of chunk them up to add to various recipes. Cinnamon sticks have a hundred different healthful - and flavorful - uses!