Comments on: Cinnamon for for diabetes? Why “natural” doesn’t mean safe or effective http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/cinnamon-for-for-diabetes-why-natural-doesnt-mean-safe-or-effective/ Turning an eye on the profession, separating fact from fiction on both sides of the counter Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Idiocy http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/cinnamon-for-for-diabetes-why-natural-doesnt-mean-safe-or-effective/#comment-9275 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:38:14 +0000 http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/?p=4209#comment-9275 Amen

]]> By: Addy Drialla http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/cinnamon-for-for-diabetes-why-natural-doesnt-mean-safe-or-effective/#comment-9036 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:15:46 +0000 http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/?p=4209#comment-9036 I believe in the adage “the proof is in the pudding.” One person I know who suffers from Type II diabetes recently went off the charts with his sugar numbers. I suggested he sprinkle cinnamon on his food and in his beverages, and in one day his numbers dropped by 175 points. THAT is true evidence of the efficacy of cinnamon. To make the statement, “A prescription drug as ineffective as cinnamon likely wouldn’t pass FDA muster” is ludicrous, since the FDA does none of their own assays or studies, and is nothing more than a clearinghouse for big pharma … giving their rubber stamp approval for harmful drugs after they have accepted payola from the pharmaceutical companies. There is no mystery as to why television drug advertisements are 10 seconds of telling you what it is for, but 50 seconds of all the harmful effects. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that what the body senses as a toxin, it will dispel from itself in short order and in any way it can. Hence, if a drug has serious and life-threatening side effects, that should be a red flag that the body will fight against such harmful invaders to its systems.

To touch on this site’s constant mentioning of the lack of studies on natural herbs, let’s remember that big pharma pays billions of dollars per year to scientists to perform drug studies that will show them in the best light. Cars, houses, exotic vacations, etc. are heaped upon these “scientists” to ensure a favorable outcome to these studies. Be assured that those who harvest herbs do not have this kind of money to pay for studies that show the efficacy of a natural substance. So they are forced to rely on factual testimonials from people who are realizing true benefits from the use of natural herbs. Thankfully, awareness is finally growing about the hazards of pharmaceuticals, and more people are recognizing that big pharma’s business model is nothing more than making a buck, no matter the harm.

]]> By: appel http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/cinnamon-for-for-diabetes-why-natural-doesnt-mean-safe-or-effective/#comment-7060 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:59:53 +0000 http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/?p=4209#comment-7060 r the Hispanic specialty aisle in the grocery store–the cinnamon there is usually “true cinnamon”.

]]> By: gimonca http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/cinnamon-for-for-diabetes-why-natural-doesnt-mean-safe-or-effective/#comment-7017 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:48:14 +0000 http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/?p=4209#comment-7017 Just a quick note on the two kinds of cinnamon that are typically available: most U.S. grocery store cinnamon is really cassia. It has a sharper flavor and the sticks of dried bark are fairly hard. “True cinnamon” is sweeter and milder, and the whole dried bark is more delicate and flaky. If you’re in the U.S. and would like to try “true cinnamon” (for cooking and baking) try a local Hispanic market, or the Hispanic specialty aisle in the grocery store–the cinnamon there is usually “true cinnamon”.

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