Today’s explorers wear lab coats and journey in uncharted scientific waters, but they still look to cinnamon for inspiration. And when looking at the activity of this ancient spice, scientists have recently discovered the metabolic equivalent of a new continent. Research at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other prestigious institutions suggest that cinnamon possesses a unique power amongst botanicals – it assists the body’s conversion of sugar (glucose) into energy. As part of your healthy diet and lifestyle, Cinnamon Force promotes healthy weight management by helping glucose do its primary work – creating immediate cellular energy – rather than ending up as “stored” potential energy in the form of fat deposits.

Maintaining Healthy Blood Sugar

Blood sugar levels must be maintained within a specific range for optimal functioning of your whole body – for both your body and your brain.  Without a healthy level of sugar your body loses power, and your brain gives you a message, in the form of a craving, to eat more sugar. When you do, your energy is increased, but only temporarily. The surge in sugars causes your pancreas to secrete a large quantity of insulin to metabolism the sugars you just ate, which often causes your blood sugar to drop again. This is the yo-yoing effect that hypoglycemics often feel - from high energy to low energy.  Complicating matters is something called insulin resistance, which is when the body becomes tolerant to the level of insulin your pancreas produces, resulting in its inability to digest and absorb carbohydrates effectively. This may eventually lead to diabetes. Insulin resistance can be caused by ingesting too much refined sugar, or by a chromium deficiency.

Chromium is the essential trace mineral that your body needs to metabolize carbohydrates properly.  It is just as essential as other minerals like calcium.  Insulin needs chromium to function; without enough, it is like having a full tank of gas in your car, but no oil in it to allow the engine to move and drive the car forward.  Unfortunately chromium is very difficult to get from food these days due to soil depletion. A convenient way to get enough is by taking a chromium supplement.  The most active and absorbable form is chromium picolinate which is available in 200mcg and 500mcg potencies. Taken with meals, it will help ensure that your insulin has the cofactor it needs at the right time during the digestive process.

By and large, the most common causes of hypoglycemia are poor eating habits coupled with chromium deficiency.  Hypoglycemia can be caused by other medical problems like hyperthyroidism, pancreatic tumours or improper use of diabetes medication.  Most people who suffer from hypoglycemia do not have any complicating medical conditions.  In these cases poor eating habits or food sensitivities cause hypoglycemia.  Hypoglycemia is made worse by stress because it can cover the body’s hunger signals and deplete the adrenal glands.  A common response to stress is to drink coffee, which depletes chromium.

Diet & Lifestyle

To help to regulate blood sugar, maintain a regular sleep cycle, eat regular meals, exercise, avoid constant noise or stress or other activities that exhaust the body and worsen blood sugar imbalances.

Dietary recommendations for supporting healthy blood sugar levels are as follows.  Avoid the consumption of coffee, tobacco, alcohol, processed foods, refined foods, dried fruit, saturated fat, soft drinks, food colourings and preservatives.  If you drink fruit juice, dilute it half and half with water.  As a substitute for white sugar use Stevia, barley malt, molasses and brown rice syrup.  Eat many small meals each day and have a snack before bed.  Avoid any foods that you are sensitive to.

Fiber, protein and essential fatty acids are important parts of the hypoglycemic diet because they slow the rate at which sugar goes into the bloodstream.  Use fiber supplements like psyllium husks or flax seeds a half hour before eating to balance sugar levels.  Eat lots of vegetables in the raw or steamed form.  Good protein sources include low fat dairy products, fish, nuts, seeds, soy products, turkey and chicken.  Protein powder supplements can be used for snacks, or as part of a meal, when time is scarce.  Use an essential fatty acid oil blend or flaxseed oil daily.  Many hypoglycemics are deficient in essential fats.

Dosage:Take one capsule at the end of each of the two largest meals of the day.

Note: Free of all common allergens, including: wheat, dairy, eggs, corn, and yeast.