We had a long thread going about alternative medicines going yesterday (well.. Me Vs. Everyone)... but this thread is another good example.
When KRL says cinnamon + honey + greentea + lemon is good.. everyone here is listening and believing (myself included).
Same thing goes with when the FDA, NIH, CDC, WHO tell people something is good/bad for them.
People listen to & trust what the various agencies tell them are good & bad for them.
Why can't they spend a million dollars investigate something like this?
They waste billions left and right on things we never know about, see, or benefit from.
As far as cinnamon goes I think it probably has really good anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties.... that or depending on how much magnesium it has.... maybe that's what helps people.
Bottom line is _I_ (unlike bluff
) wouldn't mind if my tax dollars were spent investigating such things. In fact I encourage it.