Great read...1 comment and 1 question.

1. You referenced Weekly World News in one of your threads. Now, I have always agreed with the benefits of honey...but Weekly World News? LOL!!! :1orglaugh

2. Have you tried or thought of trying Royal Jelly instead of the pure honey?

Fish oil? Hmm.. are you sure?
:helpme

I am currently 110... 8 lbs over my "norm". (I am short and have tiny bones so I have no eating disorder before the flames come on)

I have been as large as 150+ 10 yrs ago and I have been through every fucking diet in the book:

Atkins: raised my cholesterol to a dangerous level
Vegetarian: Sorry, I like Steak too much.
Pill: Total Bullshit I tried in College

Solution: Eat well balanced meals and don't eat too much fat, too much carbs, too much of anything.... just keep yourself in check! :thumbsup

yes, fish oil is good for you

I am not a dr. either but I think you should make your daily dose only and drink it at your convenience but before meals.
Herbalife have a product containing green tea extract and lots of herbs which you mix with hot or cold water but it is not decaffeianated. It also has Orange pekoe, maltodextrin, cardamom extract, soy bean oil and hybiscus flower powder in it. I have low blood pressure and like it much better than coffee.

Angeleyes, hon...

you know that you look great.. you should not take pills on go on dangerous diets. But my friend can experience with cinnamon and get rid of his diabetes again.

I tried my first glass of green tea with cinnamon/honey/lemon. I'll try to have a couple glasses a day and see if I feel any improvements. I've been working out 5-6 days a week lately.

good to know i like to eat cinnamon buns with extra icing . :thumbsup

THANKS, KRL!!! This thread was passed on to me by a fan of yours and I tried the tea tonight. It tasted good and being a diabetic and overweight and OLD, I need all the help I can get.

Thanks again:thumbsup

I'm curious as to how many of you have run out, bought the ingredients, and tried this so far? heh

I'm actually giving it a shot :) (already had the ingredients though)

I did while I was out last night.

I have cinnamon, but it's who knows how old.

I bought some sticks & will grind them in the grinder as needed.

... in about 5 minutes actually. :)

I had a glass last night and I'm having one right now. It's much better with some Splenda added and a lot of lemon juice.

Ok here's a question for those who have tried it...



I ground my own cinnamon....

I used about a teaspon of cinnamon, a squeeze of lemon, a teaspoon of honey and decaf green tea.

When I got to the bottom of the cup there was all the cinnamon and honey mixed err... more like jelled together in this saliva-like consistency.

Did you get this too?

And did you drink the entire cinnamuck at the bottom?

I'm brewing 2 cups from the same tea leaves. They say you can brew up to 3, but I found after 2 it really gets weak.

I let the 2nd cup go for 4 mins. (3 mins on the first one)

I usually put it on a slice of toasted raisin bread. :)

Fish oil is excellent to keep your arteries in good health. I take Country Life's Ultra Omega's DHA/EPA (500 mg / 200 mg). 1 tablet per day.

The left over gelatinous cinnamuck at the bottom?


(so this isn't something that I am alone in getting over here?)

Another great thing is Alpha Lipoic Acid. That helps to metabolize your carbs and lots of other beneficial things. (see below)

Cardiovascular System

Lipoic Acid helps to prevent Atherosclerosis [scientific research - animals].

Electromagnetic Radiation

Lipoic Acid reduces the toxic effects of exposure to Radioactivity [scientific research - humans: persons exposed to Radioactivity after the Chernobyl incident who received Lipoic Acid supplements exhibit greatly lowered oxidative damage as a result of Radioactivity exposure].

Eyes & Eyesight

Lipoic Acid helps to prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) (due to the Antioxidant properties of Lipoic Acid; Lipoic Acid can penetrate Eye tissue and protect both the Lens and the Retina from degeneration) [scientific research].
Lipoic Acid alleviates Glaucoma [scientific research - humans: after 1 month of treatment with 150 mg of Lipoic Acid per day 47% of persons with Glaucoma exhibited improvement in visual acuity, visual field, color discrimination and increased lacrimal tear fluid].
Lipoic Acid protects the Lens of the Eye from degeneration [scientific research].
Lipoic Acid protects the Retina of the Eye from degeneration [scientific research].

Immune System

Lipoic Acid (450 mg per day) improves the overall health of persons afflicted with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS):

Lipoic Acid increases the plasma Glutathione levels of persons afflicted with AIDS.
Lipoic Acid increases the plasma Vitamin C levels of persons afflicted with AIDS.
Lipoic Acid retards the replication of the HIV Virus (by inhibiting the Reverse Transcriptase enzyme that is participates in the replication of HIV, and by inhibiting Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NF-Kappa B) that activates HIV replication) [scientific research - in vitro].
Lipoic Acid stimulates the Immune System [scientific research - animals].
Metabolism

Lipoic Acid possesses Antioxidant properties:
- Lipoic Acid is a potent scavenger of Hydroxyl Free Radicals.
- Lipoic Acid increases the body?s Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) [scientific research - animals].
- Lipoic Acid normalizes Blood Sugar levels [scientific research].
- Lipoic Acid acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of Carbohydrates.
- Lipoic Acid inhibits the Cross-Linking of the body?s endogenous Proteins.

Lipoic Acid facilitates Muscle recovery from Exercise [scientific research - humans].
Lipoic Acid acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of Fatty Acids.
Lipoic Acid (300 - 600 mg per day) reduces Insulin Resistance (i.e. it increases Insulin sensitivity) [scientific research - rats].

Lipoic Acid acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of Proteins
.
Lipoic Acid is essential for the decarboxylation of Pyruvic Acid and other Keto Acids.
Lipoic Acid prevents and alleviates many of the detrimental side effects that occur as a result of Diabetes Mellitus (both Type 1 and Type 2):

- Lipoic Acid helps to prevent the onset of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 [scientific research - animals].
- Lipoic Acid improves Glucose utilization and disposal in persons afflicted with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 [scientific research - humans].
- Lipoic Acid reduces the incidence of Cataracts in persons afflicted with Diabetes Mellitus [scientific research - animals].
- Lipoic Acid prevents the (diabetic) Neuropathy that is a common side effect of Diabetes Mellitus [scientific research - humans: Lipoic Acid improves nerve blood flow, reduces oxidative stress and improves distal nerve conduction in experimental diabetic neuropathy].
- Lipoic Acid is used therapeutically to treat Liver ailments and it protects the Liver from the toxic effects of many Pharmaceutical Drugs.

Lipoic Acid is an effective therapy in the treatment of Food Poisoning by toxic Mushrooms.

Musculoskeletal System

Lipoic Acid improves the body's utilization of Glucose within the Muscles and increases the body?s production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) within the Muscles [scientific research - humans].

Lipoic Acid Enhances the Function of these Substances

ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCES

Amino Acids
Lipoic Acid increases intracellular Glutathione levels by 30-70%.

Carbohydrates

Lipoic Acid improves the body's utilization of Glucose within the Muscles.
Lipoic Acid facilitates the conversion of Glycogen into Glucose.

Enzymes

Lipoic Acid protects Catalase from oxidation.
Lipoic Acid protects Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) from oxidation.

Krebs Cycle Chemicals

Lipoic Acid increases the body?s production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) within Muscles [scientific research - animals].

Proteins

Lipoic Acid inhibits the Cross-Linking (glycosylation) of some types of endogenous Proteins (including Albumin) [scientific research].

EXOGENOUS SUBSTANCES

Quinones

Lipoic Acid regenerates Coenzyme Q10.

Vitamins

Lipoic Acid helps to recycle Vitamin C (it facilitates the conversion of Dehydroascorbic Acid to Ascorbic Acid) [scientific research].
Lipoic Acid prevents the symptoms of Vitamin E deficiency [scientific research - mice: although Lipoic Acid does not spare or regenerate Vitamin E, it appears to exert a Vitamin E-like effect and counteracts the effects of Vitamin E deficiency].

Lipoic Acid Counteracts these Potentially Toxic Substances

Vitamin Byproducts

Lipoic Acid regenerates Dehydroascorbic Acid back into Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) [scientific research - rats].

Yeh, its not to appetizing to look at so if you put it on raisin bread it blends in nicely.

:1orglaugh

I think this is about more than losing weight.. YOu can exercise to your heart's content, and it will HELP you be healthy, but things like this can add and make your exercise more effective, as well as putting your system into balance.. Kind of like the lubrication of an engine.

100 Cinnamin Honey Balls.

:1orglaugh

Honey is definitely another one of those amazing substances.. Even the ancients were well aware of it's curative properties and used it often in medicine. Being that it's antibacterial, they put it especially on cuts and burns and it helped to prevent infection and promote healing. I even use it now instead of creams sometimes.. Amazing stuff.

Just keep a spoon around and stir it everytime you take a sip...That's what I did and it was fine. I used a teaspoon of cinnamon too.

Thats very interesting. hmmmm

Read this week's Time Magazine article on the drug industry. It will blow your mind how in bed they are with the government to keep non expensive medical treatments out of the public's knowledge and how they are trying to block prescription drugs being bought in Canada by Americans where they can get drugs for about 1/3rd of the cost.

Its actually very frightening and verges on a very deep conspiracy within the Congress to help the drug companies keep raping our wallets.

Pharmacuticles are the most profitable industry, with an average 28% margin.

hehe :)

Awesome thread KRL :thumbsup

If you have seasonal allergies it's best to eat honey that was raised within 50 miles of where you live. It will stop the allergins that bother you.

Ya know, I read that article and it sure seemed like the majority of high priced medications which are prescribed so frequently were for things we have decided to take a pill for instead of finding the underlying problem causing it. :( I'm not saying that EVERY case of high blood pressure, cholesterol or depression can be helped w/o the need for pharmaceuticals, but geeze - drugs seem to be the first reactionary course of treatment these days.

I was watching a cooking show the other day that said the cinnamon you buy in the store isn't really that great. Do you have an online source for the "real" stuff? Raw honey I can get at any roadside stand here in the woods :winkwink: but there's no cinnamon which isn't mass produced.

I'm going to try this in my black tea - I tried the green tea and just can't get turned on by it. :(

Thanks for the info - we "middle aged" folks especially need to pay attention to these things :thumbsup

Check out http://www.lef.org/ .... They've been saying exactly this kind of thing for 15 years.

Bye bye SouthBeachDiet.com

Hello CinnamonDiet.com

:Graucho :)

Umm...quick question...I had a glass last night, a glass this morn and a glass just now. This glass had less water than normal, but same amount of ingredients. Should I feel nauseous from this? Kinda have that feeling that I have if you eat vitamins without having food along with it. weird...cinnamon cause this?

Ok, just for experiment's sake...I've been consistently losing 3-3.5 pounds per week. I started drinking 1 glass of this concoction per day (1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp honey, lemon, green tea) once he made this thread. I will weigh myself again on Saturday probably. If you guys want, I can report back and tell you if I lost anything more than the typical 3-3.5 pounds per week.

That's weird... my diabetic friend is drinking 3x2 cups per day and is feeling great. I hope it's nothing that a big glass of water or green tea could not cure.

That's a good idea.. I'll report my friend's results also.

Sounds like your onto a winner KRL :thumbsup I'll give it a try sometime!!

Damn, im trying to gain weight.

My friend's weight is normal but this cinnamon tea is improving his diabetes..

You should take the Herbalife shake but if you need to gain weight, you should drink it after and not instead of meals. It is very healthy, soy based and you'll like it. www.herbalife.com and good luck.

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I've been drinking this concoction for the last few days and lost a few more pounds than usual :)

I ordered online 4 green tea packs (3.5oz each) and bought honey yesterday. My wife wants to try it :thumbsup
I was talking about it to my mother and she said "Do not even get close to this tea!". I'm very skinny, heh.