1 - Fragrance! Does anything smell as wonderful as cinnamon-laced baked treats? Or that warm and cozy and cheering scent of simmering cinnamon on the stovetop?
2 - Cinnamon buns, cinnamon applesauce, cinnamon red hots, cinnamon lends a piquant note to just about anything!
3 - Its good for you! Cinnamon is known to help lower blood sugar and can also help regulate blood pressure ~ so sprinkle some in your morning coffee or tea or oatmeal!
4 - Cinnamon has an antifungal and antimicrobial action, which is why it features in many warm-climate meat recipes (curry, anyone?). With modern refrigeration, we don't have to worry about preserving meat or hiding the taste of bad meat - we can just enjoy the spicy treat!
5 - The delicious scent of cinnamon can keep you alert and help ward off the blues - yet another wonderful reason for keeping that potpourri of simmering spices going all thru the blah winter days!
6 - Cinnamon taken internally is also known to help ward off mild depression, keeping the circulation and mood vibrant and alive!
7 - Cinnamon in tooth powder provides an antiseptic action that helps fight infection along with the great taste! One recipe we use is 2 parts white oak bark powder, 2 parts baking soda, 1 part myrrh powder and one part cinnamon powder. We sometimes add tea tree oil or organic peppermint essential oil for extra power!
8 - Spicy cinnamon makes a tasty and antibacterial addition to homemade cold tonic: slowly steep 1-2 cinnamon sticks in a cup of honey. When cooled, add 2 Tbs of this cinnamon honey to an equal amount of fresh lemon juice and slowly sip. It is soothing to the throat and helps to quell a cough. If you prefer to skip the honey, steep the cinnamon sticks in water!
9 - Tummy feeling a bit down? Try some cinnamon on toast... it helps to soothe away nausea, flatulence, and indigestion.
10 - Cinnamon may help support the immune system against cancer, HIV and other ills - it is currently being studied.
Learn more about cinnamon here!
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