Kathleen Berry-Hebert gives a brief presentation on the health benefits of cinnamon. You can follow her here for more nutritional tidbits: http://kathleenberryhebert.net

1. Cinnamon can do more than zest your !
Pumpkin Spice Laté
Kathleen Berry-Hebert, Psychologist, offers nutritional
information on cinnamon

2. BACK IN THE DAY
Cinnamon has been used as
early as 2000 BC
It was reserved for the
wealthy Europeans
It was rare and highly sought
after
The Dutch and Portuguese
battled over Sri Lanka, land
of cinnamon, in the 16th and
17th centuries

3. HEALTH BENEFITS
Cinnamon has been used in traditional
Chinese to treat:
headaches
inflammation
loss of appetite
nausea
indigestion
diarrhea
sinus blockage
can even aid in glycemic control
for those with type II diabetes

4. THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR
KINDS:
1.Ceylon
2.Chinese
3.Saigon
4.Korintje
All grouped under
Cassia Cinnamon
stronger in taste
and cheaper
to produce
(vs. Ceylon)

5. WHICH IS BETTER?
Some say that Ceylon is better than the cheaply
produced Cassia Cinnamon
However, the most important thing, whether using
Cassia or Ceylon, is that the Cinnamon is . . .
f r e s h !

6. TAKE CARE OF YOUR
CINNAMON
If not kept fresh, it loses
much of it’s medicinal
properties
Buy fresh bark
Use a grinder
(cinnamon or coffee) to
grind it yourself

7. Thank you to whomever first decided to chew on that
bark!
We now have ourselves a tasty home remedy.
!
Kathleen Berry-Hebert, Licensed Specialist and Nationally Certified
School Psychologist, is fascinated by Clinical Nutrition
http://kathleenberryhebert.net