Cinnamon can reverse changes in the brains of mice with Parkinsons

For US HN'ers, "cinnamon" that is commonly used as a flavorant in the US is Cassia; Ceylon cinnamon has a milder taste that is slightly different and may be a little bit unusual for American tongues.

Re: Cinnamon can reverse changes in the brains of mice with Parkinsons

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Post by fragsworth » Wed, Jul 09, 2014, 7:21 PM UTC

It's sort of gimmicky to say that Cinnamon does this, because it's known to be sodium benzoate that causes this effect.

In 2012 they discovered that sodium benzoate has an effect on Parkinson's disease proteins: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701815.

This new study is, at least, a confirmation of the older study, and is also an attempt to use it to treat the disease.

Re: Cinnamon can reverse changes in the brains of mice with Parkinsons

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Post by usumoio » Wed, Jul 09, 2014, 7:21 PM UTC

concernedctzn wrote: post #4

The spice must flow

He who controls the SPICE! Controls the UNIVERSE!!!

Re: Cinnamon can reverse changes in the brains of mice with Parkinsons

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Post by mendoncakr » Wed, Jul 09, 2014, 7:28 PM UTC

YOLO

Re: Cinnamon can reverse changes in the brains of mice with Parkinsons

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Post by tachyonbeam » Wed, Jul 09, 2014, 7:30 PM UTC

Havoc wrote: post #3

I'm starting to think I should munch a mix of powders every morning. Cinnamon, tummeric, garlic etc.

The bioavailability of curcumin (found in turmeric) is much better when taken along with piperine (found in black pepper).

Also, welcome to the club: http://www.reddit.com/r/supplements