Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Sleep like a baby: Not!




There is nothing worse than waking to feel like you never slept all night. According to Dr. Morin's report from Université Laval 40% of Canadian adults have a sleep disorder. That’s over 11 million adults. That means this is more common that you think.

Most experts agree that there are some common tips to help us towards a peaceful night’s sleep.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Is it true ?

Is it true that cinnamon can lower your blood sugar?

Whether cinnamon can lower blood sugar is a topic of debate — but recent research suggests that cinnamon may be helpful as a supplement to regular diabetes treatment in people with type 2 diabetes.



A 2012 review of several recent studies concluded that the use of cinnamon had a potentially beneficial effect on glycemic control. One study published in 2009 found that a 500 mg capsule of cinnamon taken twice a day for 90 days improved hemoglobin A1C levels — a reflection of average blood sugar level for the past two to three months — in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (hemoglobin A1C levels greater than 7 percent).