Honey and Cinnamon Drink Possible Side Effects
Hello to everybody who’s been asking these particular questions for some times now:
1. Is cinnamon bad for the liver and the kidneys?
Coumarin is a chemical compound contained in Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum – aka Chinese Cinnamon) and is known to cause liver and kidney damage in high concentrations. True Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum – aka Ceylon Cinnamon) has negligible amounts of Coumarin, so no worries here folks as long as you use the True Cinnamon.
Coumarin toxicity is 275 mg/kg, which is relatively low compared to related chemical compounds. We humans are able to largely metabolize Coumarin to a compound that is of lower toxicity.
Also pay attention to the key phrase here “high concentrations” – half teaspoon a day is not high concentration. So if you’ve been using a half teaspoon of Cassia to prepare the drink, instead of the Ceylon Cinnamon, you don’t have to be worried, just try to find true cinnamon.
2. How long should I take it?
Important notice: You should not over use the honey and cinnamon drink, meaning you can’t use it forever.
If you reach your weight goal within a couple of weeks or a month – that’s fantastic. If you need more time, just use it for about 2 to 4 months tops.
3. Should the honey be added after half an hour (when the water cools)?
I know that in my original post I wrote to make a paste from the honey and the cinnamon powder and then to poor the hot water in the cup. However, I should agree with that the honey is better to be added after the water and cinnamon mix cools (in about half an hour).
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January 24th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I first made this drink; last PM – had a 1/2 cup before going to bed -woke up with burning tingling in wrist and ankles – blood pressure was really high (I take meds for that) could this be a reaction to the honey/cinnamon drink?
April 30th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I have used honey and cinnamon since last august with 34 pound weight loss. I still need to loose another 100 pounds. Do you have any suggestions?
May 5th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Paul, try to have a balanced diet and eat at least 5 types of fruit per day as well as getting a lot of vegetable servings, eat high protein but “good carbs” are okay to have and beneficial, also stay away from soy and tofu.
May 7th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
i want ask when add cinnamon after boling water ya befor boling water and any side effect add cinnamonand & honeyin hot water plz reply me i want 34 pound weight loss plzzzzzzz reply me
May 17th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
i tried the cinnamon and honey recipe i recieved in an email, it did not tell me the measurements. i tried it this morning with made up measurements and it made me throw up. is this supposed to happen?