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Cinnamon Extract

Also known as Ceylon Cinnamon

Half-life

~5–6 hours

What is Cinnamon Extract?

Standardized cinnamon bark extract (Ceylon preferred) used to support post-prandial glucose control and insulin sensitivity.

How Cinnamon Extract works

Polyphenols and cinnamaldehyde potentiate insulin receptor signaling and slow gastric emptying, blunting glucose spikes.

Benefits & uses

  • Modest blood-sugar support
  • Antioxidant
  • Metabolic support
  • Blood-sugar support
  • Low coumarin (liver-safe)

Common uses: Blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity, antioxidant support.

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Cinnamon Extract dosage

Typical dose
500–1000 mg/day Ceylon cinnamon extract with carbohydrate-containing meals.

Cinnamon Extract half-life

~5–6 hours (cinnamaldehyde metabolites)

Cinnamon Extract side effects

  • Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin — use Ceylon for chronic use
  • Possible additive glucose lowering with diabetic meds
  • Generally well tolerated
  • Well tolerated

Warnings & monitoring

  • Cassia cinnamon (not Ceylon) contains coumarin — high chronic doses can stress the liver; prefer Ceylon

Commonly stacked with

BerberineChromium Picolinate

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