Cinnamon

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Do you have more than 30-50 lbs left to lose, though?? If you don't have either PCOS or that weight to lose I do not want you taking it.

My bmi is 22

I would not recommend cinnamon for someone with BMI of 22. That is barely any weight to spare before you are at BMI 21, which is where I want everyone to stop losing weight and start trying to hold steady where they are at.

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Originally Posted by Ohdeer

Hi, wow haven’t caught up on the other comments on this thread yet but just wanted to reply to this and say thanks Atomic. Yes I do have diagnosed PCOS (though it’s not classed as severe). I’m taking myo inositol and folate and fibre. I bought Ceylon cinnamon (think it’s 2000mg one a day) and have occasionally taken it before lunch. Experienced no effects whatsoever. Happy to keep it in the mix or to drop it. Not taking anything else. I did buy antihistamine and thought I’d use it on day of attempt but have scrapped that now and am just using good old alcohol. So, to cut a long story short my other supps are: myoinosol, folate, fibre and wine. Thank you! And apologies for fanning a cinnamon fire

No, I'm glad you did, because I know there are Facebook groups and other places treating it like it's no big deal but I'm just one person, I can't go around everywhere and police the swayers of the Internetz and so I appreciate the chance to allow at least a few people to read about the risks of it. I feel somewhat responsible since i was the one who started the cinnamon notion years ago and it was before so many of the risks were known and also before I saw it messing people up firsthand.

I would have you stick with the diet changes and myo before adding in the cinnamon, which you likely will not even need. YOu are a skinny PCOSer, right?? I just think it will be too much of a good thing for you.

Yep I’m in normal weight range. My BMI is 24 though so still some to spare. I’m holding steady at that weight even with the dietary changes. But that’s probably because of my frequent hormonal cheats :-)