What role does cinnamon play in lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease?

Cinnamon is full of antioxidants and has been shown to assist in inflammation in the body, cuts the risk of heart disease, fights bacterial and fungal infections, treats digestion, and can even lower blood sugar.

In 2013, scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara released outcomes of their studies on the possibility of cinnamon to prevent Alzheimer's disease, concluding that the two compounds found in cinnamon — cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin — has shown some promising results in preventing the development of the filamentous "tangles" found in the brain cells that characterize the disease.

During the process of Alzheimer's disease, a protein made up of twisted fibers (tangles) called tau form ins

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