Avoid these cinnamon powders… pic.twitter.com/klDQFeAzn4
— Paul Saladino, MD (@paulsaladinomd) November 16, 2024
Whole Foods 365 Organic cinnamon is the best brand, and by "best," he means low in, or zero, lead.
365 by Whole Foods Market, Organic Ground Cinnamon, 1.9 Ounce https://t.co/QjLgWkXUAQ via @amazon
— St. Michael, the Archangel (@aveng_angel) November 16, 2024
"The 12 Cinnamon Powders You Should Never Use: Consumer Reports Found High Lead Levels in a third of the Cinnamon Powders and Spice Mixtures We Tested. Here are the Ones that Pose the Most and Least Risk," Lisa L. Gill, Consumer Reports, September 12, 2024.
Lead is a heavy metal that is linked to all sorts of massive problems in humans--heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney issues. In kids, behavioral issues, neurodevelopmental problems, decreased IQ, learning difficulties, all kinds of issues. You do not want to be consuming lead. Most of us know this, but cinnamon is very often contaminated with lead.
So what's the solution? In the caption of this video, I'll put a number of cinnamons that came up very low for lead. These would be the safest ones to consume. Saladino writes,
This content isn’t meant to scare you. In fact, it’s meant to inform you so that you can make the best choices for your health…
Here are the safest brands: Sadaf, Loisa, Morton & Bassett San Francisco, and 365 Whole Foods Market.
One of the best cinnamons is the Whole Foods Organic Cinnamon 365 brand
"Study: Lead Exposure Can be Deadly for Adults," Sonya Lunder, EWG, March 15, 2018.
