[cloudmountain]

These "discoveries" USED to always start with "British scientists say..."

Cinnamon...big deal.
There have ALWAYS and ALWAYS been smart folks around, geniuses too, who figured out good herbs and spices THOUSANDS of years ago.

REINVENTING THE WHEEL syndrome.

[CutePuppy]

... There have ALWAYS and ALWAYS been smart folks around, geniuses too, who figured out good herbs and spices THOUSANDS of years ago. REINVENTING THE WHEEL syndrome.

... Cinnamon has no effect on the stomach; its beneficial effect is in the colon.

... Cools??? Low pH is supposed to be "hot"?

The article describes how researchers used first-of-a-kind "smart pill" sensor capsule to measure precise temp and gas (in this case, CO2) before and after intake of chemical or food agent. It provides factual, in vivo scientific foundation and mechanism to things people may have "known" for a long time. It's a scientific approach to prove or disprove what the people think they know.

< snip > ..... This work is part of a bigger study into gut health using swallowable gas sensor capsules or smart pills. ..... "The capsule is swallowable but indigestible, which has enabled real-time and precise gas measurements in different sections of the gastrointestinal tract in animal models." ..... < snip >

..... "Our experiments with pigs and cinnamon show how swallowable gas sensor capsules can help provide new physiological information that will improve our understanding of diet or medicine... They are a highly reliable device for monitoring and diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders."

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"There are known knowns - there are things we know we know... There are known unknowns - we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know" - Donald Rumsfeld