You have to hear this story, because you cannot let this be you.
Matthew Radar was doing what any 4-year-old kid would do: he was goofing around and climbing things in the house.
He managed to open the spice cabinet and began playing with the spices inside.
The next thing his mother Brianna knew, her son was convulsing like he was having a seizure.
What caused this reaction? Cinnamon.
Many items we expect to be harmless can have dangerous side effects, for instance, this man took colloidal silver as a home remedy and it turned his skin blue.
An hour after arriving at the hospital, Matthew passed away. The coroner ruled it an accidental death caused by cinnamon asphyxiation.
The same spice we have on our breakfast oatmeal, in our favorite treats, and on our coffee can be incredibly harmful — even deadly.
It's important to hear Brianna and Matthew's story, because kids often eat large amounts of cinnamon for fun.
You may not be aware of this, but there is a game called the "Cinnamon Challenge." People of all ages attempt to swallow heaping spoonfuls of cinnamon just to see if they can, as the dryness of the cinnamon typically causes one to cough it right back up after swallowing. This could be a popular game at your children's school and you may not even know it.
According to the New York Times, after the "Cinnamon Challenge" rose in popularity, many people became seriously ill:
“Doctors and poison control experts are warning people that this seemingly harmless dare is more dangerous than it appears. A report published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday found that the stunt has led to a growing number of calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms. Some teenagers have suffered collapsed lungs and ended up on ventilators.”
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