The Health Benefits Of Cinnamon And Honey
There are two wonder foods that you need to keep in your pantry at all times. These two are Honey and Cinnamon. The health benefits of cinnamon and honey are many.
Did you know that honey is the only food on the planet that won’t go off? It may crystallize, but honey will always be honey and you can always use it.
If your honey does crystallize, loosen the lid, boil some water and put the honey container in the hot water. Turn off the heat and the honey will liquefy again. It will be as good as new.
Just make sure never to boil or microwave honey, or it will kill off the active enzymes in the honey.
One of the benefits of cinnamon and honey is that together they make great cures for a lot of ailments and there won’t be any side effects from using these wonder foods, unlike conventional medicine.
Even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right doses, it won’t harm diabetic patients. Here is a list of some of the ailments that honey is known to cure, aid or prevent.
- Heart Disease
- Arthritis
- Cholesterol
- Bladder Infections
- Flatulence
- Upset Stomach
- Colds
- Indigestion
- Skin Ailments
- Acne
- Bad Breath
Here are some of the health benefits of cinnamon.
- Full of Antioxidants
- Has antibacterial properties and fights infections
- Combats diabetes
- Reduces the risk of heart disease
- Defends Against Developing Neurological Disorders
- Lowers one’s risk of getting cancer
- Promotes dental health and freshens breath
- Helps allergies
- Cures and prevents candida
- Helps treat HIV
- Promotes healthy skin
- A natural sweetener
- Helps to preserve food
Ideas For Using Cinnamon And Honey As A Team
In the mornings make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder for your toast instead of jam. If this is eaten regularly you can reduce the amount of cholesterol in your arteries. Your heart will be strengthened and your arteries and veins will be revitalized.
To reduce your cholesterol levels, try two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon with a cup of tea water. Tests have shown that this can reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by ten percent in about two hours.
A cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon taken regularly can help and sometimes cure chronic arthritis. Try this as you have nothing to lose.
If you are suffering from a bladder infection, try two tablespoons of cinnamon and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water. This helps to destroy the germs that are causing your bladder infection.
If you have a common cold, one tablespoon of honey and a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon powder in lukewarm water taken for three days once a day will cure your cold and also a chronic cough. It will also help to clear your sinuses. This will also cure an upset stomach and help to clear ulcers from the root.
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens your immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and helps to digest the heaviest of meals.
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘ Ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100-year-old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it will remove pimples from the root.
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
Daily in the morning one-half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high-calorie diet.
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.
So if this article doesn’t educate you about the health benefits of cinnamon and honey and inspire you to go out and buy some, then I don’t know what will?
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