Some people would say that if you are interested in cinnamon honey benefits, then you only want to be in trend. It’s a new wave, like it was when we first heard of the goji berries, to give an example. The truth is that yes, it may be in trend, but it’s also a proven therapy, recommended by hundreds of years of healings.
Taken separately, each of them is an incredible food and medicine. Combined, their effects doubles. Cinnamon has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties and it proved itself to be hugely useful for everything, from Type 2 Diabetes to sore throats and weigh control. Honey has antiseptic and antibacterial properties.
Remember to take the real cinnamon, you wouldn’t want to heal something and destroy something else.
Weekly World News published a list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western scientists:
ARTHRITIS: Nutritionists recommend rubbing a simple mixture of one part honey, two parts warm water and a teaspoon of cinnamon into aching areas. relief shoul be noticeable within minutes. OR simply make a tea using on cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon, and drink it every morning and evening. There have been shown significant reductions in arthritis pain and dramatic increases in mobility within one month.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the bacteria in the bladder. Substitute cranberry juice for the water in cases of severe infections.
CHOLESTEROL: The cholesterol level has dropped by 10 percent within 2 hours after the patients took 16 ounces of tea with 2 tablespoons of honey and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon mixed in . If taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. Actually raw honey taken with food on a daily basis could relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: For common and severe colds take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon of cinnamon powder daily, for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
HEART DISEASES: If you eat every morning a slice of bread with honey and some sprinkled cinnamon, it reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves you from heart attack.
Regular use strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: Studies have been made in India and Japan, and it was revealed that when honey is taken with cinnamon, the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
FLU: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and protects the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon, and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old might start behave like a 20-year-old. 🙂
PIMPLES: Make a paste from 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and apply on the pimples before sleeping Wash it the next morning with warm water. Do it daily for two weeks, and it will removes pimples from the root.
WEIGHT LOSS:
favicon One popular recipe says the following: Pour boiling water over cinnamon and honey and take this “tea” half an hour before breakfast and just before sleeping at night, do it daily and it will reduce 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.
favicon Another recipe says there isn’t really a recipe to follow, but a different diet, rich in these two natural ingredients: honey and cinnamon. You can enjoy all the food you like, lose unwanted pounds and even more: get healthier with this powerful and tasty new diet. All you have to do is use these two ingredients in your cooking. A lot. Combine this diet with the beverage from the previous recipe and enjoy your new figure. Remember to use only organic honey and only Ceylon cinnamon. Please read the Cinnamon Warning post to find out more about the importance of eating Ceylon cinnamon when taking it in large doses.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: After only a few weeks of daily intake of cinnamon and honey, 137 of Italian patients reported that they felt much better, according to the researchers.
IMPOTENCE: Honey has a long history as an aphrodisiac as well as a powerful cure for impotence. Some Eastern Religion even banned honey because of its “arousal agent”. In Africa men apply honey externally on their private parts to enhance their sexual stamina.
INFERTILITY: Honey has long been used in India and China to increase fertility. The spice is mixed with a small amount of honey and turned into a paste which is then spread along the gums, from where it is slowly absorbed by the body.
POISON IVY: Apply the mix directly on the affected area. Repeat until eruptions disappear.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
CANKER SORES: Make a salad dressed with: honey, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar may clear up painful canker sores.
FATIGUE: Elders who take honey and cinnamon in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. It has been proven that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon, taken daily in the morning and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., increases the vitality of the body within a week.
CANCER: An important research in Japan and Australia has revealed that patients suffering from advanced cancer of the stomach and bones should take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
BAD BREATH: People in 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.
HAIR LOSS: Honey and cinnamon mixed with warm olive oil is a stimulant used in folk medicine. Massage your scalp before shampooing it and keep it for 5 minutes. Then wash it.
HEARING LOSS: Equal parts of honey and cinnamon powder, taken every morning and evening, helps restore hearing.
ATHLETE’S FOOT: Every evening mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and massage the affected foot area with this mixture for half of hour. Then wash it with soap and water. The problem disappears within 1 week.
SORE FEET: Rub warm honey and cinnamon on sore feet after a long day at work. Do this again in the morning and then bath them in cool water. Now you are ready for another long day at work.
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