Health Benefits of Honey and Cinnamon

Folk remedies have been around a long time for a very good reason– they work!Here is another for the folks:

CINNAMON & HONEY

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call turning to sugar.  Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey. Make sure your honey is untreated and unprocessed and not heated. This will have the greatest benefit. Caution honey is a form of sugar so too much honey of any kind is not good for the body. But a little bit will help some of the following conditions.And the Cinnamon should be organic. Chinese medicine says it is warming and nourishing for the Kidneys.

Cinnamon and honey each have properties with the potential to improve your health.

Cinnamon is an antioxidant and it may help balance blood sugar, while honey fights bacteria. The vibrant spice contributes fiber, honey supplies sugar for energy and their combined flavors make the perfect spread for toast or muffins.Cinnamon powder, or ground cinnamon, is made from the bark of the Cinnamomum tree. Honey originates as nectar from flowers, which is collected by bees, broken down into simple sugars by enzymes in the bees’ stomachs and then spread onto the honeycomb, where its water evaporates to produce thick honey. It consists of the sugars fructose and glucose.One teaspoon of cinnamon has 6 calories and 2 grams of carbohydrates. You’ll get 21 calories and 6 grams of total carbohydrates from 1 teaspoon of honey. All of the carbohydrates in honey are sugar, while those in cinnamon are mostly fiber. You’ll get 1.4 grams of fiber, or 4 percent of men’s and 6 percent of women’s recommended daily intakes of fiber from 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

One tablespoon of honey contains 1 percent of your recommended daily intake of copper, manganese and vitamin B-6. Barely a trace of nutrients remains in 1 teaspoon. If you eat 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, you will get 1 to 8 percent of your daily intake of 12 nutrients. But when the serving size is reduced to 1 teaspoon, a measurable amount of only four nutrients remains: iron, calcium, manganese and vitamin K.

Cinnamon is such a strong spice that you’re more likely to consume 0.5 teaspoon in one serving, which would supply 1 percent of your daily intake of calcium and iron and 10 percent of manganese.

Cinnamon contains antioxidant flavonoids and essential oils that have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It may help balance blood sugar and treat Type 2 diabetes by mimicking insulin’s ability to move glucose out of the bloodstream and into cells. A study published in the November 2012 issue of the “Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics” reported that consuming 6 grams of ground cinnamon together with farina cereal moderated the cereal’s effect on blood sugar. Eating 1 to 6 grams daily may lower blood glucose in people who have Type 2 diabetes, according to the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Honey has one proven benefit: it stops the growth of bacteria. When used topically, it may help heal wounds and minor burns. It’s often reported to relieve sore throats and may treat swollen gums.

Honey is sometimes touted for its ability to treat high cholesterol and high blood pressure, but its safety and effectiveness have not been proven to date, according to MayoClinic.com. As a treatment for coughs, it may work better than some, but not all, over-the-counter cough medications, according to a review published in March 2012 by the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Infants younger than 12 months should never consume honey because they’re vulnerable to infant botulism.

ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the  Copenhagen  University , it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

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 germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.  As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured.  According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.  To make it lukewarm,  place it in a small jar and let it set in warm water for awhile.

HEART DISEASES:Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and 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 also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:

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.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the 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.

INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA – FLU:

A scientist in  Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘ Ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:

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 might start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES:

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 removes pimples from the root.

WEIGHT LOSS:

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.

SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

FATIGUE:

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.

CANCER:

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.

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.

HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts helps restore hearing.

Source:

www.livestrong.com

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