Honey & Cinnamon Therapy

The health benefits of honey are well documented but yet not many people know about the true medicinal value of honey.

Honey is useful as an antimicrobial agent and antioxidant. The benefits of honey like many foods depends on its quality, but in this case, the situation is even more extreme, because the pollen that collects on the bees' legs as they move from plant to plant is only as healthful and as diverse as those plants.

The processing of honey often removes many of the phytonutrients found in raw honey, as it exists in the hive. Manuka and UMF honey are one of the most potent honeys available.

- Honey is known for its anti-tumor and cancer fighting properties.

- For those of us who have allergies honey can help control seasonal allergies.

- Honey is also good for your skin as it has the ability to attract water. It is safe for sensitive skin.

- Mixing honey with olive oil makes a great hair conditioner. Be sure to wash your hair thoroughly before you go outside.

Below I have listed some remedies that include honey and cinnamon that can help relieve every day ailments and health problems.

Arthritis: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two. Or arthritis patients may daily, morning and night take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If drunk regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research done 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.

Hair Loss: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be very effective.

Bladder Infections: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of luke warm water and drink it. It destroys the germs of the bladder.

Toothache: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be done 3 times a day daily till such time that the tooth has stopped aching.

Cholesterol: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, if given to a cholesterol patient, it reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day any chronic cholesterol is cured. As per the information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complains of cholesterol.

Source : ezinearticles.com