HONEY

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HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon
powder, put it on toast instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for
breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol and could potentially save one from heart
attack. Also, even if you have already had an attack, studies show you could be
kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of cinnamon and honey
strengthens the heart beat. It has been found that as one ages the arteries and
veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the
arteries and the veins.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients can benefit by taking
one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of
cinnamon powder. When taken daily 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, most all the patients who could not
walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking.

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 and cleanses….who knew?

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, when taken
three times a day, any chronic cholesterol-could be cured. According to an
information, 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, and it’s delicious too!

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder
cures stomach ache and also is said to clear stomach ulcers. It is also found
that when 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 bacterial 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
(where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two
tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests
the heaviest of meals

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder,
when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of
honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of boiling water to make
a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and
soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase. Honey, particularly darker
honey, such as buckwheat honey, is a rich source of phenolic compounds, such as
flavonoids, that exert significant antioxidant activity.

RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or
is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and cinnamon and sip until gone. Repeat
every three hours until throat is without symptoms.

PIMPLES: Make a paste of three tablespoons of honey
and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before
sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for
a few weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

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

WEIGHT LOSS: Drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled
in one cup of water, one hour before the breakfast and at night before
sleeping. When 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.

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. Research says that a half tablespoon of honey
taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the
vitality of the body starts to decrease,when taken daily after brushing and in
the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a
week.
Honey is an excellent source of readily available
carbohydrate, a chief source of quick energy.

BAD BREATH: Gargling one teaspoon of honey and
cinnamon powder mixed in hot water in the morning keeps the breath fresh for
most of the day.