Honey and Cinnamon
In my various readings, I came across something about honey and cinnamon as a cure for many different things. Now, due to lack of time, I haven't been able to do much digging into it and thus haven't found credible sources to site. I do have the time to experiment with it though, seeing as preparation is minimal and easily done with working odd hours.
Pulled from Nourishing Traditions, page 536: Honey that has not been heated over 117 degrees is loaded with amylases, enzymes that digest carbohydrates, as well as all the nutirents found in plant pollens. This makes it an ideal sweatener for porridge and toast, as the amylases in raw honey help digest grains. Glucose tolerance tests indicate that, for most people, honey does not upset blood sugar levels as severely as does refined sugar.
There are many studies quoted throughout that book regarding refined products vs naturally occuring ones. Particularly in dealing with salts, fats and sugars, where the refined products always lead to ill health and diseases. A prevalent and common one today is Diabetes. This article I read said that even though honey is sweet, it does not harm a diabetic patient if taken in the right doses. As I mentioned, it was not a creditable source and I have not yet had time to look into. While this may be true, I question whether it is honey as readibly available in the grocery store or whether it would need to be raw honey.
The various "cures" I have found:
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 th e 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.
BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so theirbreath stays fresh throughout the day.
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.
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cance r 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.
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and one tablespoon 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 dailyrelieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
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&nb sp;of t he body within a week.
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. HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.
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. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next 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.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protect s the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found th at honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA: 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 increases and even a 100 year old, starts 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.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers 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.
At any rate, I figure it can't hurt to test some of this out for myself. On one hand, it proves to be a waste of time. On the other hand, I finally manage to kick the worst of my fatigue, my shortness of breath and the arthritis in my knees.
According to the above list, I would need on a daily basis:
~half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder twice a day for fatigue
~a paste of honey and cinnamon spread on toast in the morning for shortness of breath/heart diseases
~one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder taken in the morning and at night for the arthritis
The recipe for fatigue and that for the arthritis are easily combined into one. I don't really think that altering one will drastically affect the effect of the honey and cinnamon. That is to say, I doubt the first recipe I listed, if accomodating the larger dose of the arthritis recipe will mean it won't affect the fatigue at all. I doubt consuming the honey and cinnamon in a way other than as a paste on toast will affect things either. Although I do wonder at the significance of putting it on a piece of toast in the morning. At any rate, those are my three problem areas that subsist to this day and were found in this article, so we'll see what I can work out for a daily experiment to test this theory out. If it fails, I may do more research. If it succeeds, I will definitely try to make time to do more research.
