The combination of honey and cinnamon has been used in both
oriental
and
Ayurvedic
medicine for centuries. Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known to
mankind and honey's popularity has continued throughout history. The two
ingredients with unique healing abilities have a long history as a
home remedy.
Cinnamon's essential oils and
honey's enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide
qualify the two "anti-microbial" foods with the ability to help stop
the growth of bacteria as well as fungi. Both are used not just as a
beverage flavoring and medicine, but also as an embalming agent and are
used as alternatives to traditional food preservatives due to their
effective
antimicrobial properties.
People have claimed that the mixture is a
natural cure
for many diseases and a formula for many health benefits:
1) HEART DISEASES: Apply honey and cinnamon powder on bread instead of using jam or butter and eat it regularly for breakfast.
2)
ARTHRITIS:
Apply a paste made of the two ingredients on the affected part of the body and massage slowly.
3)
HAIR LOSS:
Apply a paste of hot
olive oil,
a tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath, leave it for 15 min and wash.
4) BLADDER INFECTIONS: Mix cinnamon powder and honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink.
5) TOOTHACHE: Apply a paste of cinnamon powder and honey and on the aching tooth.
6)
CHOLESTEROL:
Add honey to cinnamon powder mixed in boiled water or green tea and drink.
7) COLDS: Make a glass of lukewarm honey water mixed with
cinnamon powder to help boost your immune system during the cold season.
It may also help to clear your sinuses.
8) INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on a spoonful of honey taken before food relieves acidity.
9) LONGEVITY: Regularly take
tea
made with honey and a little cinnamon powder.
10) PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon powder and apply paste on the
pimples
before sleeping and wash away the next morning.
11) OBESITY: To
reduce weight,
daily drink a mixture of a teaspoon of honey with half a teaspoon of
cinnamon powder boiled in water with an empty stomach in the morning
about half an hour before breakfast. Read:
Cinnamon and Honey Recipe. <-- Don't Miss It!
Cinnamon has an insulin boosting property (water soluble
compounds called polyphenol type A polymers) which have the ability to
boost insulin activity about 20 fold and can benefit
people who have high sugar levels (obese people, pre-diabetics and diabetics). Also, read the honey hibernation diet theory to find out how honey contributes to the metabolizing
of undesirable cholesterol and fatty acid, provides a fuelling
mechanism for the body, keep blood sugar levels balanced, and let our
recovery hormones get on with
burning body fat stores.
12)
BAD BREATH: Gargle with honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water so that breath stays fresh throughout the day.
