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CINNAMON & HONEY……. you won’t be sorry for taking the time. Bet the

“drug” companies won’t like this one getting around.

Facts on honey and cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and

cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the

countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a “Ram

Ban” (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be

used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today’s science

says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a

medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a

magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the

following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as

researched by western scientists.

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 ha ve 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 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.

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.

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 bacterial and viral attacks.

Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large

amounts.&nbs p;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: 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 th e 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.

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. CANCER: Recent 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.

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.

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

their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken

in equal parts restore hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had

toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

“When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from

it,You have a moral obligation to share it with others.”