by Frances Ruocco

Created on: August 13, 2008

Besides being very tasty and comforting Cinnamon along with Honey is said to be very beneficial to our bodies. Research by scientists is proving that both of them by themselves can aid in curing many ailments, and together they work wonders.

We have all enjoyed apple pie and apple cobbler which is an added treat on any night with a cup of tea. In fact you can purchase tea with cinnamon and apple flavor and instead of adding that sugar you can add some honey. It has been said that the honey will not have a bad effect on someone with sugar diabetes. However, in all instances every diabetic should check with their physicians and/or take it in little doses to be sure they are not going to have a reaction to the honey, especially since we all know that we can't always believe what we read.

Years ago people would say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Maybe they also used the cinnamon and honey when making baked apples, apple cobbler and apple pie and without realizing they were coming up with a cure all for many ailments.

Cinnamon and Honey can be used to reduce cholesterol, aha; maybe that is why cheerios and honey nut cheerios are said to reduce our cholesterol. Using same can give us a head's up in treating heart disease. In fact the two can be mixed together and spread on toast in place of butter. Again, the article said to stop taking your cholesterol medication, as stated earlier only do this under the supervision of your physician, let him know that you want to try this method of lowering your cholesterol. You can write to Copenhagen University or try and see if you can get any information from them on line regarding their recent research that was done on Cinnamon and Honey combinations concerning cholesterol.

If you take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a warm glass of water and drink it, they say it can destroy germs in the bladder.

Arthritis patients can take a mixture every morning and night of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Worth a try for all the arthritis suffers out there.

One teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of hone are said to ease the pain of a toothache.

It can help cure a common cold, relieve gas, boost the immune system, aid in weight loss, Research is also being done in Japan and Australia to try and cure advanced cases of stomach cancer. It is good for fatigue bad breath and believe it or not it is said to be helpful in restoring our hearing.

Information for this article was obtained from an e-mail that is going around. If you happen to receive one entitled Cinnamon and Honey be sure to read it. The article also claims that the combination of the two can add years to our lives. Worth trying, don't you agree?
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