HEALTH CORNER

THE POWER OF HONEY   
PART II  ~ CINNAMON and HONEY

Last issue we featured the benefits of cinnamon alone in Health Corner. This issue we are adding to that with the power of HONEY...


Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what is called "crystallize".  When this happens loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. That will kill the healing power enzymes contained in it. 

There are many references in the Bible to honey. It is frequently mentioned as a wholesome food, a helpful medicine, an ingredient of delicious drinks, an appropriate attractive gift and a valued possession. There is some evidence even that the Hebrews may have cultivated bees, using the wild honey in profusion. "Wild" honey is often mentioned; whether this was meant as a contrast to domesticated honey, is difficult to say...

The day Christ rose from the dead and appeared before His Disciples, He asked for food. They gave Him broiled fish and a honeycomb (Luke 24: 42), which He ate to prove to the Apostles that He was truly resurrected and not merely a Spirit or a Thought. John the Baptist was famous for his camel's hair raiment, and the dried locusts and honey he ate in the wilderness (Mark 1: 6, Matt. 3: 4). Honey too must have been an important article of commerce among the Jews. Ezekiel mentions (27: 17) that the Israelites, in addition to wine, oil and balsams, also carried honey to a Phoenician mercantile town, known as Tyrus, and it is possible that they supplied other markets with it. That the Jews put aside honey for future use is proven by the appeal of the men to Ishmael: "Slay us not, for we have stores hidden in the fields, of wheat and of barley and of oil and of honey." (Jer. 41: 8.)...

Note: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon is a natural cure. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases without any side effects. Even if taken in the right sage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated January 17,1995 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 helpful in reducing incident of repeat episodes. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. 

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. Aids even chronic arthritis. 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 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.  Continual use can help heal chronic high 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. 

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 and increases life span

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. 

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 helps prevent fat from  accumulating in the body.

Additional diseases impacted by cinnamon and honey:

UPSET STOMACH: IMMUNE SYSTEM: INDIGESTION: INFLUENZA: SKIN INFECTIONS: CANCER: FATIGUE: BAD BREATH and HEARING LOSS.

Please note: The remedies listed in this article should not be considered or used in replacement of professional medical consultation and prescribed medications. This information is offered solely for the purposes of providing a means of support to healthy lifestyles, not as cures for chronic illness. Please consult your licensed practicing physician before changing/supplementing your health regiment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/animal-product/health-benefits-of-honey-and-cinnamon.html

Portions of this article taken from: HEALTH BENEFITS OF HONEY "Honey In The Bible": http://www.honey-health.com/honey-52.shtml