From the internet rounds...and I'd love to see the sources on these assertions, because some of them seem suspect to me!
Honey is the only food on the planet that will
not spoil or rot. What it will do is 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 crystallize. When this happens, loosen the
lid, boil some water, and set the honey container in the hot water - but turn off
the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never
boil honey or put it in a microwave; this will kill the enzymes in the honey.
A mixture of honey and Cinnamon
cures most diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind
of disease.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the
right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even 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 it on bread
instead of jelly or 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, when 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 one ages, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and
cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis patients may
take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of
honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When 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 one-half teaspoon cinnamon
powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people
so treated) 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within
a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis
now 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 one tablespoon of cinnamon powder mixed in 16
ounces of water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the
level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. When taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol
is cured.
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 its root.
GAS
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it was revealed that when 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. Constant use of honey
strengthens white blood cells to fight
bacterial and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is
eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA
A scientist in Spain has found that honey contains a natural Ingredient that kills 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. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon
powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to
four times a day.
RASPY OR SORE THROAT
When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip
until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.
PIMPLES
Make a paste of three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply
this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with
warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all 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
In the morning, one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach,
and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup
of water. When 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 three times a day for one month.
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, even when the vitality of
the body starts to decrease, when taken twice daily in the morning and in the
afternoon at about 3:00 p.m., the vitality of the body will begin to increase within a week.
BAD BREATH
People of South America gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder
mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh
throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS:
Honey and cinnamon powder, taken daily in equal parts morning and night restores hearing.
