Bit over the top, but vaguely interesting:-

Cinnamon and Honey
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> Whoever thought?
> 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 I rather call "crystallizing"
When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, turn 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. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey.
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> Cinnamon and Honey
> 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. (Rot)Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'very effective' medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. (Well, reckon would need to be careful of the diabetic patient!)>
> 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. (I would not set that much store by this statement - wold need that verified by my doctor!)
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:
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> 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 have 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 nursing 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.
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> 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. (I have me doubts!!)
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> 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..
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> UPSET STOMACH:
> Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
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> 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. (No, ginger is what we usedi India)
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> IMMUNE SYSTEM:
> Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts.
Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
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> INDIGESTION:
> Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals. (In India we used fresh ginger)
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> INFLUENZA:
> A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu. (Got in a bit of a muddle here, what?)
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> 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. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old...(!!!!!! Oh yes??)
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> 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.
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> SKIN INFECTIONS:
> Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> HEARING LOSS:
> Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids?
We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it! (Far fetched!!)

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Mebbe I should have put this in the 'jokes' section! HaHa

I'm totally trying this. What can it hurt? I'm trying to cut down on coffee in the am anyway, so this can take the place of one cup.

cinnamon is good for insulin resistance and insulin resistance is a contributor for inflammation, so maybe a connection that way?

but i drink herbal ginger tea with honey nearly every day and use quite a bit of cinnamon to help control my blood sugar and really haven't noticed anything myself, maybe need to up level of cinnamon.........i'll try that!

one of my favorite concoctions is freshly grated ginger, cinnamon, almond extract and/or vanilla extract and honey tea.

I know this lady who eats cinnamon after every meal. She stirs it into whatever she is drinking and she told me she is type 1 diabetic and this is all she has to do to control it. She has apparently done this for 20+ years.

Interesting stuff!!!

ok, upping the cinnamon! thanks!

i'll just have to increase my applesauce consumption as its the perfect vehicle for cinnamon, IMO!

OK gals, let's know how ya fare with the regime. As you said, surely can't hurt any and IF it works...dada, great.

wonder just how much i need to consume to see a difference? will keep experimenting, clearly the amount i consume now isn't enough.

i assume RAW honey is what they refer to, not just any processed honey from grocery. also, if anyone ever watched alton brown 'good eats' on food network (try youtube) he did a bit on cinnamon. IF i remember right... there is a cinnamon copycat that can be used and labeled 'cinnamon' bc it tastes just like it. i hope im remembering wrong but im checking it out now. stay tuned, ill be back w/ or w/out confeermation of this.

EDIT: im back. i could not find alton brown but i typed in 'cinnamon fake' at yahoo = plenty of info! seems us americans may not know what real cinnamon tastes like after all =( what a shame!! i tried to search for the 'real' stuff and all i came up w/ was 'ceylon cinnamon'. i guess its more expensive though?

IN ADDITION: ive also seen where store bought processed honey 'could' also contain added corn syrup that does not have to be on label if its less than a certain amount. i heard this 5-10 yrs ago but never researched it.

POINT: if you arent eating the real deal its never gonna work!!!

I suggest you read the coolinginflammation blog

http://coolinginflammation.blogspot.com/

the guy states that sugars - honey included, and he underlined it - are pro-inflammatory.

we should use them in modest quantity.

i really cant handle honey for the same reason as sugar = pain. i just got some local raw honey thinking it could make a dif... maybe not? we will see.

thanks for that