More Health Benefits

Honey and weight loss are often associated.  Why is honey a smarter choice than table sugar if you are watching your weight and what you eat?

Refined dietary sugars lack minerals and vitamins and are often called empty calories.  They draw upon the body's nutrients to be metabloized into the system, and when these nutrients are depleted, metabolizing of cholesterol and fatty acid is impeded, contributing to higher cholesterol and promoting obesity due to higher fatty acid on the organs and tissues.  The good news is that honey, a natural sweetener, contains 22 amino acids and a variety of minerals essential for its metabolism so it is helpful in preventing obesity.

If you are determined to shed weight and speed up a sluggish metabolism, try this honey and lemon tip.
It is believed that drinking lemon juice with a little honey the first thing in the morning is an effective anticellulite treatment as it helps to increase body metabolism.  Another very popular recipe associated with honey and weight loss is a drink that uses honey and cinnamon as ingredients.  Many people have found this home remedy effective in losing pounds.  It's easy to make,  just dissolve half a teaspoon of  ground cinnamon in a cup of boiling water.  Stir and cover for half an hour.  Filter any big particles and add a teaspoon of honey.  Take it in the morning with an empty stomach and about a half hour before breakfast.

For people who tend to overeat or feel discomfort in their stomach after meals, honey can be taken for better digestion.  Honey is a simple carbohydrate that one safely  takes during fasting because it contains easily digested sugars.  Foods that are rich in sugars or complexes of sugars are carbohydrates and it takes the body much longer to digest the sugar from complex carbohydrates.

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Cinnamon & Honey

Here's an interesting report on the benefits of eating honey mixed with cinnamon.  It was published by Canadian magazine Weekly World News on January 17, 1995.  The report doesn't say how these things were proven, but they may still be worth a try and you may want to get your doctors opinion on some of them.


Upset Stomach - Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache.

Gas - According to studies, it is revealed that honey is taken with cinnamon the stomach is releaved of gas.

Immune System - Daily use of honey and cinnamon 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 strengtens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

Indigeston -  Cinnamon sprinkled on 2T of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

Longevity - Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arests the ravages of old age.  Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea.  Drink 1/4 c, 3-4 times a day.  It keeps the skin fresh and soft.

Pimples -  Three tablespoons of honey and 1t of cinnamon. Apply on pimples before sleeping and wash it the next morning with warm water. 

Skin Infections -  Appling honey and cinnamon in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema and all types of skin infections.

Fatique -  Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body.  Senior sitizens, who take honey and cinnamon in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.

Bad Breath -  People of South America, gargle first thing in the morning with 1t of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water.  Their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

Colds - Those suffering from comon or severe colds should take 1T of honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon daily for 3 days.  This will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

Cholesterol -  2T of honey and 3t of cinnamon mixed with 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. 

Hair Loss - May apply a past of hot olive oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon before bath and keep it for approximately 15 minutes and wash hair.  It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.

Toothache - Make a paste of 1t cinnamon and 5t honey and apply on the aching tooth.  This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.

Bladder Infections - Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink.  It destroys the germs in the bladder.

Insect Bites - Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body.  It is noticed that the pain recedes withing a minute or two.

Arthritis - Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon.  If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. 

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