I blogged about this before, and am thinking that it doesn;t hurt to have this too on here.  Honey and cinnamon are indeed a good combination.

Via: Gather

I don’t know if this is true or not, but it sounds reasonable.

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.Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a “Ram Ban” (very effective) medicine or all kinds of diseases.

Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

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.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
ARTHRITIS
BLADDER INFECTIONS
CHOLESTEROL
COLDS
UPSET STOMACH
GAS
IMMUNE SYSTEM
INDIGESTION
INFLUENZA
LONGEVITY
PIMPLES
SKIN INFECTIONS
WEIGHT LOSS
CANCER
FATIGUE
BAD BREATH
HEARING LOSS

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Now in a combined study from China and the US, researchers say that regular consumption of green tea may reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 12 per cent. Tea has been used as an alternative medicine in China for thousands of years. In China, tea has been hailed as a miracle elixir with the power to do almost everything from lowering stress hormones and soothing the symptoms of PMS to protecting against disease.

Tea has been used as an alternative medicine in China for thousands of years. In China, tea has been hailed as a miracle elixir with the power to do almost everything from lowering stress hormones and soothing the symptoms of PMS to protecting against disease.

Now it seems that the Western hemisphere is starting to take notice of this beverage’s potential health benefits. In particular, research on the health benefits of green tea progressed in leaps and pounds over the last few years.

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At the end of the study, the researchers concluded that regular
consumption of green tea was associated with a ‘slightly decreased risk
for breast cancer’ of 12 per cent, compared to those who didn’t drink green tea.

It may be a modest risk reduction; however, it still is a risk reduction. Sounds good to me.

In addition to the potential anti-cancer benefits, other studies
have reported a range of health benefits for green tea and its
extracts, including the potential to promote weight loss, and
protection against Alzheimer’s.

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Via: NaturalNews

Flax oil and flax seeds have been shown to lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides, and to help reduce damage to cell membranes. Flax is also important in the body’s ability to reduce inflammation and prevent the many degenerative diseases associated with it. Studies have shown that women with a high intake of flax oil and flax lignans are at much lower risk of developing breast cancer. Research is now documenting the benefits of flax oil, lignans, and flax meal in preventing and treating cancer in the gastrointestinal tract and colon, and breast cancer metastasis.

Recent studies and results

In a study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology researchers noted that flax seed oil and flax seed meal are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Their objective was to investigate the feeding of flax seed oil and flax meal to groups of rats with induced precursors of colon cancer. These precursors form in the lining of the colon and rectum prior to the appearance of colorectal polyps.

The groups of rats were fed either a controlled diet alone, controlled diet plus soybean oil, controlled diet plus flax oil, or controlled diet plus flax meal. The rats were examined after 17 weeks. Those fed the flax seed oil and the flax seed meal showed reduced incidence of colon cancer precursor by 84% and 87.5% respectively. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity rates were significantly higher in the rats fed flax seed oil and flax seed meal compared to those fed soybean oil. The enzymes in GST play a significant role in the detoxification of such substances as carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, and products of oxidative stress.

In the Journal of Nutrition and Cancer researchers note that fatty acid composition of dietary fat plays a vital role in colon tumor development in animal models. Fats containing omega-3 fatty acids, such as flax oil, and those containing omega-6 fats, such as corn oil, reduced chemically induced colon tumor development in rats. Lignans have also been shown to prevent colon tumor development in animal studies. These researchers investigated the effects of dietary flaxseed meal, a source of both omega-3 fatty acids and lignans, on colon tumor development and compared them with the effects of dietary corn meal.

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Via: NaturalNews

Extracts from the leaf of the Stevia plant have been found to be high in antioxidants that prevent the DNA damage that leads to cancer, according to a new Indian study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. “These results indicate that Stevia rebaudiana may be useful as a potential source of natural antioxidants,” said lead author Srijani Ghanta, of the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in Kolkata.

This is good news for stevia, the natural sweetener that has been suppressed for decades by the FDA, but which is now about to go mainstream thanks to interest from Coca-Cola and Cargill.

Stevia rebaudiana is a South American shrub that grows in semi-arid areas of Brazil and Paraguay. The leaves of the plant have been used for generations as a sweetener, originally by the Guarani people and more recently throughout South America and Asia. A campaign of intimidation against stevia companies by the FDA has so far prevented the sweetener from being approved for use in foods in the United States or Europe, but it is currently sold as a supplement and has gained mainstream acceptance as a safe, natural, calorie-free sweetener.

The FDA, of course, suppressed stevia as a way to propel the sales of aspartame, the artificial chemical sweetener that was pushed through FDA approval by none other than Donald Rumsfeld. Aspartame has never been shown to be safe for human consumption in any honest studies.

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Via: Detroit Free Press

Experts say good nutrition isn’t just about one superstar ingredient; it’s about group dynamics — the way certain food combinations work together for maximum health benefits.

Salsa plus avocado equals lower cancer risk: While salsa alone is super healthy, this pairing helps you soak up four times more cancer-fighting lycopene and almost three times more immune-boosting beta-carotene, finds an Ohio State University study. You can thank the fat in avocado for the lift.

Equally good: Use cubed avocado and salsa as an omelet filling for breakfast.

Iron-fortified cereal plus glass of orange juice equals more energy: Eating iron-fortified cereal can help enhance your energy, but consuming a half cup of orange juice along with it increases the amount of iron absorbed sixfold, says Joan Salge Blake, an assistant clinical professor of nutrition at Boston University.

Equally good: Mix 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, 1 tablespoon grated ginger and 2 minced garlic cloves; add iron-packed tofu and marinate for 30 minutes. Grill over medium heat.

A teaspoon of peanut butter plus glass of milk equals stronger bones: “Drinking milk while snacking on a heart-healthy monounsaturated fat like peanut butter helps you absorb as much bone-building vitamin D as possible,” says Susan Kraus, a clinical dietitian at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.

Equally good: Mix 8 ounces skim milk, 1 teaspoon peanut butter, 1 cup fresh fruit and 1/2 cup ice in a blender for a bone-strengthening smoothie.

Cantaloupe wedge plus yogurt equals immunity boost: The vitamin A in cantaloupe helps ward off viruses, but “enjoying it with foods that are high in zinc, like yogurt, ensures that your body can utilize almost 100% of the nutrient,” says Jonny Bowden, author of “The Most Effective Natural Cures.”

Equally good: Mix 8 ounces nonfat plain yogurt, 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup honey. Dip cantaloupe pieces in it for a snack.

Spinach, carrots, tomato, tablespoon olive oil plus marjoram equals healthy skin: Veggies need 1 tablespoon of full-fat dressing with olive oil in order for the body to absorb many of the antioxidants that are good for your immune system, skin and heart, says Bowden. To up the antioxidant capacity by 200% more, top with the herb marjoram.

Equally good: If you’re not into fatty dressings, put pine nuts, walnuts, avocado or a bit of blue cheese in your salad instead. They all offer the same benefits.

Mug of green tea and lemon equals heart help: Squeezing a lemon into green tea makes five times more catechin, a heart-healthy antioxidant, available for your body to use than if you sipped sans citrus, notes a Purdue University study. (Vitamin C slows the breakdown of catechins in the digestive system.)

Equally good: Add a 6-ounce can of lemon-juice concentrate to 12 ounces green tea, chill and top with 12 ounces club soda, a lemon wedge and a few mint leaves.

Via: NaturalNews

In the world of natural health, “medicinal” mushrooms are known as some of the most potent immune boosters and disease fighters. Perhaps the most potent of all is the Agaricus Blazei Murrill mushroom, known in its native Brazil as “The Mushroom of God”; however many others have also proven to be very effective and popular.

Here are some of the very best

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Since the days of the traveling medicine show, consumers have been the target of pitches for miraculous elixirs – cure-alls that could make the sightless see or the lame walk again.

All forms of marketing, of course, rely in part on supply and demand. And there’s probably no greater demand than that generated by people desperately looking to cure a terrible illness.

Cancer is a terrible illness. Second only to heart disease as America’s most common killer, it robs families of loved ones often with little notice or through a long, lingering ordeal that also saps some life from those close to the victim.

Although cancer survivor rates have improved over the years, the disease still takes a horrendous toll and touches countless lives. One need only attend any of the area’s annual Relays for Life to understand the pervasiveness of the illness. When the names of cancer victims are read, it’s akin to a public reading of the telephone directory.

Being stricken with cancer is awful enough. Being a cancer victim as well as a victim of hucksterism can be doubly devastating. But with the advent of the Internet, various merchants of false hope have found cancer victims easy prey for their health frauds.

That’s why, a couple of weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration launched an initiative designed to crack down on bogus cancer cures.

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