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

Read the different recipes and applications here

The whole article Winter naturally is interesting, so have a look.  I am just blogging the end of it here where the author mentions uses for honey and cinnamon.

Via: cadillacnews.com

HONEY & CINNAMON

• A mixture of honey and cinnamon can be a great remedy. Honey can be used to treat diseases, and it doesn’t have side effects.

• Heart disease: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder and spread it on bread; eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries. Eating this daily can relieve loss of breath and strengthen the heart beat. Honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

• Arthritis: Twice a day, drink one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. In a study conducted at the Cophenhagen University, scientists found that when doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, within a week about 35 percent of the people treated felt vast pain relief; within one month, most patients who could not walk or move prior to the honey and cinnamon treatment could now walk with no or minimal pain.

• Bladder infections: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. The mixture destroys the germs in the bladder.

• Toothache: Make a paste of one teaspoon cinnamon powder and five teaspoons honey and apply on the aching tooth three times a day until the tooth stops aching.

• Cholesterol: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water and given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.

• Colds: Those suffering from common or severe colds can try one tablespoon of lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process can cure most chronic coughs and colds and helps clean the sinuses.

• Upset stomach: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach aches and also clears stomach ulcers from the root causes.

• Gas: According to studies in India and Japan, a person may be relieved of gas if honey is taken with cinnamon powder.

• Immune system: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder can strengthen the immune system and protect the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

• Influenza: A scientist in Spain has proven that honey contains a natural ingredient which can kill influenza germs and save a person from getting the flu.

• Longevity: Honey and cinnamon, when made like a tea and taken regularly, can arrest the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water; boil to make a concoction that is similar to tea. Drink 1/2 cup three to four times per day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft.

• Pimples: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and rinse off the paste the next morning using warm water. Try this process daily for two weeks.

• Skin infections: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected areas can treat eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

• Fatigue: Recent studies show that the sugar content of honey is helpful in terms of strengthening the body.

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Ingredients:

• 7 oz (about 3/4 cup) Fettucini
• 6 tbsp chopped shallot bulbs, raw
• 8 slices of dried tomato
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• 4 tbsp white wine
• 10 olives
• basil, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and parsley to taste
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Boil pasta al dente. Drain, add 1 tbsp butter and Parmesan cheese, mix well.

Sautee shallots in the other tbsp butter and the oil, add dried tomato slices, olives and white wine. Reduce heat slightly, then add herbs to taste. Toss with pasta.

These glorified mashed potatoes serve 8.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs medium peeled and quartered potatoes
• 1 lb or 5 medium peeled and cut up parsnips
• 2 tbsp butter
• heated canned milk or fresh goat milk

Place parsnips and potatoes in a large pan, add water to cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and cook for about 25 minutes or until tender.  Drain, add butter and season to taste with salt, pepper, kelp, red pepper flakes and any other spice you might like.  The mash the potato parsnip mixture well, gradually stirring in enough milk to make it light and fluffy.

Both peppers and tomato are helpful in fighting fatigue. The following recipe – Peppers stuffed with savory Spanish rice, topped with a mild tomato sauce – includes both vegetables.

Stuffed Peppers (serves 6)

Ingredients:

• 6 green peppers, medium size
• 3 cups savory Spanish rice (see below)
• 1 cup tomato sauce (see below)

Wash peppers, core them. Chop the pepper seeds finely and mix them with the savory rice (unless you are saving the seeds for next year’s crop). Steam peppers for 20 minutes, then fill them with savory rice, half a cup per pepper. Place in a casserole, top with tomato sauce, and bake for 45 minutes, or until tender, at 350F.

Savory Spanish Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 lb. lean ground round
• 1/2 cup raw brown rice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups of tomato, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Sautee onion and pepper, brown the beef and drain. Mix sauteed vegetables and beef, then add all other ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, stir, reduce heat, then let simmer for 40-60 minutes or until the rice is tender. Stir often as it will stick otherwise, and remove the bay leaf before filling the rice into the peppers.

Mild Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canned or self made tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp onion, finely diced
• 3/4 tbsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic clove, finely diced

Mix all ingredients and bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Top stuffed peppers with the sauce before baking.

Bananas are great fatigue fighters, and so is this delicious banana bread

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup dark honey
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates
• liquid lecithin from any health food store to oil the bread pan

Stir together all dry ingredients, then blend well egg whites, honey, molasses, and the banana.  Add oil while stirring continually, then turn the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.  Add dates last.  Oil loaf pan (8×4x2) with lecithin and pour the batter into the pan.  Bake at 355F for 55 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes inside the pan, then remove from the pan.

banana, carrot, peppers, parsnip, tomato

• Bananas are the perfect mid-morning snack that keeps adults cheerful and attentive, overall less tired, at work.
• A glass of carrot juice will give you a surge of energy, probably because carrots have a high natural sugar content. If you mix pineapple juice and carrot juice equally, you get a good drink for those who have to deal with hypoglycemia.
• Capsicum and paprika both increase energy levels. Eating different kinds of peppers, including cayenne peppers, regularly gives you additional vitality and vigor.
• Parsnips are great fatigue fighters, and also help the body to cleanse itself. For those with hypoglycemia, their diet should include parsnip once a day or at least every other day. The same counts for those recovering from serious illness or surgery.
• A diet that contains plenty of tomatoes can also help in fighting hypoglycemia, fatigue and lack of energy in general.