Chantelle Carter
This week I thought I would share with you one of the most magical healing elixirs I have ever come across and the ingredients are most likely sitting in your cupboard right now: Honey and cinnamon. The magic mixture of honey and cinnamon has been known for centuries for its miraculous curing powers; so much so that the healing benefits of honey has been recorded in ancient texts and in holy books like the Bible and the Qur’an.
The one sentence version of Mother Nature’s little story on this dynamic duo is the essential oils of real cinnamon (real as in Ceylon Cinnamon, which is light brown in color), and enzymes from raw honey, which produce hydrogen peroxide, together create and amazing chemical reaction and act as the ultimate anti-bacterial/anti-microbial agent. It has even been claimed that the combination will cure ANY disease. Note: Raw honey is honey that has not been heated, pasteurized or processed in any way. The differences between raw and pasteurized honey are substantial. Raw honey is an alkaline-forming food that contains natural vitamins, enzymes, powerful antioxidants and other important nutrients. These are the very nutrients destroyed during the heating and pasteurization process. In fact, pasteurized honey is equivalent to, and just as unhealthy as, eating refined sugar.
Since I’ve been using honey and cinnamon as a medicinal treatment, not a single member of my family has needed to step foot into a doctor’s office, let alone fill a prescription. Everything from bladder infections, toothaches, weight loss, arthritis, the common cold, acne, to eczema and ringworm — there is not an ailment that I’ve come across which cinnamon and honey can’t fix. The combination also helps to prevent heart attacks, lowers cholesterol, strengthens the heart and respiratory system and can help in weight loss. It is also such a delicious combination that incorporating it into your daily diet isn’t too hard to “swallow.” Here are just a few examples of how to start using this medicine immediately and remember to always add honey once boiled water cools down to ensure you don’t kill the active enzymes.
1. HEART DISEASE: Apply honey and cinnamon powder on bread instead of using jam or butter and eat it regularly for breakfast. It is believed that in the long run, this can help prevent blockages in blood vessels, heart attacks and hypercholesterolemia.
2. ARTHRITIS: Apply a paste made of equal parts of the two ingredients on the affected part of the body and massage slowly. Drinking tea with honey and cinnamon daily can also help relieve pain and stiffness in the joints.
3. HAIR LOSS: Massage into your scalp a paste made of 1Tbsp hot olive oil, 1 Tbsp honey and 1 tsp cinnamon. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash.
4. BLADDER INFECTIONS: Mix 1 Tbsp cinnamon powder and 1 Tbsp honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink. This can help destroy the bacteria in the urinary system.
5. TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of 1 tsp cinnamon and 5 tsps. honey and apply to the aching tooth three times a day until the ache is gone
6. SKIN INFECTIONS: Apply honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts to cure eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
7. BAD BREATH: Gargling with 1 tsp of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water first thing in the morning will keep the breath fresh all day.
8. LONGEVITY: Regularly take tea made with honey and a little cinnamon powder to strengthen your immune system and protect your body from viral and bacterial attacks.
9. PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon powder and apply paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash away the next morning.
10. WEIGHT LOSS: In the morning, one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night one hour before sleeping, drink 1 tsp honey and ½ tsp cinnamon in boiled water.
“Let food be thy medicine” valley friends, and please feel free to share with me how this magical elixir has changed your life as it sure has been a blessing to mine.
