Honey and Cinnamon

The health benefits of honey and cinnamon include a strong immune system, digestive system, healthy heart, bones, skin, teeth, and hair, weight loss. It also helps in getting relief from itching, and arthritis. This article covers the health benefits of honey and cinnamon together. Honey comes with a number of health benefits when consumed individually, and when consumed in combination with other food items; the most useful combinations are formed with cinnamon, ginger, and milk.

Immune System

Honey and cinnamon paste is good for boosting the immune system, removing regular fatigue and increasing the longevity of an individual. It can also be used for treating colds and influenza.

Cancer

Research in Japan and Australia has reduced advanced stomach cancer. The study used 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tsp cinnamon powder for one month, taken 3 times a day.

Digestion

Honey and cinnamon helps in improving the digestive system, remove gas from the stomach and intestine and treat stomachache, flatulence, indigestion and bladder infections.

Itching

Paste of honey and cinnamon is often used to treat insect bites.

Bad Breath

Gargling daily with 1 tsp of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. Keeps the breath fresh throughout the day.

Skin Care

The benefits of honey and cinnamon extend to skin care, wherein minor skin infections and pimples are treated with regular application of a paste formed from these two precious foods.

Hair Care

Honey and cinnamon also nurture hair, reduce hair loss and further increase hair growth. A paste of hot olive oil mixed with 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tsp of cinnamon powder applied to the scalp and left on 15 minutes before showering will strengthen the hair and stop hair loss.

Hearing Loss

Daily consumption of equal amounts of cinnamon powder and honey taken in the am and pm as a drink or spread on toast with real butter will aid the body in clearing the channels in the ears.

Dental Care

Both honey and cinnamon are individually used for dental care. A mixture prepared from the two is also useful in dental care, particularly in removing bad breath and toothache.

Weight Loss

A mixture of honey and cinnamon in warm water is considered good for reducing weight. Of course, like any other weight loss remedy, this comes true only when you ensure controlled diet and regular exercise.

Arthritis

The paste is good for bone health also and helps in providing some relief to arthritis patients.

Heart Disorders

Honey and cinnamon is used for reducing cholesterol levels and thus provide health to your heart.

Cold and Flu

Both common and severe colds can be relieved using 1 tablespoon lukewarm honey with ¼ tsp cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This will also benefit chronic coughs, colds, and clear the sinuses. For flu, honey’s natural ingredi kill influenza germs and protect the patient from acqiring the flu.