Both cinnamon and honey are functional foods, as they are called today. Both incredible as food and as medicine. But when you combine them, their effects are enhanced. Together, they are powerful anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antifungal and have antioxidant properties.
Remember to take the real cinnamon, you wouldn’t want to heal something and destroy something else.
Benefits of cinnamon and honey
ARTHRITIS: Nutritionists recommend rubbing a simple mixture of one part honey, two parts warm water and a teaspoon of cinnamon into aching areas. Relief should be noticeable within minutes. OR simply make a tea using one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon, and drink it every morning and evening. There have been shown significant reductions in arthritis pain and dramatic increases in mobility within one month.
DIABETES: In vitro studies have demonstrated that cinnamon may act as an insulin mimetic, to potentiate insulin activity or to stimulate cellular glucose metabolism. Animal studies have demonstrated strong hypoglycemic properties (study)
In a 2024 meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, supplementation with cinnamon improved several biomarkers of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, significantly decreasing glycemic control indicators. might have clinical potential as an adjunct therapy for managing T2DM.
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one 
teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the bacteria in the bladder. Substitute cranberry juice for the water in cases of severe infections.
CHOLESTEROL: The cholesterol level dropped by 10 percent within 2 hours after the patients took 16 ounces of tea with 2 tablespoons of honey and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon mixed in . If taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. Actually, raw honey taken with food on a daily basis could relieves complaints of cholesterol.
A statistically significant reduction in blood triglycerides and total cholesterol concentrations was observed in a review on the effect of cinnamon supplementation in 13 randomized controlled trials with 750 participants. (study)
COLDS: For common and severe colds take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon of cinnamon powder daily, for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, colds, and clear the sinuses.
HEART DISEASES: If you eat every morning a slice of bread with honey and some sprinkled cinnamon, it reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves you from a heart attack.
Regular use strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachaches and clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS: Studies have been made in India and Japan, and it was revealed that when honey is taken with cinnamon, the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens
the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
FLU: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient that kills influenza germs and protects the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY: Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon, and 3 cups of water and boil to make it like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100-year-old might start acting like a 20-year-old. 🙂
WEIGHT LOSS:
All you have to do is use these two ingredients in your cooking. A lot. Combine this diet with the beverage from the previous recipe, and enjoy your new figure. Remember to use only organic honey and only Ceylon cinnamon. Please read the Cinnamon Warning post to find out more about the importance of eating Ceylon cinnamon when taking it in large doses.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: After only a few weeks of daily intake of cinnamon and honey, 137 Italian patients reported that they felt much better, according to the researchers.
IMPOTENCE: Honey has a long history as an aphrodisiac as well as a powerful cure for impotence. Some Eastern religions even banned honey because of its “arousal agent”. In Africa men apply honey externally to their private parts to enhance their sexual stamina.
INFERTILITY: Honey has long been used in India and China to increase fertility. The spice is mixed with a small amount of honey and turned into a paste which is then spread along the gums, from where it is slowly absorbed by the body.
POISON IVY: Apply the mix directly on the affected area. Repeat until the eruptions disappear.
PIMPLES: Make a paste from 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and apply it to the pimples before sleeping Wash it the next morning with warm water. Do it daily for two weeks, and it will remove pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon in equal parts to the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
The cosmetics industry has created tons of creams, oils, balms, and other products meant to make your skin look radiant. Compared to our homemade products, they have the same effect but are easier to apply. If, of course, if they are organic and chemical-free.
As is the case with this body butter made with honey and a blend of cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus and citrus essential oils: Strength Body Butter, excellent for nourishing and softening the skin. And is free from dyes, phthalates and parabens.
CANKER SORES: Making a salad dressed with honey, cinnamon, and apple cider vinegar may clear up painful canker sores.
FATIGUE: Elders who take honey and cinnamon in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. It has been proven that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon, taken daily in the morning and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., increases the vitality of the body within a week.
CANCER: An important research in Japan and Australia has revealed that patients suffering from advanced cancer of the stomach and bones should take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
BAD BREATH: People in South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HAIR LOSS: Honey and cinnamon mixed with warm olive oil is a stimulant used in folk medicine. Massage your scalp before shampooing it and keep it for 5 minutes. Then wash it.
HEARING LOSS: Equal parts of honey and cinnamon powder, taken every morning and evening, help restore hearing.
ATHLETE’S FOOT: Every evening mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and massage the affected foot area with this mixture for half an hour. Then wash it with soap and water. The problem disappears within 1 week.
SORE FEET: Rub warm honey and cinnamon on sore feet after a long day at work. Do this again in the morning, and then bathe them in cool water. Now you are ready for another long day at work.
