Jenna’s Lyme Blog

When those who are friends and family watch you suffer year after year, it is only natural that they would want to help out.  Sometimes it is snake oil, and sometimes it is a little known treatment that can really make a difference.

My brother-in-law told me about cinnamon and honey over the Christmas holidays (at which time I was struggling to participate for the first time in 3 years), and I promised him I would look into it, and when I promise, I follow through even if it takes some time.

The combination of honey and cinnamon has been used in both oriental and Ayuvedic medicine for centuries.

I found it fascinating when I learned that honey has been found in edible condition thousands of years later in Egyptian tombs.  And cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known to mankind and  enjoyed  - according to literature - for just as long.

However, it is the combination of the two that give me hope for a natural curative for some of the symptoms of chronic Lyme disease.

Cinnamon’s essential oils mixed with an enzyme found in honey qualify the two “anti-microbial” foods with the ability to help stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi. The enzyme from honey produces hydrogen peroxide and creates an ancient curative.

The combination has historically been used as one of the embalming agents, and as an alternatives to traditional food preservatives due to their effective anti-microbial properties.

Following is a partial list of the cures that can be attributed to the combination of honey and cinnamon:

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be treated.

In a recent research study conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, almost all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis were able to walk without pain.

Also, a paste should be made from one part honey and two parts of luke warm water added with a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. This paste should be massaged on the itching part of the body and the pain should recede within fifteen minutes in most cases.

HAIR LOSS OR BALDNESS: For hair loss or baldness, patients may apply a paste made out of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. This should be applied before they take bath and keep it for approximately 15 minutes. After that they can wash it off with luke warm water.

REDUCING CHOLESTEROL: Take two tablespoons of honey, three teaspoons of cinnamon powder and mix in 16 ounces of tea, when given to a cholesterol patient, reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours..

COLDS: For those who are suffering from common or severe colds, they should take one tablespoon of luke warm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

INFERTILITY: Various ancient medical streams like Ayurveda and Yunani have been using honey for years in medicine to strengthen the semen of men. Two tablespoons of honey before they go to sleep is what is prescribed by many experienced practitioners. This combination will work wonders for women as well. In China, Japan and other Asian countries, if the women who do not conceive, and or if their uterus is weak, then they have been prescribed cinnamon powder. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half a teaspoon of honey, and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.

STOMACH UPSET:  Honey taken with cinnamon powder also helps in curing stomach ache. For people who are suffering from gas problems, honey should be taken with cinnamon powder in equal quantities, relieves gas and pain in the stomach.

LONGEVITY: Ancient cultures used Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder for longevity. 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water are boiled to make this tea. The prescribed amount is to drink 1/4 cup, 3 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and slows down old age.

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and may prevent the patient from suffering another heart attack.

Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. 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 help to revitalize the arteries and veins

BLADDER INFECTI ONS: Mix cinnamon powder and honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink.

TOOTHACHE: Apply a paste of cinnamon powder and honey and on the aching tooth.

PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon powder and apply paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash away the next morning.

BAD BREATH: Gargle with honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water so that breath stays fresh throughout the day.

I find that the most important health benefits we can utilize is to boost the immune system, boost energy and to help with weight loss which occurs due to medications and/or lack of activity.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:  Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

WEIGHT LOSS:  Drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup water first thing in the morning (empty stomach). If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body, even though the person may eat a high calorie diet. Weight loss can be due to different reasons.

Some people do over dieting to reduce weight which affects their body’s immune system. Losing weight is fine but that should not be at the expense of harsh dieting and skipping your vitamins and minerals. You can always lose weight naturally.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, have been found to be more alert and flexible.

Some doctors claim that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

So skip the sugar which feeds Lyme and use honey instead!

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