You may have a supply of honey and cinnamon already in your kitchen. This is because they are rather common items, and because of this they are often overlooked when it comes to all of the potential uses they have.
The quality of the ingredients you use is important when you’re trying to experience the benefits from them. Only use raw, organic honey and preferably organic cinnamon when using honey and cinnamon together.
Opting for conventional versions of these two items opens you up to consuming pesticides and other chemicals, as well as strips the honey of its natural enzymes.
Here are 13 different ways you can use honey and cinnamon, from helping to prevent cancer all the way to naturally treating a bladder infection.
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1. Cancer Prevention
One of the most intriguing benefits of using honey and cinnamon is the potential to ward off cancer with them. Research on a mixture of both is largely nonexistent, but studies have been done on the individual ingredients and the results are promising.
Cinnamon alone has been touted as an anti-cancer spice, and honey has also gotten its fair share of attention as being helpful in fighting off cancer. When the two are mixed together you are getting the benefit of both at the same time, doubling the potency.
It’s important to remember that these sort of results don’t appear overnight or from a one-time use. You’ll need to use this every day in order to reap the long-term benefits.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: This combination alone might not be enough to prevent cancer, but when used along with other cancer-fighting foods on a daily basis you’re giving your body extra protection.
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2. Weight Loss Support
Honey and cinnamon, when mixed together in a ratio of two parts honey to one part cinnamon, has been shown to help support weight loss efforts.
The reason this is effective is that cinnamon has been shown to help get your metabolism going, and honey contains enzymes that help the digestive system. When combined, a faster metabolism and more effective digestion will help your other weight loss activities.
You can use this mixture as needed throughout the day, but the most common way is when you wake up on an empty stomach, and before you go to bed. These are two times when it can be hard to start your day right, and fight nighttime food cravings.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: The combination of honey and cinnamon works on the body in a number of ways to help promote weight loss when consumed in the morning and at night. For more on this see our full evaluation of using honey and cinnamon for weight loss.
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3. Lower Blood Pressure Numbers
Honey and cinnamon can help bring down high blood pressure numbers when used consistently. Since high blood pressure is a precursor to serious heart problems, it’s important to keep your blood pressure at healthy levels.
Honey has been shown to help prevent blood pressure from getting to high levels. Cinnamon has been shown to actually lower blood pressure when it has reached higher than desired levels. The combination of the two means you’re getting both preventive and immediate help for high blood pressure.
You can use cinnamon and honey along with other foods that lower blood pressure as a way to treat the problem naturally and reduce the amount of medication needed. Always follow your doctor’s advice when it comes to a medical condition like high blood pressure.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Use these two blood pressure stabilizers together as part of your plan to maintain healthy blood pressure levels.
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4. An Acne Fighter
You can use honey and cinnamon topically to help fight acne. For this you apply it at night and remove it in the morning to see a noticeable improvement over time.
For this mixture you’ll want to use three parts honey to one part cinnamon. The antibacterial effects of both honey and cinnamon is what gets the job done here, removing the cause of the acne and keeping the skin protected all night.
This is a much more preferable method of dealing with acne because it’s all natural and less likely to cause irritation compared to using acne cleansers with harsh abrasives and chemicals in them. It may take a bit longer, and requires you to stick with it over a long period, but it’s worth it.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Making a paste out of honey and cinnamon that you can apply directly to a blemish has been shown to help get rid of acne when used for a period of several days. Apply it at night and remove it in the morning upon waking.
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5. Boost the Immune System
Honey and cinnamon helps bolster your immune system, and therefore helps you in a number of ways, including getting sick less often, and avoiding more life-threatening illnesses later in life.
You may be aware that oranges and other foods with high amounts of Vitamin C are important for a strong immune system, but you might be surprised to learn that honey and cinnamon also help it.
The antioxidants found in honey help the immune system on their own, but when combined with the antibacterial effects of cinnamon you are really getting a lot of benefit for efforts. The cinnamon will make it so there are less infections for the immune system to fight off, meaning it has extra reserves for the nastier viruses and colds going around.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Take cinnamon and honey daily for improved immune system function. The two work hand in hand to help boost the performance of the immune system and keep you healthy and feeling good.
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6. Soothe Stomach Troubles
Honey and cinnamon can help with a number of digestive problems, including indigestion, and should be taken as a preventive measure to avoid stomach discomfort in the first place.
The most typical use is for the common stomach ache, and simply involves drinking glass of warm water with honey and cinnamon mixed into it. Feedback suggests that this acts to calm down the digestive system, and relieve symptoms.
The cinnamon will help your stomach digest the foods that are giving you trouble, as well as kill off harmful bacteria that could be the root of the problem. The honey has antioxidants which can help the rest of your system function smoothly thanks to its anti-inflammatory effect.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: The combination of honey and cinnamon acts to calm the digestive system and often results in a reduction of stomach problems and symptoms of stomach upset.
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7. Ease Arthritis Pain
Since there’s no cure for arthritis, it comes down to management, and honey and cinnamon can be a part of that process. In order to get the benefits you’ll want to use it regularly, as you might not experience anything for several days before things start to improve.
If you’re looking for medical data that supports cinnamon being effective at treating arthritis, you might come up short. But it has been used medicinally for thousands of years due to its anti-inflammatory properties, and that’s why it gets its reputation as being helpful for arthritis.
While honey and cinnamon is no cure-all for arthritis pain, if used along with an arthritis conscious diet and additional supplements it can help create an all-natural plan for pain management and increased flexibility and mobility.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Try adding a bit of apple cider vinegar to your cinnamon and honey mix for added help with arthritis pain.
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8. Prevent Heart Disease
Regular use of honey and cinnamon can be an effective way to prevent heart disease.
The antioxidants in honey will help fight oxidative stress caused by free radicals in the body. It’s important to eat a wide range of foods that are high in antioxidants, like fresh fruits and vegetables, to supply your body with what it needs to stay healthy and vibrant and prevent conditions like heart disease.
Cinnamon has an anti-inflammatory effect on the body, which helps to maintain a healthy circulatory system, and when used regularly can prevent the onset of heart disease. You wouldn’t want to rely on honey and cinnamon alone to avoid heart disease. Use it as part of a larger strategy to live a healthy lifestyle, including proper eating and regular exercise.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Taken regularly, cinnamon and honey can provide you with additional antioxidants to help your body thrive.
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9. Fix Low Energy Levels
Using honey along with cinnamon can help give you that boost of energy you need to make it through the day.
Honey has been described as “nature’s energy food” and by itself can help fuel you for several hours. When you add cinnamon into the mix you’re getting a spice that has been noted for its energy-producing property.
Cinnamon is good for your circulatory system, and this will help give you the feeling of having that pep in your step. When combined with honey, which contains a natural source of fructose that your body will be able to burn as you go about your daily tasks.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Use cinnamon and honey as an all-natural energy drink and avoid the negative side effects that come with using caffeine-containing energy drinks.
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10. Dissipate Excess Gas
Taking cinnamon with honey can help relieve you of excess gas. The best way to use it is as a preventive measure before eating foods that you know give you gas. If you forgot, and already have excess gas, honey and cinnamon can still help, but it might not be as effective.
The reason honey makes such a good conduit for the cinnamon is that it’s easily digested and broken down by the body, so it won’t make things worse when you eat it. This is an all-natural remedy that you can use in lieu of anti-gas medicine found in stores and pharmacies.
You don’t have to use large amounts of cinnamon or honey for this to work, and in fact if you use too much cinnamon you may make your gas problem worse. Only use enough honey to help the cinnamon go down.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: If you’re experiencing excessive amounts of gas, take a mixture of honey and cinnamon to help neutralize the gas in your gut. A much better option than using over-the-counter medications to get the same relief.
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11. Use for Skin Problems
You can use honey and cinnamon on a wide range of skin problems, as it has been shown to have a calming effect, and the honey acts as a natural balm to protect the skin and allow it to heal.
The antibacterial nature of honey, as well as its viscousness is what makes it such a great choice for use on the skin. It’s easy to apply and keep it where you want it on the skin so you can be sure that you are covering the affected area completely.
You wouldn’t want to use cinnamon directly on the skin, as it could irritate things and make the condition worse. Combining it with honey is a way to get the benefits without causing any further trauma to your skin.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Use cinnamon and honey topically right at the source of the skin problem. You should notice that it provides an instant soothing property, and also helps to lessen reddening and inflammation over time.
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12. A Natural Flu Treatment
If you’re against taking the flu shot and are looking for more natural ways to both prevent and treat the flu, honey and cinnamon is one method to add to your other efforts.
A daily dose of honey is recommended to help keep your immune system up which will help you avoid getting the flu. You may choose to do this all year long or just during flu season when you are most likely to come down with it.
Cinnamon will help treat flu symptoms if you do catch it, and the honey contains antioxidants which will help your body get back to normal as soon as possible. This is a much better treatment option than using over-the-counter flu medications that generally don’t work and can sometimes make things worse.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Taking honey and cinnamon together can help you avoid getting the flu, and can help you recover more quickly if you do end up with it.
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13. Correct Bladder Problems
Cinnamon alone has been used as an effective treatment for bladder infections. Cinnamon has been scientifically proven to kill bacteria, and it is believed that the reason it works on a bladder infection is because it kills the bacteria responsible for causing the infection.
Of course if your bladder infection is of a viral nature this remedy wouldn’t work if it just contained cinnamon, as cinnamon hasn’t been shown to kill viruses.
The reason cinnamon and honey are used instead of just straight cinnamon is because honey has anti fungal, antiviral, as well as antibacterial properties. This makes it the perfect companion along with cinnamon to help kill off what doesn’t belong in the body.
The Honey and Cinnamon Duo: Each of these individually are effective at clearing the body of bacteria and viruses. When used together they form a one-two punch for what’s ailing your bladder.