An email is floating around the web (as they do) espousing the power of honey and cinnamon. As I am now interested in these things due to my forced health consciousness due to arthritis, I read it. I then went on the web and found this site with a post on the topic. A few that caught my eye …..

TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching. (Or your tooth rots and fall out).

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 cured.
In a recent research 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, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain. (I wonder if they forgot to mention that the people were also participating in a test of Ibuprofen in the next building over).

BAD BREATH: People of 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.

There are many other benefits – slowing hair loss, curing an upset stomach and on and on. I do know that cinnamon in your coffee is good for you (and is a great flavor).

Who knows. As I was just knocked flat by a 24 hour flu, perhaps it is time to go drink a gallon of honey?