Benefits of Honey with Cinnamon

Amazing Health Tips of Daar Cheeni & Shehad

Use Honey with Cinnamon & Enjoy Happy & Health Life

Treating Arthritis

People report to have significantly improved their conditions in just a few days by drinking the mixture twice a day. For curing arthritis, add a teaspoon of Ceylon cinnamon and a tablespoon of raw or manuka honey. Drink half a glass before breakfast and half before going to bed.

A study was conducted in Copenhagen University in which patients were given honey and cinnamon for treating arthritis. After a week time, it was found that 73 out of 200 patients were relieved of their symptoms. After a month trial, almost all patients were able to walk and work.

Bladder infections

Honey and cinnamon drink is a super anti-bacterial solution for treating bladder infections and bacterial cystitis. The anti-microbial and healing properties of both the ingredients work great to clean the bladder off all the infections.

Treating Gingivitis

Researchers have found Manuka honey effective in fighting against dental plague, itchy gums, infections and bleeding. Apply honey and cinnamon paste to gums every day is an effective treatment for bleeding gums.

Treating Acne and Pimples

Applying the honey and cinnamon paste to acne can rid your skins of the acne and pimple problem. Honey is anti-bacterial and cinnamon is anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. Honey in the paste helps cinnamon stick to skin for longer.

Anti-bacterial paste

Honey possesses anti-bacterial properties. This claim is supported by numerous studies. It fights against external and internal infections. Cinnamon also possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. When combined together, they form a great potion for external infections.

Tooth Decay

This is a bit controversial. Researchers in New York suggested that honey can cause tooth decay. However, it has been suggested by scientists in New Zealand that honey can actually prevent tooth decay on account of its anti-microbial properties. Applying the paste to gums regularly and maintaining oral hygiene treat the infected gums as well as avoid tooth decay.

Mental Alertness

Many people report that honey works great for enhancing memory. When taken with cinnamon, it increases mental alertness and improves memory.

Boosting Energy

Honey is rich in many minerals and vitamins, while cinnamon contains calcium, iron, vitamin c, vitamin K, manganese and fiber. When combined they make a great immune boosting tonic.  Taking honey and cinnamon tea regularly boosts energy levels, physical strength and mental alertness.

Cough remedy

Taking the solution in lukewarm water reduces both dry and phlegmatic cough. It clears the phlegm from the chest and thereby relieving the symptoms of cough.

Insect Bites

Great for itching or pain resulting from insect bites. Take one teaspoon of honey and mix it in two teaspoons of water. Add half a teaspoon of cinnamon and apply it to the affected area. It relives the pain or itching instantly.

Toothache

Mix one teaspoon of cinnamon with 2 tablespoon of honey and apply to the aching tooth several times a day until the pain disappears.

Bad Breath

Mix an equal amount of honey and cinnamon and add some lukewarm water and stir to mix well. Gargle with the solution first thing in the morning and your breath will stay fresh all day long.

Hair Loss

Mix one tablespoon of honey in equal amount of extra virgin organic olive oil. Add one teaspoon of cinnamon powder to the mixture and stir to make a paste. Apply the paste to the bald areas or patches on your head. Leave it for 15 minutes and then wash with lukewarm water with an herbal shampoo.

Boosting Immunity System

Keep you immune system strong and diseases will not touch you. Both the ingredients are anti-bacterial and anti-viral making the body strong enough to fight and kill harmful bacteria and viruses. Honey also contains vitamins and minerals providing the body with essential nutrients.

 Impotency and Sex Boost

Try it and see the difference! Add one teaspoon of the herb in to 300 ml hot water. Leave it for 15 minutes to cool down. Add one tablespoon of raw, manuka or organic honey. Drink half of it before breakfast and the remaining half before going to bed.

Other Benefits

The above list is by no means exhaustive and people have been using it for several other conditions such as diabetes, leg cramps, general weakness, memory loss, ulcers, wound healing, herpes, anal itching etc.

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Why Breakfast in Morning is Important

Healthy Tips to make your whole day pleasant

Most of the time people have not time for breakfast in the morning. There are many reasons and lame excuses regarding non availability of time for breakfast in morning.

The truth is, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have you heard the quote ‘Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper’? This quote is a great way to remember what kind of nutrition your body needs at different times of the day. Therefore, why should you eat breakfast like a king? Let’s discuss it here! 

Breakfast means the meal that “breaks the fast” and is the first meal that is taken after waking up from a night’s sleep. It is consumed early morning, before you start off with your daily routine.

Here are more reasons you should eat breakfast daily

Breakfast is vital because after we wake up in the morning our bodies need to be nourished to replenish its energy stores. Without adequate energy, you won’t be able to tackle the day with a fresh and active mind and body. That is exactly why you need to kick-start the day with a well-balanced meal crammed with adequate protein, carbohydrates and fiber.

Sets Metabolism into Motion

A healthy breakfast activates your metabolism (it is the process of burning calories). The consumption of an early morning meal increases the metabolic rate, which means breakfast actually revs up your body for the day ahead. A wholesome breakfast can provides you with essential nutrients needed by your body after the night’s fast. Three to four hours after you eat, your metabolism slows down. If you skip breakfast and eat something during lunch hour, the fact that you have been hungry since last night forces you to eat more to compensate for your hunger pangs, that results your metabolism exhausted from working in overdrive, chances are that you will pack on extra pounds which you don’t want.  A slow metabolism is one of the causes of weight gain.

Boost Up Your Energy Level

Regular breakfast eaters are more energetic throughout the day in comparison to those who skip breakfast. This meal helps you gain the vital nutrients your body needs to generate energy and function optimally.

Breakfast Helps You to Concentrate

Breakfast improves your concentration level and helps you stay focused on your tasks. Research has established that those who skip breakfast have difficulty concentrating and take more time in tasks that involve. All parts of your body, including the brain, are in short supply of essential nutrients when you wake up in the morning. Skipping breakfast forces your brain to work harder than usual which leads to poor concentration, slow understanding and a difficulty in getting things done. When you skip breakfast, your body continues to fast until you eat later in the day.

Uplifts Your Mood

With a well-balanced breakfast you can stay positive and happy throughout the day. Research suggests that breakfast eaters are less irritable as compared to those who skip breakfast. Hunger can cause mood swings and when your body is lacking its needed nutrition it can trigger feelings of frustration.

Helps You Stay in Shape

Experts share that non-breakfast eaters are 4.5 times more likely to suffer from obesity and obesity related medical problems compared to those who eat breakfast daily. A wholesome morning meal can help you lose weight, maintain your current weight, and reduce the desire to snack on fatty, sugary foods.

Suggestible & Healthy Breakfast Options

Remember that all of the benefits that we have discussed so far cannot be obtained by eating just anything you find in the kitchen. It's about eating the right things. Since you now know why breakfast is so important for you, you need to decide how to make it into a nutritious and healthy meal. It is always better to go for natural foods because most on-the-go breakfast meals are processed and contain artificial ingredients. We suggest the following options for you to include in your morning meal:

·         Cereals with high fiber content

·         Cottage cheese with porridge

·         Fresh fruit juices

·         Hardboiled egg(s) and brown bread

·         Low fat yogurt (Dahi) with fresh cut fruits.

·         Plain milk or fruit milkshakes

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Tips to Improve Brain Health & Power

Healthy Brain Tips

28 Ways to improve brain power

1.     Exercise: Long-term exercise has been proven to increase brain power and even create new neurons in the brain. Go out and get a natural high off of your own brain chemistry through exercise!

2.     Avoid Junk Food: Junk food has been proven to decrease energy in the body and promotes “brain fog.” Cut some junk food from your diet, and reap the benefits of a more calm, focused brain chemistry.

3.     Deep Breathing: Deep breathing actually increases oxygen levels and blood-flow to the brain. 10-15 minutes of daily deep breathing can make a huge difference in the quality of your life and brain’s functioning potential.

4.     Take Fish Oil: Fish oil supplements are literally like membrane material for the brain. The 2 primary components of EPA and DHA each act to strengthen both the emotional center of the brain and boost focus. There is an increase in overall brain activity after taking fish oil for awhile.

5.     Meditate: Meditation has been known to increase IQ, relieve stress, and promotes higher levels of brain functioning. Meditation also activates the “prefrontal cortex” of the brain, an area responsible for advanced thinking ability and performance.

6.     Laugh It Up: Laughter causes a natural release of the brain’s endorphins — chemicals that drown out pain and increase overall well being. Laughter is a well known, natural stress reducer. Watch a comedy, crack a joke, and increase those endorphin levels!

7.     Take A Multivitamin: Vitamins are great for the brain, and if it does not get enough of a certain vitamin through daily diet, consider a multivitamin. Multivitamins help facilitate the functioning of a healthy body and enriched brain. Start popping a vitamin each morning for awhile and chances are good that you’ll notice a difference!

8.     Eat Healthy: You know what ‘healthy’ is, so why not eat healthy and improve your brain? The brain requires a certain amount of energy to reach it’s maximum level of functioning. Eating chocolate cake and chips instead of fish and legumes, well maybe that’s why you cannot think clearly.

9.     Eat Less: Eating too much food has the effect of decreasing blood-flow to the brain and increasing blood-flow to the digestive system. Therefore, if you are able to cut-back on the total amount of food you consume, you will have enhanced brain functioning. In several lab studies, rats on a calorie-restricted diet had increased blood flow to their brains.

10.                        Change Your Environment: To keep your brain properly stimulated, it is important to keep changing your environment. Drive a new route to work, eat at a new restaurant on Friday night. Changing the environment helps change the brain!

11.                        Set Goals: Setting goals activates areas of the brain associated with positive thinking and action. Setting goals is great for achieving success and prosperity in life and boosting your brain.

12.                        Be Empathetic: Being empathetic and trying to understand the emotions of others is a skill that your brain can learn. Being empathetic is definitely a powerful trait to have and allows your brain to relate to the emotions of others.

13.                        Avoid Stress: A little bit of stress will never hurt anybody. Too much stress actually causes detrimental increases in the hormone “cortisol” which in high levels, kills brain cells and suppresses brain functioning.

14.                        Think Positive: If you are currently very good at thinking positively, chances are good that you already have a more powerful brain than those “Negative Nellies.” Take 10 minutes daily to think more positive and start noticing an improvement in thinking abilities and problem solving skills.

15.                        Brainstorm: A good brainstorming session to think of new, stimulating ideas is a great way to boost your brains ability to think creatively. Brainstorming is actually a different way of thinking that will equip your brain with a quick creative boost.

16.                        Ask Questions: Asking questions is a phenomenal way to keep your brain in shape. Get in the habit of questioning others and their thoughts. Questions can provoke new thoughts and ideas and asking them is a great way to build up brain power!

17.                        Re-Read This List: Want to boost your brain power? Start by re-reading this list and highlighting several methods that you can apply to your life. As a matter of fact, print this list out and staple it up someplace that you will view every day. That way, when walking past the list, you can take a glance and randomly choose an activity to boost your brain power!

18.                        Visualize: Visualization has been associated with focus at a deeper level. Many successful athletes that are able to play “in the zone” actually visualize their game at a deeper level. Visualization has been linked to lowered stress, increased creativity, and peak mind-body performance.

19.                        Get Some Sleep: Be sure to always fulfill your brain’s need for sleep. Sleep clears out mental clutter and unimportant thoughts. Getting a good night’s sleep can also be the difference between a sharp memory and feeling forgetful. Everyone has different sleep requirements, be sure to fulfill yours! If you don’t get enough sleep — you may want to take a nap…

20.                        Do Self-Hypnosis: The power of hypnotic suggestion is definitely real. You can change aspects of your thought process and learn to shift your focus by taking the time to do some self-hypnosis. Hypnosis research shows that by practicing hypnosis, an individual experiences lowered stress, increased pain tolerance, and clear thinking. Try it out for yourself if you haven’t already!

21.                        Eat Nuts: Brazil and South American University students swear by eating nuts before taking exams. They notice that eating them is correlated with an increase in test scores. New studies are beginning to prove nuts effectiveness at increasing brain power. If you do not eat a lot of nuts, try it sometime and reap the brain related benefits!

22.                        Go For A Walk: Exercise definitely benefits the brain, and walking is a great form of exercise that is easy and very effective for boosting brainpower. Walking puts your mind in a relaxed state of clear thought and brain function. Walking gives your brain a chance to wander and free itself from any troubling thoughts.

23.                        Solve Puzzles: Solving puzzles is a great way to stimulate your brains ability to critically think and process information. Puzzles are thought provoking, challenging, and a fun activity. The great thing about puzzles is that they require activity in the left-hemisphere of the brain to work with, and transfer information to, the right hemisphere’s visual center of the brain. Want a more integrated brain? Solve a puzzle!

24.                        Do Neurofeedback: Neurofeedback is a great way to learn to consciously control your brain wave patterns. Neurofeedback builds brain structure and helps promote flexibility within a brain’s neural network. Though neurofeedback is somewhat costly, if you’ve got enough money — it may very well be the best investment you can make for your brain!

25.                        Live A Drug-Free Lifestyle: Everyone knows that drugs are bad for them. Drugs do not foster creativity, they kill creativity and deplete brain cells. Depending on the drug, effects can range from brain bleeding, to cell loss, to impairments in neural growth. Live drug free and keep your brain more powerful!

26.                        Drink Freshly Squeezed Juice: Drinking fresh pressed vegetable juice revitalizes the brain and provides cells with a refreshing jolt of nutrients. Most juices provide your brain with vital nutrients which in turn, provide you with more mental energy and focus.

27.                        Be Self-Aware: When you learn to let go of ego-driven and emotional aspects of life, rational thinking kicks in. Rational thinking will allow you to become self-aware, which in turn allows you to make better future decisions to achieve optimal brain health. Activities like meditation, self-hypnosis, and introspection allow us to increase our self-awareness.

28.                        Stay In School: If you are in school, chances are good that you will boost your brain power more than the average dropout! Keeping up with school work, means giving your brain a good workout in areas of self-discipline, learning, and mental processing. Stay in school, or do something to always be learning something new!

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