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Sweeter than honey!


Is honey the sweetest natural thing you have tasted? Well, its benefits are sweeter than its taste! Try the following tips to help your health everyday and feel its sweetness! 1. Honey and cinnamon: Grind cinnamon to powder and mix it with honey to make a paste; take a teaspoon full of this paste everyday for cardiac problems, pain in bones and high blood pressure. This paste can also be applied on pimples directly to cure them. 2. Honey and lemon: Mix a teaspoon of honey and few drops of lemon in a glass of hot water and drink to reduce cough and cold. Honey and lemon can be added to tea instead of milk to avoid fatness. 3. Honey and milk: Mix a teaspoon of honey with a cup of hot milk and drink it before bedtime. It is not only a healthy drink but also helps to have a good sound sleep. Also, milk and honey paste with rose water can be applied to skin for softness and glow. 4. Honey as a substitute of sugar: Use honey syrup in desserts instead of sugar caramel to avoid sugar calories and carbohydrate. 5. Honey and glycerin: A mixture of honey and glycerin can be applied on lips for dryness. It can also be applied on other parts of the body to relieve dryness.
The write-up is compiled by Sharmeen Rahman. E-mail: alsherryriakuwait2000@yahoo.com