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We're getting ready for our biggest show of the year: OAIB (Outsider Art Inside the Beltway). Featuring the work of Art Enables' artists and self-taught artists from across the country, this exhibit is a must for lovers of visionary art. The opening reception is Saturday, October 13th - be there!
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I heard recently that eating a spoonful of raw, local honey everyday helps to subside allergies. While, I am not an allergy sufferer, I still eat honey every day mostly for only one reason: it’s delicious. Whether it is clover, wildflower, in tea or on pancakes–honey is the one sweet treat that I never tire of. Aside from its deliciousness, honey has some pretty incredible health benefits. We know that it is good for allergies and to remedy through cold and flu season but arthritis? Indigestion? Who knew?! Below is a list of some of my favorite honey powers (most of which combine with cinnamon for added benefits – and yumminess).
HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next 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 one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.
ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When 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, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.
BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.
UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root.
GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial 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 (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ‘Ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
RASPY OR SORE THROAT:
Most everyone knows this one…When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.
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 are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.
BAD BREATH:
People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing.
While these remedies are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, no one can deny the beautiful benefits of this super food. Looking for a place to buy local honey? Check your local farmer’s market or localharvest.org. For Maryland honey check out Banner Bee Apiaries in Laytonsville. Do you have suggestions on where to find local, delicious honey? Leave them in the comments section below.
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Brandon joined the Accokeek Foundation in fall of 2012. He is currently the Site Manager for the Foundation, managing contractor oversight, permitting and compliance with National Park Service and other authoritative entities. He is responsible for managing various on-site projects, such as dock construction, fishing pier retrofit, trail rehabilitation, road maintenance, septic system, water pump station, arboretum renovation, visitor pathways and enhancement. Brandon brings not only management experience to the Foundation, but GIS experience to the table; not to mention his unbridle love for parks and passion for history. He completed his studies at Frostburg State University in Global Spatial Analysis.
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A native of Annapolis, Casey joins Accokeek through AmeriCorps as the Volunteer Maryland Coordinator. She works to recruit and train volunteers, and give those volunteers the most educational and rewarding service experience they’ve ever had. Casey got her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland and hopes to return to school for her Master’s soon. As a new resident of Washington D.C., she loves to spend her free time exploring the historical sites, parks, and hidden gems that D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have to offer.
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Meg’s first introduction to the wonders and joys of an educational park setting came through her father, who served as Chief Ranger in Delaware State Park in Delaware, Ohio. Following on the heels of a youth spent hiking the trails at Mesa Verde, wandering through unmapped historic ruins and exploring local nature centers, Meg went on to earn a BA in history and an MAIS in folklore at George Mason University. She has developed and run programs on American Indian history and culture, written about occupational folklore and storyteller repertoire, and explores historic costuming in her off time. She is currently serving as the Administrative Coordinator for the Accokeek Foundation. When she isn’t managing the contact database or seeing to general administrative duties, she can be found taking her lunch break outside, with the turkeys.
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