What is Honey?
In a nutshell, honey is a 100% pure and natural sweetener made and stored in honeycombs by the honey bees. Nearly one million tonnes of honey is produced worldwide every year.
Vitamins in honey include B complex vitamins, essential for the production of energy in the body. Honey contains a balance ratio of healthy sugars including fructose and glucose to offer a pre-workout energy boost that is also sweet like sugar.
Not only that, but it also contains vitamins, minerals and protein. According to the National Institutes of Health, honey is hygroscopic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and has remarkable debriding action.
Honey is a sweet treat. In fact, it is man’s oldest sweetener. It can be a good substitute for sugar in our drinks and food. But it also good for many other things and treating many other conditions. Reliance on commercialized medicines which contains too much chemicals can become hazardous to our health.
What Are the Benefits Health of Honey?
- One of the better known health benefits of honey is that it is able to help treat sore throats. Honey not only soothes throats but can also kill certain bacteria that causes the infection. The Chinese believe that excess “heatiness” in the body causes sore throat and taking honey drink can be helpful.
Heals Wounds
- When honey comes into contact with body moisture, the glucose oxidase enzyme introduced to the honey by the bee slowly releases the antiseptic hydrogen peroxide at a sufficient level to be effective against bacteria but not tissue damaging. Not only is honey anti-bacterial, it also draws body fluids and nutrients to the area and so assist cell growth and prevents a scars forming by drying out of the wound.
Boost Memory
- Studies show that consuming raw honey can improve memory. It also offers many other health benefits. Raw honey calms nerves and relieves anxiety, there by promoting relaxation and rest. One to two teaspoons per day is recommended.
Has a Low Calorie Level
- Another quality of honey is that, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body. Although it gives great energy to the body, it does not add weight.
Reduce Scalps Problems and Dandruff
- In a study involving patients with chronic seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff, the participants were asked to apply honey diluted with 10 percent warm water to their problems areas and leave it on for three hours before rinsing with warm water. In all of the patients, itching was relieved and scaling disappeared within one week.
- Skin lesions were completely healed within two weeks, and patients showed subjective improvement in hair loss as well. When applied weekly thereafter for six months, patients showed no sign of relapse.
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