Health Benefits of Honey

Prevent cancer and heart disease

It contains flavonoids, antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease.

Reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal

disorders

Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis.

Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal

All honey is antibacterial because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide.

Increase athletic performance

Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey to enhance their performance. This has now been verified with modern studies, showing that it is superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time than other sweeteners.

Reduces a cough and throat irritation

It helps with coughs, particularly buckwheat honey. In a study of 105 children, a single dose of buckwheat honey was just as effective as a single dose of dextromethorphan in relieving nocturnal cough and allowing proper sleep. I confirm that it is super effective on the cough of my children, as soon as I hear them cough I give them a teaspoon of honey and the next day they are cured it is wonderful and it saves them from having to take more medicine aggressive to the body

Balance the 5 elements

It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for at least 4000 years and is considered to affect all three of the body’s primitive material imbalances positively. It is also said to be useful in improving eyesight, weight loss, curing impotence and premature ejaculation, urinary tract disorders, bronchial asthma, diarrhea, and nausea.
Honey has a quality of penetrating the deepest tissues of the body. When honey is used with other herbal preparations, it enhances the medicinal qualities of those preparations and also helps them to reach the deeper tissues.

Blood sugar regulation

Even though it contains simple sugars, it is not the same as white sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its exact combination of fructose and glucose actually helps the body regulate blood sugar levels. Some kinds of honey do have a low hypoglycemic index, so they don’t jolt your blood sugar.

Heal wounds and burns

External application of honey has been shown to be as effective as conventional treatment with silver sulfadiazine. It is speculated that the drying effect of the simple sugars and honey’s antibacterial nature combine to create this effect. Studies have shown it to be very successful in healing wounds.

Probiotic

Some varieties possess large amounts of friendly bacteria. This includes up to 6 species of lactobacilli and 4 species of bifidobacteria. This may explain many of the mysterious therapeutic properties of honey.

Strengthen the immune system

Honey, Manuka for example, has been found to stimulate the production of immune cells.
Different kinds of honey have different flavonoid profiles, depending on the floral source of the nectar. The most beneficial kinds of honey for the body are Manuka and buckwheat.
If you want to get the goodness from your honey, make sure it is pure and raw. Raw honey contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes not present in refined honey.

Beauty Benefits of Honey

A care for a pretty skin

Honey can do real miracles on your skin: anti-aging, moisturizing, antioxidant, honey protects the skin from UV rays and facilitates its regeneration. In addition, the honey absorbs and retains moisture and leaves your skin fresh and supple.

To make your homemade mask with honey, mix a teaspoon of pure honey, a tablespoon of olive oil and an egg yolk. Leave for 12 to 20 minutes and rinse with hot water.

A care for your hair and a hair lightener

The honey is miraculous for the damaged and dry hair and the haircuts that have lost their luster. It cleanses and shines.

The sweet enzymes of honey release hydrogen peroxide, an element known for its lightening virtues. You can win a few hues thanks to the honey.

To make your homemade mask, mix three tablespoons of honey with two tablespoons of water and apply the mixture on clean and damp hair. Leave for one hour, rinse thoroughly and repeat every week for best results. In addition, your hair will benefit from all the other benefits of honey outlined above.

A soothing treatment against sunburn

Honey can be a very good way to soothe your painful sunburns allied to aloe vera. Honey will moisturize damaged and heated skin while aloe vera with anti-inflammatory properties will calm your burn and boost the regeneration of your epidermis.
To accomplish the after-sun care, mix one third of honey to two thirds of aloe vera and apply it on your sunburn.

A solution against acne

Acne is often caused by the excess of sebum that clogs the pores of the skin. Since honey absorbs small impurities from the pores of the skin, it acts as a cleansing agent. Its antiseptic, softening and soothing properties make this magic ingredient the perfect remedy for small pimples.

You can apply it directly on your skin and let it act thirty minutes. Once the thirty minutes have elapsed, rinse your face with lukewarm water.

Types of Honey

• Manuka honey strengthens the immune system.
• Buckwheat honey is a healthier alternative to cough syrup and good for the immune system.
• Wildflower honey is raw, unfiltered and unpasteurized..
• Alfalfa honey is made in Canada from Alfalfa Blossoms.
• Black Locust honey has the lowest glycemic index (32) of all of the kinds of honey. It is light, clean, and very aromatic and floral.
• Blueberry honey
• Orange Blossom honey
• Clover honey from the wildflower fields of Canada.

There are at least 40 types of honey, each one has a distinctive taste and unique properties.
Darker ones tend to have higher antioxidant levels and monofloral honey usually has the lowest glycemic index.

Cautions

Honey is not recommended for children under one year old it can be dangerous for their health. They can have a serious reaction of illness.

It is a sugar, so do not eat jars full of it if you value your good health and want to maintain a healthy weight. It has a high caloric value and will put you on a sugar high and low.

You can cook with honey but you have to know that when honey is heated above 108 degrees Fahrenheit, it becomes transformed into a glue-like substance that is extremely difficult to digest. This substance is considered a toxin, since it adheres to the tissues of the body and is very difficult to remove.
So you can cook with honey but not everyday and not in too much quantity

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