Health Benefits of
Honey
Discover the
health benefits of one of the oldest sweeteners on earth, plus some interesting
trivia, some great recipes and a few cautions.
Bees swallow,
digest and regurgitate nectar to make honey; this nectar contains almost 600
compounds. We need our bees, so let’s do everything we can to save them and keep them here on this earth.
Honey is so
good we have included it in our list of powerfoods that should be in your kitchen right now.
Health Benefits of Honey
1.
Prevent cancer and heart disease
Honey contains flavonoids, antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some
cancers and heart disease.
2.
Reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders
Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers
and bacterial gastroenteritis. This may be related to the 3rd benefit.
3.
Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-fungal
“All honey is antibacterial, because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen
peroxide,” said Peter Molan, director of the Honey Research Unit at the
University of Waikato in New Zealand.
4.
Increase athletic performance
Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs 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.
5.
Reduce cough and throat irritation
Honey 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.
6. Balance the 5 elements
Honey 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 useful in improving eyesight, weight
loss, curing impotence and premature ejaculation, urinary tract disorders,
bronchial asthma, diarrhea, and nausea.
Honey is
referred as “Yogavahi” since it 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.
7.
Blood sugar regulation
Even though honey 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 honeys have a low hypoglycemic
index, so they don’t jolt your blood sugar. Watch this video Sweetener Comparison where I compare stevia,
brown rice syrup, honey, molasses and agave, and discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of each.
8.
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 honey to be very successful in healing wounds.
9.
Probiotic
Some varieties of honey 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.”
10.
Strengthen the immune system
Honey has been found to
stimulate the production of immune cells
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