10 Health Benefits of Honey

Here are the health benefits of the oldest sweeteners, including some great

recipes, interesting details and a few cautions.

The Question is why you should include honey in your daily routine?

We have listed some of the amazing health benefits of using Honey.

Health Benefits:

1. Prevent heart disease and cancer:

Honey includes antioxidants, flavonoids which reduces the danger of some

heart disease and cancers.If honey is mixed in tepid water and drunk,

it has a beneficial impact on the red blood cell (RBC) count in the

blood.

2. Reduce gastrointestinal disorders and ulcers:

According to experts honey treatment helps illnesses such as bacterial

gastroenteritis andulcers.

3. Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial:

Honey is antibacterial, as the honey-bees inject an enzyme that makes

hydrogen peroxide, said by the experts.

4. Increases athletic performance.

To enhance the performance Olympic athletes eat dried figs and

honey.According to the studies it proves that honey is superior in improving

recovery time and sustaining glycogen levels than other sweeteners.

5. Reduces throat irritation and cough:

Buckwheat honey helps reducing coughs. A single dosage of buckwheat

honey is as powerful as a single dosage of dextromethorphan in curing

nocturnal cough which helps you to get adequate amount of sleep.

6. Balance the 5 elements:

Since last 4000 years Honey is been used in ayurvedic medicine and is

considered to cure all 3 of the body’s primitive material inequalities

positively. It is useful in weight loss, improving eyesight,curing impotence,

premature ejaculation, bronchial asthma, urinary tract disorders, nausea

and diarrhea. Due to the quality of penetrating the innermost tissues of the

body Honey is referred as “Yogavahi”.

7. Blood sugar regulation:

Although honey contains normal sugars, it is completely different from

artificial sweeteners or white sugar. Its proportionate combination of

glucose and fructose actually helps the body to circulate blood sugar levels.

8. Heal wounds and burns:

Honey is a natural antibiotic that can act both externally and internally. It is

speculated that the drying effect of the simple sugars and honey’s

antibacterial nature combine to create this effect. It can be used as a

conventional treatment for burns and wounds by disinfecting sores and

wounds from major species of bacteria.

9. Probiotic:

Many different types of honey have large amounts of friendly bacteria. This

includes up to four species of bifidobacteria and six species of lactobacilli.

10. Beautiful skin:

Honeys anti-bacterial features are particularly useful for the skin, and if

used with other ingredients, can act as nourishing and moisturizing. Honey

is a useful home beauty remedy for which you have all the ingredients in

your kitchen ready.

There are different honeys having different flavonoid profiles, depending on

the floral source of the nectar.

There are almost 40 types each one has distinctive taste and unique

properties.

Different Types of Honey (most popular)

 Wildflower

 Orange Blossom

 Manuka

 Clover

 Buckwheat

 Blueberry

 Alfalfa

Honey Suggestions:

To get the best health result from honey, make sure it is raw and pure.

Raw honey contains minerals, vitamins and enzymes not included in

refined honey.

The major question arises to almost all is whether to cook with honey or

not?

The answer to this is when honey is heated above 108 degree Fahrenheit,

it transforms into glue like substance which is very difficult to digest. This

substance is called as a toxin (ama).

Points to note

 Honeys that are darker in color are well thought-out to have

more antioxidants. Honey does not rot so it can be preserved

for long time if it is sealed properly.

 Infants under 12 months of age should not have honey due to

the risk that it may have spores of the botulism bacteria which

can lead to infant botulism. These spores are found in soil and

dust which may be included in honey. It may be possible that

infants get affected with infection easily.

 Honey is almost similar to white sugar when it comes to

diabetes. The blood sugar level increases because of both the

products so the care must be taken by such patient.

With this article we have given you the major understanding of

using honey in your daily routine.