Benefits Of Eating Honey
The benefits of eating honey are not only that it tastes great, it is a wonderful alternative to sugar and gives your body antioxidants to help fight aging.
The benefits of honey have been used in the cosmetic industry for many years, and is well known for its healing properties.
I often make a home made face mask with honey, it makes my skin look younger and feel smoother.
I also use honey with sugar as a facial scrub a couple of times a week.
I always knew it was good for you on the outside, now I include more of it on the inside.
Comparing honey to all the other types of sweeteners available, the benefits of eating honey would definitely be the healthiest choice you can make.
A teaspoon of honey has at least 22 calories compared to around 16 calories in one teaspoon of sugar. Even though the honey calorie intake may be higher, you need to use less of it because it is sweeter.
Honey contains no cholesterol, 22 amino acids (the building blocks of protein), vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It is a great killer of germs and bacteria, and is more effective than some antibiotics.
Studies have revealed the dark color honey such as Wildflower and Buckwheat, possess more antioxidants than the light coloured varieties.
By using honey, you get all the added health benefits which are not found in sugar.
I have always used brown or raw sugar, thinking this was a healthier choice yet I was sadly mistaken. Like white sugar, brown and raw are also empty calories.
Fructose found in honey, fruit and some vegetables is a natural sugar which burns slowly in the body, which will give you long lasting energy, unlike ordinary sugar.
If you have a diet high in sugar, the body needs to use its storage of vitamins and minerals to digest the sugar. In doing this, the body is often left without important nutrients.
Without these important nutrients you are more able to put on weight. As honey already contains all the nutrients you need, you are more likely to lose weight.
If you are following the GI (glycemic index) diet, honey has a low gi compared to sugar. This would be a far better choice to put in your tea or coffee.
The body can easily metabolize honey and is a great alternative for people who can’t stomach sugar.
Benefits of Honey
- Help with digestion after a meal.
- Increase your calcium intake, by adding a little honey to milk.
- Build your immunity against sickness.
- Consume honey with warm water to help digest fat stored in your body.
- Honey mixed with lemon juice and cinnamon help to reduce weight.
- Effective for boosting performance, endurance and reduce muscle fatigue of athletes.
- Help ease a sore throat.
Whenever I feel I am getting a cold or feel a little under the weather, I make myself a hot lemon drink with a big dollop of honey.
Always buy organic honey.
Bee’s pollinate different flowers, which is why you can buy different types of honey. 1
Don’t give honey to babies under 12 months of age. Honey is a wonderful food for older children, I often put in on toast for the kids, when my daughter is having a sports day at school, I give her honey sandwiches for lunch.
The whole family can enjoy the benefits of eating honey.
References:
Readers Digest, ‘Honey’, ‘Foods That Harm Foods That Heal’, Readers Digest (Australia) 1997.
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May 19th, 2009 at
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