15 SUPER SWEET HEALTH FACTS OF HONEY:

1. Cough Soother: Honey, particularly buckwheat honey, helps relieve nocturnal cough, aids restful sleep and helps heal viral colds. The thickness of honey provides a soothing layer on the throat and helps ease discomfort and dryness.

2. Immunity against Seasonal Allergies: Raw and unfiltered honey contains floral flavonoids and is an excellent remedy for improving your immunity against allergies (especially against pollens) and asthma. Upon ingestion honey increases the antioxidant levels and decreases the capillary permeability and fragility.

3. Diabetics Food: Honey has a low hypoglycemic index and contains simple sugars, fructose and glucose that are released slowly into the blood stream, helping the body regulate blood sugar and insulin levels.

4. Cardiovascular Protection: When the interior walls of blood vessels get inflamed, plaques form on the vessel walls and these can result in heart disease. Not only do the antioxidants in honey help prevent vessel wall inflammation, but honey also lowers heart disease by importing cholesterol ratios without weight gain.

5. Cognition Benefits: Honey is a quick brain refreshment, prevents brain damage, and provides a calm and soothing effect to ease anxiety and depression. The antioxidants in natural honey have been shown to be helpful in preventing Alzheimer's disease by reducing damaging free radicals in the brain tissue.

6. Treats Gastrointestinal Disorders: Honey’s antibacterial properties prevent bacterial build up in the upper and lower GI tracts and helps treat GI disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis. Natural Honey inhibits the growth of stomach ulcer causing H. pylori bacterium.

7. Probiotics Source: Honey provides the probiotics (live microbes) to stimulate the activity and increase the number of beneficial bacteria in the gut, needed for healthy digestion and absorption of nutrients.

8. Boosts Stamina: Honey is composed of glucose and fructose carbohydrates which are quickly absorbed giving instant energy, helping overcome fatigue. It helps maintain glycogen levels, improves recovery time than other sweeteners, and replaces all the carbs and minerals spent during workout or extreme exercise.

9. Aids Weight Loss: Honey contains a variety of vitamins, minerals and 22 amino acids that increase metabolism, dissolve cholesterol and burn fats in the body thereby preventing obesity. Lemon juice or cinnamon with honey, early morning is believed to be the effective anti-cellulite treatment.

10. Heals Wounds and Burns: Honey contains Hydrogen peroxide which absorbs all the dirt and fluids from the wound, stopping the growth of microorganisms and bacteria. The drying effect of the simple sugars (glucose) and honey’s anti-bacterial nature combine to heal open wounds, especially burn wounds, and reduce scarring tissue. Honey also has anti-inflammatory, reducing pain.

11. During Pregnancy: Honey is able to strengthen a weak fetus in mother's womb. Syrupy fluid also builds pregnant women stamina and infant health during pregnancy.

12. Infant Food: Honey is good consumed by all ages, including infants. It supports infants’ neural development and provides nutrients essential for the brain and body.

13. Anemia Cure: Honey helps recharge the iron content in the blood especially for people whose bodies have lost iron due to anemic conditions.

14. Oral Care: Honey anti bacterial properties prevent plague build up in teeth and gums, heal swollen gums and cure oral diseases such as gingivitis and other periodontal diseases.

15. Skin Care: Honey is widely used in many types of cosmetics like lip balm, face creams and shower gels. The osmotic property of honey attributes to its anti-bacterial property and acts as a perfect skin and hair conditioner. It anti bacterial and anti inflammatory properties help cure acne and blemishes.