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Discover the Health Benefits of Honey!
Expert Author: Sheryl Joaquin \| Submitted: 2008-04-29 \| Word Count: 432 words \| Views: 250 view(s) [View Summary]

Honey is recognized for its nutritional as well as medicinal value. Honey has been used since ancient times both as a food and as a medicine. Apiculture, the practice of beekeeping to produce honey, dates back to at least 700 B.C. The high quality natural honey can be distinguished by its fragrance and taste. However, the benefits of honey that we get greatly depend on its quality.

The advantage of pure honey is that it not only prevents infections from occurring, it actually accelerates skin healing. Since the sugar in honey absorbs water it helps to trap some of the moisture so that the bacteria and other microbes can't grow as easily as in other food.

Natural honey contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, and is a wonderful beauty aid that nourishes the skin and the hair.

It was already known that honey contained varying levels of antioxidants, with dark honey having more than light. Darker honeys have more nutrients than light ones. Vitamin and mineral content depend on the floral source of the honey.

Honey is good food preservative. While baking cakes by replacing sugar with honey, they will stay fresher longer due to natural antibiotics as honey retains moisture.
It can be a good substitute for sugar in our drinks and food.

Another quality of honey is that, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body. Although it gives great energy to the body, it does not add weight.

When accompanied by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes. Its free sugar molecules make the brain function better since the brain is the largest consumer of sugar, thus, reduces fatigue.

Honey improves appetite in children suffering from conditions of Appetite loss. In cases of Insomnia, one teaspoon full of honey mixed in lukewarm water or milk and drunk before going to bed helps in getting sound sleep.

The main uses of honey are in cooking, baking, as a spread on breads, and as an addition to various beverages such as tea and as a sweetener in commercial beverages.

Raw honey contains many vitamins such as B1, B2, C, B6, B5, and B3 along with several minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, sodium chlorine, and sulfur. It also contains copper, iodine, zinc, and several kinds of hormones. All these are required by human body in some quantity.

Thus, honey is a magical liquid that has indefinite shelf-life and adapts to all cooking processes. There are enormous benefits associated with honey. It takes care of your skin, improves appetite, accelerates skin healing and increases antioxidant level.

About the Author

Sheryl Joaquin is handling marketing department in SunImpex, situated in Dubai. The website sunimpex.biz offers exclusive information regarding various food and beverages like honey, canned fruits and vegetables, tea etc. Besides this, SunImpex also provides agro products at lesser rates. We appreciate your feedback and queries.

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