2016-02-01
Joybynature.com Team
Feb
01

Honey is one such food item wherein it becomes difficult to figure out whether it is tastier than any other health food or more nutritious than any other health food. Since ages, honey has been known to be beneficial. The best part about honey is that it works as a taste enhancer and at the same time, endows you with amazing health benefits. In fact, when a baby is born, there is a custom to make the baby taste an ounce of honey. That is a symbol of the child's healthy life. Honey has more benefits that one can imagine and also honey can be consumed in more ways than one can imagine. Honey has an unusual chemical composition, one which makes it keep indefinitely without spoiling. In fact, honey is used as a preservative as well.

 The following are some of the honey’s best-known health benefits.

  1. It Helps In Healthy Digestion

Being a mild laxative, honey helps reduce constipation, bloating and gas. Honey is also rich in probiotic bacteria, such as bifido bacteria and lactobacilli, which aid in digestion, promote the health of the immune system, and reduce allergies. Using honey in place of table sugar has been found to reduce the toxic effects in the gut of mycotoxins produced by fungi.

  1. It Does What You Antibiotic Can’t Do

In clinical studies, medical grade honey has been shown to kill food-borne illness pathogens like E. coli and salmonella, as well as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, both of which are common in hospitals and doctors' offices.

  1. Honey Helps In Keeping The Red Blood Cells Count In Check

 When mixed in tepid water and drunk, honey has a beneficial impact on the red blood cell (RBC) count in the blood. RBCs are mainly responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood to various parts of the body. The honey-tepid water mixture raises the blood hemoglobin levels, which takes care of anaemic conditions. Iron deficiency anaemia is a condition that occurs when dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient, and the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is compromised. The reduced oxygen carrying capacity leads to fatigue, breathlessness, and sometimes depression and other problems. Honey can negate these issues by building the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

  1. It Works As A Natural Sound Sleep Enhancer

When consumed with lukewarm water every night, honey can enhance the quality of your sleep. Honey can cause a rise in insulin and release serotonin, a neurotransmitter that improves mood and happiness. The body converts serotonin into melatonin, a chemical compound that regulates the length and the quality of sleep.

  1. It Lends You A Healthy Boost Of Energy

One of the important uses of honey in traditional medicine is as an instant energy booster. Honey contains many different kinds of sugar molecules, especially glucose and fructose. However, unlike white sugar where fructose and glucose are combined as sucrose and require an additional step in the digestive process, in honey, these two sugars are separate. Thus, the glucose acts as an instant energy source.

  1. It Helps Fight Seasonal Allergies

Many people swear by honey’s ability to lessen symptoms of seasonal allergy. Some experts say that honey can contain traces of flower pollen, and exposure to small amounts of allergens works as good treatment to combat reactions.

  1. Honey Helps Enhance Memory

Honey is loaded with antioxidants that help prevent cellular damage and loss within the brain. Also, honey's ability to help the body absorb calcium helps aid brain health.

  1. It Works Wonders To Cure Cough & Cold

Cough and cold are problems that annoy all kinds of age groups. Honey can be the all-natural cure when it comes to pesky coughs. A concoction of honey, tulsi and ginger can be the fastest cure of cold. Honey’s thick consistency helps coat the throat while the sweet taste is believed to trigger nerve endings that protect the throat from incessant coughing. Honey is believed to be as effective as the common cough suppressant ingredient dextromethorphan. It can be used in treating upper respiratory tract infections.

However, there is a note of caution. Since honey contains 64 calories per tablespoon, so its consumption must be limited according one's recommended calorie intake.

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