2016-04-13
Joybynature.com Team
Apr
13

According to Dr. Gabrielle Francis, "Honey contains B vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and is high in minerals like calcium and magnesium, bioflavonoid, and antioxidants. Honey soothes sore throats, calms coughs, and boosts immunity,"

What makes natural honey so popular? Owing to numerous health benefits, honey has gotten the most important place in tradition ayurvedic medicine. It is widely used in countless cultures all over the world and known as a versatile edible ingredient due to its delicious taste, variety of vitamins & minerals and health benefits.

Honey can easily be consumed, some people have it directly other consume it with bread, juice, lukewarm water, lime juice, cinnamon etc. each of them have so many health benefits.

Some widely known health benefits of honey are-

  • Sweetener
  • Energy source
  • Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties
  • Antioxidants
  • Helps heals wounds
  • Maintains blood sugar level

Weight Loss: Honey is loaded with amino acids and valuable vitamins and minerals, many of them helps to regulate the function of the metabolism and utilize food properly by which fat gets converted into usable energy, and improvers overall health. If compared honey has more calories than sugar, in spite of that it aids in eliminating the fat stored in our body when taken with warm water. Likewise, honey with lemon juice & honey with cinnamon can help to reduce excess weight.

Source of vitamins & minerals- Honey is enriched with verity of vitamins and minerals. It is full of vitamin C, calcium and iron. If we check & compare the quantity of vitamins and minerals content in regular sugar from any other source, we will find it fully absent.

Skin care- Natural honey is so good & gentle on our skin. It is widely used in skin care products all over the world. Because of having anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties it is often used as a natural antiseptic in ayurvedic medicines.

Some people apply honey directly on their face while other consumes it with milk. It works best on acne-prone skin by removing pimples & acne gradually. Having honey with milk helps to get you soft, supple and beautiful skin.

Improves Digestion- Honey aids to improve our digestion system. It is recommended by experts that honey should be consumed after dinner, especially when you have had something heavy in your meal. It helps to digest food and reduces static weight in our digestive system.

Removes free radicals- Free radicals are the compounds which produced during usual metabolic functions or originate from the habitat i.e air pollution, radiation. They are responsible and linked to develop more than sixty different kind of degenerative diseases, health conditions, including premature aging, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and cancer. Honey is full of antioxidants that helps to fight against free radicals and ultimately, with those degenerative diseases.

The nutritional values of honey can’t be ignored. It blesses us in many ways. Include a full spoon of honey in your daily diet and have a health life.

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