Do you like the sweet taste of honey? Do you like to eat it on toast and a number of other different ways? Have you ever stopped and think that this wonderful treat could have many beneficial and healing qualities in isn't original state? In this case, original state means in its raw state, not pasteurized or filtered, possibly taken right from its hive.
The list of the benefits
honey can have to our bodies is a long one. Why? Honey is full of vitamins and minerals and we can use it both internally and externally.
The list of the ailments honey can help is a long one. To start with, honey can help one absorb calcium in their body, it can help fight colds, can work as a gentle laxative, and can provide instant energy without the insulin surge caused by white sugar. It its raw state honey can help with
allergies and hay fever. People with insomnia may get some sleep by taking two teaspoons of honey right before bedtime.
Here are a few more ailments that honey may benefit:
BURNS: Apply honey freely over the burn. It can help with the pain and speed up the healing time, possibly without scarring.
BED WETTING: A teaspoon of honey right before a child goes to bed will help aid in the child's water retention and calm the child, making sleep more restful.
HYPERACTIVITY: Instead of using white sugar, use honey. White sugar can cause our insulin levels to splurge.
NASAL CONGESTION: Put a dessert spoonful of honey in a water basin of steaming hot water (be sure to take it off the stove or at least shut off the flame). Place your head above the water basin, covering your head with a towel, inhale the fumes.
FACE CLEANSER (ESPECIALLY FOR ACNE PRONE SKIN): Mix equal amounts of honey with oatmeal. Rub all over face. Leave on face for about a half hour before washing.
HAIR CONDITIONER: Mix equal parts of honey with olive oil. Apply to scalp. Wrap hair and head up in a warm towel for a half hour. Shampoo hair. Hair will feel much cleaner and softer.
SORE THROATS: Allow a teaspoon of honey to slowly drip its way down your throat. It will coat your raw throat, calming the inflamed tissue.
OSTEOPOROSIS: Eat about a teaspoon of honey a day to help your body absorb the calcium it needs.
MIGRAINE: Dissolve a teaspoon of honey in warm water. Slowly, drink it at the first signs of a migraine. Repeat if necessary in twenty minutes.
Raw honey is great internally because it helps to kill bacteria and parasites. It also works as a natural antibiotic. By applying raw honey topically it can help speed up the healing process of tissues damaged by infection or trauma. Raw honey is filled with vitamins, minerals and enzymes that can aid the healing process of wounds.
You can buy raw honey at your local health food store or local farm market.
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of raw honey and other nutritional information, you may want to check out Dr. Cass Igram's book entitled: THE SURVIVOR'S NUTRITIONAL PHARMACY.
The next time you start to reach for that ordinary white sugar, think about trying honey instead. Your body will be glad you did.
