1. Prevents cancer and heart disease: Honey contains flavonoids and antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease, Zee News said.
2. Reduces ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders: Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis.
3. Fights with anti-bacterial and anti-fungal: All honey is antibacterial, because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide.
4. Increases athletic performance: Ancient Olympic
athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their performance.
This has now been verified with modern studies, showing that it is
superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time than
other sweeteners.
5. Reduces cough and throat irritation: Honey helps
with coughs, particularly buckwheat honey. In a study of 110 children, a
single dose of buckwheat honey was just as effective as a single dose
of dextromethorphan in relieving nocturnal cough and allowing proper
sleep.
6. Balances the five elements: Honey has been used in
ayurvedic medicine in India for at least 4,000 years and is considered
to affect all three of the body’s primitive material imbalances
positively. It is also said to be useful in improving eyesight, weight
loss, curing impotence and premature ejaculation, urinary tract
disorders, bronchial asthma, diarrhea, and nausea.
7. Blood sugar regulation: Even though honey contains
simple sugars, it is not the same as white sugar or artificial
sweeteners. Its exact combination of fructose and glucose actually helps
the body regulate blood sugar levels. Some honeys have a low
hypoglycemic index, so they don’t jolt your blood sugar.
8. Heals wounds and burns: External application of
honey has been shown to be as effective as conventional treatment with
silver sulfadiazene. It is speculated that the drying effect of the
simple sugars and honey’s anti-bacterial nature combine to create this
effect.
9. Probiotic: Some varieties of honey possess large
amounts of friendly bacteria. This includes up to six species of
lactobacilli and four species of bifidobacteria. This may explain many
of the mysterious therapeutic properties of honey.
10. Beautiful skin: Its anti-bacterial qualities are
particularly useful for the skin, and, when used with the other
ingredients, can act as nourishing moisturizer.
