Monday, June 3, 2013

Health Benefits of Honey

Honey has the ability to boost the immune system, aid in weight loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, relieve indigestion, improve energy levels, relieve sore throats and coughs, clear up acne, slow aging and relieve morning sickness.

Honey is best known as a sweet food that is made by bees using the nectar of flowers, but it has long been used for its abundance of health benefits.  It has been recorded in history as the most used medicine in ancient Egypt. 


Honey has the ability to boost the immune system, aid in weight loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, relieve indigestion, improve energy levels, relieve sore throats and coughs, clear up acne, slow aging and relieve morning sickness.

Honey is best known as a sweet food that is made by bees using the nectar of flowers, but it has long been used for its abundance of health benefits.  It has been recorded in history as the most used medicine in ancient Egypt. 

HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND INTERESTING FACTS
Bees swallow, digest and regurgitate nectar to make honey.
The honey bee first appeared about 130 million years ago.
Honey bees evolved from short-tongued, spheciform wasps.
According to Gousiaris.gr, In 2700 BC, the first records of the pharmaceutical and nutritional value of honey were found in Mesopotamia, the birthplace of the first organized communities.
The Romans used honey to heal their wounds after battles.
Honey has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for at least 4000 years.
Darker honey usually has higher antioxidant levels.  The only health benefits of honey that have been scientifically proven are for wound care and cough suppression, but many continue to stand behind this ancient remedy for almost every illness and ailment there is.

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