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Health Benefits of Honey

Most of you would know honey as a wonderful natural sweetener which can help you cut down on calories. It is great with most pastries including pancakes, and it is Winnie the Pooh’s favorite food, too. Aside from all these, did you know that there are many health benefits of honey? Including this wonderful ingredient in your diet can really improve your health.

Boosts your energy

If you need the added boost of energy in the morning, you’ll be glad to know that one of the primary health benefits of honey is that it naturally energizes you. Honey contains a lot of natural sugars, and is a good source of carbohydrates. Just use honey in place of your maple syrup, or stir it in with your tea and you’re all set to go. It tastes great too!

Strengthens your immune system

Honey can also strengthen your immune system. It is considered by most as a cleansing tonic because of its antibacterial and antioxidant properties. The next time you’re stressed-out from all the work in the office, or you’re guilty of eating too much junk food, try to add honey in your everyday food – or even permanently use it as a substitute to white sugar.

Health Benefits of Honey
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Counters cancer

You are probably aware on the common health benefits of honey, but maybe not this: while there are no claims that honey can cure cancer that’s already preexisting, it is known to be anti-tumor. In other words, regular intake of honey can actually prevent cancer cells from growing, so this is good news for all of us because practically anyone could have cancer these days.

Cures hangovers

Have you been drinking all night? You might want to have a little bit of honey to cure that killer hangover. The natural sugars in it help relieve the misery. It is also very gentle on your stomach. Get rid of all your harsh hangover “remedies”. Just apply this natural sweetener to tea or coffee and you should be back in the game in no time.

Cures sore throat

Do you ever wonder how something so sweet can actually cure sore throat? It turns out that this is one of the most popular health benefits of honey. You don’t have to purchase lozenges anymore if you have a jar of honey in your kitchen shelf. Aside from its anti-bacterial properties, honey also has anti-microbial characteristics which make it an effective remedy for sore throat.

Great for insomnia

Most people are unable to sleep because they’re much too stressed out. If you’re one of these people, you might want to try the traditional milk and honey remedy. Just mix in a spoon of honey onto a glass of warm milk and you should be snoring in no time.

Exceptions

Unfortunately, not everyone can take honey. If you’re allergic to honey, you might want to try other natural remedies for these ailments. Honey is very effective, but quite a number of people are also allergic to it because of its pollen content.

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  1. Shruti Ray says

    October 5, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    The information about the good effects of honey is very effective. Give more information about ‘good effects of indian vegetables indiviadully’

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