Raw honey naturally contains nutrients, yeasts, important enzymes and pollen that have a variety of health benefits and medical uses. Raw honey is honey that has not been heated, pasteurized or processed and is the healthiest form of honey. I like this brand their honey is top quality.
Manufacturers process honey to improve the color and texture but in doing this, they remove or destroy the beneficial antioxidants and bacteria.
So you may be wondering what are all the benefits? Honey does a number of things for your body:
- strengthening the immune system
- healing wounds and burns
- preventing infections
- soothing inflammation in the respiratory system
- eliminating coughs and colds
- balancing blood sugar
- increasing athletic stamina
That’s quite remarkable and is only a small list of what honey can do for you.
Allergy Fighter
Energy Booster
Did you know raw honey is composed of unique carbohydrate composition of natural sugars and trace amounts of antioxidants, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and amino acids, making it a smart, natural energy-filled afternoon snack? Yep, it’s true, even eating a teaspoon of honey will give you an energy boost. The recipe below is for a power bar I make for a great boost of energy.
Power Bar Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup of peanut butter
- 3/4 cup of raw honey
- 2 1/2 cups oats
- 1 cup of raisins / dried fruit
- 3/4 cup coconut flakes
Directions
- Grease an 8×8 square pan.
- Place the honey and peanut butter in a saucepan and gently heat until it melts, stirring often.
- In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients. When the mixture is melted stir into the dry ingredients until well blended.
- Turn out into a greased 8×8 square pan and press the mixture into the pan. These are thick bars about 1″ thick.
Antibacterial and Anti-fungal
Raw honey kills unwanted bacteria and fungus. It naturally contains hydrogen peroxide which is an antiseptic. Several hospitals in Europe have used Manuka honey to fight methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a type of staph bacterial infection that’s become resistant to antibiotics. Applying honey to skin wounds and placing a covering over it will kill any bacteria or fungus, keep the wound clean and speed healing.
This article is only a small overview of what raw honey can do for your body. There are so many health benefits for consuming raw honey. Make raw honey a part of your daily diet.
Real, raw honey is reported to be the only food that will not rot. Jars of honey from Ancient Egypt were uncovered and found to be still in good condition! Isn’t that remarkable? Perhaps the bees know something we don’t… food for thought… with all our technology we cannot make food that lasts that long – yet bees can. Perhaps we should revere and respect these remarkable creatures more (and maybe even stop telling ourselves that we are the most intelligent of all creatures?) Bees certainly need our best efforts to survive right now…
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Raw honey is so amazing, there’s so many uses for it! I also buy from local beekeepers. I use honey in my organic body wash I make & sell, it is very moisturizing.
I’ve always found it amazing that raw honey doesn’t have an expiration date 🙂 And I absolutely buy local raw honey to support my local beekeepers and to help with allergies!