Honey is one of the natural food substances that can be used in many ways. It is very easy to consume.

One can eat honey directly, put it on bread like a jam, mix it with juice or any drink instead of sugar, or mix it with warm water, lime juice, cinnamon and other herbs to make a medicine. It is savoured by all due to its taste as well as health benefits.

Honey acts as Sugar that it can be substituted with honey in many food and drinks. Honey contains about 69% glucose and fructose enabling it to be used as a sweetener.

Honey is also used by many as a source of energy as it provides about 64 calories per table spoon. One tablespoon of sugar will give you about 50 calories. Further the sugars in honey can be easily converted into glucose by even with the most sensitive stomachs.

Sensitive stomach I mean people who easily suffer from stomach-ache or abdominal pain when they ingest some food substances. Hence it is very easy to digest honey.

Weight Loss; though honey has more calories than sugar, honey when consumed with warm water helps in digesting the fat stored in your body. Similarly honey and lemon juice and honey and cinnamon help in reducing weight.

Recent research has shown that honey is an excellent food material that helps in boosting the performance of athletes. Honey facilitates in maintaining blood sugar levels, muscle recuperation and glycogen restoration after a workout.

Source of Vitamins and Minerals;

Honey contains a variety of vitamins and minerals. The vitamin and mineral content of honey depends on the type of flowers used for apiculture.
Honey has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and hence it can be used as a natural antiseptic.

Antioxidants; Honey contains nutraceuticals, which are effective in removing free radicals from our body. As a result, our body immunity is improved.

Milk and honey are often served together as both these ingredients help in getting a smooth soothing skin. Hence consuming milk and honey daily in the morning is a common practice in many countries. It is very health for our body.

Also to mention here is that significant research is being carried out to study the benefits of honey in treating wounds. The benefits of honey in wound management can be discussed;  Honey possesses antimicrobial properties,  It helps in promoting autolytic debridement, It deodorizes malodorous wounds, It speeds up the healing process by stimulating wound tissues,  It helps in initiating the healing process in dormant wounds. Honey also helps in promoting moist wound healing.

The healing powers of honey are not hyped and there are vast benefits of honey in medicine. In a near future, scientists are planning to use honey for faster recovery of cancer patients after surgery.

Such research will provide scientific evidence to the so-called beliefs held by honey lovers all over the world and help in propagating benefits of honey to more people.

Now that you know the benefits of honey, how do you eat it? One can eat it raw, add it it in water and different beverages and can add it in several recipes also.
Honey scrapes away and dissolves fat.

Fat by nature is oily. Honey has opposite qualities to fat. Honey has a drying astringent quality on fat helping to dissolve it.

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