6 Benefits of Honey

1. Honey is Good for your Blood

Honey influences the body in different ways depending on how you consume it. If honey is mixed in tepid water and drunk, it has a beneficial impact on the red blood cell count in the blood. Iron deficiency anemia is a condition that occurs when dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient, and the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is compromised. Honey can negate these issues by building the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Building this capacity is extremely important because how healthy the body is and how easily it rejuvenates itself depends on the oxygen level in the blood.

2. Honey is safer than Sugar

Honey is a great substitute that is as sweet but also safe to consume. Though honey also includes simple sugars in its chemical makeup, it is quite different from white sugar in that it contains about 30% glucose and 40% fructose two monosaccharide or simple sugars with 20% other complex sugars. Honey also includes dextrin, a starchy fiber. This combination helps the body regulate blood sugar levels.

3. Honey is good for Yoga practitioners

For those doing yogic practices, consuming honey brings balance to the blood chemistry and is especially recommended. Regular intake of honey makes the system more vibrant. Taking tepid water mildly laced with honey in the morning before beginning the practice can open the system up.

4. Honey is Antibacterial and Antiseptic

Several studies have also looked at honey in wound treatment. One study used therapeutic honey that had undergone a unique purification process, which destroyed all strains of bacteria in wounds among the study participants. What’s more, the infected wounds became sterile within one week of honey application. In traditional medicine, one of the health benefits of honey includes the treatment of respiratory infections.

5. Honey is an Energy Food

One of the important uses of honey in traditional medicine is as an instant energy booster. As mentioned above, honey contains many different kinds of sugar molecules, especially glucose and fructose. However, unlike in white sugar, where fructose and glucose are combined as sucrose and require an additional step in the digestive process, these two sugars are separate in honey.

6. Honey helps with Digestion

Honey helps reduce constipation, bloating and gas, thanks to it being a mild laxative. Honey is also rich in probiotic or “friendly” bacteria such as bifido bacteria and lactobacilli, which aid in digestion, promote the health of the immune system, and reduce allergies. Using honey in place of table sugar has been found to reduce the toxic effects in the gut of mycotoxins produced by fungi.