5 Delicious Health Benefits By Eating Honey
5 Delicious Health Benefits By Eating Honey
Honey is a natural product that has since been used as medicine. Honey has several, clinically proven, health benefits that you can read more about here. We hope you are convinced to include more of this healthy natural product in your own diet. Do you have input? Use the comment box below or ours Facebook Page - otherwise feel free to share the post with someone who loves honey.
Honey, due to its high nutritional content, has been used for many thousands of years as a medicine and food. Honey contains a good deal of nutrients - and can successfully replace the refined sugar (100% empty calories!) You use today.
1. Honey can increase the healing of burns and wounds
Applying honey to the skin in the treatment of injuries has been used since ancient Egypt - and is still frequently used to this day. In a larger review study from 2015, they reviewed 26 studies that evaluated the effect of honey in the treatment of wound injuries. (1) The study concluded that honey is most effective when it comes to promoting healing of moderate burns and wounds in which there has been infection.
Other studies have shown that honey is an effective treatment for diabetic foot ulcers - a wound that can occur on the feet of those affected by type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The studies showed up to 97% healing. (2) The researchers believe that this effect is due to honey's anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as its ability to nourish the tissues of the skin.
And as if that wasn't enough, research has also shown that honey is an effective treatment for psoriasis, hemorrhoids and herpes wounds (e.g. mouth ulcer, herpes labialis). (3)
So even though these are studies on par with those done by pharmaceutical companies, you might have never heard of them or had it recommended by a doctor? This is because then less synthetic drugs would be sold, and we do not want that.
2. Natural honey contains a high number of antioxidants
High quality honey contains a number of antioxidants. These antioxidants help the body fight free radicals and contribute to healthy health. Studies have shown that a high intake of these antioxidants is linked to a reduced risk of heart attack, stroke and certain types of cancer. (4)
Based on these clinical studies, one can conclude that eating honey in controlled amounts (remember that it contains a lot of carbohydrates) could have a positive, long-term impact on health.
3. Honey can relieve cough and symptoms of respiratory infections
Hosting and sore throat are a common problem for both adults and children with respiratory infections. It can greatly affect sleep quality and energy levels. Several studies have proven that honey is more effective than regular cough medications. (5, 6) We must also keep in mind that honey has no reported side effects unlike most drugs. Honey can thus be a very good and natural alternative to cough medicine.
4. Honey can lower blood pressure
A high blood pressure can increase the chances of heart disease. Honey has, in studies, shown the ability to lower blood pressure in both humans and animals. (8, 9)
5. Honey can contribute to improved heart health
Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death. Several studies have shown that antioxidants, which we find a lot in, including honey, can help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke by preventing the formation of blood clots. (4) An animal study showed that honey protected the heart from oxidative stress (7).
A high content of antioxidants is very healthy for you, but you get it in you by eating a high content of fruits and vegetables - not honey. Still, it can be helpful to replace refined sugar with honey in the situations you use this.
Five exciting health benefits, all with the support of research (so you can argue above even the worst Besserwizzer you know), so you may have been convinced to eat a little more honey in your diet? Maybe you should replace the refined sugar with honey? It is both healthy and good. We would love to hear from you on our Facebook page if you have comments on other positive impact methods.
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Sources / research
1. Bell et al., 2015. Honey as a topical treatment for wounds. [COCHRANE]
2. Eddy et al, 2008. Practical considerations of using topical honey for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: a review.
3. Moghazy et al., 2010. The clinical and cost effectiveness of bee honey dressing in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
4. Gheldof et al., 2002. Identification and quantification of antioxidant components of honeys from various floral sources.
5. Shadkam et al., 2010. A comparison of the effect of honey, dextromethorphan, and diphenhydramine on nightly cough and sleep quality in children and their parents.
6. Paul et al, 2007. Effect of honey, dextromethorphan, and no treatment on nocturnal cough and sleep quality for coughing children and their parents.
7 / 8. Erewuja et al, 2012. Honey Supplementation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Elicits Antihypertensive Effect via Amelioration of Renal Oxidative Stress
9. Erewuja et al, 2011. Differential responses to blood pressure and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar-Kyoto rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats: effects of antioxidant (honey) treatment.
