Health Benefits of Honey
Not only is this famous by-product a sensible, green, food, it offers many health benefits to promote your nutrition and wellness. From honey skin care products to low fat desserts, it offers something for everyone! Uses of Bee Propolis - Propolis is a resin-like substance workers collect from tree buds for use as a building material to block open spaces and encapsulate predators who enter the hive. If a beetle cannot be evicted, bees will sometimes use propolis to entomb the beetle rendering him harmless and incapable of reproducing and spreading disease throughout the hive.
- Folk medicine remedies record that it is a natural antibiotic. It is present in small amounts in raw honey; however, you can purchase it as a nutritional supplement anywhere that products are sold online as tablets, creams, ointment, powder or lotions.
- Propolis has been used traditionally in folk medicine to heal infections and although it should not be applied in the eye area, some feel it may be helpful as a topical application.
General Helpful Applications for Honey - Because of the natural antibiotic properties, it is believed that taking 'a-spoonful-a-day' will keep the doctor away! (by reducing your susceptibility to infections.)
- It is all natural, pure, and nutritious. It provides important vitamins and minerals (vitamin B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid.)
- Physicians recommend combining equal parts of lemon and whiskey with it to sooth your sore throat and as an effective cough suppressant.
- Try using it to relieve your hangover--the high fructose content may help alleviate symptoms.
- Need a lift to get through 'mid-afternoon slump'?
Add a drizzle to your coffee, tea, or cereal in the morning or to a snack bar, crackers, yogurt, fruit, or whole grain bread. - Stir a spoonful into a glass of water before your morning run or after your workout to rehydrate with a quick and nutritious energy-boost!
Apitherapy Honeybee products (from arthropod: Apis mellifera) like pollen, propolis, beeswax, bee venom, and royal jelly can be used for medicinal purposes; however, it is important to have professional assistance, review allergy information, be aware of the medical terms and take precautionary measures to safeguard your health should honey allergy or pollen allergy symptoms, like anaphylaxis arise. Take Note: Like other by-products such as pollen and bee venom, propolis should not be given to children under 1 year of age. Repeated use of any products or multiple stings may induce allergic reaction in some individuals.
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