Best Ways to Use Honey for its Amazing Health Benefits

Honey Benefits As Per The Ancient Science And Modern Research

Honey as a natural ingredient has been used since ancient time for its amazing health benefits. Find out best ways to use honey in modern lifestyle.

Honey is a natural carbohydrate rich thick syrup prepared by honey bees. Nowadays, honey has gained popularity for its nutritional value and health benefits. Use of honey has become so common in herbal teas, health drinks, smoothies and various other natural and healthy food recipes. Natural raw honey improves health in many ways and holds the properties such as antiseptic, antimicrobial, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, digestive stimulant, immunity boosting, laxative, antioxidant, healing, cleansing (internal & external detox), moisturizing and blood purifying. Here are ways to use honey for its amazing health benefits:

As a detoxifier and for weight loss: For detox, one tablespoon of honey can be taken mixed into a glass of lukewarm water. Squeeze half a lemon into the water.

This drink if taken empty stomach in the morning is a well-known recipe for people to detoxify the body and aid in weight loss.

Sipping this water throughout the day helps cleanse the entire body and may prevent diseases. You can also add ginger to this drink as ginger also accelerates weight loss and is an excellent detoxifier. 

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As a wound healer: Honey along with turmeric can be applied on wounds especially on bruise or bumps. This paste is helpful to prevent blood clotting and increase the healing process.

As a nourishing tonic: According to Ayurveda, honey is nourishing in nature due to the presence of several vitamins and minerals. If taken with milk honey is known to nourish entire body and increases the properties of milk. It is a very good tonic for everyone including children and adults.

As an immunity booster: Honey has antioxidant, antibacterial and antiseptic properties which help prevent from bacterial infection and cures cold and cough. Honey can be taken mixed with ginger and a pinch of turmeric. This mixture is also beneficial if taken along with warm water.

As a digestive stimulant: Honey is known to stimulate appetite and increase digestion if taken mixed with lukewarm water.

As a skin cleansing & tightening pack: Applying honey on skin reduces skin damage, promotes healing and other skin problems such as infection. It also tones the skin and tightens it. 

As a natural replacement of refined sugar: Use of honey as a natural sweetener in place of normal white sugar considered as beneficial for health. But, as we known that honey contains sugar and increases calories, excessive use is not wise. People with high blood glucose and high blood pressure should take their Physician’s advice before using honey. Also, honey is not advisable for children below twelve months of age.

As a preventive care during seasonal changes: Ayurveda recommends that use of honey is beneficial during seasonal changes to prevent from diseases and increases strength.

Moreover, addition of natural and raw honey in other substances increases efficacy, for ex. addition of honey into herbal or green tea enhances the taste as well as benefits; honey when added to the milk increases nourishing property of milk; many of the Ayurvedic formulations are recommended to be taken with honey to enhance the efficacy of the product. Though, artificial honey also looks and taste the same way as natural honey but does not possess medicinal properties. Artificial honey composed of carbohydrate sources like glucose and fructose but devoid of nutritional elements such as vitamins and minerals. To differentiate between natural and artificial honey, put a tablespoon of honey into a glass of water. Artificial honey will dissolve in water and we can see that in the water whereas natural honey will settle at the bottom of the glass.

However, honey is a natural product with several nutrients and possess numerous health benefits, few things to be noticed while consuming honey are—it is combination of natural sugar (glucose and fructose), hot in tendency and should never be heated or mixed with hot food and beverages. Use of organic raw honey is always recommended by Ayurveda, the ancient Science and modern research to obtain multiple health benefits of honey.