Honey has been around for a long time and continues to be an important component in a great deal of cooking, its relative health superiority and the comeback in interest in traditional medicine and healing is also encouraging to the honey industry.
Raw honey is often the best choice of product and by shopping around a bit you should be able to find raw honey but you may have to pay a little more. Honey has a natural high sugar content and carries an acidic ph balance. If you store it in an air tight container, it will last for years. That is especially true if it is kept in a cool area.
Honey is used for many things and has an amazing healing power. It can be used as a treatment of burns and it will decrease the pain and assists in the healing. Although more serious burns require medical assistance there are doctors who has treated burns and other wounds with honey.
Honey often works to lessen problems with hay fever and if taking honey as to fight hay fever, many experts recommend using a product that is harvested locally. This seems to be more effective than using honey from more distant places.
Honey has long been a popular home remedy for those suffering from sore throats and coughs. If you combine four to five tablespoons of honey with a few tablespoons of vinegar in a cup you can create your own honey cough remedy. All you need to do is eat a tablespoon every few hours and you will be amazed with the result.
Honey is also an incredible digestive aid and is often taken to settle upset stomachs because it is very easy for the human body to digest. It is known to cut down the length of time of bacterial diarrhoea. It is ideal as a natural energy contributor because it is quickly absorbed into the blood.
You can find many more great tips about honey from Hanne Klein's downloadable ebook The Magic and Many uses of Honey
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