Benefits of Honey - Good For Your Health And Skin

Honey, one of the natural syrups, contains glucose, fructose, vitamins, and minerals. It offers a large number of benefits. Honey was considered good for health in ancient times, and the story continues till today even after scientific intervention—researchers also accepted its value and they endorsed its use in various ways. Honey contains sugars like fructose and glucose, minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, sulphur, chlorine, sodium, phosphate and iron. Vitamins B1, B2, B6, B3, B5, and C are predominant in honey. Following are few of the advantages of eating honey:

Health benefits of honey

* Honey is broadly used as an anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal.

* Honey has wonderful wound healing capacities. It can cure burns, ulcers and wounds and is used as an antiseptic curative agent.

* Honey can improve performances in athletes. The ergogenic aid present in honey helps in this.

* Honey improves blood quality by keeping a check on the free radicals.

* Honey is great substitute for sugar in people with type 2 diabetes and is good for cholesterol patients.

* Honey relieves nasal congestion, helps digestion, gives relief from cough and helps in conjunctivitis. It acts as a sleeping aid when taken with hot mug of milk.

* Honey is known to soothe tissues and help retain calcium in the body.

* Honey is known to be effective in countering anemia.

* Consumption of honey can rev up your immune system.


Honey as a beauty aid

* Pat your skin with honey while you go for a shower and keep patting till the honey gets really sticky, this helps improve blood circulation and lends a glow to the skin.

* Rinse your hair with honey and lime; this will add shine to your hair.

* Add ¼ teaspoon of honey to your bath and this will bring a glow to your skin.

* Mix honey with oatmeal and ground almonds, this will make for an excellent face cleansing scrub.

* When apple and honey are blend together and applied on the face for about 15 minutes, it acts as a brilliant moisturizer while also making the skin firm and soft.

* As a facial mask mix 2 tsp. of honey and 2 tsp. of milk and leave it for 10 minutes, this will get your skin glowing.

* Honey acts as a lotion for dry skin, mix ¼ tsp lemon, 1 tsp vegetable oil and 1 tsp honey and leave it for 10 minutes.


Flavor deserts and fruits using honey

* Honey is widely used to flavor deserts and fruits. The acidity prevailing in honey helps the fruit retain its original color. While using honey for fruits ensure that you use mild one lest the honey overpowers the fruit flavor.

* To preserve fruits for the coming winter season, add honey to the crushed or sliced fruit and freeze it. For whole fruits, add 1 cup of water and two cups of honey till the fruit is covered.

* Honey can be used as a topping for fruit puree.

* Yogurt and honey make for a great desert.

* Substitute honey for sugar while you make pancakes, it will taste great.

* Banana with some honey to top it makes for a great pudding.

* Mix honey and butter and sprinkle over your desert like cakes, this gives it a sugary and glossy look.

Honey is tasty. Honey is medicinal. Start eating honey now!