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Topic: Hiya Honey!!
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WinkAway
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posted August 13, 2010 02:07 PM
 
Someone at work sent this to me in an email. I thought I'd share..Below are 10 amazing facts about honey that most people have no idea about. It is amazing what kind of health benefits can be found in foods given to us by mother nature herself. Simply adding natural foods like honey in place of more fattening options can make your body feel fresh and rejuvenated. Take a moment to read through all of these interesting facts about honey and see if you learn something interesting. 1. Honey is the only non man-made sweetener which also is considered to have healing effects. 2. Honey has a pH level around 3-4 and consists of roughly 18% water. Because of this honey is a very stable substance and can last hundreds of years if properly stored. 3. Honey can reduce fat deposits found in our cardiovascular system. 4. Honey will not ferment in your stomach like refined table sugar or sucrose does. Because of this it does not subject you to a risk of bacterial infection. 5. Honey is the simplest possible molecular form of sugar, which cannot be broken down any further. This allows it to travel directly from the small intestine to the blood stream while not causing any problems to the digestive system like sucrose. 6. Honey is a top choice as fuel for burning body fat during sleep since it has an equal ratio of fructose to glucose. 7. Honey is the best substance to use to treat burns. Honey can effectively subdue pain while quickly healing a wound without scarring. 8. Vitamins as well as antioxidants are found in honey. One special antioxidant known as ‘pinocembrin’ is found only in honey. 9. Honey is known to be a very effective and safe solution to children’s coughs, even more so than over-the-counter medicines. 10. Some recent studies have shown that athletes who consumed honey before and after physical activity have recovered faster than those athletes who did not consume any honey at all. Given your new found knowledge of honey, now hopefully you can use it’s health benefits to your advantage. Keep in mind, the more natural the honey, the better. The honey found at your local fast-food chain is not going to give you the same health benefits as fresh natural honey straight from the bees nest. Start adding small amounts of natural honey to your meals to enjoy the health benefits it can offer you.
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Yin
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posted August 13, 2010 04:49 PM
Raw honey is the best. You have to make sure you're not buying honey with sugar fillers. If your honey doesn't granulate and crystallize after a month or two, then it has fillers.
Raw honey that's been sitting for two months looks like this:
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Honey contains a natural presence of botulinum endospores, therefore, children under one year old should not be given honey. Before the age of twelve months, a child’s intestinal track is not mature enough to inhibit the growth of Clostridium botulinum, which is often found in honey. No honey, in any form, should be given to babies younger than one.
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/health-benefits-of-orga nic-locally-grown-raw-honey/ IP: Logged |
Nephthys
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posted August 13, 2010 05:28 PM
Also, Honey is actually bee-spit. Honestly!!!  IP: Logged |
T
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posted August 13, 2010 11:49 PM
I eat raw honey almost every day!PB & H sandwiches are great!  Yeah, get the good stuff and dont bother with the heated treated honey.  IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted August 14, 2010 02:25 AM
Tahlea gets a spoonful of raw honey whenever she wants! That's her sugar fix. I like it in tea or chai. IP: Logged |
Nephthys
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posted August 16, 2010 12:22 PM
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Tahlea gets a spoonful of raw honey whenever she wants!
How cute!  IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted August 16, 2010 06:54 PM
She calls it a lollypop... lolsssh. IP: Logged |
Nephthys
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posted August 16, 2010 07:12 PM
Ssshhh?  IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted August 17, 2010 01:44 AM
I mean "ssh", cos she doesnt know that she's not getting a chupa chup. IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted August 17, 2010 02:19 AM
T you made me get a craving for peanut butter and honey sandwich, it felt like naughty food, but it's all good I had it on gluten free naturally fermented rye. Wads of peanut butter and honey, it was dripping and I ate it like a pig and no one saw. IP: Logged |
WinkAway
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posted August 18, 2010 07:42 PM
geez SunChild..
I had a warm chocolate chip cookie dripping with chocolate and I WAS being naughty...now you make me feel like that chocolate chip cookie may as well have been a double cheeseburger oozing with cheese and all the toppings...and a side of chili cheeze fries with a huge dollup of sour cream... gotta go...suddenly hungry... IP: Logged |
SunChild
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posted August 19, 2010 03:55 AM
LOLat least a chocolate chip cookie is good for the soul.... unlike the cheeseburger part lol... so you're soul is happy and this is a good thing. IP: Logged |
Nephthys
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posted August 19, 2010 01:04 PM
Chupa Chup? IP: Logged |
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