Benefits of Honey for Our Health

Almost everyone knows that honey is an important food source for humans and beneficial to human health, but very few people who noticed the characteristic of the producer, namely honey bees.

Bees produce honey not for themselves, but also for humans. Like other creatures in nature, bees are also dedicated himself to serve mankind; the same as the egg-laying chickens every day despite they are not need it and cows that produce milk far exceeds the needs of her children.

Honey is composed of several sugar compounds such as glucose and fructose and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, chlorine, sulfur, iron, and phosphate. Honey also contains vitamins B1, B2, C, B6 and B3 that composition changes according to the quality of nectar and pollen. In addition, honey is also a small amount of copper, iodine, and zinc, as well as several types of hormones.

Today, apiculture and bee products have opened a new branch of research in countries advanced in science. Other benefits of honey can be described below:

Easily digested:

Because sugar molecules in honey can convert into other sugars (eg. fructose to glucose), honey is easily digested by the most sensitive stomach though, despite having a high acid content. Honey helps kidneys and intestines to function better. Low calorie: Quality honey is, when compared with the same amount of sugar, honey calories 40% less.

While giving a lot of energy, honey can not cause gaining weight. It diffuses more rapidly through the blood: When mixed with warm water, honey diffuses into the blood in seven minutes. Free sugar molecules make the brain function better since the brain is the largest sugar consumer.

Helps blood formation:

Honey provides the energy needed by the body for blood formation. Furthermore, he helped clean the blood. Honey has a positive effect and helps regulate blood circulation. Honey also acts as a protection against capillary problems and arteriosclerosis.

Kill the bacteria:

The nature of the honey kills bacteria called "inhibition effect". Research on honey show that these properties more than doubled when diluted with water. It is interesting that the newly born bees in the colony fed diluted honey by the bees responsible for their care, as if they know the capabilities of this honey.

Here are other benefits of honey for human health:
1. increase endurance,
2. increase sexual arousal,
3. increase the milk production,
4. cure high blood pressure,
5. launch blood and urine,
6. heartburn cure,
7. treat rheumatism,
8. smooth functioning of the brain,
9. heal burns,
10. good for skin care,
11. treat sinusitis,
12. colds, coughs, etc..

Hmm .. there many other benefits that can be exploited by humans from honey, even from the days before, honey has been known as a drug and a potent drink to cure various diseases.