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Inside And Out

Saturday, March 3, 2012

LIQUID GOLD-RAW HONEY

Raw honey, preferably organic, is a wonderful source of nutrition in so many ways. Raw simply means it has had NO HEAT put to it. The aromas, yeast, and enzymes which are responsible for activating the vitamins and minerals are protected. It has a high antioxidant level and many healing properties.

Raw honey is the concentrated nectar of flowers that come straight from the extractor. It's the only unheated, pure, unpasteurized, unprocessed honey and alkaline-forming food. This type of honey contains ingredients similar to those found in fruits, which become alkaline in the digestive system. It doesn't ferment in the stomach and it can be used to counteract acid indigestion when mixed with ginger and lemon juice. This also helps to relieve nausea and supplies energy.

It's nature's own multivitamin: Vitamin B1,2,3,5, and 6. It also is an antioxidant-rich source of vitamin C. The minerals included are magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, chlorine, sulphur, and phosphate.

Raw honey is the healthiest choice amongst the various forms of honey as it has the most nutritional value and remains amylase, an enzyme concentrated in flower pollen which helps predigest starchy foods like breads.

Here are some of the excellent values of this "LIQUID GOLD":
1.) Energy booster and gives the body strength
2) Reduces muscle fatigue
3) Great aide for morning sickness
4) Helps to relieve sore throat
5) Honey and cinnamon can help to relieve bladder infection, arthritis, upset stomach, bad breath, and slow down hair loss.
6) Helps keep cholesterol in check
7) Honey and lemon helps to shift the extra fat stores, thus making it usable energy for regular body functions.
8) It's a preservative
9) Interestingly enough, it can also be used on outside wounds kind of like Neosporin. A friend told me they treated a wound on their dog and then put gauze around it and it completely healed it.
10) It's an excellent immune booster used for treating ulcers, diarrhea, bronchitis, and gastrointestinal issues.

Always try to get your raw honey in your local area because it contains the immune stimulating properties needed for your body to adapt to it's environment. This helps with allergies. One last very important thing to caution you about is to never give any type of honey to an infant 1 year or younger because of botulism.

I love to sweeten my herbal hot teas, smoothies, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and some cooking recipes with honey. One of my very favorite sandwiches is Natural Smuckers Peanut Butter, raw honey, banana, avocado, on whole wheat bread. Just remember a small one. It's all natural, but pretty high in GOOD fat and calories.

Proverbs 24:13 "Eat honey, my son. FOR IT IS GOOD."
Proverbs 25:27 "It's good not to eat too much honey." I guess there is something to be said for moderation.
Genesis 43:11 "Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift- a little balm, a little honey, spices, myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.

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