Raw Honey Benefits
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In the back of your mind, you’ve heard that honey is good for you. But could you, in all honesty, say why. Probably not? I think most people know that raw honey has some amazing properties but do you know all the raw honey benefits? If you don’t and are keen to know more, read on to find out all about raw honey benefits.
What Is Raw Honey?
Let’s go back to the beginning. I’m sure most people have tried honey, but have you tried raw honey? Raw honey comes from honeycomb, which hasn’t been through a pasteurisation process. It’s still filtered to take out all the impurities that you can’t eat, but essentially it’s not had the yeast cells killed off by heat.
The raw version has a lot of benefits over its pasteurised counterpart, so I’ve outlined all the benefits of raw honey below.
Raw Honey Helps Digestion
Did you know that honey is a prebiotic? Prebiotics helps encourage good bacteria to grow in the gut. A gut full of healthy bacteria usually indicated overall good health.
Raw Honey Will Help With Painful Throats
Another benefit of raw honey, probably the most well-known benefit, is its ability to soothe a sore throat. It not only makes you feel better, it also suppressed coughs. So next time you feel a tickle on your throat, try a spoonful of honey instead of reaching into the medicine cabinet.
Raw Honey is Full of Antioxidants
Some varieties of raw honey have as many antioxidants as fruit and veg. Perhaps you aren’t familiar with what an antioxidant does? Antioxidants help protect you from free radicals which ageing your body. Free radicals also contribute to cancer and heart disease. Eating raw honey will give you the benefits of helping you to prevent heart disease.
Raw Honey is A Good Addition to Your Diet
Raw honey composition can vary due to the way it is made by honey bees. A lot will depend on what type of flowers they gather their nectar from, but overall, raw honey still contains lots of things that are considered to be part of a healthy diet, including magnesium, calcium and zinc. Honey is even better if you are using it as a replacement for your normal sugar, which has little benefits to your diet.
Raw Honey is Antibacterial
Another benefit of raw honey is its antibacterial properties. It can help get rid of bacteria with its naturally occurring hydrogen peroxide. It has a low pH which means that infection or yeast can’t thrive in its presence.
Raw Honey Can Help Heal You
If you have a wound, you could use medicinal raw honey to help treat it. It’s so good, particularly for its anti-bacterial properties, as mentioned above, but also because it helps your natural tissue regenerate.
Phytonutrients Are Found in Raw Honey
Plants have a compound called phytonutrients which help protect them from harm. Honey also has phytonutrients, but when honey is pasteurised, the compounds are destroyed, so no longer carry the benefits.
So hopefully you are no longer confused about the benefits of raw honey and why it’s superior to the pasteurised version. If you are buying raw honey, make sure you are buying it from a reputable source and never give any kind of honey to children aged under one year old, due to the risk of botulism.
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