HONEY - "food of gods"

Since the ancient times, people have known of honey’s medicinal attributes and they have appreciated it not only as food, but also as medicine. The folk medicine is full of various honey-based concoctions (syrups, mixtures, balms…) that were used in the past for treatment of various diseases. Honey is much used today in dietary therapy of many diseases. Unfortunately, many households today use white refined sugar as sweetener or in candy-making because it is much cheaper than honey, which is a huge injustice to honey as a highly valuable foodstuff.
Honey is a foodstuff which may not be produced artificially, despite the enormous advances in science and technology.

Chemical composition of honey

In chemical terms, honey is a compound of various active agents which are fully utilized in the human organism. Honey contains from 72 to 75% of invert sugar (glucose and fructose), 5% of complex sugars (maltose, dextrose, etc.) and organic fruit acids (malic, oxalic, and tartaric …). Honey also contains some proteins, ferments, hormones,… and it also includes pollen. The colour of honey depends on the most dominant honey-bearing cultures present at the pastures, on the quality of sun light, soil ... Darker types of honey, especially those gathered from the wood pastures, are richer in minerals, particularly iron, copper and magnesium. The ferments present in honey provide it with special features that can not be reproduced artificially. The levels of vitamins in honey vary, mostly depending on the type of the herbs from which it was gathered. The most common vitamins are the group B vitamins (riboflavin, aneurin, pyridoxine, panthothenic acid, nicotinic acid etc…). Certain sorts of honey also include vitamin C, carotene and vitamin E.

Nutritional qualities of honey.

Honey is easily digestible as food and it is almost fully utilized by the organism. In addition to the above mentioned nutritional qualities, honey also has numerous medicinal and antioxidant properties. Due to a high share of simple sugars (glucose and fructose), the honey is immediately and easily used by the organism as a high-quality foodstuff (for feeding cells, generating bodily temperature, muscle work …) unlike white sugar which is exclusively a sweetener, without nutritive properties of honey and with twice more calories.

* Honey strengthens the organism’s immunological capability (organism’s resilience to infections and diseases – antiseptic impact) and also has anti-bacterial effect, which is important for all age groups.

* Honey is a foodstuff rich in invert sugar, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, ferments and some proteins.

* Honey is easily digestible and almost fully utilized in the organism. Due to a high share of invert sugars (glucose and fructose), our organism absorbs it immediately and directly for generating bodily temperature, muscle work and food for the cells, while the ordinary white sugar first needs to be broken down into fructose and glucose, i.e. it undergoes the digestive process. Only then, it can be used in the organism exclusively as fuel, while the excess transforms into fat.

* Honey is an excellent foodstuff for purging the organism from harmful substances (toxins), for calming down the organism and it has significant effect on anaemia (dark sorts of honey).

* Honey supplies the organism with long-lasting energy and quickly restores lost energy (in case of tiredness, intensive intellectual and physical activity...).

* Honey may be consumed by small children (1 year of age and above), pregnant women, nursing mothers and convalescents.

Usage

It is taken in the morning to cleanse the organism from unhealthy substances which accumulated during the night and also in the evening to calm the organism. It is best when consumed with liquid (tea, water…) which should not be warmer than 45°C as otherwise the most valuable contents of honey are lost. It may be consumed instead of white sugar because it contains easily-digestible fruit and grape sugar (glucose and fructose). In addition, honey contains amino and organic acids, ferments, minerals and vitamins, EVERYTHING ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANISM.

Any natural honey strengthens immunity and provides strength for the whole organism.

Whichever type of honey you buy, in which ever form, which ever kind – you will never go wrong. Honey is 100% natural foodstuff which is as such also found in the bee hive.

Consumption of honey will strengthen your immunity, you will be able to reduce and minimize numerous health problems and live a healthier life.