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Eating Organic Raw Honey or Unpasteurized Honey is a Great Way to Get a Healthy Energy Boost.
Raw Organic Honey is full of vitamins and minerals and can be used both internally and externally.
Most of the benefits of honey are derived from raw honey or unpasteurized honey that has not been heated above 98 degrees F.
The Health Benefits of Honey
Honey can help one absorb calcium into their body
It relieves sore throats
Honey has laxative properties
Helps with insomnia
Honey is an incredible natural preservative
Incredible treatment for stomach ulcers
Effective treatment for common allergies
Honey has anti-cancer properties
It is the ultimate moisturizer for skin and hair
Recognized for its anti-microbial activities and was used as a dressing for serious wounds for centuries
Great in fighting off respiratory infections such as colds and flus
Honey has the ability to eliminate free radicals in the body
What Happens When You Heat Raw Organic Honey?
Excessive heat can have a detrimental effect on the nutritional value of honey
Heating up to 37 Degrees C (98.6 F) causes loss of nearly 200 components, part of which are antibacterial
Heating up to 40 Degrees C (104 F) destroys invertase, an important enzyme
Heating up to 50 Degrees C (122 F) turns the honey into carmel (the most valuable honey sugars become analogous to sugar)
Vegans and Honey
During early vegan movements in the 1940's The Vegan Society in England defined veganism as "the practice of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, animal milk and it's derivatives, and encourages the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part from animals.
Following this some vegans do not eat honey as it is considered an animal product. However, there is active debate in the vegan community on the status of honey as an animal product and its appropriateness for human consumption.
Beware of "Fake Organic Raw Honey!"
If the honey is clear when holding it up to a light - it has been heated, regardless of what you'll read on the label.
Apparently, there are no government regulations concerning raw honey.
What is Certified Organic Honey?
According to the USDA regulations, honey can't be labeled certified organic if its production uses even traces of prohibited chemicals, drugs, or antibiotics.
Non-organic beekeepers routinely use sulfa compounds and antibiotics to control bee diseases, so if you eat conventionally produced honey - you might be getting a dose of chemicals, drugs, and antibiotics.
Organic beekeepers protect the natural life cycle of bees by safeguarding their natural habitat and because organic is costly, they do not exterminate the bees at the end of the season with harmful chemicals like a lot of conventional beekeepers practice.
Raw Organic Honey is full of vitamins and minerals and can be used both internally and externally.
Honey can help one absorb calcium into their body
