Organic Raw Honey and
The Health Benefits of Honey

Organic raw honey is the way to go if you want to enjoy the many health benefits of honey.  Eating organic raw honey or unpasteurized honey is a great way to get a healthy energy boost.

Organic raw honey is full of vitamins and minerals.  And it can be used both internally and externally. 

Most of the health 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

  • Unpasteurized honey can help one absorb calcium into their body
  • Honey has laxative properties
  • Helps with insomnia
  • Unpasteurized honey is an incredible natural preservative
  • It's an incredible treatment for stomach ulcers
  • Effective treatment for common allergies
  • Unpasteurized honey has anti-cancer properties
  • Raw honey is the ultimate moisturizer for skin and hair
  • It's 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 can help to relieve sore throats
  • Raw honey has the ability to eliminate free radicals in the body

What Happens When You Heat Unpasteurized Honey?

Excessive heat can have a detrimental effect on the nutritional value of unpasteurized honey.

Beware of Non-Organic Raw Honey!

Apparently, there are no government regulations concerning unpasteurized honey, so know your supplier!  Raw honey that contains pesticides is not very healthy.

  • 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 unpasteurized honey into carmel (and then valuable honey sugars become analogous to sugar)

Vegans and Organic Raw Honey

During the early part of the vegan movement 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".

They also encouraged the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part from animals.

Following this advice, some vegans do not eat honey as it is considered an animal product. 

However, there is active debate in the vegan community about the health benefits of honey.

And some vegans have decided to go ahead and consume organic unpasteurized honey to get the health benefits of 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.

If you eat conventionally produced unpasteurized honey or pasteurized honey - you may be getting a dose of chemicals, drugs, and antibiotics.

Beware of beekeepers that routinely use any of these substances to control bee diseases.

Organic beekeepers protect the natural life cycle of bees by safeguarding their natural habitat.

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.

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