Embracing the Buzz: Raw Honey Unveiled as a Wholesome Whole Food

Honey is more than sugar and should be included in your everyday diet! The sugar in honey is nothing like processed sugar—don’t confuse it with table sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.

Honey is highly medicinal - having antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Honey in its raw form is important for supporting immunity.

Honey includes carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and organic acids. Honey is rich in glucose which our brain and muscles require to thrive and function. Honey is extremely high in minerals such as calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese.

Honey is an amazing food to stabilise your adrenals.

Consider having a teaspoon of raw honey on a spoon or add to your lemon water and/or herbal tea everyday. It’s provides instant energy and great health benefits which can give you a much needed boost to your daily health routine.

I can never eat enough honey to be honest…

I love it in my morning tea and maybe in the evening if I still feel a bit hungry after dinner.

References:

Samarghandian, S., Farkhondeh, T., & Samini, F. (2017). Honey and Health: A Review of Recent Clinical Research. Pharmacognosy research, 9(2), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.204647