Homemade Multifloral Honey (1kg)

Description

To Besides being used as a natural sweetener, honey can also be used to strengthen the immune system, improve digestive capacity, and even relieve constipation. Furthermore, honey is considered an antiseptic, antioxidant, antirheumatic, diuretic, digestive, expectorant, and calming agent.

However, honey can be fattening because it's sweet and has almost the same calories as white sugar. A tablespoon of sugar has about 60 calories, and the same amount of honey has 55 calories.

Despite this, it is the only naturally sweet food that contains proteins and minerals, which are important for health, bringing the following benefits:

Combat constipation, as it helps the intestines to move;

Combat indigestion and gastric ulcers, because it has enzymes that facilitate digestion;

Relieve bronchitis, asthma and sore throat, due to its antibiotic and antiseptic characteristics;

Honey with propolis: relieves symptoms of pharyngitis, tonsillitis, flu and colds. Propolis works as an antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, immune system stimulant, healing agent and tissue regenerator;

Honey with cinnamon: combats indigestion, which can occur after a high-fat meal. A good tip is to make a tea and add a teaspoon of honey and cinnamon to it to aid digestion.

Honey with lemon: prevents the onset of flu and colds, because lemon has vitamin C which strengthens the immune system.

Therefore, honey should be consumed in small quantities and should be avoided in cases of diabetes. Also learn about agave syrup, a type of natural honey that's less fattening than sugar.

The benefits of honey for the skin are: make the skin softer, more even and blemish-free.

To enjoy these benefits, it is important to apply crystallized honey to your skin twice a week, massage well and leave it on for 10 minutes, then wash it off with warm water.

It is important to remember that honey is not recommended for young children, between 1 and 3 years of age, due to the possibility that their intestines, still immature, cannot prevent the entry of small microorganisms, present in honey, which can cause infections.

Contraindications of honey

Honey is a food that is contraindicated in some situations such as:

Children under 1 year of age: Until the first year of age, the child's digestive system may not be fully developed and mature, thus not defending itself efficiently against foreign bodies.

There is a possibility of serious poisoning from a bacteria commonly found in honey called Clostridium botulinum up to the first year of life.

Diabetics: Diabetics should avoid honey because it contains a lot of simple sugars that quickly raise blood sugar. The sugar in honey is one of the types of carbohydrates diabetics should avoid.

Allergic: Sensitive people with a tendency to allergies may develop allergic reactions, manifesting gastric discomfort and even stomach pain, due to the pollen grains present in honey.

Despite these contraindications to the use of honey, and thanks to its therapeutic potential, honey should be on the food shelves and not in the medicine cabinet and consumed frequently as long as there are no contraindications.

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