Honey and You
Amazing Facts About...
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- Honey contains vitamins and antioxidants, but is fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free!
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- One antioxidant called "pinocembrin" is only found in honey.
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- For years, opera singers have used honey to boost their energy and soothe their throats before performances.
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- Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water.
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- Honey has the ability to attract and absorb moisture, which makes it remarkably soothing for minor burns and helps to prevent scarring.
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- Honey speeds the healing of open wounds and also combats infection.
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- As recently as the First World War, honey was being mixed with cod liver oil to dress wounds on the battlefield.
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- Modern science now acknowledges honey as an anti-microbial agent, which means it deters the growth of certain types of bacteria, yeast and moulds.
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- Honey and beeswax form the basics of many skin creams, lipsticks, and hand lotions.
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- Queen Anne of England, in the early 1700's, invented a honey and olive oil preparation to keep her hair healthy and lustrous.
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- Honey is nature's energy booster! It provides a concentrated energy source that helps prevent fatigue and can boost athletic performance.
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- Recent studies have proven that athletes who took some honey before and after competing recovered more quickly than those who did not.
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- Honey supplies 2 stages of energy. The glucose in honey is absorbed by the body quickly and gives an immediate energy boost. The fructose is absorbed more slowly providing sustained energy.