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                          Honey

    in the bible  Honey is dubbed,"the heavenly food"...it is mentioned in the books Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus,Numbers,Deuteroromy..

   For thousands of years Honey has been used,

         in   foods & drinks, for beauty routines,and for healing !

 Egyptains, in ancient Greece,Honey symbolized fertility,love and beauty.

Ancient Egypt,Honey was the most used medicine in ancient egypt of more than 900 medical remedies known about 500 were honey based.

Honey was used in the embalming process to prevent decay.

Ancient Romans were aware of the benefits of honey,in the first century a.d. Apicus, a wealthy roman Chef wrote a series of cookbooks in which more than half of the recipes included Honey.

 According to one legend when Alexander the Great died he was preserved in a clay vessel full of honey,which acts as a preservative..Think what it can do for a living human being(skin)?

Honey has long been recognized as a natural remedy.the bacteria killing property of honey is named "the inhibition effect". Experiments conducted on honey show that it's bactericide properties increase two fold when diluted with water.Research has shown that if you drink a 16 oz glass of water containing 4 tablespoons of honey "everyday" you will experience improved levels of 'antioxidents' in your system.Dark honey contains more antioxidants than light.Raw honey is the best.History has recorded honey as the most used medicine in ancient egypt.It has been used throughout the ages to treat wounds, and to treat both internal and external diseases.In the first world war Honey mixed with cod liver oil was used to treat wounds.Honey has a powerful anti-microbial properties which can soothe raw tissues.Honey naturally attracts and retains moisture. When used in skin treatments, the skin is kept moist, soft and elastic.

 Scientist from the unversity of Illinois state that honey appears to have a "protective -effect and contains many antioxidants',which combat the free radical, which can damage cells.there is new research from Purdue University that suggest that the absorption of calcium increases as the amount of honey intake is upped.Research bt New zealand biochemist Peter Molan states that honey cleans and HEALs wounds better than the medicine used in hospitals.This has been backed up by studies from the British Journal of Surgery that attests to honey ability to maintain a moist healing environment, banish infection, promote new skin growth and prevent scarring.Honey is also an effective treatment for burns.

  Bee sting therapy has proven useful for patients with MS and Arthritis

suffers.

  For sore throats;i teaspoon of honey with lemon swallow without water

every few hours until symptoms clear up.

 Honey contains very small amounts of trace minerals and vitamins nutrients making it a better choice than sugar.Although honey has 64 calories per tablespoon you only have to use 25 to 40 % to attain the same sweetening power of sugar.

 Honey gives great energy to the body,honey with water diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes.It's free sugar molecules make brain function better since the brain is the largest consumer of sugar thus reduces fatigue.Beside supplying the energy needed by the body for blood formation honey helps in cleaning the blood.It has a positive effect in regulating and facilitating blood circulation,It also functions as a protection against capillary problems and diseases of the artery.

  Beauty...Honey has been used as part of a natural beauty regime as far back as 'CLEOPATRA'.since honey is all natural it does not irritate the skin.It's antioxidants help support the skins ability to rejuvenate from u.v.

damage from the sun.The noted beautiful hands of ancient Japanese woman,devoid of all wrinkles is attributed to their daily use of fresh honey as a hand lotion.Honey is a documented 'ANTI-microbial' agent.This means that honey restricts the growth of certain bacteria,as such honey can help with minor ache.

 Queen Anne of England combined honey with olive oil to keep her hair healthy and lustrous.

 Allergies;  Approximately one/half of the human diet is derived directly or indirectly from crops pollinated by bee's. Today honey bees are an essential part of a healthy agricultural economy.Consumption of locally produced honey has shown to have a positive benefit for seasonal allergies.Bee's use the pollen from local plants and eventually it ends up in your honey.This causes a homeopathic effect.

   'Albert Einstein' said..

      'If  bee's disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.

 "No more bee's,No more pollination'.'No more plants,No more animals,

                 = 'NO MORE MAN'.....