Honey is a delicious sweetness of natural origin due to the active work of small hardworking bees. Honey is considered very useful for human health and beauty. And this article I want to highlight the topic " Honey and its beneficial properties that affect the human body. " Honey is widely used in cooking, medicine and cosmetology. It is not rare that we put honey on our face to nourish the face. A very popular body massage with honey, which improves blood circulation. Honey well opens the pores, if it is applied as a mask in a bath or in a sauna. The skin after this becomes soft and smooth.
In cosmetology, honey is used in all cosmetics, mask creams, scrubs. These funds are mainly intended for skin rejuvenation, just for cleansing and moisturizing. Honey is a part of hair care products.
Honey contains minerals such as potassium and magnesium, calcium, sulfur, chlorine, sodium, phosphate and iron. Honey consists of 78% of sugar, 20% of water, and 2% of mineral salts, contains fructose and glucose, sucrose and levulose, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6, vitamin C. Of course the concentration of nutrients depends on the quality of the pollen. Honey is very nutritious: 100 g of honey is equivalent to 240 g of fish oil or 4 oranges. 1kg of honey contains 3150 calories, so honey is recommended for athletes, but of course not in kilograms per day. The shelf life of honey under normal conditions is one year, after which honey simply loses its miraculous properties.
Honey is very widely used in medicine. It has strong antibacterial and antiviral properties. Accelerates the healing of various kinds of wounds and burns.
Honey is very important as an antiseptic. It improves blood quality. Also, honey retains calcium in the body, improves digestion, regulating the acidity of gastric juice. It relieves nasal congestion and cough. But when treating a cold, you need to remember that you should not put honey in too hot tea , as honey can lose its medicinal properties. And hot tea with honey is not recommended for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases, since this combination leads to severe sweating and increased palpitations.
Increased hobby for medical treatment can be dangerous. Since honey consists of a mixture of glucose and fructose sugars, with frequent and large amounts of honey consumed, it can cause diabetes or obesity. That's why they say that a spoonful of honey is better than a piece of sugar, but worse than a spoonful of porridge. For the pancreas and for the rate of formation of fatty deposits, there is no difference, digesting chocolate candies in large quantities or by kilograms of honey.After taking honey, rinse the mouth. Many experts argue that honey affects teeth worse than sugar, as it sticks to tooth enamel. And with hypersensitivity of the body honey can provoke serious allergic reactions. Even from a drop of honey there are pruritus, nausea, dizziness, fever. The most frequent manifestations of allergy are noted from the skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract. But in reality, the increased sensitivity of the body to honey - this is a rare phenomenon, and meets 3-7% of people.
I want to protect you from poor-quality honey and to warn that now in pursuit of profit many beekeepers boil honey so that honey does not crystallize for a long time. After boiling, honey turns into a sweet liquid, leaving only the color and smell.
Crystallization of honey is natural, so do not be scared.
If honey suddenly foams, then this is a sign that the bee-keeper, in pursuit of money, too early pumped honey from the honeycomb, that is, honey is not mature. In such honey, a high moisture content, and as is known, water should not exceed 20%. Such honey will not be stored for a long time, it will ferment.
But still avoid trouble and protect yourself from buying "wrong" honey can. Every beekeeper is obliged to have a veterinary-sanitary passport and a conclusion of a laboratory of vetsanexpertiza when selling his products. You have every right to ask for these documents, but if they are not, then say goodbye to the seller.
Everything that is on earth, what we eat or drink, and even life has both positive and negative sides, there is harm and benefit. I advise you, to find a middle ground, that there should be no harm, but the benefit was.