Honey - The Miracle Food

Honey, nature's elixir for health, energy and longevity, has rightly been called "nectar of the gods." If we are enthusiastic about this versatile food, it is because the rejuvenating and healthy benefits of honey have been known throughout the Orient and the Middle East for centuries.

Honey is one of nature's golden treasures that cannot be man-made and duplicated in the laboratory. Here are some health-building powers of honey:

• It is one of the finest foods for the heart. White sugar, on the other hand, is responsible for the increase of heart disease and diabetes.
• It is a tonic which is given when the heart is failing and the patient sinking rapidly. Many heart sufferers benefit by sipping a glass of warm water in which a tablespoon or two of honey has been dissolved, just before going to bed.
• It builds resistance to colds, coughs, and other ailments. Honey and water is used all over the world as a drink for soothing sore throats.
• It is a weight-reducer when taken alone and not mixed with other foods.
  

What Makes Honey An Almost Perfect Food? This magic food contains seven valuable enzymes: invertase, diastase, catalase, inulase, maltose, aromatic bodies and higher substances. In addition to its digestive enzymes, honey contains minerals, seven members of the vitamin B-complex group, vitamin C, dextrins, amino acids and protein. It contains silica, iron, copper, manganese, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, sulfur and magnesium--all vital to bodily functions.

Weight for weight, honey is one of the cheapest foods known.

Seven ounces (approximately 15 tablespoons) of honey are the equivalent of: 1 quart of milk; 6 ounces cheese; 10 eggs; 12 ounces round beefsteak; 15 ounces boneless cod-fish; 8 oranges; 8 ounces walnuts.

Oriental Secrets Of Healing With Honey. For constipation, eat several tablespoons of raw honey everyday. For diarrhea, take boiled honey which is warm and soothing to relax the intestinal regions. To heal burns and wounds faster, use honey--it can kill bacteria and prevent fluid loss.

Hair-Growing Secret. The enviable hair of Japanese geisha girls may be traced to a centuries-old secret. It is said that Japanese girls mix several tablespoons of honey with alcohol (about 80 proof), stirring them together. They then massage this remedy into the scalp, let it remain for two hours, then shampoo out thoroughly. Regular use of this honey-alcohol mixture stimulate the hair follicles to grow into luxuriant tresses and keeping the hair healthy.