HONEY (MADHU) – IMMUNITY BOOSTING FOOD
Honey -This Golden liquid dates it’s consumption back to over 4000 years. This is not because of its sweet taste but due to it’s numerous immunity building and health benefits. Across the globe, our ancestors seemed to be well aware of the many health benefits of honey. When taken along with other natural ingredients and herbs, honey can give work magnificently on our body to give it the much needed energy, strength and healthier immune system to lead a disease free life in today’s not so healthy environment.
Honey is a most favored ingredients in ayurvedic preparations as it is considered to affect all three of the body’s primitive material imbalances positively and is useful in improving eyesight, weight loss, , Respiratory disorders and nausea.
- Honey contains flavonoids & antioxidants which is good for cardiac health. Honey has healing properties.
- Honey has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-fungal because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide.
- It has now been verified with modern studies, showing that honey is superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time than other sweeteners.
- Even though honey contains simple sugars, it is NOT the similar to white sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its exact combination of fructose and glucose actually helps the body regulate blood sugar levels.
- Honey is said to be probiotic in nature as some varieties of honey possess large amounts of friendly bacteria and this sure explains us about its mysterious therapeutic properties.
- Some varieties of honey are said stimulate the production of immune cells thus helping immunity.
- This immunity boosting food has high antioxidants and said to have immune boosting properties.
- Improves digestion
- Good for skin health.
- Useful in weight management
Honey is referred as “Yogavahi” in Ayurveda due to its above mentioned benefits and also due it’s quality of penetrating the deepest tissues of the body. When honey is used with other herbal preparations, it enhances the medicinal qualities of those preparations and also helps them to reach the deeper tissues.
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