Honey
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Could regarded the perfect food, because, besides its great taste, honey has nutritional properties are not only medical but good used to beautician too.
Laborious than anyone, bees, and excellent architects, could be considered the best and most learned alchemists of nature. At the end of the day, his invention, honey has been used as food in all eras and cultures of mankind, and has always been known for its nutritional and medicinal qualities.
The beautiful and curious Greeks found it antiseptic, soothing, tonic, diuretic and laxative. Even in the Egyptian culture was part of the ritual used in mummification, besides that he was included among the foods that the deceased had to be free from hunger during their journey to the afterlife.
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Because of its components, the honey is classified in the food group hydrocarbon, ie, those formed by hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, elements that provide calories to the body, which translates into energy.
But it is not as simple as it seems. The composition of honey involved more than 70 different substances, according to variety, depending on the type and quantity of flowers by bees libadas, the type of hive and regional climatic conditions. 60 to 80 percent of honey is composed of monosaccharides, simple sugars that the body assimilates directly, 1.7% sucrose, 4.8% dextrin, 0.2% natural rubber, which, together with dextrin, preventing honey crystallizes, 0.8% of protein and amino nitrogen materials, among other, 2.8% of non-sugar, 20% water if greater this proportion, it accelerates the deterioration of vitamins and enzymes, and 0.3% organic acids, including citric acid, lactic acid, formic acid and phosphoric.
Not content with that, honey contains minerals such as potassium (especially the dark, from forests) and phosphorus, the latter being important for the metabolism of carbohydrates, trace elements such as aluminum, cadmium, silicon, boron, titanium , lead, nickel, zinc, lithium, tin, chromium and radio, small amounts of B vitamins, vitamin C and pantothenic acid, both plant and animal enzymes (from the pollen of flowers and the bees themselves), which are in charge of facilitating the body easily assimilated sugars without causing gastrointestinal problems, and inhibin, which provide their antibiotic action and, acting together with mono-and acetylcholine which also promotes blood supply to honey bring an action on wound healing. One of the reasons that you should avoid submitting to the honey to high temperatures is that Inhibins destroyed by action of light and heat.
Perhaps the bad news is for those watching their calorie counting diet, because 100 grams of honey contains 325 calories, but this is especially recommended for those who require extra doses of energy, such as athletes, people who perform physically demanding activities and intellectuals, children and the elderly. While honey is perfectly assimilated by the vast majority of people, there may be some cases where there is any adverse reaction, such as those who are allergic to pollen and, of course, people with diabetes.
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Beyond its sweet taste, the undeniable pleasure of smeared onto a piece of freshly baked bread or added as a sweetener in juices and drinks, for medicinal and cosmetic properties, honey can be used in many different ways.
Healing and moisturizing properties make it the number one ingredient in creams and ointments to the skin. Diluted in warm milk is an excellent lotion that is applied to the face and body, mixed with egg yolk and a few drops of almond oil for dry or lemon juice for oily skin cleansing mask is an excellent preventive and wrinkles . In addition, mixed with an infusion of watercress, served to mitigate the spots on the skin, combined with glycerin and lemon juice helps to relieve irritation and burns caused by heat stroke.
Honey is the star protagonist of hundreds of home remedies, prescribed to alleviate and prevent all kinds of ailments, from arthritis and fever to excessive sexual desire.
In case of throat irritation caused either by influenza, inflammation or injury or sores in the mouth, it is recommended gargle with a spoonful of honey diluted in half a glass of warm water. Similarly, in cases of cough, thanks to monosaccharides, honey has an expectorant and antitussive effect.
For their part, people suffering from gastric ulcer are advised to take a teaspoon of pure honey in the morning, leaving it well diluted in the mouth before swallowing, then must wait at least an hour before eating anything else.
The combination of honey and lemon juice is also recommended for fever cases, taking several teaspoons throughout the day.
Its consumption has positive effects at heart, as it encourages the production of organic phosphate compounds that regulate heart rate and stimulate coronary irrigation. Also, being rich in minerals and trace elements, influences on rheumatic diseases, stimulates the hepatic metabolism and therefore has a detoxifying effect on the whole body, and is a wonderful restorative.
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