Hmm, So What Are The Medical Benefits Of Honey

WHO DISCOVERED THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF HONEY?

Thousands of years ago people discovered the medical benefits of honey along with the health benefits of honey and used it to cure their ailments.

So I do have to laugh to myself when I read articles written by medical professionals proclaiming with a EUREKA that they have discovered the Medical Benefits of Honey.

I suppose we should thank them for once again bringing it to our attention, but let's not forget, these are often the very same people who have spent vast amounts of time and money inventing chemical based medication over the last couple of hundred years.

And we have spent vast amounts of time and money humouring them by buying and using them.

They pretend to have discovered "secrets" of Medical Benefits of Honey which are in fact not secret at all, they are just forgotten secrets.

The secrets of honey have been known for eons of years! It is possible you have a secret or two in your cupboard without even realising it!

If not then I strongly advise you to stock up as soon as you can to try for yourselves the many medical benefits of honey.

Try Raw Honey

Or Organic Honey

Or Manuka Honey

QUOTES CONCERNING THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF HONEY

John Hill, M.D (England 1759) wrote:The slight regard at this time paid to the medicinal virtues of honey is an instance of neglect men shew to common objects, whatever their value; acting in contempt, as it were of the immediate hand of providence, which has in general made those things most frequent, which have the greatest uses; and for that reason, we seek from the remotest part of the world, medicines of harsh and violent operation for our relief in several disorders, under which we should never suffer, if we would use what the Bees collects for us at our doors.

These are indeed wise words, we should and need to pay particular heed to them.

He, John that is certainly recognised the Medical Benefits of Honey, I wonder if he had words with other medical professionals who were busy concocting chemical based medicines!

Why I wonder, would they do this when the benefits of honey have been used for thousands of years, honey also contains Propolis yet another powerful natural healer.

My kids and some of the kids I help to educate love to hear some of my "old wives tales" which over the years I have discovered are mainly true!

They laugh at some of the expressions I use frequently, and in this instance this is a good one: "If it's not Broke then don't Fix it".

Honey is a powerful healer and medicine and that's not "Pie in the Sky"...........sorry couldn't help slip that one in.

Most of them have no idea what "ancient medicine" is so whenever I have an opportunity I will educate them on this subject too.

Honey is the end product of a honey bees work which starts with them collecting delicious nectar from plants and flowers including those we grow in our honeybee gardens, to take back to their bee hives to feed themselves and of course us and also to convert into a medicinal miracle.

Hence that other saying "The Nectar of Life. Actually the honey making process starts in the bees honey stomachs, we only get the benefits from the hive when the process is complete.

It must be said that not any old honey will do.

If you intend to use it for medical purposes such as open infected wounds it should ideally be Active Manuka Honey.

On the label on the jar it will state that it is, check for the UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) with a factor of 16+ or above, the higher the better.

Don't forget you get what you pay for! We must give credit here to Peter Molan who introduced the UMF to rate the antibacterial potency of a given honey.

It does cost more but is worth the cost when you realise just how effective it is for medical purposes.

Thank you Peter for opening eyes to the Medical Benefits of Honey once again.

Practically all honeys except for the fakes have antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, however, Manuka honey also contains a mystery phytochemical which makes it the most efficient honey for medical purposes.

This honey is produced in New Zealand and does have a very strong flavour.

The nectar is collected by the bees from the Manuka bush which grow in unpolluted areas of both the North and South Islands.

This product is a powerful, natural, healing agent with very powerful anti-bacterial properties.

It is completely natural with no added nasties and has been proved to be effective on wounds which are anti-biotic resistant including the dreadful flesh eating disease mrsa.

Oh Yes, it is an effective mrsa treatment and incredibly effective at killing super bugs! WOW, that blew me away when I learned that.

WHY ARE THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF HONEY SO EFFECTIVE?

The glucose oxidase which is in honey when combined with water produces hydrogen peroxide which is released as soon as it touches the infected areas.

This is why it is so effective at medically curing afflictions of the skin, super bugs, burns and even skin infections and acne, it is preferably used on damp skin.

An officer decided that a small honey supply they had stumbled across by chance in a small village would be used as treatment on some of the soldiers wounds.

There was not enough in their find to go around and give as nourishment.

He actually did not realise that this honey was about to perform a miracle, he used it more to show that he cared for their welfare.

A few days later he discovered the wounds treated with the honey applied were clean and rapidly improving whereas others who had not had the honey treatment had become badly infected.

He must have marvelled at what he had discovered, the Medical Benefits of Honey!

The same treatment is now used effectively on the war wounded in Iraq.

This treatment is also very effective for burns, as we now know even the military use it.

They use a Manuka honey based dressing called Medihoney as an effective way of treating wound infections.

These wound dressings are particularly useful when burns victims have become resistant to anti-biotics. As you can now see the medical benefits of honey are HUGE!

I have personally seen Medihoney in action, it was as a dressing on my lovely sister-in-laws foot when she had an infection on her heel.

Her name is Sera and for years she has endured Multiple Sclerosis, she has been in a wheelchair for many years and her foot became sore with pressure from just resting it on the footrest of her chair.

It was very painful for her so whilst visiting her recently I was pleasantly surprised when the district nurse arrived to dress the sore with Medihoney.

Sera and my brother Paul are the two people I most admire in the whole world.

Two incredible people who never complain about their dilemmas and have stuck together throughout everything life has thrown at them.

I know I digressed a little there but I needed to acknowledge them.

If at any time you chose to medically treat an open wound with medicinal honey, try to clean the area first if at all possible.

Pack some honey into deep wounds or for more superficial wounds it would only be necessary to apply a honey dressing with a clean, sterile dressing.

How long the wound will take to heal will of course depend on the seriousness of it, but heal it will and usually with no scarring at all.

I have even used it on the annoying chilblains I get once in a while.

Honey to the rescue once again. I just rub it on my damp hands and feet and pop on a clean pair of cotton gloves and socks overnight.

The honey stops the itching and calms the inflammation.

They rarely last longer than two days and Oh the relief.....What joy!

Now for the past 100 years or so people have depended on artificial means for curing their medical needs, most of these are poison in their own right and we can do away with many of them with just the use of honey.

For example, instead of visiting the doctor when you are anxious, depressed, have high cholesterol or even a simple cough or cold forget the pills, just increase your honey diet.

It will naturally boost your whole system and also help to prevent heart disease.

WHY USE THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF HONEY?

We have become immune to anti-biotics quite possibly because we have used them too often but this will not be the case with the medical benefits of honey.

If you suffer with skin infections such as acne, spots and pimples, forget all those steroid creams which will harm the tissues of your skin when used long term.

There are far more beneficial ways of medically treating them with honey.

Sunburn is something we all suffer from from time to time; the anti-inflammatory properties honey contains will soothe and heal them.

Use this method also on cuts and grazes, honey will seal them with a protective membrane whilst also curing them.

The added benefits of Propolis found in honey will also help to give an added boost to skin conditions such as excema and acne.

Tension, migraines and headaches can all be relieved with honey. These are caused by hormonal changes and the tightening of soft tissues covering the skull.

Try adding it to a cup of herbal tea and eating more honey at the onset or even as a prevention and they too could be reduced or even become a thing of the past.

EVEN MORE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF HONEY

Honey contains properties that discourage and kill off micro-organisms and along with hydrogen peroxide actually prevents the growth of bacteria such as E.coli and other super bugs.

It is thought that the darker the honey is in colour along with a higher water content, the more effective it is for medical purposes because the antioxidant properties are stronger.

It seems to be natural for people to take flowers and bunches of grapes along as gifts when visiting hospital patients.

There is nothing wrong with this, they make lovely gifts but I prefer to take in a jar of honey.

If they look at you funny just explain you thought to speed up their recovery it would be nice for them to benefit from some ancient medicine.

This may be a blessing in disguise if the mrsa bug is doing the rounds at the time!

For long term patients there is often a major problem with bed sores, Medihoney is hopefully used but if not your gift of honey will help considerably.

It really is about time the word got out concerning the medical benefits of honey, so spread the word and spread the honey! Honey as medicine is truly the best!

It must be said here that doctors, nurses and other medical experts do a fantastic job and none of us in all seriousness would consider using honey alone if we have had a serious accident or needed them to keep us alive by other means such as breathing apparatus and major operations.

However, we could all cut down on our visits to these fantastic but busy people by treating a lot of our medical needs ourselves.

I hope you have found this article helpful, a lot of my research came from Joe Traynor, author of "The Gourmet Medicine.

His book he hopes will spread the word and spread the honey and I bet there are some of you who now can't wait to try out some medical benefits of honey yourselves.

Please let me know how you get on.

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