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Question: Can honey help people who are anemic?
Reply: Apple cider vinegar mixed with honey can aid in iron absorption.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Remedy.
Many people also eat fresh green salad with honey to boost their haemoglobin levels. For choice of honey, consider Buckwheat honey which is especially rich in iron.
Exploring Honey Varieties!
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Question:How does honey help coughing from asthma.
Reply: Honey soothes the throat and stimulates saliva, which calms the coughing reflex. Read this article on honey as a cough remedy:
Tastiest Home Remedy For Cough: Honey
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Question:What is the antioxidant content level in honey?
Reply: There are massive differences between floral plant varieties of honey with respect to its nutritional values. For instance, the antioxidant contents of honey can vary from 0.2mgkg-1 in some honey to 51.4mgkg-1 in others (e.g Manuka honey).
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Question:Can honey cure cancer?
Reply: While honey is not known to be able to treat cancers, when consumed over the long run, it improves immune system functioning, and it's protective against diseases including cancers.
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Question: I have just started watching the "sugar" content in foods that are in my diet, particularly "Fructose" Could you please tell me the "Fructose" level in Raw Honey?
Reply: Honey is 80% natural sugar - fructose and glucose. The ratio of fructose to glucose is about 1:1.
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Question: How many grams of sugar does honey contain? I have yet to come to a site that gives that information.
Reply: Honey is basically a type of sugar (80%), so if you consume 20g of honey, you are in principle eating about 20g of sugar. The difference between honey and other sugar is it's natural and produced by the bees.
Read:
Honey versus Table Sugar
Natural Sweetener
Honey Nutrition
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Question: Can you tell me between Honey with Lemon and Honey with Cinnamon, which of the two will be more effective and let me know the steps involved in consuming these diets.
Reply: Effectiveness of any remedies, including home remedies like honey and cinnamon or lemon and honey vary from person to person. Also the two mentioned remedies are used for different ailments. You can read the following articles to understand what the remedies do and their application:
Honey and Lemon and
Honey and Cinnamon .
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Question: I need to know how to take honey to increase my weight.
Reply: You should try and increase your food intake without consuming too much fat and sugar. For instance, you can use honey in baked foods such as cakes and pastries, and as toppings for ice-cream and puddings. A glass of honey drink during meals may help you to relax, stimulate your digestive juices, and improve your appetite for bigger meals.
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| Question: Is beeswax good for you to eat? I have some fresh honey straight from the hive with the beeswax and honey all mixed together.
Reply: Beeswax used in the construction of honeycomb is natural. It is edible and some people like to chew it like a gum. It is also like roughage for your system. In ancient times, beeswax was used in medical applications, but today is specified for candles, cosmetics and ointments. This page gives a short description of beeswax: Bee Wax .
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| Question: Do you know honey that is usually in powder form is from cactus flower honey? What is special about cactus honey?
Reply: "Cactus honey", marketed as a sugar replacement, is made from the juice of a Mexico-native cactus plant called Agave. It doesn’t come from the bees. Read a detailed account in Who Says Cactus Honey Powder is Honey! .
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Question: What is the name for the traditional wine made from honey, yeast and water?
Reply: It's MEAD. You may wish to read this article on Mead.
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Question: Is it wise to eat raw honey before going to bed?
Reply: According to the Hibernation Diet, taking raw honey before going to bed is not only helpful in achieving healthy weight but unlocking energy resources many people never knew they. You may want to check out what the expert on hibernation diet has to say about this in : Hibernation Diet .
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Question: Can you tell me about honey and milk use for needed childhood weight gain?
Reply: Honey when added to milk has been known to be helpful in improving the digestive system and appetite of children (above 18 months). When they eat well, you don't have to worry about their weight. If they don't like honey in their milk, a spoonful of honey can also be taken directly before bedtime. Read: Milk and Honey .
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| Question: My kid is 3 1/2 years old. Can I give him every night a table spoon of honey before bed?
Reply: For young children above 1.5 yrs of age, taking a tablespoon of honey before bed is fine. You can mix it into warm water for him. Some kids refuse to eat honey directly and when it's added to their milk, they don't like the altered taste of the milk.
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| Question: I was slightly underweight and so, started taking milk and honey regularly at night. But this led to a lot of weight gain around my waist and took me about 3 months to get back in shape. Is the combination of milk and honey known to cause weight gain?
Reply: The principle in gaining weight is very straightforward -- when you eat more than what your body requires, regardless of whether it's milk or honey, the excess calories are stored as fat and you gain weight. Every calorie you take counts. Hence, even if you take milk and honey at night, your body weight will not change as long as the calories you take match the calories you burn. Read:
Calorie Counter
Healthy Weight Loss
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| Question: I want to substitute honey in my tea. Currently, I have 1 1/2 cups of sugar in a gallon of tea. Can you advise if this can be done and if so how much honey?
Reply: As a guideline, I would replace one cup of sugar for half a cup of honey.
A few articles which you might be interested to understand more about honey diet nutrition:
1) Cooking with Honey
2) Honey Vs Sugar
3) Honey Varieties
However, if you are thinking of adding all the honey in a boiling hot pot of tea, I wouldn't advise that, because that would damage the goodness of the honey. So, what I would do is add the honey into individual cup when it's cooler and ready to drink.
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Question: I always wonder if the apple cider vinegar is a base or an acid. Can you help to clarify?
Reply: Apple cider vinegar is acidic in taste but after digested in the body it is alkaline-forming. Read this article: Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Remedy
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| Question: Please advise how to cure ulcer using honey and cinnamon.
Reply: For stomach ulcer, you can try this composition:
1 Tablespoon of Honey
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
Mix it into a paste and pour a cup of boiling water into the paste and cover the cup for half an hour. Stir and filter (e.g with a coffee filter) to remove any particles.
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| Question: Is there a natural cure with honey for high blood pressure?
Reply:For high blood pressure, I would recommend the apple cider vinegar and honey remedy:
2 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with a teaspoon of honey in a glass of warm water – a few times daily. But if you are under medication for high blood pressure, you should first consult your physician about going on the apple cider vinegar and honey diet. You may find this article useful: Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Remedy
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Question: I have a chronic cough (already for a couple of years). Despite watching my diet, it wouldn't go away. I thought it might help if I take Manuka honey, but what should I mix it with?
Reply: Manuka honey (with at least an UMF rating of 10) is effective for sore throats and coughs. You can mix it with warm water -- take a tablespoon of it and mix it with a glass of warm water, take it every morning and night before bedtime.
Read: "The Miraculous UMF Manuka Honey"
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Question: I was wondering why and how drinking the boiled combination of honey and cinnamon can help you burn fat? I don't see how it is possible.
Reply: Notice that the combination of honey and cinnamon is a folk remedy, which is not prescribed by medical doctors. Nevertheless, researchers and scientists have claimed that cinnamon's water soluble components, called proanthocyanidins, which are the active ingredients affecting blood glucose, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Hence, this spice has been used by many people who have high cholesterol, or are overweight or diabetic.
As for why honey is combined with cinnamon by ancient people, I believe is for a few reasons -- metabolizing of undesirable cholesterol and fatty acid, providing a fuelling mechanism for the body, keeping blood sugar levels balanced and letting your recovery hormones get on with burning fat stores, and making the remedy more palatable (but I'm not sure if this factor is important or relevant for everyone...) You may want to read about the revolutionary honey hibernation diet by Mike McInnes.
Ref: "Discover the Incredible Use of Honey in Hibernation Diet"
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Question: Is honey harmful to diabetic patients.
Reply: There is no clear answer to whether honey is okay for diabetic people, some are able to take it better than others, but honey is still a better choice than table sugar and many artificial sweeteners.
Read: "Is Honey Allowed in Diabetic Diet?"
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| Question: Can honey cure urine track infections?
Reply: While UTIs are easily treated with antibacterial drugs/antibiotics, many people have also found drinking plenty of water, taking cranberry juice, avoiding coffee, alcohol, artificial sweetener, spicy foods all do help to cleanse the urinary tract of bacteria. Drinking apple cider vinegar mixed with honey water is a well-known folk remedy for UTI. Mix 1-2 teaspoons of honey and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water. Read: "Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Remedy".
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Question: I understand that there are different kinds of honey and I have been trying to read and understand what I can about honey and the health benefits and the different kinds of honey. When talking about liquid honey are you prefering to clover honey that is sold in most United States super markets? I was reading, for example the cinnamon and honey remedies,and wanted to know if I would get the same effects from using store bought clover honey and is clover honey still good for you? I could probably find the comb honey but I'm sure it's cut comb that has been put in the jar, but didn't know if that would still be better than clover honey. I plan on trying to find raw honey but I am worried that I may not like the flavor if it's too different than the clover honey.
Reply: Clover honey is one of the many honey varieties around. It can come in different forms e.g liquid or cream or in combs. It can also be processed or raw. When applying honey as a remedy, it doesn't have to be clover honey, other varieties are okay too. Raw honey (of any honey varieties) is of course still the best. Raw honey doesn't taste worse, in fact you will be surprised how pleasantly different they can be compared to processed honey. Give it a try! Read: "Where to Buy Honey, Any Ideas?"
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Question: Which honey is better for you cloudy honey or clear? Also what about children (mine are 5 and 7)? I am interested in getting more honey & cinnamon into their diet.
Reply: Cloudiness in honey is due to the presence of pollen, or particles such as wax and dust. Usually, raw honey that is unprocessed/unheated tends to be more cloudy than clear honey that is well-filtered and processed. 100%, unprocessed raw honey is more nutritious than processed ones.
Read: "What's Considered Good Quality Honey"
"What's so Special about Raw Honey"
As for the honey and cinnamon diet, the 2 ingredients are meant to be prepared and consumed in a specific ways for different purposes (obesity, cholesterol, etc). Read: "Honey and Cinnamon Remedy"
Consider the needs of your children. Using honey and cinnamon in baking (biscuits, cakes, etc) may be very exciting for young children (even adults) in terms of taste, but it's very different from concocting and consuming the 2 ingredients for ailments.
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