5 incredible health benefits of honey| Eating 1 spoon of honey everyday can do this!

Honey is found in more than 300 varieties with different taste, colour and odor. Honey is full of essential nutrients like proteins, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Apart from this, it also has other amazing health benefits.

Such as:

1.  It has zero fat and a little amount of carbs, vitamins, minerals and calories, that makes it a healthier option to sugar.

2.  It has high amount of antioxidants such as flavonoids, and phenolic acids, that helps in  preventing ageing, diabetes and heart diseases.

3. Benefit is that, it has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that makes it beneficial in healing wonds like diabetic foot, ulcers and burns.

4. Research suggests that honey has better soothing effects than other cough syrups. It helps suppress the cough and increases sleep quality in both kids and adults.

• But, honey shouldn't be given to children of age under 1 year, as it can cause botulism.

5.  It helps lower the blood pressure by decreasing the bad cholesterol levels and increasing the good cholesterol levels in the body.

Source:-
1. Ajibola A. (2015). Novel Insights into the Health Importance of Natural Honey. The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 22(5), 7–22.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295738/

2. Samarghandian, S., Farkhondeh, T., & Samini, F. (2017). Honey and Health: A Review of Recent Clinical Research. Pharmacognosy research, 9(2), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.204647