Every morning, you may include honey in your breakfast menu. Since hundreds of years ago, honey's efficacy has been proven to help human health. Not only as an energy supplier but also as a good nutrition.
Honey can be taken anytime. To complement to breakfast or a drink before bed. Drink a tablespoon of honey before bed, will improve the performance of the functions of the brain. Because, its fructose is able to provide energy of the liver and brain working all night. No wonder, if honey is believed to be an supplement to give energy of the ancient Greek athletes during the Olympic event.
Honey has a carbohydrate content of 82.3% higher among other animal products. Like, milk, eggs, meat, cheese, and butter. Every 100 grams of pure honey contains 294 calories. While every 1000 grams or 1 kg of honey its calories equivalent to 50 eggs or 5.675 liters of milk or 1680 grams of meat.
The content of glucose and fructose in honey is able to supply glycogen in the liver. Could also boost the immune system. This naturally sweet liquid has antibacterial effect both internally and externally so as to accelerate the recovery of the body. It is also a natural antiviral to heal cold.
Results of research at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine , United States, citing the efficacy of one tablespoon of honey is recommended to cure cold. Previously, a study conducted by Shone Blait at the University of Sydney, Australia, in 2007, mentions honey effectively restore the injury or infection, and also supports the good bacteria in the gut and suppress cold sore.
Not only it has high sugar content (41% fructose, glucose 35%, sucrose 1.9%), but also has other components. Such as, vitamins A, B1, B2, and minerals (calcium, sodium, potassium, iron and magnesium).
Honey also has antibiotic and various organic acids such as malic, tartaric, citric, laklat, and oksalat. Therefore, we are advised to consume 2 teaspoons of honey three times a day in order to maintain the health of the stomach.
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