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Blossom Trail Honey
Honey has been used for health and healing for centuries on every continent throughout the world . The ancient Greeks, Romans, Israelites, and Chinese, just to name a few, have used honey for everything, from dressing wounds to staying healthy. The Good Book talks about honey as being a wholesome food and good medicine. Recent studies have proven that honey is beneficial to one’s health, and that it helps with a vast array of ailments.
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24
A few facts about honey:
Honey vs. Cancer
Studies cited by the Nation Honey Board have found that honey contains antioxidants. Antioxidants can help protect us from free radicals, which can cause cellular damage. Free radicals leave your system vulnerable to major diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's. Honey's antimicrobial properties include Acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in keeping one from contracting Alzheimer's. In the case of cancer, studies have shown that honey can kill certain cancer cells by removing the moisture from them.
Honey, a Natural Allergy Shot
Along with the benefits of honey's healing properties, Honey can also help those who suffer from allergies. Honey contains traces of pollen, and by taking one to two teaspoons a day, that pollen can help relieve some of those allergy symptoms. Eating honey on a daily basis introduces the pollen into your system and helps you build up an immunity to allergy attacks.
Buying Local Honey
For allergies, buying local honey is far better for you than getting honey from out of the area. The reason for this is that you want to infuse your system with what you are allergic to. But, using reason, remember that flora have only certain boundaries. They are more limited to where they grow by region and elevation rather than locations that are close to one another. For example, if you are allergic to orange blossoms in southern California, you will have the same allergic reaction to them in the central valley. Also remember that any honey that is pure (straight from the comb) and raw (neither unheated nor pasteurized) helps to build up your immune system, which will also defend you against allergies.
Store Bought Honey
“I buy my honey from the store." This is something that we hear quite a bit. Fact is, if you buy honey from a major food store, the honey that you purchase is most likely: 1) harvested from out of state, and 2) it might proclaim on the label that it is raw, but because of the presence of C. botulinum spores, most honey's have actually been pasteurized. When honey is pasteurized, it is heated to a temperature of 161 degrees Fahrenheit. After the honey has been heat-treated, the enzymes are dead, leaving you with nothing more than sticky stuff that has no health benefits whatsoever.
Feeding Infants Honey
Because of the presence of botulinum spores in honey, children under one year of age should not be given honey. Older children and adults generally destroys the spores. Infants, however, can contract botulism which can cause sickness or death.
Use By Date Shown
Honey will not go bad or lose its quality as long as it is stored in a cool dry place and is sealed properly. Archaeologists have found 2000 year old jars of honey in Egyptian tombs and the honey still had its sweet taste. Honey will attract moisture and that can affect the taste so be sure to keep a good seal on it.