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Posted 9/21/2015 10:48 AM (GMT 0)
So, to put an end to my investigation on it, is it a good thing to have honey as part of a diet? I do not take sugar ( I cheat sometimes ).
Posted 9/21/2015 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
I put raw honey in my detox tea. It has a lot of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, and phytonutrients...so I can't see that it would hurt if not eaten in excess.
Posted 9/21/2015 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
Yes - honey is a good food to use, just be sure it's real honey, not the cheap stuff from the grocery stores. They add corn syrup or other things to it, so that it barely even resembles honey!! The best thing to do is to buy from a health food store or other trusted store/place. You might be able to buy directly from a nearby apiary!!
Posted 9/21/2015 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
I have a great source for real honey and I will focus on it and propolis now. Thank you so much for your replies. Goodspeed
Posted 9/21/2015 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
But honey has sugar in it so shouldn't we be omitting it from our diet? That's why I cut it and maple syrup out. I'm confused :S
Posted 9/21/2015 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
While anyone can 'over use' honey, it's a natural sweetener that doesn't affect blood sugar levels much, just like stevia.
Posted 9/21/2015 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Agree Trav. Now I'll start adding it to my smoothies :)
Posted 9/21/2015 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
:-) And bonus!! If you use a tablespoon daily of local raw honey, it will help with any seasonal allergies you have!!! The only draw back is that it must be continued in order to have lasting effects. I stopped using it daily about 2 years ago - and this year I have my rag weed allergies back, although I do have to admit they still aren't too bad!! But, I've learned my lesson and I'll be restarting that raw local honey!! Sneezing and being stuffed up is just no fun!!
Posted 9/21/2015 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
I have 4 quart jars of raw honey and a couple of smaller jars. The beekeeper claims that the darker the better for nutrients and other factors. We have one lavender honey that is almost black. It's stronger flavored than others we've had, but it's tasty.
Posted 9/21/2015 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
Ohhh!!! Now you have me jealous, Garden Peace!! I LOVE the darker honey!!
Posted 9/21/2015 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
Good to know garden peace! We get ours in mason jars and it's solid so we just melt it down on the stove into a liquid consistency.
Posted 9/22/2015 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
She had a quart of lavender honey last week that I wish I would've bought. Maybe it will still be available this week.

Need me to mail some to you Trav?
Posted 9/22/2015 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
LOL! No, with my luck it would break on the way over here!! And I need to use local honey. Since I'm sitting in Arkansas, Washington state honey won't help with my allergies much! But thank you!! It's tempting!! The flavor dark honey puts into a nice cup of tea is amazing to me!!
Posted 9/22/2015 12:30 AM (GMT 0)
Traveler mentioned making sure that it's real honey, without fillers, which reminds me of something my grandmother bought at the store the other day that made me laugh. Let me see..

"Honey..

flavored syrup."


Ingredients:

High fructose corn syrup, honey.
Posted 9/22/2015 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
Exactly, Antonio!! It a real shame we have to read the labels even on things like honey. I was honestly appalled when I realized this.
Posted 9/22/2015 2:46 PM (GMT 0)
My LLMD told me to cut out honey and maple syrup. I've been off both of them for about 2 months, but would it really be bad to add it to grain free baking to help with flavor?
Posted 9/22/2015 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
No, honey is a very, very good thing in moderation in any diet. There are antibacterial and antiviral properties to honey - the only catch is that it needs to be real honey, raw if possible. Otherwise what you get is mostly corn syrup, as Antonio posted above.
Posted 9/22/2015 5:15 PM (GMT 0)
Manuka honey is highest in methygloxyl - a hydrogen producing antimicrobial.

Also, sick people typically need more calories. We need carbs to aid us in countless metabolic and enzymatic processes.

If you are afraid of sugar feeding the bugs, then I suggest taking a tablespoon of honey away from food and water so that it is absorbed higher up in the GI tract and away from the small intestines.

Another interesting tidbit: recent tests suggest that taking sugar WITH your antibiotics forces persister bacteria out of hiding like bate, so that the antibiotics can actually do their job.

I am in remission and my diet is 45% carbs.
Posted 9/22/2015 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
"Another interesting tidbit: recent tests suggest that taking sugar WITH your antibiotics forces persister bacteria out of hiding like bate, so that the antibiotics can actually do their job."

Do you have a link showing this that you can share?
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