{"id":981,"date":"2019-07-16T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melimnos.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:59:59","slug":"10-health-benefits-of-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melimnos.com\/de\/10-health-benefits-of-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Health Benefits of Honey"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Prevent cancer and heart disease<\/strong>
It contains flavonoids, antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease.<\/p>\n

2. Reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders<\/strong>
Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis. This may be related to the 3rd benefit.<\/p>\n

3. Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-fungal<\/strong>
\u201cAll honey is antibacterial because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide,\u201d said Peter Molan, director of the Honey Research Unit at the University of Waikato in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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4. Increase athletic performance\u00a0<\/strong>
Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their performance. This has now been verified with modern studies, showing that it is superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time than other sweeteners.<\/p>\n

5. Reduces\u00a0a cough and throat irritation<\/strong>
It helps with coughs, particularly buckwheat honey. In a\u00a0study\u00a0of 105 children, a single dose of buckwheat honey was just as effective as a single dose of dextromethorphan in relieving nocturnal cough and allowing proper sleep.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n

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