Smiley Honey News — honey and blood sugar

An article by Kristiena Sartorelli, which is posted on lifehack.org, explains the "9 Benefits of Honey Water You Never Knew." 

1. Honey can help you lose weight
2. Warm water and honey improves digestion
3. Gives your immune system a boost
4. Reduces allergies
5. Boosts energy
6. Soothes sore throats and reduces coughing
7. Helps to flush toxins
8. Helps to neutralize gas
9. Improves hydration, increases good cholesterol and reduces cardio strain

Read the full article at: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/9-benefits-honey-water-you-never-knew.html

From the book "The Honey Revolution -- Restoring the Health of Future Generations" by Ron Fessenden and Mike McKinnes: "Honey is a miraculous form of sunshine energy. It is distilled from sunshine by a complex, although understood, yet beguiling and numinous process known as photosynthesis . . . Plants use this sunshine energy to fund this magical process and in so doing, create pollen and sweet nectar." Fessenden and McKinnes go on to state that while honey does contain fructose, glucose and other sugars, they are combined with other substances (such as floral flavanoids) in such a way to actually assist the body in controlling blood sugar levels. Despite this fact, and the many other wonderful health effects of honey described in "The Honey Revolution", Americans consume an average of 150 pounds per year of white sugar and other sweeteners that negatively affect our health, and only 1 pound per year of honey. If you want to make a change for better health -- eat more raw honey and reduce your intake of white sugar, high fructose corn syrup and other artificial sweeteners.