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Write your article hereEverybody likes honey. The kids, mum, dad and even house pets can't seem to resist the sweet sensation of this unique, rich and all-natural golden-brown jelly. Honey can practically be used on or for anything. The health benefits of this wonderful and priceless handy-work of the ever industrious bees can never be quantified. But regretfully many are not aware of the great deal they can gain from the daily use of this gift of nature. The honey have varied tastes, either Manuta or UMT honey. It is primarily composed of sugars like glucose and fructose; minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, chlorine, sulphur, iron and phosphate. It also contains many vitamins like B1, B2, B6, B5, B3 and C all of which varies according to the qualities of the nectar and pollen. Besides this, it contains also in small amounts copper, iodine and zinc. Several kinds of hormones are also found in honey that are very helpful for the body. It is fat free. It is cholesterol free. An excellent choice for anybody with a dieting plan. Have you a jar of honey in your home? If no, please go get one and go with me on a honey ride of the health importance of honey.

AS QUICK SUPPLIER OF ENERGY - As monosaccharides with it's main attributes - fructose and glucose and the high osmotic pressure (osmotic value), honey as a carbonhydrate food is quickly and directly absorbed into the blood, thereby giving energy quickly to various organs and systems of the body like the brain, muscles, heart, kidney etc. This is even more possible because the absorption of fructose is faster than that of glucose.
AS NATURAL ANTISEPTIC - Honey contains anti-microbial and anti-bacterial agents which prevents infections by killing all bacteria in and around wounds. So by applying honey to your cuts, grazes as surgical dressing, you are creating a sterile medium where no bacteria will survive because honey do not accommodate bacteria. And your wound are sure to heal in no time. It is interesting to note that medical journals cite more than 600 different cases where honey have been utilized to treat wounds.
AS ANTIOXIDANT - Honey as a good source of body defenders plays a beneficial role of boosting the prevention of cancer and heart diseases. Because it is fat and sugar free, adequate and daily intake of it should cause you no harm of too much fat clogging around the heart giving you heart problems. Though honey supplies you a great deal of energy, compared to sugar, it gives

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