Honey
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From “Rust Out” by Dr Bailey page 158
“My Son, eat thou honey; because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste” Prov 24:13 KJV
-Honey Has Nutritional and Medicinal Properties,
Sugar Does Not
Sugar Does Not
Natural sugars such as in fruits and vegetables, are full of an assortment of B-vitamins that are necessary for the assimilation of sugars in your body. There are NO B-vitamins in white sugar, so to be used by your body it must get it from somewhere. That somewhere is your: nerves, muscles, liver, kidneys, stomach, heart, skin, eyes and blood. Vitamin B deficiency is one of the most common worldwide correctable causes of disease I know. For example: High homocysteine levels (which are more toxic to the blood vessels than cholesterol) are directly correlated with low folic acid (a B vitamin) levels.
Honey’s Advantage over Sugar:
1. Honey is a natural unrefined food, containing vitamins (B, C, K), proteins (mostly in the pollen), minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sulfur, iodine, boron, chromium, copper, lithium, nickel, titanium, all in the right quantity), enzymes (invertase, diastase, catalase, peroxidase and lipase) nine acids (including acetic, citric, formic, succinic and amino acids) and yes, some venom.
2. The pollen in honey has a higher vitamin C content than almost any fruit or vegetable.
3. Honey contains all the B-vitamins needed to digest it properly.
4. It is non-irritating to the delicate membranes of the digestive tract.
5. It is assimilated rapidly and easily (is mostly fructose, but is made up of 15 different sugars, like: levulose, dextrose, glycogen, etc.).
6. Honey is an invert sugar (partially digested nectar mixture of glucose and fructose), meaning it rotates sunlight to the left (levorotary). Table sugar rotates light to the right and is dextrorotary. This may seem like a trivial variation but your body looks at as a totally different compound.
7. Its enzymes include:
Invertase–converts sucrose into an invert sugar,
Diastase–converts starch into sugar,
Catalase–accelerates the conversion of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen,
Peroxidase–hastens the transfer of oxygen from peroxide to oxygen starved tissues,
Lipase–converts fats in the stomach to fatty acids and glycerol.
8. Because of its acid content, folk medicine has been correct that unpasteurized/unheated honey is a potent destroyer of bacteria, an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
9. Three ounces a day of honey has been shown in modern Russian clinics to kill salmonella, shigella, E. coli, and V. cholera (which causes diarrhea).
10. It spares the kidneys, therefore lessening tissue destruction.
11. It provides a maximum of energy fuel without damaging the body (unlike caffeine).
12. It enables the athlete to recuperate rapidly from severe exertion and show less evidence of fatigue.
13. It has a natural, gentle laxative effect from its fatty acid content.
14. It is alkaline rather than acid-forming. The darker the honey the more alkaline and higher mineral content.
15. It doesn’t rob the body of calcium, like white sugar does, but helps retain it.
16. It increases oxygen carrying capacity of the red cell by increasing hemoglobin (the darker the honey the better).
17. Useful in arthritic conditions-sugar worsens arthritis.
18. Useful for kidney and liver disorders.
19. Asthma and hay fever are improved by eating honey containing pollen to which the patients are allergic.
20. Hastens wound (ulceration, burns, boils) healing and is better than most antibiotics when applied topically (as a surgical dressing). Reason: Bees secrete an enzyme which contains inhibine. This breaks down chemically to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2). Inhibine is destroyed by heat and light, so get your honey extracted by centrifugal force, not by heating if you want this to work.
21. Other agents in the honey have been reported in New Zealand to resolve stomach ulcers caused by H. Pylori bacteria.
22. Honey is an excellent source of potassium. The potassium also withdraws moisture from bacteria causing them to shrivel and die.
23. It is reported that chewing the honey comb helps produce an immunity in the lungs that could last for up to four years.
24. Honey has been reported to help produce sleep and help reduce coughs.
25. The darker the honey, the higher the antioxidant levels it contains.
Honey’s Disadvantages
“ It is not good to eat much honey:” Prov 25:27 KJV
Honey is a simple carbohydrate–like sugar, white flour and alcohol, and absorbed rapidly. This causes your blood sugar to rise rapidly. Thus, you secrete more insulin than if you had eaten fruit or a vegetable which is a complex carbohydrate. Complex carbohydrates are absorbed more slowly thus your blood sugar remains more stable. After years of overproduction of insulin, many people become insulin resistant (pre-diabetic) or diabetic. I believe up to 70% of the United States are in one of these two categories.
Too much of a good thing is bad and you can overeat on good food. Excess becomes a poison to the body. You’ll rust out before you wear out if you overdose yourself. So temperance in all things.
Don’t give honey to a newborn due to the potential of botulism from unpasteurized cold processed honey.
Stuff we should have known!
“Far too much sugar is ordinarily used in food. Cakes, sweet puddings pastries, jellies, jams, are active causes of indigestion. Especially harmful are the custards and puddings in which milk, eggs, and sugar are the chief ingredients. The free use of milk and sugar taken together should be avoided.” 1905.
“Large quantities of milk and sugar eaten together are injurious. They impart impurities to the system.” 1870
“Could you know that animals were in perfect health, I would recommend that people eat flesh meats sooner than large quantities of milk and sugar. It would not do the injury that milk and sugar do. Sugar clogs the system. It hinders the working of the living machine.” 1870
“And from the light given me, sugar, when largely used, is more injurious than meat.” 1870
“The less of sweet foods that are eaten, the better; these cause disturbances in the stomach, and produce impatience and irritability in those who accustom themselves to their use.” 1907 Sounds like we all really knew one of the causes of hyperactive kids and adults, but didn’t want to admit to it.
“The free use of sugar in any form tends to clog the system, and is not infrequently a cause of disease.” 1890
References:
Paulien, G.B., “The Divine Philosophy And Science Of Health And Healing, Teach Services, Inc, 1995; 182-187.
Rajan, T.V., “Honey An Allergy Remedy?” University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, reported in American Health, September 1999; 17.
Ornish, D., “Everyday Cooking With Dean Ornish,” Harper Collins Pub., 1996; 8, 317.
White, E.G., “Counsels On Diet And Foods”, Pacific Press Pub. Ass.; 113, 330, 327, 321,197, 331.
