1. Keep your skin healthy and gorgeous. This may sound a little bit crazy, but you may want to throw out your traditional facial cleanser for a jar of raw honey. Its antimicrobial qualities will keep your face clean for sure, avoid from stripping away your natural oils, and according to preliminary research, manuka and kanuka types of honey are even effective in treating acne.
2. Boost immunity. Honey is chock full of polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that proves very vital in protecting cells from free radical damage. In addition, if you are already sick, it has been shown to be successful in toning down nighttime’s coughs.
3. Treat cuts, burns, and scrapes. While honey has been used to treat skin ailments since very old times, research now shows that it is due to its ability to produce small amounts of hydrogen peroxide, it actually pumps up topical antibiotic properties. Every other thing from burns and scrapes to surgical incisions and radiation-associated ulcers has been shown to positive respond to “honey dressings.”
4. Aid digestion. If you are looking to swap out chalky tablets in favor of a natural remedy, honey may just help treat indigestion and tone down the acid. In a 2006 study published inBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers found that substituting honey for sugar in processed foods improved the gut microflora of male mice.
