I see a number of detox drinks online made with primarily lemon juice, water and honey. Why honey? What's the detox mechanism at work with honey? I typically avoid adding honey to my lemon/water/grated ginger tea because it's a "sugar, but if it helps detox, I'm all for adding in some honey.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
If you research you will see there are a lot of benefits to good honey
Im not an expert. Im hypoglycemic...or was ...and thought it would mess up my sugar...plus i dont really like it...but i started using it in apple cider vinegar to become more alkaline and i realized i was getting healthier and not having sugar priblems
When i stopped coffee and started tea i fiund i liked tea better with milk and honey
Others on here can tell you how healthy it is or you can google that
Some others avoid it because it us sweet too
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Aside from if it's okay or not with candida (I don't deal with candida so have not definitively solved that question) . . .
if you buy honey be absolutely certain of what you get. There is a lot of counterfeit honey all over, in in top stores, with top labels. Do your research on this.
Best really to find your local and regional honey producers and buy RAW honey directly from them - or at a store where their product is stocked. Cross searches on the web can likely lead you right to bees in your own back yard, nearly.
Be mindful of where the bees gather their nectar. Some say organic honey is not necessary as bees die from too many chemicals but you may want to learn about how your supplier cares for their bees and where they allow the bees to, well, be. Best if not too near to a highway, etc.
Glass jar, too. No plastic. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- You mention help with "detox" - lemon as you mentioned can help (but keep those teeth watered afterward) but honey is not going to be a go-to liver support by any stretch of the imagination.
It may be fine for some and it has some benefit but it is not something I'd ever call liver support.
Moving to Medical Questions....
Posted by Lymieloo (Member # 45753) on :
All my life, I thought honey was one of the most disgusting foods on the planet. Until I tried raw honey....ohmygosh, love at first bite. And this was not even local blueberry honey, which we have now.
Raw local honey can even help or eliminate pollen allergies!
If no one in your area sells raw honey, a good place to order it is through Swanson. They have tons of different raw honeys at unbelievable prices, compared to a store. Not most stores sell wild manuka honey, or killer bee honey, etc. But I've found compared to reg. old honey, they're much cheaper.
Posted by Phoiph (Member # 41238) on :
Manuka honey has a higher level of anti-microbial properties:
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