The only food that .....

The only food that never goes bad is honey! Honey may crystallize, but it does not sour or go bad. If it crystallizes, all you need to do is melt it and it will be reconstituted. Oils, and even vinegar, have shelf lives, or parasites that can destroy the product. Honey is also the only food that humans consume that is generated by another animal.

Besides being great to eat, honey has been known for its healing properties for thousands of years - the Ancient Greeks used it, and so have many other peoples through the ages. Even up to the second world war, honey was being used for its antibacterial properties in treating wounds.
People have been using honey as a home remedy for thousands of years. Now scientists have found that certain types of honey may prevent infection when applied directly to a wound. Researchers say an enzyme in the honey turns into hydrogen peroxide when combined with bodily fluids, such as blood. That helps disinfect wounds and prevent infection.
Humans have been using honey for 8000 years! It's natural, tastes good, and is healthy for you. Can your package of NutraSweet or Splenda say the same?
Local raw honey is also great for allergies. Reason: the bees in the area in which you live, feed on the some of the same allergens that trigger your allergies. If you consume local raw honey from this area, you can build up your immune system against them.
Honey, it's amazing stuff!

Honey & Allergies

Happy Sunday!
The tulips, crocus and daffodils have poked their heads up to welcome spring. The globe willows, and cherry blossoms are showing their beauty. This leaves the Grand Valley sneezing and itchy, watery eyes.  Have you tried swallowing a teaspoon of local raw honey to help? If not, I would give it a try. In my 'past life,' when I lived back east, I owned an herb and vitamin shop. Every couple of weeks, my local honey keeper would bring me raw honey to sell. The theory is the raw honey from your local area will help build up your resistance to the local allergens. Which makes sense since the bee's from your area are feeding on the local flowers.  If you haven't tried it in the past, maybe this is the time to experiment. I would always rather do natural for my body then over the counter drugs anytime!

Enjoy your Sunday. The weather here on the Western Slope of Colorado is going to be beautiful with a possible high temperature of 80!