Contributed by Angela Cleveland

If you are looking for a sweetener for your baking or cooking, reach for the honey jar. Unlike refined
sugar, which is processed and striped of protein, nitrogen elements, enzymes, and vitamins, honey is
natural and full of vitamins and antioxidants. Honey has a good GI value (glycemic index) because it is
gradually absorbed into the bloodstream and does not result in a spike in blood sugar that refined table
sugar may cause. Because honey is sweeter than sugar, less honey is needed to sweeten the same
quantity of food item (cereals, cakes, pies, tea, coffee, etc). It has been used for centuries as an
effective home remedy for problems including arthritis, bad breath, and coughs.

**Here are some interesting facts about honey (adapted from www.benefits-of-honey.com) and some
great recipes to try.

**With about 18% water and a pH of 3-4, honey is very stable and can last for literally centuries
when stored properly.

**While empty calories from refined sugar contribute health issues and obesity, honey reduces
fatty accumulations in our cardiovascular system.

**Honey is a monosaccharide, the simplest form of sugar that cannot be further broken down,
passing directly from the small intestine into the blood stream without causing any irritancy to
our digestive system as sucrose does.

**Honey is the most ideal fuel for burning our body fat stores during sleep due to its 1:1 ratio of
fructose and glucose.

**As the most superior burn treatment, honey relieves pain effectively and heals wound faster with
minimal scarring.

**Honey contains vitamins and antioxidants; in fact one unique antioxidant called "pinocembrin" is
only found in honey.

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