Honey, how to choose the right one

Honey, how to choose the right one.

Benefits & properties of this excellent product.

How to choose the right one, how to distinguish them & most of all what to know about them.

There are many different types of honey such as; acacia, arbutus, chestnut, myrtle & many more, each one with different properties & taste, only in Italy there are more than 75 thousand producers spread all over the country but mostly in the following regions; Piemonte, Lombardia, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, Lazio & Sardinia.  Italy infact is rich in spontaneous flowering plants, cultivated especially for the production of this extraordinary element.  The Italian ministry of agriculture recognizes 50 varietys of honey, whilst in other countries a maximum of 10 varieties are recognised.  The production starts right after flowering & after the bees have completed their work, they are sent away by using compressed air or with a plastic disk.

Various scientific researches have shown the amazing properties of honey, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, therefore able to help us fight flu & symptoms related to this pathology.  Some scientists from the University of Sydney showed the efficiency of honey through various experiments & the different functions according to the type of honey chosen, for example the honey obtained from the myrtle flower, is capable to attack the bacteria’s DNA making them become inactive, thanks to the active ingredients found in the myrtle flower.  In other types of honey this same curing property is due to the content of hydrogen peroxide.  A very good product against inflammations, viruses & bacteria.

Inorder to be of good help, honey must be of good quality, produced by domestic bees & with the nectar of the flowers, therefore it is important to read the labels, because many products end up being just sugar & at that point do more harm than good.  So it is better to choose a natural, biological product, & that the following are shown on the labels:

-Product name

-net weight

-Producer’s name

-Company’s location/address

-Lot number

-country of origin

-expiry date

Only with this information we can really understand were it comes from & what we are going to eat.  Here are some types of honey ideal against flu:

• ACACIA HONEY, is excellent against flu, & ideal for treating respiratory dieseases.
• ARBUTUS HONEY, bitter & antiseptic, in Italy it is produced in Sardinia & Tuscany, & is the ideal remedy against diarrhea & to clean our organism from the waste left from flu, it is also useful against water retention & urinary tract disorders.
• CHESTNUT HONEY, anti-inflammatory, it is rich in minerals such as; manganese, potassium & iron, it is also a restorative therefore it is very useful against diarrhea & stomach pains.
• MYRTLE HONEY, is the best remedy against bacteria because it makes them inactive & therefore anti-inflammatory, it is ideal when suffering from brochitis, pharyngitis & laryngitis.

If suffering from flu & according to the symptoms, we could choose one of these types of honey & make an effective ancient natural remedy:

two teaspoons of honey with a pinch of pepper to be taken 2-3 times a day

It is ideal for all the family, fast, inexpensive & most of all healthy.  (for urinary tract inflammations just remove the pepper)

Take a look at our tried and tested method: Anti-Diet