Honey - A Sacred Food
The Healing Qualities of High-quality Raw Honey
What is High-quality Raw Honey
Honey is a wild food made from nectar. It is often referred to as “liquid gold” due to its powerful healing properties and its ability to turn your life around. Honey has been consumed by human beings for thousands of years and was considered a sacred food by the ancient Egyptians.
Raw honey means the honey is not filtered, strained, or heated above 45 degrees C. However, making sure your honey is raw or organic does not ensure that your honey is high-quality.
Over the past 40 years, we have seen a massive worldwide decline in bee health and population that, if continues, will endanger our entire food chain as we know it today. A third of our food supply is dependent upon bees and other pollinators who are also experiencing a significant decline in populations, while bees, in particular, are responsible for pollinating around 90 commercially produced crops.
This decline in bee population is due to the widespread use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture, mono-crop agribusiness, loss of habitat, and a tremendous influx in the presence of mites and viruses that harm the bees.
Today, in an attempt to overcome the weakening and collapse of bee colonies, most beekeepers rely heavily on the use of pesticides, antibiotics, and other chemicals inside the hives. While many claim that these chemicals remain in the brood box and do not make their way into the honey, there is no way to ensure that this is actually the case.
Another aspect that affects bee health and the quality of honey is the common practice of feeding bees sugar water. Bees produce and store honey to feed themselves during the cold winter months and hot summer months when they don’t have access to an abundance of nectar and pollen.
When large amounts of honey are taken from the hive, the bees need to be fed sugar water to help them produce enough honey so they don’t starve to death. Needless to say, honey produced from sugar water weakens the bees and produces an inferior type of honey that lacks the healing properties of honey produced from nectar and pollen.
Health Benefits of High-Quality Raw Honey
High-quality raw honey, produced by a healthy and sustainable hive, without chemical intervention or harmful feeding practices, is truly a miracle food. Honey produced from nectar and pollen is rich in active enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids that are vital for keeping the body healthy and for preventing illness and disease.
The sugar in honey is rich in phytochemical compounds that can protect you from radiation damage and limit the spread of cancer in the body. When honey is drawn into cancerous tumors and cysts, it shuts down the cancerous growth process within the tumor.
High-quality raw honey has the power to strengthen the immune system, promote digestive health, reduce inflammation, stabilize blood pressure, calm nerves, relieve morning sickness, balance blood sugar, heal ulcers, purify the blood, fight off colds and flu, soothe sore throats, and flush the kidneys. Honey also inhibits pathogens from procreating and thus prevents the release of toxins that elevate inflammation.
Raw honey is also rich in the right type of probiotics that help to keep the beneficial bacteria in the gut healthy and strong.
Raw honey acts as an expectorant and helps treat respiratory conditions such as bronchitis and asthma. It also promotes a good night's sleep while helping the body to heal and regenerate during the night.
Raw honey is naturally antiseptic and antibiotic, making it an excellent first-aid cream that can be applied externally to cuts, abrasions, rashes, sores, and scars to quicken the healing process.
The Energetic Side of Honey
Honey has been used as a medicinal since the beginning of human life. When we ingest honey we connect with our ancient heritage as well as human wisdom as it has evolved throughout time. In addition to this, on an energetic level, honey’s sticky nature helps us to hold on to those sweet moments of grace in our lives.
Flowers are created by plants when they are at the zenith of their powers, and the honey produced by these flowers helps us connect with the divine potential of those flowers so that we may connect with our higher purpose, and become more of who we truly are.
Tips from Medical Medium
Add raw honey to lemon water to enhance the honey’s bioflavonoids and add an additional immune boost.
If you feel like you’re coming down with a cold or something, take a teaspoon of raw honey before bed. It will help ward off the cold and enhance a good night’s sleep
Whenever possible, buy wildflower honey.
Consuming honey prior to meditation strengthens the mind and helps to raise your vibration.
How We Care For Our Bees at Plants Heal
Here at Plants Heal, we work with the bees to create a safe and healthy environment for humans and creatures alike. Instead of focusing on how much honey we can extract from the hives, we do all we can to protect, strengthen, and heal the bees, while extracting honey only when the bees have sufficient access to flowers and reserves. By integrating bee-friendly practices, gardening without chemicals, and planting an abundance of wildflowers and medicinal herbs, we ensure a year-round supply of nectar and pollen for the bees, which creates a wonderful environment for us humans as well.
Use honey wisely, as an important medicinal. It is up to us humans to support bees; Buy your honey from beekeepers that work together with the bees to create a healthier environment for all.
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