Science shows that people sleep better when they eat honey before bedtime.
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Blueberry Honey has Antibacterial Activity
Canadian researchers have recently shown that blueberry and buckwheat honeys have higher antibacterial activity than regular honey.
Anti-Cancer Effects of Honey
J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Nov 6;50(23):6923-8.
Antimutagenic effect of various honeys and sugars against Trp-p-1.
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Honey is a Health Food?
Over the last few years, more and more evidence has emerged to show that honey has healthful properties and is superior to sugar as a sweetener. One of the first notable examples came from Dr Steven Pratt in his book Superfoods Healthstyle where he listed honey as a superfood contributing to a healthier lifestyle because of the antioxidants it contains.
Another one of the early books on this subject was written by English pharmacist, Mike McInnes, and nutritional expert, Stuart McInnes. Although The Hibernation Diet was not originally intended to be a diet book, the publishers advised the authors that although a health book wouldn't sell a diet book would, and as a result the book was rewritten to accommodate. The basic idea presented in this book is that honey is the perfect fuel for feeding your liver before you go to sleep. The fructose combined with glucose provides a ready fuel that is easily converted to glycogen. With a well fueled liver your body works hard repairing itself as you sleep. As a result you end up better rested and with much more energy when you wake. A lot of energy is burnt while you sleep, but you are also able to do more during the day. The current publisher freely admits that only about 40% of people actually lose weight on this plan, but everyone feels better. It starts with taking a tablespoon of honey before bed and incorporates some easy resistance exercises.
Honey is a Functional Food
Honey is much more than just sweet! It is a concentrated and perfectly balanced energy source. The proportion of fructose to glucose results in optimum uptake by the body and easy metabolism. It even has performance advantages over the gels and drinks used by athletes because it contains oligosaccharides, proteins, enzymes, organic acids, vitamins and minerals.
Honey is Better For You than Sugar
Jennifer Ilana Ischayek, RD, and Mark Kern, PhD, RD, from San Diego University, analyzed four kinds of honey and found that they have slightly higher glycemic indices than sugar on a calorie to calorie basis. However because honey also contains antioxidants and has prebiotic properties it is better for you. As the sugar composition is different from regular table sugar, honey tastes sweeter and less is required to get the same effect, reducing a person's caloric intake.
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