What we eat can influence the health. a healthy diet makes our body's defenses become stronger. In adulthood the inability of a person to adjust his diet is very significant trigger a wide range of serious illnesses. The circumstances of the times and changes in lifestyle and eating habits of human beings is indeed a neglected many needs of the body. Reduced mineral or vitamin that is missing from the food we eat often makes the body vulnerable to disease. Honey is one of the void filler may be contained in the body due to lack of good eating habits.
For centuries honey made by bees from the nectar of flowers is a pure and natural sweeteners and one human food ingredient. Liquid honey. Generally has a sweet taste, because it comes from the nectar of various flowers or plant parts. Honey is a natural food once the drug, which is naturally processed by bees disarangnya. Fructose and glucose are the main substances in honey. Honey is good to have calories +/- 3.280 cal / kg. Honey is not made by humans, because honey synthetically will be different taste, smell, content and benefits. What distinguishes it among other acid levels (PH), the content of the enzyme diastase, HMF (5-hydroxy methyl furfural), fructose content results and dextrosanya and Traffic optic honey that can rotate to the left on the tool Polarimeter. So the only honey that is collected and processed naturally by lebahlah that could be called HONEY NATURAL. Indonesia honey produced by bees include various types of wild bee type as Apis dorsata and Trigona sp and honey livestock such as Apis mellifera, Apis Indica and Apis florae.
Among other types of honey honey apple, honey, durian, longan honey, honey rambutan, mango honey, coffee honey, honey kapok, forest honey, honey calliandra, and multiflora honey.
Benefits of Honey
Several expert studies that have been done show that honey can be used as an antimicrobial in wounds including postoperative wound. This is due to the honey has a relatively low water content which is less than 20% and a high sugar content, the condition is not very conducive to the growth of microorganisms because osmosis effect that can kill microorganisms (Tonks et al., 2003).
The ability of honey as an antimicrobial others are honey has a low pH level so acidic that can inhibit the growth of microbes, honey has a large osmotic pressure and the ratio of carbon to nitrogen is high (Rosita, 2007). In addition it also has a function as an antimicrobial honey because it can inhibit the growth of microorganisms through a compound of hydrogen peroxide produced so difficult bacteria to thrive (Banq et al., 2003).
Honey also contains enzymes useful for digestion. The human body only needs to absorb because the natural sugar content of honey is very easy to digest. The process of making honey bees in the stomach, aided by the salivary glands, has changed the nectar sugars into sugar levulose and dextrose. The rapid absorption of making honey is often used to obtain spontaneous energy, increase stamina and make your body fit for the sportsman or worker.
In addition to quickly generate power, honey has many advantages and benefits include:
1. Have a warm nature, so it is suitable for the disease singin syndrome.
2. Does not cause irritation.
3. The type of sugar in the honey most easily handled by the kidneys.
4. Able to soothe the body (have a sedative effect) so fitting for people who have trouble sleeping.
5. Easy to obtain and relatively affordable.
6. Able to maintain endurance and stamina.
7. It can help cure various kinds of diseases, such as heart metabolic disorders, hypertension (high blood pressure), canker sores, improving blood circulation, cholesterol, uric acid, gastric disorders, etc.
8. Honey is an antioxidant that is beneficial to the health of the skin, making the skin look healthier, look younger and keep the smoothness and softness of the skin.
9. It has anti-inflammatory effects (anti-inflammatory), such as colitis, and strep throat.
10. Drug respiratory tract, such as asthma, cough and flu.
11. Drug eye disorders, diabetes mellitus, and also can support the growth of probiotic microbes. And many more benefits contained in natural honey.
12. As an external medicine, for burns and infection due to diabetes (diabetes).
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