Honey in place of Artificial Sweetener

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AKINWOLE ADEWUMI

OGUN, NIGERIA

NUTRITION
REPLACE  ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER WITH NATURAL HONEY

Honey is a very important item to have in the house because of its importance and natural natural nature, research has made us to understand that honey is a potential ingredients in supplements and medications used in treating a wide range of health issues today, it aids quick healing on wounds and used as first aids for burns.
The healing components of honey has made it to be a major ingredient  used in some cosmetics for skin and hair prepared for soothing, softening and conditioning effects.Honey lubricates skin and holds on to moisture and rigs makes it an ideal ingredients in production of beauty products.
Though honey generally falls into the “can’t hurt” it might help category of functional foods and natural remedies and may have advantages over artificial sweeteners and table sugar, cautions still needs to be taken in it consumption because too much of everything is always bad, endeavour to speak with a nutritionist/dietician about incorporating honey into your diets.Animal studies have shown that honey can help in lowering blood sugar and blood fats, it increase insulin released into the blood stream, these happens while using honey in combination with diabetes medications.
Honey is widely known to be a natural substance used for treatment of many sicknesses and diseases as a natural remedy still extra caution should be taken by those with allergy. Pure honey is medicinal in nature and its a good source of antioxidant, anti fungi and antibacterial properties.Note, what you eat determines your health. “Eat healthy and moderately”Knowing Pure and Natural honey, some will say original honey doesn’t attract ants, this is not so true because ants are naturally attracted with food with moisture and as honey draws moisture from the air to the outer layer of the honey this will cause it to attract ants and not fact enough to identify pure honey.
In quest to differentiate between adulterated honey and pure honey, add a teaspoon full of the honey into a full glass of water if it settle right at the bottom of the glass it could be pure honey because adulterated honey will dissolve immediately in water. Pure honey contains only 18% of water in its composition.