Have You Tried Raw Honey to Heal a Blemish?

Be sure to use raw honey, which is more effective since it was not treated with heat or processed to alter it.

Did you know that raw honey can help with pimples?  It is a natural antibacterial that also has anti-inflammatory properties.  Together, they reduce the swelling and redness and are kinder to the skin unless the harsher drying effects of salicylic acid products.

Once you cleanse your face, you dab just a little over the pimple before covering with a bandage.  You repeat this process for a long as you need to.  

I tried this last week for a few days and it worked without any skin irritation.  

The Dual Sweet Uses of Honey!

There are so many benefits to consider in regard to this natural sweetener that you may not be aware of since it also contains a host of unknown ingredients that can help alleviate many conditions.

For instance, honey has been linked to improving anemia, memory, and for stimulating muscles and the heart. 

People suffering from various allergies such as hay fever should try raw honey.   Some allergists recommend chewing on a piece of honeycomb (if you can still buy it inside a jar of raw honey)  for helping congested sinuses since the bee glue from inside that honeycomb can shrink mucous membranes.  My own allergist made that suggestion to me, however, it is extremely difficult to find anymore.

If you have problems with your children or elderly relative that wet the bed, then you should try giving them some honey because it is known to help bladder function.

Anyone in the family that is difficult to be near due to a flatulence problem, you may want to suggest they try some honey.  Since honey is predigested by bees, it can help as a digestive aid and prevent gas.

Honey soothes sore throats and coughs while it kills germs.  The next time you suffer from those particular problems, try mixing some honey with lemon juice and swallowing a tablespoon every two hours or so.

For that reason, honey can help with burns, boils, and skin infections. This could be the reason the Roman soldiers used it as a dressing to help prevent infection. 

Studies have used honey in polio cases, intestinal ulcers to treating nervous conditions.

Since honey has an anti-stiffness substance known as the Wulzen factor it could also help those with rheumatism and arthritis.

Finally, if you have a thyroid condition, honey may help as well.

For the best results, it is important to get the most natural form of raw honey that is labeled "unheated" not "uncooked."  Uncooked is the legal term for being allowed to heat this honey up to 160 degrees Fahrenheit, which kills some of those beneficial nutrients.

The brighter and clearer the color of the honey, the more that the heating processes have destroyed those nutrients.  Cloudy honey is closer to natural and better to try.

Hopefully, this post will sweeten your opinion of looking into the health possibilities of honey.

Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey Review and My Honey-Lemon Icing + GIVEAWAY!--Ends May 4, 2011

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Organic Raw Honey

I was surprised when I received my jar of Tropical Traditions Organic Canadian Raw Honey to review.  This product was different from typical golden-brown, syrupy varieties of honey I tried in the past.   Raw honey is thick, white,  more solid and gathered from bees in the remote parts of Canada and carefully monitored.   Furthermore,100% Organic Honey means it is never heated above temperatures that the honey is naturally exposed to in the beehive.

At first, I was not sure what I was going to do with my honey.  I always love adding some to my tea, especially in herbal teas.  Another thing I find helpful about honey is adding a tablespoon to a glass of warm milk when you're unable to sleep.  Adding a spoon of honey to cooked oatmeal with a little bit of Silk Vanilla Soy Milk is out of this world delicious! 

However, today I was in the mood to bake and experimented with a new icing recipe with honey to compliment from my No Work Yellow Sheet Cake recipe that I already posted.  

The margarine for any icing recipes will never work if it's labeled spread.  You will get a soupy mess no matter how much confectioners' sugar you add.  Just be careful and always avoid the word "spread" on those margarine packages if you plan on creaming.  This happens because there is too much water added to that product.

My Honey-Lemon Icing!

3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons margarine (not spread)
1 tablespoon zested lemon peel
2 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream everything until it's a nice spreading texture.  You can spread your icing on your cooled cake thin and store any extra in your refrigerator or freezer for another smaller cake or cupcakes or just use it all.

Thanks to Tropical Traditions, one lucky Nuts 4 Stuff wins a 17.6 oz. jar their own delicious Organic Raw Honey (a $19.50 value)!  This giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada only.

Here's a piece of my No-Work Yellow Sheet Cake.

This is before cutting my No-Work Yellow Sheet Cake with Honey-Lemon Icing.

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