Honey

[Ramakrishna]

Namaste all,

Over the past several months I have been consuming honey daily. I usually just take a spoonful with a little bit of cinnamon, although sometimes I have it in my tea and also on pancakes. I also use honey during Lingam abhishekam.

It is highly beneficial to the human body. Honey is well-known to help alleviate sore throats, but it should be taken even when one is not ill. It has antibacterial agents and helps detoxify the body and improve the immune system. Its importance is also recognized in Ayurveda to promote good health.

I highly recommend this practice to everybody, except for infants since it is not suitable for their digestive systems

http://easyayurveda.com/2010/03/25/h...ext-book-says/
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/Ayurveda.html
http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/01...bout-anything/
http://www.yogsandesh.org/articles/1...eda/Page1.html

[AmIHindu]

Namaste Ramkrishna ji,

Honey is very good for sleep, if we take one cup of milk with one spoon of honey, we get good sleep. Honey is good pacifier.

[laurahill]

Drinking milk added with honey is good for health.
Honey has antioxidants,antibacterial and antimicrobial agents.
Honey helps to prevent hair loss,weight loss acne.

[Kismet]

I heard a rumor that much honey is not real. Or its been so evaporated that many of the good agents present in it are no longer there. Has anyone heard of this?

I eat a lot of store-bought honey myself, though I'm sure some brands are much better than others.

[Adhvagat]

I usually hate to take honey when I have a flu. Seriously, my throat just gets more clogged up with this slimey thing.

It wouldn't surprise me if industrial honey is actually complete garbage just as any other type of processed food.

[satay]

namaste,
Although I don't use it myself we do have honey in the house. It is bought from a farm. You have to buy the honey at a farm which is whitish in colour (unpausturised?).

I heard a rumor that much honey is not real. Or its been so evaporated that many of the good agents present in it are no longer there. Has anyone heard of this?

I eat a lot of store-bought honey myself, though I'm sure some brands are much better than others.

[Friend from the West]

Hari OM

Namaste,

Thank you Ramakrisna. I take natural/raw honey as Satay describes, before bedtime and is perfect. Today, I take honey before and after exercise and feel great. Back in day when I fought, I consumed natural honey and felt more energetic, without quick spike and than crash of sugars. From people I know who have consumed store bought or processed, they do feel the quick uplift and then crash like eating candy. After switching, they also report positive effects.

Do not study such things and do not know if there is a least bit of nexus, but learned this from maternal grandparents and they both were here at 94 and 92.



Om Shanti.

FFTW

[Arjunesh]

Namaste Ramkrishna ji,

Honey is very good for sleep, if we take one cup of milk with one spoon of honey, we get good sleep. Honey is good pacifier.

NAMASTE AmIHindu

Is it better for sleep to drink the milk with honey cold or heated?

kind regards
Arjunesh

[ShivaFan]

Namaste

I am very happy this thread was �revived�, since it was started before I became a member of HDF and had never read it � I am a HUGE fan of honey! Have you ever eaten a honey comb? My goodness, wonderful! And now I learn from this thread that honey is good for you, which makes it all the better.

Not far from where I live, locals have a �Farmers Market� where they bring their own vegies, nuts, fruits and yes HONEY which they raised themselves and sell the items to the public from small stands. There are actually locals here who have boxes in which bees live and they local people gather the honey which ranges from a light yellow to a dark brown in colour.

Saraswati Maa likes honey, and accepts it as a puja offering. Of course, Murti can be bathed in milk and honey. Perhaps that is where the term �land of milk and honey� comes from? (who knows � the land of India?).
I would think if you have a Lord Balaram Murti, you could offer Him honey and He will take it.

Om Namah Sivaya

[Arjuni]

Namast�,

Awwww, I saw the word "Honey" as a topic and thought that someone was looking for me!

I love honey too. Most of the stores here carry local raw honey, and each year there is a "honey show" that brings together local beekeepers. They sell honey and related products directly to the public, and educate everyone about what the bees and their keepers are up to. I look forward to it every year!

ShivaFan, besides the deities you mentioned, I was also told that one could donate honey, with prayers to the Aśvins, to invoke their healing energy (as well as give a wonderful gift, of course).

From what I remember of Ayurveda teaching, one should not cook honey directly (and especially not boil it), as heating will destroy some of the beneficial elements in the honey and make it more productive of toxins (ama). It's best to add it to hot liquids or foods.

Thank you for reviving this thread. My favourite healing drink uses honey, and it would be so warming and soothing right now. I'm going to go make some. You can too, if you like.