Un-Bee-Lieveable Benefits Of Honey

If you love honey like we do, you’ll be happy to know that there are plenty of healthy reasons to keep Manuka honey in your pantry

- Maureen Farrar

Honey has been used for centuries as both a food and a medicine. In addition to it being a sweet delicacy, “Honey contains a host of nutrients, including vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, and C. Its hardy minerals include calcium, chlorine, iron, phosphate, potassium, and sodium,” says Ian K. Smith, MD, in his book The Clean 20 (St. Martins Griffn, 2018). It also has natural antibacterial qualities that make it the bee’s knees of superfoods.

But not all honey is created equal. The antibacterial quality of honey depends on the type of honey as well as when and how it’s harvested. Some kinds may be 100 times more potent than others.