Health&Wellness Magazine July 2015 | Page 9

For advertising information visit www.samplerpublications.com or call 859.225.4466 | July 2015 Heavenly Honey ‘Divine liquid sunshine’ boosts energy, benefits the body By Jean Jeffers, Staff Writer Honey — how sweet it is! This glorious substance is the stuff secrets are made of. Honey comes from the work of honey bees. The bees gather the raw material, nectar, very laboriously from many flowers. These bees may work 24 hours a day in loyalty to their “boss,” the queen bee. Honey is a wonderfully tasty spread that has many benefits for the body. This “precious sweetener and divine liquid sunshine,” as it has been called in “Honey, Nature’s Golden Healer,” by Gloria Havenhand, has remarkable benefits. It is said to have healing and medicinal powers, including the ability to kill germs and reduce and eliminate infections. Honey is useful for treating wounds because it has powerful antibacterial properties. It is used in hospitals to treat infected surgical wounds and to overpower superbugs that refuse to respond to antibiotic therapy. In New Zealand, research has shown that honey is effective for healing and restoring infected and inflamed skin, from wounds to ulcers to burns. In the United States, we turn to honey to soothe sore throats and ease