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Honey! Sweet tasting and good living




June 24, 2009

Honey! Sweet tasting and good living
by Sahar Adil | 24. June 2009

As people in Bangalore get busier people are always on the lookout for easy remedies to good health and well being, and sometimes gym memberships need to be complemented with little home therapies like those with Honey. MyBangalore with Wipro Sanjeevani Honey tell you how it just takes a little honey to feel good.



Does your work require sitting for hours before the computer -something that causes eye irritation? Are you suffering from acidity? Or, have you caught a bad cold or a bout of asthma? Well, there is a single remedy to all the ailments - honey

You have been keeping a hawk's eye on your body weight and are a regular at the gym. You also drink lots of water and fibre-rich diet. You even follow experts' advice on taking care of your hair and skin. But what about those eyes? How do you protect them from the stress that is caused by working long hours before the computer? Well, here's an easy answer to that: Take the traditional route add a little honey to your daily diet.



Yes, whether it’s your grandmother, or the neighbourhood doctor, everybody will agree to this fact that honey not only helps protect the eyes, but also help improve your eyesight. While there are a plethora of home remedies from honey, we bring you a few here:

Mix two teaspoons of honey with carrot juice and consume regularly, to improve your eye sight and cure problems such as watering of eyes.
If you have a cold, cough or a congested chest, two teaspoons of honey with equal quantity of ginger juice should be consumed frequently. This is one of the oldest and most popular remedies that millions of Indians already follow.
The other such popular remedy is to take one spoon of fresh honey mixed with the juice of half a lemon in a glass of lukewarm water in order to get cured of constipation, hyperacidity and obesity.
Popular ayurvedic remedies also include Honey and ayurveda. Ayurveda recommends honey to control the BP. One such remedy says, two teaspoons of honey should be mixed with one teaspoon of garlic juice and taken on a regular basis.
Asthmatics the world over note that a mixture of honey, ginger juice and black pepper powder, mixed in equal quantities helps to relieve symptoms of asthma.
Honey is used as an antiseptic to cure wounds.
Honey is not just a cure for many ailments, but also a preventive measure for many:

Looking to keep fit and slim: replace that daily dose of sugar with a teaspoon of honey.
Tired of falling sick from frequent colds and coughs: have your tea with honey or just mix honey with luke-warm water every morning.
Honey is an antioxidant and keeps your skin fresh and glowing.
With brands like Wipro’s Sanjeevani Honey easily available across the counter, go out and get that bottle of honey. For the last 2700 years, Man has looked to Honey to keep him hale and hearty, why stop the trend!