Have you ever seen a jar of honey with a number next to it? 5+, 10+, 15+? Or MGO 70+, MGO 100? Or TA 10+? Or NPA 15+? Or UMF 10+? And the higher the number the more expensive the honey? What do all these numbers mean?
Skipping breakfast slows down your body's metabolism so it begins to store fat. A 2018 study conducted by Osaka University, Japan found that children who skipped breakfast were 18-116% more likely to be overweight or obese than children who ate breakfast. Skipping breakfast causes you to (binge) eat more throughout the day.
Insomnia is described as difficulties in falling, or staying, asleep. A 2002 study in Taiwan found that the Mimosa tree was the third most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal remedy for treating sleep disorders. Raw honey in warm organic milk releases a natural substance called serotonin, which helps you sleep.
Raw honey. Organic honey. Pure honey. Active honey. Manuka honey... all these labels are confusing to most people. Are they the same thing? Or different? Is raw honey and organic honey the same thing? In this short post we clear the myths behind each of these labels.
Are you or your children currently fighting a cold or infection?Raw organic active honey is one way of helping your body recover quickly from an infection by boosting your body's natural immune system.
Scientific research on eucalyptus gum honey has revealed that it has better antibacterial activity than manuka honey. Eucalyptus honey contains a higher number of prebiotics than manuka honey...
Honey is big business. With jars of Manuka and Yemeni Sidr honey selling in the UK for £100 a jar, it is not surprising that international honey laundering networks would seek to profit from honey. How to spot fake honey...
In 2011 Rivera Gum beat 200 honeys to win the first prize for the tastiest monofloral organic honey in the world. Here is what its beekeeper told us...
John The Baptist survived in the wilderness on a diet of honey, Jewish traditions believe honey improves vision and wisdom, and the Quran has an entire chapter dedicated to the honey bee.