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Honey Loves Porridge

This is the easiest and yummiest way to get raw honey in your daily diet: porridge! Honey will enrich it with vitamins and loads of minerals plus give you extra energy to kickstart your day. Important: add honey only once porridge has cooled down, above 35C it looses its nutritional properties!
Today we served it with with oatly oatmilk blueberries and chopped nuts (picture).
Deliciously creamy and great for kids!

Here are some of the many amazing health benefits of raw honey (Dr Mercola):

Great for treating coughs: according to the World Health Organization (WHO) raw honey can act as a demulcent, or a substance that helps relieve irritation in the mouth or throat by forming a protective layer. Raw honey can be as effective as dextromethorphan (an ingredient found in over-the-counter medicines) in soothing cough caused by upper respiratory tract infections, especially among children. Raw honey can also serve as a remedy for sleep difficulties caused by these infections.

Helping with wound treatment: Raw honey has antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties. Research has revealed that unprocessed honey helped with both wound and ulcer healing. One study highlighted that 58 out of 59 wounds improved following a topical application of honey.

Delivering an energy boost: You can use raw honey to help provide a quick pre- or post-workout energy boost. Raw honey can be beneficial for athletes searching for a “time-released fuel” to deliver energy over a longer period of time.

Assisting with free radical elimination: Antioxidants called phenolic compounds are present in honey, which help protect the body from free radical-initiated cell damage.

Helping decrease allergy symptoms: More often than not, locally produced honey may contain pollen spores picked up by bees from local plants. Consuming locally produced raw honey is highly ideal because it can allow the honey to boost the body’s health and resistance against certain allergens.

Serving as a remedy against herpes wounds:  Good-quality raw honey can offer benefits against herpes sores by drawing fluid away from the wound. Raw honey’s high sugar content can suppress microorganism growth too. Worker bees secrete an enzyme called glucose oxidase into the nectar. When the honey comes into contact with the wound, the enzyme then releases low levels of hydrogen peroxide.

Very rich nutritional content: an incredible source of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

Help with improving digestive and immune health: Bifidobacteria, a type of bacteria that’s known to enhance digestive and immune health, is also found in organic raw honey. Organic raw honey can serve as an effective probiotic by stimulating Bifidobacteria growth in the intestine.