Tag — health-benefits-of-honey

Far from being an “empty calorie” sweetener like refined sugars, honey has demonstrated some surprising anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties. In healthy and high-cholesterol individuals honey:

• lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol
• lowers homocysteine (a risk factor for heart disease and stroke)
• shows anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties by lowering CRP, a blood marker of inflammation. [Read more →]