50 Miraculous Health Benefits of Honey

Honey has been around since ancient times. It is mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphics and in the Bible. Both Greeks and Romans used it as an offering to the gods and the dead. Honey contains 80% natural sugar (glucose and fructose), 18% water and 2% protein, pollen, minerals, vitamins and ash. Honey also has three main properties that make it such a popular food product with extraordinary alternative uses in medical field: – Honey is antiseptic and antibacterial, anti-fungal and antibiotic preventing the growth of certain bacteria; – Honey, especially darker honey from buckwheat, contains natural antioxidants that help eliminate free…Read the Rest

16 Health Benefits of Eating Apples

The origin of apples is not well known, however there are records of apple crops from ancient Egypt. There are also traces of apples in other Caspian Sea civilizations and China. The word “apple” comes from the old English æppel and it could be one of the oldest English word to come from a Indo-European form. The largest apple producer in the world is China with about 40% of the total production. The second producer is the U.S. with more than 7.5%. Other leading apple producers are Turkey, France, Italy and Iran. 60% of all the commercially sold apples in…Read the Rest