Bathe in a bath of honey

By mudlark • July 3rd, 2009

Sounds sticky! Seriously though, honey has a large number of healing properties, including antibacterial power and ability to relieve insomnia. CNN released a study that names a specific variety of honey found in Australia as able to kill superbugs and antibiotic-resistant strains of infection.

Honey has been used globally in home remedies for ages. Where I am in Eastern Europe, they slather it on your back when you get sick, cover it with raw cabbage leaves and let you sleep on it overnight. Sticky. Seriously sticky. In India they use it to heal burns.

I use it with my kids, mixed with lemon juice, for cough and sore throat. Eastern cultures use it to enhance fertility. It’s said to cure fatigue and insomnia, help you sleep or give you energy. It can cure any type of digestive problem, heal the skin, eradicate acne, prevent aging.

It would seem to me that if we all took a few teaspoons a day, bathed in it, and slathered it over ourselves we’d cure most of the illnesses in the world. And then Obama wouldn’t have to deal with the health care system, right?

Seriously though, Manuka honey is the superbug-killing sort and it’s gradually becoming more widely available. If you happen to see some, give it a try. I’d love to know how you use it and hear your stories of health. I like the fact that it’s an all-natural antibacterial.

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By Leaky Gut Cure on November 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am

Honey has so many beneficial health properties. It was used to help wound healing and as an antibiotic in many native cultures. Helps a lot with allergies too if you can get a local source.

By Shower Bench on January 20th, 2010 at 5:11 am

Wow, this would be interesting to do. Also costly, but the stickiness and natural warmth would probably feel amazing.