September is National Honey Month
Monday, September 01, 2008
September is National Honey Month, and this year the
National Honey Board (NHB)
urges consumers to explore the many diverse uses
of honey.
Honey, of course, is often used as a sweetener in beverages and also as a sweet topping on a variety of foods from bread products to desserts.
Honey is used as a natural sweetener in many recipes and also may be used as a substitute for sugar.
Since honey is a natural humectant and also acts as an anti-irritant, attracting and retaining moisture, honey is popular for use in a wide variety of beauty products, both commercial and homemade. Products that can be made at home include facials and masks and bath and hair products.
Honey has been used as a home remedy for centuries to help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with a common cold. Now a recent NHB- funded study offers scientific evidence that honey is an effective cough treatment. The study, conducted by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine, compared honey to over-the-counter medicines for relief of upper respiratory infection symptoms, such as cough. The study found that honey out-performed the cough medicine in offering a better night's sleep and reducing cough severity.
Honey was used in a unique way at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Some gymnasts were spotted with honey bears on the gym floor prior to their routines. The gymnasts were reportedly using the honey on their fingertips to provide a better grip in "hanging" events, such as the parallel bars and the rings.
To help consumers find honey, NHB maintains a web site called the Honey Locator, which provides a forum to quickly and easily search for honey varietals, as well as honey products and honey suppliers. To visit the site, go to www.honeylocator.com.
For more information and recipes, visit www.honey.com.
Honey, of course, is often used as a sweetener in beverages and also as a sweet topping on a variety of foods from bread products to desserts.
Honey is used as a natural sweetener in many recipes and also may be used as a substitute for sugar.
Since honey is a natural humectant and also acts as an anti-irritant, attracting and retaining moisture, honey is popular for use in a wide variety of beauty products, both commercial and homemade. Products that can be made at home include facials and masks and bath and hair products.
Honey has been used as a home remedy for centuries to help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with a common cold. Now a recent NHB- funded study offers scientific evidence that honey is an effective cough treatment. The study, conducted by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine, compared honey to over-the-counter medicines for relief of upper respiratory infection symptoms, such as cough. The study found that honey out-performed the cough medicine in offering a better night's sleep and reducing cough severity.
Honey was used in a unique way at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Some gymnasts were spotted with honey bears on the gym floor prior to their routines. The gymnasts were reportedly using the honey on their fingertips to provide a better grip in "hanging" events, such as the parallel bars and the rings.
To help consumers find honey, NHB maintains a web site called the Honey Locator, which provides a forum to quickly and easily search for honey varietals, as well as honey products and honey suppliers. To visit the site, go to www.honeylocator.com.
For more information and recipes, visit www.honey.com.