Honey - contraindications

The medal has two sides. There are also contraindications to natural honey bees. Despite all its medicinal properties and the presence of a large number of useful enzymes, vitamins and trace elements, which are completely absorbed by the body, 3% of the population have intolerance to this product.

Before you treat beekeeping products and give it to children who have never tried it, you need to make sure that they do not have allergies to it. Or those diseases in which it is contraindicated.

Contraindications of honey during pregnancy

Honey for expectant mothers can be an important source of nutrition, which has a lot of useful qualities:

• will give vitality, provide energy;
• will eliminate heartburn, stimulate and improve the functioning of the digestive tract;
• will come to the rescue during a toxicosis;
• useful for restful sleep. It is enough to drink before a glass of warm water, with the addition of honey;
• an excellent remedy for the treatment of anemia;
• Milk with honey is good for taking during colds;
• Microelements and amino acids improve brain activity and memory .

However, for honey to bring only benefits to the child and the future mother, you need to know the daily rate and contraindications to its use. Because honey can cause the strongest allergic reactions and instead of doing great harm to the health of the baby and his mother.

Contraindications to the use of honey

Honey, for all its useful qualities, has contraindications. First of all, this applies to people suffering from diabetes, since the GI (glycemic index) of this product is very high, which provokes a sharp increase in blood sugar and those who are prone to allergic reactions. But sometimes Allergy can cause only a certain kind of honey. We must also remember that honey, added to very hot tea, loses its useful properties more than 40 degrees, and toxic oxymethylfurfural is released in boiling water.

A unique and very tasty product should be used in moderation. It is believed that to maintain health, 100 grams per day is enough for an adult, and for a child 30-40 grams, and use this amount in several receptions.

Contraindications of the use of honey for each person are individual. They depend on several factors: on the state of health and the characteristics of the organism. Before taking honey to promote health, you need to consult a doctor and listen carefully to your own sensations and reactions of the body.