6 Delicious Health Benefits Of Vasilissa Organic Honey

The dangers of sugar have been so widely publicized that many people mistakenly think anything "sweet" equals bad news for the body. While refined sugar is indeed harmful, if not toxic, to your health, nature provides a wonderfully delicious array of natural sugars found in fruits, root vegetables and honey that nourish the body and promote good health.

Getting back to the rich abundance of nature, especially when it comes to the health benefits of honey, is one of the simplest, yet most powerful ways to protect your body. As Hippocrates said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

When using sweetener, always reach for raw, organic honey in order to reap the most benefits. Here are 6 delicious ways that honey improves your health:

1. It boosts your immune system.

Raw, organic honey is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which protect the body from bacteria and boost the immune system. Cold and flu symptoms, such as coughs, sore throats, and congestion are also kept at bay when treated with honey.

To improve your immune system, add 1-2 tablespoons of honey to warm water daily. For an extra boost, add fresh lemon juice and a dash of cinnamon.

2. It helps you lose weight.

Drinking warm water with lemon and honey on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning, is the main component of every detox program I offer my clients. Doing this on a daily basis is one of the best ways to cleanse the liver, remove toxins, and flush fat from the body.

For optimal benefits, add 1 tablespoon of honey plus the juice of one lemon to warm water every morning before breakfast. This is a very soothing and satisfying drink to end the day with, as well.

3. It reduces the risk of heart disease.

Honey mixed with cinnamon has been shown to revitalize the arteries and veins of the heart and reduce cholesterol in the blood by up to 10%. When taken on a regular basis, this honey-cinnamon mixture may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stop another from occurring in people who have already suffered one.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of honey with 1/3 teaspoon of cinnamon to warm water, then drink daily.

4. It soothes indigestion. 

For those who suffer from indigestion, the antiseptic properties of honey relieve acidity in the stomach and alleviate digestion. Honey also neutralizes gas, becoming the ultimate stomach soother when it comes to overeating.

One or two tablespoons of honey before heavy meals is the best way to thwart indigestion, and if you’ve already overindulged, add honey and lemon to warm water to help move food through the digestive track.

5. It bolsters your energy levels.

The natural sugars in honey provide a healthy source of calories and energy for the body. Plus, using honey for an energy boost also answers the human body’s innate craving for something sweet.

Fight fatigue with nature’s answer to low energy. Instead of reaching for coffee, cakes, or chocolate to get you through an energy slump, try reaching for a tablespoon of raw, organic honey instead.

6. It clears up your skin.

Due to its anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties, honey is the ultimate organic skincare brand. Apply a dab of raw, organic honey directly to blemishes, and let the skin absorb its medicinal properties overnight. Wash it off in the morning, and after regular use, you’ll wake up to clear skin!

Honey is also an effective treatment for other skin conditions, such as eczema, ring worm, and psoriasis. Though honey does not CURE these conditions, it does soothe inflammation and relieve dryness.

Source:- http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8743/6-delicious-health-benefits-of-honey.html

Vasilissa in People magazine

Thyme Honey with 24K edible Gold

A blend of Honey and 24K pure edible Gold flakes.

In Greece, the best honey comes from the blossoms of Thyme.
Honey is often referred to as "liquid gold."So to emphasize the point, Stayia Farm's beekeepers have added shimmering flecks of edible 24K gold leaf to their finest varieties, encased in tall, slim, graceful bottles to heighten the effect. Stunning to the eye, sublime to the tongue...

Hippocrates praised both the nutritional and therapeutic value of honey, and used it both as food and as medicine.

Luxury meets innovation, and a lovely bee secret made of Thyme organic honey and edible 24K Gold will make our life sweeter and healthier.
Thyme honey, the purest in Greece and 24 carat gold flakes, which is the highest purity of gold.
According to the ancient alchemist concepts, gold possesses legendary powers which contribute to a long and vital life...

Organic Fir of Vityna-Vanilla Honey

Greek honey from the mountains of Vytina in the central Peloponnese region of Greece. This rare ‘forest’ honey has a warm, woody flavor and hints of vanilla and caramel. Vytina is a little village in the mountains of central Peloponnese surrounded by enormous expanses of fir forests and pure mountain air - it is easy to confuse it with the Swiss Alps.  The bees around Vytina, in the mountains of the Peloponnese, produce a thick dark honey (the darker the honey the more anti-oxidants it has).  Different from the better known thyme honey of Greece, this is just as distinctive, delicious and nutritious.  It is raw, unheated and certified to originate purely from the fir trees in this area and to be pesticide free.  Rich in iron and calcium with a low total sugar content compared with flower honey.  The people of Vytina use fir honey to benefit their digestive and respiratory systems.   It is also thought to help anemia.  Complements well-aged goat cheeses. This is truly an exceptional Greek honey.

Η Vasilissa ταξιδεύει στις ΗΠΑ...

Με μεγάλη επιτυχία και πέραν από κάθε προσδοκία, η Stayia Farm

συνεχίζει τον εξαγωγικό της χαρακτήρα και στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής.

Η σειρά Vasilissa της Stayia Farm με τις 11 δημοφιλής, καινοτόμες προσμίξεις, ταξιδεύουν εδώ και ένα χρόνο σε πάνω από 8 ευρωπαϊκές χώρες. Η έξυπνη ιδέα του θυμαρίσιου μελιού με τα 24 καράτια φύλλων βρώσιμου χρυσού, βρίσκει θαυμαστές και γευστικούς οπαδούς σε πολλά ευρωπαϊκά κράτη και στις ΗΠΑ.

Τα μελισσοκομικά προϊόντα λατρεύτηκαν από το ξένο κοινό και έδωσαν δύναμη στους ανθρώπους της Stayia Farm να ανοίξουν τους ορίζοντες τους και να ξεκινήσουν τις εξαγωγές στις ΗΠΑ.

Η μικρή οικοτεχνία με σταθερά βήματα, προάγει με τον εξαγωγικό της χαρακτήρα, τα ελληνικά προϊόντα και τις ελληνικές εξαγωγές.

Επόμενο σκαλοπάτι στο μακρύ ταξίδι των καινοτόμων μελισσοκομικών προϊόντων Vasilissa, είναι ο εγχώριος διαγωνισμός made in Greece και οι δυο εκθέσεις τροφίμων σε Ελβετία και Ν. Υόρκη, όπου θα λάβει μέρος.

Vasilissa Gold Honey

Honey is often referred to as "liquid gold."
So to emphasize the point, Stayia Farm's beekeepers have added shimmering flecks of edible 24K gold leaf to their finest varieties, encased in tall, slim, graceful bottles to heighten the effect. Stunning to the eye, sublime to the tongue...

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What Are the Benefits of Honey in Weight Loss?

It might be easy to discount the idea of a honey diet amongst the plethora of fad diets that proliferate the internet. However, the use of ultra-nutritious honey as a balancing agent in a weight-reduction diet has its basis in serious science (not to mention the fact that it's been used for weight support in Ayurvedic practice since ancient times).

1. Features

   • When undertaking a weight-reduction diet, you limit the amount of food you eat, so the nutritional "punch" that each ounce of food packs becomes more important to overall heath. Honey is a healthy substitute for refined sugar, as it's a natural source for a wide variety of micronutrients, including amino acids, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc. The amounts are proportionally small, but these micronutrients add up in a balanced diet.

   Effects

   • Healthy digestion is absolutely necessary for effective and lasting weight loss, and honey is a potent digestive. One of the reasons this is true is honey's natural support of the digestive tract's Bifidobacteria (one of the body's most important types of "good bacteria"). Honey is classified as a "prebiotic." This term means that honey contains several substances that increase the population of the bacteria and allow it to thrive in the system, balancing out the "bad bacteria" that slow digestion and keep weight in the stomach.

   Considerations

   • The sugars in honey are technically simple sugars, which weight-watchers have historically been advised against, because of the spike these sugars tend to cause in blood sugar. However, studies have shown that the sugar combination in honey produces a lower glucose response than refined sugars and flours. This means that honey in moderate amounts gives a satisfying sweetness to a balanced diet, instead of causing the blood sugar to spike sharply and dissipate quickly (leaving a desire for more sugar in its wake.)

   Theories/Speculation

   • Though calorie-free, chemical sweeteners (such as saccharine and aspartame) have been linked to overeating in scientific studies, scientists have theorized that this is because chemical sweeteners interfere with the body's ability to "count its own calories," or determine the balance of how much energy it's taking in and expending. Honey satisfies the body's natural need for sweetness, while providing about 1.5 times the sweetness of refined sugar, allowing the dieter to reduce the amount used, while not impeding the body's ability to balance itself.

   Expert Insight

   • A New Zealand study compared the weights of three different groups of rats over time. One group was fed no sugar calories at all, the second group was fed a diet from which 8 percent of the total calories came from non-honey sugar sources, and the third group was fed a diet in which 10 percent of the calories came from honey. The honey-fed rats gained as much weight as the rats that were fed no sugar calories whatsoever, while the sugar-fed rats gained significantly more weight than the other two groups.

How to Check Pure Honey

Much of the honey you see on store shelves is not pure honey. Even honey that is labeled as "pure" or "100% honey" can include additives. The most common additives are water and syrup made from jiggery (also known as palm sugar) --- an unrefined sugar often used in India. Many testing methods to determine the purity of honey involve using chemicals not commonly found at home, but you can check honey purity with little more than water.

 

 

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Glass
• Spoon

1. • 1
     Pour several inches of cool water into your glass.
   • 2
     Scoop out approximately 1 tsp. of honey from its jar with a spoon. Pour this honey into the glass of cool water and stir gently for several seconds, then leave the glass alone for several minutes.
   • 3
     Examine the glass after several minutes. If the honey is still resting on the bottom of the glass as it was when you left it, the honey is probably pure. If, however, it has dissolved significantly into the water, it is probably not pure honey.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use several other methods to test the purity of honey. Try drizzling some honey over blotting paper and leaving it for several minutes; if the paper absorbs the honey, it is not pure. Another option is to dip a cotton swab or piece of rolled paper in honey, then hold the honeyed end in a flame for a moment to try to light it. If the honey burns cleanly and quietly, it is pure. If it sputters or does not burn, it is not pure.

Resources

• Read this Article in UK English
• The National Honey Board: Home

How to Use Raw Honey

Raw honey is honey that has not been pasteurized or filtered. Its cloudy appearance is due to crystals, bits of wax and bee pollen. Raw honey can be used like processed honey as a sweetener for a sweeter substitute for sugar. In addition to its food value, raw honey has powerful medicinal properties that fight inflammation, infection and allergic responses.

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Spoon
• Gauze

1. Wound Healing

   • 1
     Clean the wound. The method of cleaning does not matter; it just has to be clear of debris and infectious material.
   • 2
     Soften the honey. Vigorous stirring will soften the honey. If you are spreading the honey over a large area, you may want to make it even thinner. Do this by gently heating the honey until it is runnier. Do not overheat, as the healing properties of the honey can be destroyed. Alternatively, you can add a little mineral oil or petroleum jelly to the honey.
   • 3
     Apply the honey liberally to the wound.
   • 4
     Cover the wound with a gauze dressing.
   • 5
     Change the dressing at least once every one to three days, adding more honey if necessary.

   Allergy Treatment

   • 1
     Purchase locally-produced honey. Local honey contains pollen that boosts the immune response and combats allergies to the plants that produce the pollen.
   • 2
     Ingest a tablespoon of raw honey to combat seasonal allergies.
   • 3
     Repeat daily prior to and throughout allergy season.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not feed raw honey to an infant under one year of age. Spores in raw honey may cause botulism in children that young.

Resources

How to Make a Honey Comb Section

Beekeeping is increasing in popularity as many people are interested in harvesting their own honey for home use. Large commercial beekeepers use extractors to separate the honey from the waxy comb, but if you only have one or two hives you may want to keep some of the honeycomb whole when you harvest. These honeycomb sections make attractive and interesting gifts that let you share your delicious honey and promote beekeeping as a hobby.

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Protective bee gear
• Comb slicing pan
• Knife
• Storage containers

1. • 1
     Remove the wooden frame from the hive and place it in the pan.
   • 2
     Cut around the inside of the frame with a knife to remove the honeycomb.
   • 3
     Cut the comb into sections of any size using a knife. Place smaller pieces in jars that are then filled with honey. Put larger squares in flat containers with tight-sealing lids.
   • 4
     Remove the comb sections from storage when you are ready to use the honey. Cut the caps off the honeycomb cells with a sharp knife and allow the honey to drain out.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a thin wax foundation for comb honey in the hive to get high quality honeycomb sections.

Thyme Organic Honey with 24K edible gold leafs

 Thyme Organic Honey with 24K edible gold leafs @STAYIAFARM Copyright

Throughout history, gold has been recognized for its luxurious and beautifying properties. Historians have long maintained that Cleopatra used pure gold as a tool to maintain youthful skin by reportedly sleeping in a gold mask every night. In ancient Rome, gold salves were used for the treatment of a variety of skin problems. In ancient Chinese medicine gold was a key to youth, as the queen of the Ch’ing dynasty used a gold massage roller on her face every day. Egyptians believed the healing powers of gold could cure all manner of physical, mental and spiritual aliments. The application of gold compounds to medicine, called chrysotherapy, reduces inflammation beneficial in the treatment of a variety of diseases, but this therapy often causes adverse gold-related skin reactions.

Vasilissa Greek Honey

It is a product of Nature which does not take any procession. Plays a great deal of role in metabolism and nourish, in the components of bones and cells, regulates the acidity of the stomach, has antiseptic properties, is a tonic, helps to restore health faster and has antimicrobial activity. The attributes of honey is the aroma and taste. The color of honey is characteristic of its origin and is considered one of the main criteria that affect the quality of consumer preference. The dark-colored honey is rich in minerals and therefore have high nutritional value while the pale-colored honey have a nice color and flavor.
The honey produced is divided into two major categories:
flower honey, produced from the nectar of flowers (thyme, orange, cotton, sunflower, heather, etc.), and honey from honeydew produced by scale insects secretions that suck plants. In this category belong pine honey, fir honey and honey from other forest plants.

Stayia Farm design beehives

Stayia farm starts new rosemary nusrery...

This working model of sustainable, hyper-local urban agriculture demonstrates bio-intensive growing methods

Here at Stayia Farm, we are committed to producing nothing less than the most natural, wholesome. Everything we grow is grown without the use of any sort of harmful, toxic, or otherwise (even minutely) human-harming pesticides. All produce is sold locally, directly to consumers, and 100% of what we sell, we grow, as we refuse to buy and resell any produce whatsoever.

New rosemary plants in Stayia Farm's facilities

Our goal is to grow exciting, beautiful, healthy plants in harmony with nature-plants that provide enrichment for body and soul...

New Vasilissa Hotspot in Athens

Vasilissa Bee Products

Vasilissa Bee Products

We are a small family bio farm in Evia,the second biggest island in Greece. We take care of our garden with a lot of passion and love. Therefore we don’t use any chemical herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides or any other forms of suicides. Our primarily goal is to produce healthy food by keeping the plants and the soil around them as natural and healthy as possible.

In recent years we grew more produce than we needed to feed our own family. Therefore we would like to share it with you.

Vasilissa Bee Products

Vasilissa honey collection:
• with 24K edible Gold
• with Royal Jelly and fresh Pollen
• with wild forest Honeycomb
• with large tears - 100% natural - mastic of Chios
• with Cinnamon sticks
• Heather honey
• Thyme honey
• with Levander blossom
• with Tibetan Goji Berry

Vasilissa Wildforest Honey with Honeycomb

Called the "nectar of the gods" by the ancient Greeks, honey is enjoyed by many today, not only for its health claims, but also for its sweet taste. The healthiest honey is honey straight from the honeycomb, and it is harvested for many uses.

Chewing Honeycomb

• An old Vermont remedy suggests that regularly chewing honeycomb during allergy season will alleviate sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes. Chew the honeycomb for as long as possible; after 30 minutes, allergy symptoms could disappear. Start chewing honeycomb a week or two before allergy season to keep allergy problems from starting.

Skincare

• Honey contains potassium, and bacteria cannot survive in honey because of this ingredient. Raw honey straight from the honeycomb is used to treat scarring. It's also popular as a facial moisturizer, a mask and a body scrub. Raw honey from the honeycomb is also used for many skin infections.

Enzymes & Vitamins

• Honey straight from the honeycomb has all the main amino acids and necessary B, C, D and E vitamins. Honey also packs a punch of powerful and essential enzymes.

Fat Fighter

•  A big misconception about honey is that it is fattening. Honey can help a person lose weight, as it has properties that boost metabolism and fight fat.

Overall Benefits & Energy

•  Honey, especially raw, unprocessed honey from a honeycomb, is said to have a pronounced effect on a body, because of honey's antibiotic properties. It cleans the blood vessels and aids in digestion. Honey can give a person an instant energy boost.

Home Remedies

•   Honey has been used for many years to treat athlete's foot, arthritis pain, yeast infections, hangovers, sore throats, insomnia and as a natural cure for cuts and burns.

Fact

•  The purest honey is from the honeycomb. Its ingredients include water, pollen, fructose, glucose, organic acids, proteins and enzymes.

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