The sun drips down like honey.

Honey! Lets talk about the health benefits of honey & my new obsession with: eating it, calling people it, using it on my face, etc... Let me break it down to ya:

There are 3 key benefits that honey can provide you. The first one being: Honey is natures 'energy booster' what this means is honey has a natural way of boosting your metabolism, which then increases your energy. Honey is full of (good) carbohydrates and fruit sugar, which, in moderation, is wonderful for you! Take a spoonful of honey before your workout (like I do) and it will help you boost your workout maybe an extra few steps or even an extra mile.

The second, and most impressive, health benefit is it's "immunity system builder" properties. Honey’s antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties can help improve your digestive system and help you stay healthy enough to fight off disease. It was even written in many articles that Honey, though it can't cure cancer, can be used as a preventative. Honey possesses carcinogen-preventing and anti-tumour properties. Those smart bees.

The third, and probably most useful to my readers, is that honey can be used as a....HANGOVER REMEDY! See, Mama always takes care of you. When you have a headache or another ailment from drinking too much the night before, combat that shit with HONEY! Honey is gentle enough on the stomach and it contains a mix of natural sugars (fructose) which is known to speed up the oxidation of alcohol by the liver, acting as a 'sobering' agent. *Fun fact about bee's: Bee's are drawn to the smell of alcohol and actually get drunk if they have a taste. Outside of the bee hive there are "bouncer bee's" which do exactly that, when they see that some bee's are coming back to the hive drunk, they kick them out and sometimes kill them. Oh, bee's!!
(Let's see who brings in more honey, BZZ)

And a recipe for perfect skin that my mother taught me is:
2 TBSP Honey
1 Mashed Banana
2 TSP salt
Combine in a bowl and rub on your face. The salt acts as an exfoliant, where the honey and the banana act as cooling/masking agents. Leave on for 5 minutes. Then proceed to wash, or lick, off of your face. (JK don't lick it). You'll feel silky smooth. NOT for people with acne! (For people with acne switch out the banana for TOMATO, the acid in tomato's is amazing for troubled skin).

I love honey, this week I'm going to try to use it as much as I can, but again, all in moderation. Honey is high in calories, but if used responsibly it is totally, 100% fine. Put it in your tea, use it instead of sugar while baking, put it in your greek yogurt, or just take a spoonful. Enjoy the benefits that this delicious treat has to offer you.