Honey: A Multi-Tasking Wonderfood

I have a head cold, so I've been thinking a lot about honey today.

Whenever I have a cold I remember when I was young and my mom would give me a spoonful of honey to help get rid of the awful tickle-throat that keeps you awake all night long going ahem, ahem. I think it sort of worked...for like two seconds.

But it got me thinking about honey, and how it's sort of awesome.

For instance, did you know...

• Honey never spoils. Crystals in the bottom of your honey jar aren't a sign that it's going bad. How quick honey crystallizes indicates the pollen count in the honey. Less processed honey will have more pollen and crystallize faster than your run-of-the-mill grocery story honey.
• Honey is naturally antibiotic. You can put a drop of honey on your cut in lieu of ointment like Neosporin.
• Research suggests that honey doesn't cause crazy glycemic spikes like white sugar does.
• I think this one is more of an old wives' tale, but someone told me that if you have pollen allergies and you eat local honey it will help you build a tolerance against local pollen. (Hm - I don't know about that one.)

On a semi-related note, if you haven't watched the Honey Badger video yet you simply haven't lived.

Viva la honey!