Hey, guys.
Dr. Axe here, Doctor of Functional Medicine and founder of DrAxe.com.
Today I want to talk to you about the incredible benefits of manuka honey and how you can use
it to cure certain illnesses and really support the body in many different ways.
Manuka honey has been used throughout areas of New Zealand and Australia for a really
long time.
The incredible thing about manuka honey is in certain cases it tends to be about four
times more nutrient-dense in terms of its healing compounds than regular floral honeys.
You've heard me talk about before the benefits of raw honey and local honey.
Well, manuka honey is even more powerful.
I'm going to go through all of those benefits here, but the reason why manuka honey is so
beneficial is because it tends to be much higher in certain types of enzymes that create
a type of hydrogen peroxide or phenols, these phytonutrients that you're going to find in
manuka honey.
So again, it has very powerful antimicrobial properties.
There are several things it's great for treating, and one of those things is SIBO, that small
intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
So if you have bad bacteria growing in your small intestine, oftentimes that's caused
by bad bacteria growing like H. pylori in your stomach and not having enough stomach
acid.
Actually manuka honey is effective at treating that.
This is actually a brand of manuka honey I've used.
There's a few other brands here, and you can see it says "20 Plus Bioactive Manuka Honey."
Again, you want to be looking for manuka honey that's typically . . . it depends on how you're
using it.
If you're using it for treating something temporarily, you typically want to go about
16 to 20 Plus.
If you're just consuming it in your food and want those benefits, you typically want to
go with a 10 Plus or less when you're actually looking at the activity rating there.
That's how strong those phenol-like compounds are.
When you're actually taking this, the recommended dosage is never more than one tablespoon at
a time.
In fact, with most of my patients I recommend they do one teaspoon twice a day when they're
using manuka honey, but it's great, just a little bit of sweetener there, that you can
add as well.
Again, it's great for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
It's also very great in treating ulcers.
If you have ulcers or stomach issues, this is the best sweetener to use and using it
as a supplement, one teaspoon twice a day.
It's also powerful at eliminating allergies and a sore throat.
One of the most common treatments for a sore throat is raw honey and lemon.
Well, manuka honey is even more effective than regular honey.
I recommend mixing a little bit of lemon essential oil with manuka honey and swallowing that
probably about three to four times a day, and it can help soothe a sore throat.
The other thing that this is really effective for is treating acne and eczema.
In fact, if you have acne or eczema, I recommend making an ointment at home using manuka honey
along with essential oils like tea tree oil and geranium oil.
Mixing these together is a very powerful treatment for acne.
With eczema you also want to add a little shea butter, and that will help keep it on
the area even longer and actually help really hydrate that area.
Also, here's one of the most incredible things about manuka honey.
It's been used effectively in the treatment of MRSA.
MRSA is a type of bacterial infection that tends to be antibiotic-resistant.
It's antibiotic-resistant, and manuka honey has natural antibiotics that can actually
kill off MRSA.
That's just another powerful effect.
And last but not least, wounds.
If you have a cut or a burn of any type, I recommend using manuka honey.
If you have an open infection, put manuka honey on the area.
This is how it's been used for thousands of years.
It was used by the early Egyptians.
It was used by the Chinese.
It's referenced throughout history as well in many different ways.
But again, manuka honey should be used in treating wounds as well.
You want to be looking for that different rating system that I talked about and typically
one teaspoon twice a day.
So again, try manuka honey.
I will say this.
It's a little bit spendy.
You have to spend more on it, but the healing benefits, if you have any one of those conditions,
are worth it.
And hey, if you don't have one of those conditions and you just want to experience the benefits
of honey, then buy raw local honey from your local farmer's market.
Raw local honey that isn't manuka honey still has tremendous benefits, especially if it's
raw and local.
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Hey guys, this has been Dr. Axe with the many benefits of manuka honey.