5 Ways An RD Uses Manuka Honey To Reap All Its Benefits
5 Ways An RD Uses Manuka Honey To Reap All Its Benefits
by Flora Health
mindbodygreen.com
Honey. It's a term of endearment for the ones we love, and it always came in a bear-shaped bottle your mom would let you squeeze into tea when you had a scratchy throat as a child. But fast-forward to now, and you've probably heard of another type of honey called Manuka honey. Manuka honey is getting lots of buzz—not just from the bees—in the health and nutrition world because of its impressive benefits.
Manuka honey is honey derived from bees that feed on the Manuka plant found in New Zealand. It's rich in a natural compound called Methylglyoxal (or MGO), which is also found in other types of honey but in quantities too low to have antibacterial properties.
Generally, honey has been used for hundreds of years to treat health conditions, though the benefits and quality depend on the kind of honey being used. Each jar of genuine Manuka honey contains a number that signifies the strength of its compounds' activity levels known as the Unique Manuka Factor™ (UMF™), which is a third-party grading system established just for this type of honey.