Honey and the Kidney,A must read

IDEAL healthcare is all about prevention. This is why God created and empowered the honeybees to harness plant extracts to make honey, which combines nutritional and medicinal powers beneficial to man. Honey is one of the most powerful food-medicines made by the cleverest chemist (honeybee) to protect man from diseases.

For instance, while man-made drugs and medical devices are only useful for curative purposes, honey protects the kidney against damage with its array of essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, hormones, enzymes, organic acids and amino acids. The diuretic, laxative and antibacterial effects of honey make it the most effective preventive drug against kidney failure. It also offers remedy to all the possible causes of kidney problems. Why and how?

In pyelitis (inflammation of the renal pelvis) honey increases the amount of urine and exerts a decided antiseptic effect. Patients with kidney failure treated with honey quickly improve; the urine clears and loses its putrid odour. According to Dr. Bodog F. Beck, MD in Honey and Your Health, “A man suffered from tuberculosis of the kidney and was given up by two doctors 15 years ago. He got to eating honey and plenty of it and he is today as peppy as youngster”.

Persistent inadequate sleep could cause hypertension, which is major risk factor for renal problems. But honey promotes sound sleep on account of its amino acid, trytophan that increases the level of neurotransmitter serotonin, a sort of sedative in the brain. Honey is the best sleep tonic and it can be diluted in warm water to promote sound and restorative sleep. According to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, “honey induces serotonin, a chemical that clams down brain activity, and sets the stage for better relaxation and sleep”.

Impaired blood circulation could cause kidney dysfunction, but regular use of honey promotes effective blood flow by causing increased production of nitric oxide, which expands the veins, thus facilitating effective supply of blood, nutrients and oxygen to the body organs.

Bacteria could undermine the functions of kidneys, but a diet rich in honey will forestall this situation, because honey has proved potent against all the strains of bacteria. According to Rose Cooper, a microbiologist at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, “honey kills bacteria including staphylococcus and enterococcus that can withstand ‘last resort’ antibiotics three times more effectively”. In fact, honey’s natural antibacterial properties inhibit the growth of over 60 species of bacteria.

Even in conventional medical treatment for kidney failure, anti-microbial powers of honey have proved to be the saving grace in kidney dialysis often undermined by bacteria injections. In Australia, for instance, kidney specialists have discovered that honey is superior to synthetic antibiotic cream to prevent infections when applied to catheter sites in kidney dialysis patients.

According to Professor David Johnson, a kidney specialist, honey has an advantage over the commonly used antibiotic ointment mupirocin; because hospital ‘super bugs’ cannot develop resistance to it. Professor Johnson added: “Honey covers a broader spectrum of bugs. It covers bacteria and fungi as well as many super bugs like Vancomycin-Resistance Enterococci (VRE) and Staphylococcus aureus. There are no documented cases of honey-resistant bacteria.”

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