Honey vs Sugar

I'm sure from reading these Articles, you already know my stance on artificial sweeteners; they are pretty much one of the most evil things you can put in your body.

This leaves many people confused about what to use to sweeten their tea and other food and drink.

First of all, the less you use of any sweetener, the better. You will see many benefits for your body if you can adjust your taste buds, slowly over time, to enjoy the natural taste of food and drink without the need for heavily sweetening them.

However, this leaves the question... If I really want to use at least a little sweetener, should I use sugar or honey?

The easy answer is that honey is better for you than refined sugar. Keep in mind that they are both calorie dense and eating large amounts of honey will still make you deposit body fat.

However, refined sugar is a "negative" nutrient; it's literally devoid of nutrition and using it actually makes your body use up stored nutrients to process it.

Honey on the other hand has many beneficial nutrients, enzymes, and antioxidants. Raw honey is best because typical honey processing destroys many of the enzymes and antioxidants that give the benefits.  I won't use any honey other than raw honey. You can find raw honey at good health food stores.

Also, honey has been shown in several studies to improve the body's ability to process glucose, whereas refined sugar negatively affects your body's ability to process glucose over time.

In fact, I don't use refined sugar for anything at all.

Try raw honey, pure maple syrup (not fake corn syrup), or stevia for all of your sweetening needs.  Those are better choices than processed sugar or artificial sweeteners.

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Adrian Lowther