Honey

Honey is one of the most wonderful medicine provided by nature. It is also known as nature's antibiotic. Here are some of its medicinal properties:

• Heal Wounds: Honey acts as an antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal agent and helps disinfect and speed the healing process in wounds, scrapes and burns. Honey has antiinflammatory characteristics which help reduce pain and swelling. Its antibacterial properties prevent the spread of infection.
• Reduce Scarring:Honey helps reduce the appearance of scars and slowly fades them.
• Allergy and Hay Fever: Consuming honey from your local area daily helps with allergies and hay fever.

• Insomnia:Honey has tranquilizing properties and helps with insomnia. Add honey to warm milk and drink before sleeping to get a good nights rest.
• Under Weight Issues: For those of you who are under weight and looking to add a few pounds, drinking honey with cold milk at night helps add weight.
• Lose Weight: Drinking honey with warm water and lemon first thing in the morning helps burn excess body fat and lose weight.
• Beauty: Honey contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, and is a wonderful beauty aid that nourishes the skin and the hair. Honey acts as a excellent moisturizer and it is useful to treat mild sunburns. It also helps you get a soft and supple skin.
• Anti-oxidant: Honey has anti-oxidants which provide defense against free radicals, which cause cell damage.
• Bone Health: Absorption of calcium is increased with honey intake.
• Cough and Sore Throat Remedy: Honey is an excellent cough remedy and its antimicrobial property helps sooth a sore throat.
• Athlete’s foot: Honeys anti-fungal property helps treat athlete's foot and other fungal infections.
• Ring Worm: Honey can also be used to treat ring worm.
• Digestive Health: Honey aids good digestive health and helps relieve constipation, diarrhea, ulcers and upset stomach.
• Yeast Infections: Honey helps to reduce and relieve yeast infections.
• Eczema and Psoriasis: Honey can be used to provide relief from Psoriasis and Eczema.

Pineapple

Pineapples are rich in magnesium, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, manganese, iron, vitamin A and are loaded with vitamin C.  They also contain bromelain which make pineapple full of medicinal value.

Here are some of the medicinal properties of the fruit Pineapple:

• Bone Health: Pineapple has manganese which helps prevent bone fractures and osteoporosis.
• Digestive Health: Fresh pineapple is rich in bromelain a protein-digesting enzyme that helps aid digestion.
• Inflammation: Pineapple also effectively reduces inflammation and swelling.
• Boost Immunity: Pineapples are rich in Vitamin C, Manganese and Thiamine which make it an excellent anti-oxidant and build the immune system.
• Heart Healthy: Help avoid blockages in the arteries.
• Energy: The rich source of manganese in Pineapples makes it an excellent energy producing food.

Yogurt

Our body needs a healthy amount of good bacteria in our digestive tract for a healthy life. Yogurt contains lot of these active cultures or good bacteria. Yogurt is also rich in calcium, vitamin B-2, B-12, potassium, and magnesium.

Here are some of the health benefits of Yogurt:

• Digestive Health: Yogurt with active cultures promotes digestive health and helps relive constipation, diarrhea, and is good for colon and bowel health.
• Prevent Osteoporosis: High calcium levels in yogurt helps prevent and relieve Osteoporosis
• Boost Immunity: Improves natural defense and boosts the immune system
• Reduce the risk of high blood pressure
• Vaginal infections: Provides relief from vaginal infections. The good bacteria in yogurt prevents imbalances in body's yeast levels.
• Urinary tract infections: Yogurt with active cultures is also believed to help relieve urinary tract infections.
• Bone and Teeth Health: Since yogurt is rich in calcium it promotes bone and teeth health.
• Weight Loss: Yogurt's rich calcium levels also encourages weight loss. The protein in yogurt also helps curb appetite and makes you feel full longer