• Honey has been for over 4000 years.
• Honey does not get spoilt if well preserved.
• Honey is great source of anti-oxidant and flavonoid which are very good for the health.
• Honey has an anti-bacterial property which makes it capable of fighting against some bacterial causing illnesses.
• Honey is taken by athletes to boost their energy.
• Honey can be used in place of sugar in most cases and it is healthier than sugar.

1. The overall beauty benefits of honey.
2. How to apply honey on face overnight.
3. The best kind of honey to satisfy your needs(Manuka Honey)

THE OVERALL BEAUTY BENEFITS OF HONEY

Aside the benefits of sleeping with honey on face every day, which will be discussed in this article; there are other great works the honey does for the overall beauty of man ranging from skin, lips, down to the hair. The anti-bacterial, anti-fungi and anti-inflammatory properties make this really possible; don’t be surprised when you see people store bottles of honey under their care, it is beyond enjoying its sweetness in their mouth. Below are some of the benefits of honey on our body beauty.

• APPLYING HONEY FOR ACNE AND PIMPLES: Acne and pimples needs no introduction, well if you want me to go into details, then you can read this link..natural treatment for acne and pimples here. The bacteria causing acne and pimple can be attacked by honey because of the anti-bacterial and the anti-inflammatory properties of honey. All you have to do is to take a piece of cotton wool and dab it on the affected area before going to bed every night.

• HONEY MOSTRIZES THE SKIN: The mixture of honey and aleo vera gel works suitably for your skin moisture or by simply mixing honey with your body cream because is known be a natural humectants which is capable of drawing moisture from the atmosphere there by hydrating the skin when applied.

• HONEY AS A SLIP END REMOVER: You may be battling with split end but don’t let that add to your headache. With the help of honey and olive oil you can easily get rid of split ends without stress, all you need is applying the mixture at the end of your scalp before going to sleep at night. Another wonderful benefit is that it treats dry ends.

• HONEY REDUCES SKIN SCARS: Having scars on the body may make ones skin look unattractive but since honey is said to lighten the skin. You always apply honey on the affected surface then cover the area with bandage every night before going to bed.

HOW TO APPLY HONEY ON FACE OVERNIGHT 

I believe you have gotten the benefits of honey on skin and you know that the face is also a part of the skin, so same benefits applies to the skin. Sleeping with honey on your face over night is one of those practices you must have heard about but you probably might know how to go about it. Though honey is a very great supplement for the skin does not really mean it won’t need the support of any other material to get a good result. In this section, we are going to treat processes involved in applying honey on skin with other mixtures overnight that is when necessary. To get the maximum benefits of honey have to get down to the processes below.

• STEP ONE: The basic step: You actually know what this means, yea start from somewhere it’s probably your first night of practice so you have to get the most of it. It is the mixture of raw honey and a spoon of baking soda; Simple, you rinse off you face with warm water, and then gently apply the mixture in circular motion on the following spots below; the forehead, cheek and the chin. 

• STEP TWO: The major aim of this step is to shrink your pores: That moment your pores are shrank, most the micro organism causing skin infections would be forcefully pulled out of their positions. Now to get this done all you have to do is get an organic egg, break it in a bowl and mix. Take one spoon from it, mix with honey and then apply on your face to form a mask. At this stage, you may not necessarily need to sleep with it overnight that is if you begin to feel your skin begin to tighten. Your skin should begin to tighten probably after 10 to 15 minutes, just wash off the mask with warm water.

• STEP THREE: This is probably for those with oily skin; these are the people that are prone to infections like acne and pimples. Here there is one important ingredient to mix with it which is strawberry because it has a natural source of salicylic acid which made it an important supplement found in most acne prevention creams. So all you have to do is extract the juice of about a quarter of a glass, then mix with a spoon of raw honey. Apply on your face before going to bed at night but remember to wash off the mixture with warm water in the morning.

•  STEP FOUR:  This is actually the most important aspect where you will find your skin fresh like that of a new born baby.  Here you will be needing varieties of ingredients to get your desired result. You have get a mixture of grated cucumber, one quarter of a cup of lemon juice, oats, five spoons of organic milk and five spoons of honey. After getting this mixture done, you are required to apply it on your face before sleeping at night. By the time you wash off your with warm water in the morning, you will realize how fresh you are going to look like. You can repeat the whole process again and again.

•  STEP FIVE: Well this step may not be necessary if you are not a type battling with a dry skin. Honey in addition with jojoba oil and lemon juice mixture can solve this problem, just apply the on your face the wash off the mask after about a period of 10 – 15 minutes.

THE BEST KIND OF HONEY TO SATISFY YOUR NEEDS (MANUKA HONEY)

Yes, we have been discussing about honey all through but have you ever wondered if it is all kinds of honey that is capable of doing that entire discussed above. Well the answer is NO because there a lot of fake honey out there but there is one highly recommend and quality honey which is capable of suiting your needs.

THE MANUKA HONEY : This is a raw, organic honey or unprocessed found in the native of New Zealand which is capable of fighting against bacteria and also has an anti-inflammatory property which helps in the treatment of skin inflammation which can be caused by Acne and Pimples.

Manuka Honey is also a known skin supplement which helps to soften the skin, boost healing of skin wounds, reduces pain on skin wounds, keeps the skin bacterial and inflammation free and improves the skin appearance.

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• The nutritional values of bitter kola.
• The health benefits of bitter kola.
• The parts of a bitter kola plant and their uses.
• The bitter kola side effects.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE	AMOUNT	FUNCTIONS
Protein	11.3%	Protein helps in the repair of worn out tissues in your body. It is also essential for good growth.
Carbohydrate	70%	Carbohydrate provides lot energy for the body.
Vitamin  C	-	Vitamin C helps in proper functioning of the cells, teeth, and bones.
Vitamin B1	-	Vitamin B1 aids the body metabolism.
Vitamin E	-	Vitamin E helps in saturation of fatty acids. They also help in the maintenance of cells.
Potassium and Sodium	-	They are good supplements for healthy bones.

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BITTER KOLA [ WONDERS OF BITTER KOLA]

• BITTER KOLA PREVENTS GLAUCOMA:

Presently you are reading this from your phone or system if I am not mistaking. Do you know when the pressure from these gadgets becomes too much for our eyes; the risk of developing glaucoma or other eye problems becomes high and you know our sense of sight is not a thing to toy with, so taking bitter kola at moderate amount tend to reduce the risk of getting glaucoma.

• BITTER KOLA WORKS FOR COLD AND FEVER:

 Whenever you begin to feel symptom of fever like cough, sore throat, cold, and other feverish condition. The anti bacterial properties of bitter kola helps in soothing this kind of conditions at their early stage, so always keep bitter close to you in case you find yourself in this condition. It works great.

• BITTER KOLA HELPS IN MALERIA TREATMENT:

Yes malaria is one of the most common illnesses in Africa today and Nigeria to be precise which popularly caused by mosquitoes. The treatment of malaria arguably takes share in the incomes of most homes in Africa but only few knows that bitter kola which is almost readily available and cheap is capable of fighting against malaria. The kolaviron which is a major constituent of bitter kola has an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant property which is capable of taking care of malaria at its early stage.

• BITTER KOLA RELIEF ARTHRITIS:

The bitter kola is known to reduce pain, inflammation and immovable joint which are said to be the main symptoms of arthritis. Though ageing, injury, obesity, and heredity may lead to the symptoms above but consuming a reasonable amount of bitter kola can help relief this condition.

• BITTER KOLA HELPS THE LUNG:

You know what the lung does for the life, without it breathing will be hindered. The presence of anti-oxidant in bitter kola helps the lungs and the respiratory tract as whole by keeping them healthy and also minerals like potassium and sodium helps to strengthen the lungs tissue which will make it capable of resisting any attack.

• BITTER KOLA AND SPERM:

 Eating bitter kola some minutes before sexual intercourse tend to help the man satisfy his partner because it tends to boost the libido of man there by making the have high sexual drive.

• BITTER KOLA AND WEIGHT LOSS:

 Weight loss is just another topic on its own. Now this is how bitter kola works for weight. Do you know consuming bitter kola helps to make on lose appetite for food without feeling hunger and also makes one drink more water than usual, so at the course of this process there is surely going to influence weight lose.

• BITTER KOLA FIGHTS POISON:

 Naturally, the bitter kola is anti-poisonous in nature, when the bitter kola seed is eaten together with its bark it helps in detoxification of any harmful substance that has been taken to the body system especially in the case of food poison.

• BITTER KOLA AND LONG LIFE:

Aside the belief of the aged Yoruba people about bitter kola and long life above, the studies have shown that the bitter kola aids the breaking down of glycogen in the liver, thereby increasing man’s period on earth.

• BITTER KOLA AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM:

There are some facts that are yet to be proven scientifically; meanwhile they tend to occur by nature. Yes the bitter kola by nature is known to boost man’s immune system thereby prevent them from various dangerous body attack like the likes of HIV, EBOLA, FLU and AIDS.

THE PARTS OF A BITTER KOLA PLANT AND THEIR USES

So far so good we have been discussing about the benefits of bitter kola but let us not forget that everything that has advantages tend to have their disadvantages. But in the case of bitter kola the disadvantages or probable its side effect are probably due to excess usage as you know that too much of everything is bad, so below are some of the side effects of bitter kola when used in excess.

1. Excess usage of bitter kola can increase anxiety.
2. Too much of bitter kola causes mouth cancer.
3. It can increase weight loss when taken in excess.
4. It increases sex drive in man.
5. Taking bitter on an empty stomach can trigger nausea.

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