“A spoonful of honey makes the medicine go down because it is yogavaahi (potentiating/ synergistic)” says Ayurveda. It claims that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage with medicine, it does not harm diabetic or obese patients. The ferment and a special protein as well as the vitamins in honey perhaps account for the beneficial action of honey in these conditions. Today’s Science says that since honey consists of velulose, it is not harmful in diabetes.
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