PMR #283: Honey is healthy: why it belongs in an ancestral diet, by Chris Kresser
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English - September 24, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness nutrtion training ashleighvanhouten fitness health lifestyle musclemaven musclemavenradio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this quick show today we are going over Chris Kresser's recent article for Paleo Magazine about the health benefits of raw, natural honey! Sometimes lumped together with other sugars and sweet substances, Chris, believes that this is an undue reputation and that research shows that honey is a great component of a vital, ancestral diet. The article covers some of this research and compares it with its sweet counterparts before going through the five main benefits that can be accrued through its consumption.
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Key Points From This Episode:
Looking at some examples of ancestral consumption of honey. Why honey is different from other harmful sweet substances. Antioxidant effects of consuming the right kind of honey. The reduction of inflammation and the healing and prevention of gastric ulcers. Lowered levels of of bad cholesterol in the body . Stabilizing blood sugar and maintaining energy levels. The antibacterial and antibiotic properties of honey.
Tweetables:
“Looking at the diets of modern hunter, gatherer societies, it doesn’t seem farfetched that our Paleolithic ancestors enjoyed a great deal of the sticky sweet substance.” — @paleomagazine [0:05:20.0]
“Today, we think of most sweeteners and sweet foods as not only unhealthy but downright harmful. This attitude is a dramatic shift from our evolutionary background..” — @paleomagazine [0:06:17.4]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Paleo Powder Seasoning — https://www.paleopowderseasoning.com
Beekeeper’s Naturals — https://beekeepersnaturals.com
Chris Kresser — https://chriskresser.com
Unconventional Medicine — https://www.amazon.com/Unconventional-Medicine-Revolution-Reinvent-Healthcare/dp/1619617471
The Paleo Cure — https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Cure-Personal-Prevent-Effortlessly/dp/031632292X
Chris Kresser PMR Episode — http://paleomagazine.libsyn.com/pmr-279-setting-smart-goals-for-health-with-chris-kresser
This episode is sponsored by Paleo Powder Seasoning at Paleopowderseasoning.com, you can get a whopping 25% off your order when you use the code 'paleomag' at checkout!
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