What is the difference between refined sugar vs honey?

What is the difference between refined sugar vs honey?

What is the difference between refined sugar and honey?

Refined sugar: also called sucrose, table sugar or sucrose.

 refined sugar vs honey

Refined sugar comes from sugar cane . This is the natural part. This happens after the harvest. It is made and processed until all vitamins, minerals and proteins are eliminated. and you get refined sugar. Sugar is empty, dead, naked ... your body is getting absolutely none of it except a surge in energy and insulin, which is NOT good.

What if your body is not getting any nutrients from it? These are the nutrients that your body has to sacrifice in order to metabolize them. Sugar makes your body unstable, so your body has to give up valuable minerals such as potassium, magnesium, sodium, and calcium to restore balance. Your body first removes calcium from your bones and teeth, weakens them, and begins to deteriorate.

Your liver stores refined sugars as glucose, but its capacity is limited. Glucose is released into the blood and stored in the abdomen, thighs, breasts and buttocks. Once those spots are full, it travels to the kidneys and heart, where abnormal blood pressure begins. Eventually, your nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems will take over, your white blood cells will increase, and your immune system will become so weakened that it will be difficult for your body to fight anything from an insect bite to an infection.

It also causes your body to produce excessive amounts of insulin. Insulin stimulates cell growth, which is good for healthy cells but not so good for abnormal and cancerous cells.

The surge of energy is very temporary and leads to a crash, which makes you constantly tired and wanting more.

It is addictive! The average American eats 2 to 3 pounds of sugar EVERY WEEK!

If you and your family are on a high-sugar diet, start weaning now! It may be good for you now, but you will pay the price later. Diseases like heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes don't happen overnight ... it takes YEARS of poor diet.

honey

I mean raw natural honey, not the typical processed stuff you'd find in an adorable little bear at the local grocery store. It's not much better than refined sugar. In general, the darker the honey, the more antioxidants it contains. So don't be afraid to choose something darker.

Honey is superior to refined sugar because it contains nutrients that your body can use and absorb. It contains antioxidants, enzymes, 22 amino acids, and studies show that it increases your body's ability to effectively process glucose (the exact opposite of sugar). Because of the antibacterial properties of honey, it can help improve the digestive system.

It has many ancient healing properties that I won't go into further here, but it has been around for thousands of years and it has been used as an antiseptic, cleanser, and anti-inflammatory, to name a few.

It's high in calories so be careful how much you use. You need less honey than refined sugar because honey is sweeter. If honey is your only sugar intake (and probably not), 3 to 5 tablespoons a day is more than enough.

Bottom line: honey is a better sweetening option than refined sugar. However, you should try to use all sweeteners in moderation. Try to cut slowly and adjust your taste buds to tolerate foods in their most natural form. Typically, you should get less than 10% of your caloric intake from sugar.