
14/10/2019
The Prebiotics in Honey
Australian active healing honeys such as our Jarrah and Red Gum honeys have been proven to contain prebiotics that effectively support the microbiome. The human gut doesn’t digest prebiotic fibre, but the microbiome thrives on it. By eating active healing honeys, we can effectively feed our microbiome, allowing it to remain healthy.
The prebiotics in honey are called non-digestible oligosaccharides. Honey also contains substances that kill bad bacteria. These two properties together – feeding the good bacteria and helping to reduce the bad bacteria – means that honey has excellent benefits to our health.
Achieving the Holy Grail of a positive microbial balance and a more favourable bacterial gut community has been the subject of many scientific studies. And it seems that active healing honeys might be the answer!
Eating Honey for a Healthy Gut
Not all honeys have the same effect. Cheaper, more widely available honeys from supermarkets tend not to have the same benefits.
But active healing honeys such as the ones we proudly source and stock here at Necta & Hive do have gut health benefits. A teaspoon a day on toast, in your porridge or eaten straight from the spoon could make a difference to your bacterial good guys, and your overall health.
The fact our honeys taste amazing makes it even more worthwhile!