Excerpt from a conversation in the film “Life with Energy according to Zbyszek Nowak” with Zygmunt Jasiński – professor at SGGW (Department of Useful Insect Breeding).
Zbyszek Nowak: The matter of honey—an issue of great importance. Honey as a natural product, whose consumption incredibly stimulates the body to work even better and provides protection. How does this happen?
Prof. Zygmunt Jasiński: First and foremost, the composition of honey, its energy value, comes from the fact that it contains simple sugars that do not require further breakdown. Fructose and glucose—these sugars are absorbed directly by the body. Not to mention that honey contains substances with bactericidal properties. Different types of honey have different amounts of these substances. However, history proves that honey has healing properties, as it was used for wound treatment—compresses were made with honey dissolved in water. Wounds were treated because honey has antiseptic properties. Besides that, honey is a food that regulates. It regulates many functions, complex biochemical reactions that occur in the body.
ZN: Why is it good to mix honey with water?
ZJ: Be careful with improper handling of honey! Dissolving honey in hot water causes it to lose its bactericidal properties. Honey should not be mixed in water above 40 degrees Celsius because then it becomes just a sweetener. However, dissolving it in cool water enhances its bactericidal properties.
ZN: By how much?
ZJ: Twenty-two times. That is why, in cases of infections and colds, honey dissolved in water is truly our ally and has medicinal properties.
ZN: Which types of honey are the best?
ZJ: At the top are buckwheat honey and linden honey—these are among the nectar honeys that contain the highest amounts of bactericidal substances.
ZN: Do we eat enough honey?
ZJ: When it comes to honey consumption in Poland, we must honestly admit that it is many times lower than in the West. We eat honey occasionally, or when we treat ourselves with it, and that is a big mistake. Honey is still not a regular part of our diet. Honey consumption in Germany exceeds 3 kg per person annually, while we do not even consume 0.5 kg—the annual consumption here is measured in decagrams.
ZN: I think we have encouraged you to eat more honey. And we will be making use of this natural product—an incredibly rich product, a product that builds our well-being and the energy of our entire system.