In a study at the University of California, Davis, when research subjects were fed four or more tablespoons of buckwheat honey each day, after 29 days blood samples showed increased levels of antioxidants that help protect the body against cancer and heart disease.
But you don’t need to eat this much honey and it doesn’t need to be buckwheat to be effective. The rule of thumb is: the darket the honey, the more antioxidants.
Do eat your honey raw, and space it out throughout the day to minimize blood sugar spikes. Eating it with fat or protein will also help keep blood sugar even.
