Guest guest Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Honey is 55 on the GI scale, sugar is 68. I'm not sure what agave nectar rates--supposedly it's much lower than both, is a plant derivative, is much sweeter than sugar, and easy to work with. If you're not familiar with it, it's worth a try. Best Wishes, Chad Henry > >Reply-To: VeganMacrobiotics >To: <VeganMacrobiotics > >Subject: Re: KI and honey >Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:11:34 +0100 > >Hi Ilanit and Jayne, > >I found it interesting to find out that honey is much lower in the GI than >the syrups usually recommended in macrobiotics and I wonder if this was >simply that honey was not part of the Japanese culture and therefore viewed >suspiciously. It does seems to have many healthy properties. I am sure like >most things it is healthy in moderation but can be harmful in excess. > >All the best, > >Simon > > > > > > > > > > what experience did you have at the KI in holland, Jayne? > > > > of course there are always mixed experiences - in my case too but i just >love > > holland so just being there (I was born there) is a treat . > > > > honey? well for the vegan philosophy it is considered a product of >animals so > > that is the answer on that front. > > > > from an energetic and macrobiotic understanding honey has an extremely >yin > > effect on the human body. that is the reason to avoid it - there is no >good or > > bad, right or wrong, just a factor to be aware of. it is a very >concentrated > > source of specific sugars. some people feel it has a very strong yin >effect on > > the brain especially. > > in ayurveda raw honey is used medicinally to detoxify the body of ama, a >form > > of digestive and systemic stagnation which is the source of much >degenerative > > dis-ease > > > > yourgirleyj@... wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> How interesting same place but two very different experiences! > >> > >> It is for a different reason that I am writing. I am curious therefore > >> I have a question for all vegans: Why not honey? I prefer if the > >> answers derive from personal experiences/beliefs whatever you wish to > >> call it rather than books, researches etc. > >> > >> much obliged > >> Jayne. > >> > >> if you ever get a chance to visit this is a great place in holland. I > >> have such fond memories of beiing there > >> > >> Ilanit > >> > >> --- FW: The Kushi Institute of Europe Ki e-mail newsletter > >> July/AugustDate: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 16:49:15 +0200From: Kushi Institute > >> <kushi@... <mailto:kushi%40macrobiotics.nl> >Reply-To: > >> kushi@... <mailto:kushi%40macrobiotics.nlTo> : > >> <kushi-newsletter@... ><mailto:kushi-newsletter%40list.xs4all.nl> > > >> > >> Dear > >> friends, dear readers! > >> > >> Visit > >> the following link to read about our newest updates: > >> http://www.macrobiotics.nl/newsletter/newsletter.html > >> > >> Please, > >> do not > >> hesitate to contact us if you need any other information. > >> > >> Kind > >> regards, > >> > >> > >> Jarka > >> Adamcova > >> Reception > >> The > >> Kushi Institute of > >> Europe > >> Weteringschans 65 > >> 1017 RX Amsterdam > >> Tel.: +31-20-6257513 > >> Fax: +31-20-6227320 > >> E-mail: > >> kushi@... <mailto:kushi%40macrobiotics.nl> > >> www.macrobiotics <http://www.macrobiotics> .nl > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Ms Ilanit Tof > >> > >> B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology) > >> > >> Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods > >> > >> PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate) > >> > >> Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts > >> > >> Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing > >> > >> with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition > >> > >> ilanit@... <mailto:ilanit%40littletree.com.au> > >> > >> www.littletree <http://www.littletree> .com.au > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> __________________________________________________________ > >> Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and > >> store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions > >> from your favourite artists. Find out more at > >> http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. > >> =0 > >> > >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Honeybees use nectar to make honey. Nectar is almost 80% water with some complex sugars. In fact, if you have ever pulled a honeysuckle blossom out of its stem, nectar is the clear liquid that drops from the end of the blossom. In North America, bees get nectar from flowers like clovers, dandelions, berry bushes and fruit tree blossoms. They use their long, tubelike tongues like straws to suck the nectar out of the flowers and they store it in their " honey stomachs " . Bees actually have two stomachs, their honey stomach which they use like a nectar backpack and their regular stomach. The honey stomach holds almost 70 mg of nectar and when full, it weighs almost as much as the bee does. Honeybees must visit between 100 and 1500 flowers in order to fill their honeystomachs. The honeybees return to the hive and pass the nectar onto other worker bees. These bees suck the nectar from the honeybee's stomach through their mouths. These " house bees " " chew " the nectar for about half an hour. During this time, enzymes are breaking the complex sugars in the nectar into simple sugars so that it is both more digestible for the bees and less likely to be attacked by bacteria while it is stored within the hive. The bees then spread the nectar throughout the honeycombs where water evaporates from it, making it a thicker syrup. The bees make the nectar dry even faster by fanning it with their wings. Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax. The honey is stored until it is eaten. In one year, a colony of bees eats between 120 and 200 pounds of honey. Taking their honey takes it away from their eating it frustrates them and disturbs their cycle. Reggie > > > > > How interesting same place but two very different experiences! > > > > It is for a different reason that I am writing. I am curious therefore > > I have a question for all vegans: Why not honey? I prefer if the > > answers derive from personal experiences/beliefs whatever you wish > to > > call it rather than books, researches etc. > > > > much obliged > > Jayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Honeybees use nectar to make honey. Nectar is almost 80% water with some complex sugars. In fact, if you have ever pulled a honeysuckle blossom out of its stem, nectar is the clear liquid that drops from the end of the blossom. In North America, bees get nectar from flowers like clovers, dandelions, berry bushes and fruit tree blossoms. They use their long, tubelike tongues like straws to suck the nectar out of the flowers and they store it in their " honey stomachs " . Bees actually have two stomachs, their honey stomach which they use like a nectar backpack and their regular stomach. The honey stomach holds almost 70 mg of nectar and when full, it weighs almost as much as the bee does. Honeybees must visit between 100 and 1500 flowers in order to fill their honeystomachs. The honeybees return to the hive and pass the nectar onto other worker bees. These bees suck the nectar from the honeybee's stomach through their mouths. These " house bees " " chew " the nectar for about half an hour. During this time, enzymes are breaking the complex sugars in the nectar into simple sugars so that it is both more digestible for the bees and less likely to be attacked by bacteria while it is stored within the hive. The bees then spread the nectar throughout the honeycombs where water evaporates from it, making it a thicker syrup. The bees make the nectar dry even faster by fanning it with their wings. Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax. The honey is stored until it is eaten. In one year, a colony of bees eats between 120 and 200 pounds of honey. Taking their honey takes it away from their eating it frustrates them and disturbs their cycle. Reggie > > > > > How interesting same place but two very different experiences! > > > > It is for a different reason that I am writing. I am curious therefore > > I have a question for all vegans: Why not honey? I prefer if the > > answers derive from personal experiences/beliefs whatever you wish > to > > call it rather than books, researches etc. > > > > much obliged > > Jayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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