Tualang Honey Supplements Reduce Harmful Side Effects of Smoking


Tualang Honey is a unique and very special honey. It comes from the wild rain forests of Malaysia. This is where giant honey bees hang their combs from the branches of the huge and ancient Tualang trees. This is real wild honey and not something from a conventional bee farm. The workers often risk their lives climbing the super high Tualang trees, some of which grow up to 85 meters. This really is 100 percent pure organic honey straight from the rain forest. Watch this video fascinating video to see how the honey is gathered from its natural habitat.

My Notes

Smoking is harmful to health in a whole host of ways. It is the root cause of many serious health issues. Some of these include stroke, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular disease to name just three. It's a known fact that smoking introduces free radicals into the body. This results in oxidative stress and a decreased antioxidant status. Needless to say, this has a huge negative health impact on smokers. Researchers have been looking into the influence that antioxidants in Tualang honey may have on the oxidative stress in smokers.

Honey is the natural product created by honey bees and is derived from the nectar of flowering plants. Honey contains sugars but also various minerals, proteins, organic acids and antioxidants. The researchers wanted to ascertain the effects that Tualang honey had on smokers. This was to be a 12 week trial where 32 chronic smokers took supplementation. Another group was not supplemented. The scientists took blood samples before and after intervention.

The Conclusion

At the end of the 12 weeks, the honey group smokers had a much improved antioxidant status. The conclusion was that honey had the capability to offset oxidative stress with its antioxidants.  This is proof that antioxidants have strong free radical ‘scavenging' activities.

Read the report here: Tualang honey supplements found to reduce harmful side effects of smoking
October 2015, Oxford

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