Honey Making Smart
Who would have thought, yes, ma'am, sir, if honey intellectual merit? But do not give honey to your baby because it can result in death.
Many readers asked about the provision of honey for babies and children as well as benefits. Apparently, not only Nakita, lo. the flooded questions about this honey. Dr. H. Adi Tagor, Sp.A., DPH too. "Well, I got dizzy answer, because so many parents ask," said the medical staff of pediatrics at Pondok Indah Hospital, Jakarta.
Should be, says Adi Tagor, there is cooperation between the Ministry of Health, Directorate General of POM (Food and Drug Administration), and the Consumers Institute Indonesia in terms of protection of honey for babies and toddlers. "Brands honey anything safe to eat, so parents were not confused and worried about purity that is not falsified, and freedom from pests and other additional substances are not good for children. Thus, children are protected and the doctors honey child could answer anything safe to eat, "he explained.
Lo, What is it with the honey that had been on the market, Doc?
SHOULD THE REFINED
Actually, said Adi Tagor, according to non-medical histories of ancient times, honey should be given since the newborn. The same thing is also revealed by the experts of traditional medicine, Prof. H. Hembing Widjayakusumah on separate occasions, "Honey has been used for thousands of years ago, not now. So, may be administered to infants and children."
Only, added Adi Tagor, there is controversy. "From modern research, the original honey, which is squeezed from the beehive, it found no legs tawonnya also carry germs." Here the problem because the wasps, right, baseball just alighted on the flowers and went home; sometimes he was stopped by other venues such as ruffled and other garbage. "Well, no such thing as clostridium botulinum. The spores of Clostridium botulinum can grow in the child's body and cause botulism. The symptoms: the child has fever, bloating, and cramps. This disease can cause death."
That is why, honey is allowed for infants and toddlers only a refined and purified with no additives (already cleaned and purified). "So, should not the original honey remaining candles or tawonnya nest, because it feared no danger mikrobiologinya, the spores of Clostridium botulinum earlier." Particularly for infants, "in addition to the sterile honey, honey do not also false because it can cause various reactions." Even if infants and toddlers want to be given honey, according Hembing, okay, "from first sterilized, ie hot cooked so that the bacteria die."
Purrfied refined and honey, said Adi Tagor, in America and Europe are usually called honey hour, so in the form of jam. There are also certain well-known brands and in Indonesia can be found at outlets or specialty supermarket shop where a stranger. For the local co-wives also exist that have been purified and sold in pharmacies.
CONTENT HONEY
According to Adi Tagor, one of the best substances contained in honey is fructose or fruit sugar. "Sugar the fruit is collected by bees from the nectar, which is a liquid that is in flower and fruit seeds will. Plus pollen grains or as small as sago (nipple juice, red.) That is in flower. Bees carry pollen to pollinate male flowers that will produce fruit. Well, the bees get a reward, the honey, "he explained.
Honey, he explained further, it is a preparation for the growth of children bee. "Therefore, bees can grow quickly. So, there are factors of unknown nature that trigger growth." That's because, he added, human growth fits with the philosophy of honey. "Man, right, when the newborn is immature. The new kidney was ripe in the first year, her liver in the second year, and his brain in the sixth year. So, still under construction. Well, growing this organism, when administered substances which triggers the growth of naturally, would be much better than the drug that is chemically like the trigger of appetite, weight, and so on. That's not good because it can effect many effects. "
Hembing also admitted, pure honey as a sweetener type, most acceptable and suitable for babies. "Substance of absorbable sugar." Honey, he said, contain minerals and proteins are also present in milk. In addition, the aroma is too good to invite to taste. Not to mention its vitamin C content is high, "making the honey has an antiseptic and laxative or a mild laxative effect."
In short, said Hembing, honey contains all the vitamins and minerals your body needs complete. That's because, honey is very beneficial for health. Among others, to cope with lung disorders, peptic ulcers, high blood pressure, stomach aches, coughs, colds, aching rheumatic pain, lumbago, stiff neck, arthritis, calcification, constipation, improve intelligence, improving urination, nourish hair, headaches, and others.
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
For infants and toddlers, said Hembing, honey among other useful for development of the body. In addition to digestion, avoiding cramps (colic) in infants, overcome bedwetting habits, sleeping rough, cough, respiratory disorders, nourish hair, constipation and more.
No less important, honey is useful to improve intelligence. "Various substances contained in honey efficacious for brain development of children, especially the sugar substance that is needed brains to carry out its function optimally." That's because, since the child is still in the womb too, honey is very good given, certainly through the mother. Adi Tagor agree, "basically, honey as a food supplement derived from nature, a variety of properties, including for intelligence or brain development of children. As long as there is no disease."
However, remember Hembing, the honey should not excessive, both in infants and children and fetuses, because it can result in ugly. "All food dikonsumai certainly exaggerated its impact will not either. Never mind honey, drinking water can be bad to be a burden such as heart or kidney," he explained.
THREE TIMES A DAY
As for the normal provision of honey as a food supplement for infants and children, according to Adi Tagor, 3 times a day one teaspoon every morning, noon and evening. "So, like taking medicine." But it could also, as said Hembing, 2 times a day, morning and afternoon, between 1-2 teaspoons.
Honey can be given directly or added water. Adi Tagor often advise parents of his patients to the provision of honey mixed with water as a beverage sweetener so it was tasty, and given before meals. "It could also be mixed with the drug powder that feels like syrup." In addition, can also be mixed with food. "Usually given after dinner."
Clearly, Bu-Pak, honey is chemically very nutritious and there is no danger or impact. Only indeed, there are infants or toddlers who are sensitive to honey, in a sense do not match up to an impact such as diarrhea, bloating or colic after drinking honey. "When things happen like that, we should give the gift and try again another time," Adi anjur Tagor. Although actually a rarity for such cases.