What is contained in honey is important here.
Raw honey has hydrogen peroxide-generating enzymes, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and
some prebiotics that serve as food for good bacteria.
Besides, honey has around 17 grams of sugar per tablespoon, mostly fructose and
glucose, which go straight into the blood, bypassing fiber and protein. Absorption rate on an empty stomach would be higher than at any other time of the day.

The benefits of the practice include improved digestion, liver detoxification, antimicrobial
effects due to antibacterial compounds in honey.

The first two are possible to some extent, but the latter is unlikely to take place due to
altered compounds under the acidic conditions of the stomach, in addition to the fact
that the majority of gut flora is located below the upper part.

The only one having some ground is liver cleansing.

It can be helpful for people who usually eat unhealthy or just no breakfasts, when they
need to start their workday from the right position.

In comparison to, say, coffee with sugar, or something highly processed, a spoon of
honey and hot water might be considered healthier, because it will serve as an easily
absorbed source of energy with little inflammation.

The only time it stops being beneficial is when one suffers from diabetes or is insulin
resistant, and their blood sugar levels have been controlled, and introducing rapidly
absorbed sugars into their body is a metabolic challenge rather than an act of well-
being.

Likewise, it would be inappropriate for someone suffering from fructose malabsorption
because taking honey early in the morning causes bloating.

A single tablespoon of honey is okay to consume in the morning.

This does not mean that the legends surrounding the benefits of honey are necessarily
true.

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