WELLNESS AND WELLBEING: Helping Ourselves Through Nature's Ingredients; Manuka Honey

by Alexia Sceberras Trigona

Honey has been used since ancient times as a nourishing natural food and topical healing remedy, and modern science has confirmed the extraordinary natural qualities of New Zealand Mānuka honey. This is why we’ve decided to delve a little deeper into the wellbeing this liquid gold offers.

MGO - THE POWER OF MĀNUKA HONEY
New Zealand Mānuka has a long history as a respected medicinal plant, with different parts traditionally used by the New Zealand Māori people as a remedy for skin and digestive ailments, coughs, colds, throat and oral care.  
It’s the nectar from the Mānuka flower that makes Mānuka honey so special. In fact, without the flowers of the native mānuka bush (leptospermum scoparium), we would not have Manuka Honey. MGO, the key compound responsible for the potency of Mānuka honey, is naturally formed in the honey from the Mānuka nectar. 

The higher the MGO level, the higher the potency of the honey. This is why choosing a Mānuka honey that has been certified for MGO content is so important, so you know exactly what you are getting.  

Here's a guide to help you select the right potency for your needs: 
As a general guide we recommend:
+ For use as a nutritious sweetener, for culinary use as combined with daily protection – go for the lower numbers: MGO 100+
+ For prolonged and perhaps more robust protection and wellbeing enhancement – go for MGO 250+ or MGO 400​+. We recommend opting for both the latter seasonally: the MGO250 during the spring and summer months and the MGO400+ for the autumn and winter months.
+ For more acute/targeted use, aim for the higher numbers – MGO 550+

HOW TO USE MĀNUKA HONEY 
Mānuka honey is a delicious natural wholefood perfect for the entire family (over the age of 1 year). It’s so versatile and easy to include into your daily routine: 
• Enjoy straight from the spoon.
• Dilute in water to refresh during or after exercise or fluid loss.
• Add to smoothies, or drizzle over yogurt, granola, or your favourite breakfast.
• Perfect as a soothing natural sweetener in tea or coffee
• Also great for DIY beauty to smooth, soothe, heal and hydrate your skin. 
• Mānuka honey delivers plenty of natural goodness regardless of the MGO level you choose. It can be taken daily or as required for more targeted needs and is a family favourite to support winter wellbeing. 

*Product highlight*
MGO 400+ MĀNUKA HONEY
MGO 400+ Mānuka Honey is perfect for daily wellbeing to keep you at your natural best.
This premium Mānuka honey is sustainably sourced from our beehives in remote parts of New Zealand. The purity, potency and exceptional natural properties have been carefully protected from hive to jar.
Discover amazing benefits, with a deliciously smooth caramel taste and a thick and creamy texture. 



Stay tuned for our next blog post which will delve into the the benefits of propolis on our bodies. 

Get in touch with us at MGO Manuka Malta if you have any additional questions.

You can order your Propolis or Mānuka Health Honey from our shop.
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