Bee’s knees: The health benefits of Irish honey

COUGHING and spluttering in this season of dreariness? Before trying over-the-counter mixtures or resorting to antibiotics, try this World Health Organisation-approved remedy — a single teaspoon of honey three times a day, writes Clodagh Finn.

Bee’s knees: The health benefits of Irish honey

COUGHING and spluttering in this season of dreariness? Before trying over-the-counter mixtures or resorting to antibiotics, try this World Health Organisation-approved remedy — a single teaspoon of honey three times a day, writes Clodagh Finn.

It doesn’t have to be three spoons of the heavily marketed (and heavily priced) manuka honey, either. Recent research has shown that Irish honey has just as many health benefits as its New Zealand counterpart.

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