Today I’m at Make It Better<\/a> magazine where you can find me discussing “Good Reasons to Get Sweet on Honey<\/a>.” Here are some fascinating facts about honey, the golden liquid.<\/p>\n 1. Honey can be healthy! Soybean honey from Illinois is unusually high in antioxidants<\/strong>, according to Dr. Gene Robinson, the director of the Bee Research Facility<\/a> at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/p>\n 2. Parents need to be carefu<\/strong>l when it comes to feeding honey to babies. Children under 1 year of age should not ingest honey because it can be a source of spores that cause botulism poisoning in infants. It is safe for kids older than a year, though.<\/p>\n 3. Buying honey at the farmer’s market is good for the bees<\/strong>. The more honey they sell, the more money they have to put back into their beekeeping operations.<\/p>\n 4. The United States produces more than 300 kinds of honey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 5. There isn’t much scientific research to support the belief that honey helps with seasonal allergies<\/strong>, but there are people who swear by it. If it works for you, even if it is somewhat psychosomatic, relief is relief and I say go for it.<\/p>\n 6. Honey is good for your skin<\/strong>. Olympic volleyball champion Kerri Walsh Jennings shared her basic honey oatmeal honey face mask on the National Honey Board’s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n