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Many people who buy Manuka honey simply put it on their toast or use it as a sweetener in teabut it is much more than a spread or a natural sweetener.
In New Zealand it has been studied extensively and is increasingly used by the medicalprofession around the world as a result of its efficacy in medical trials.
Manuka honey is particularly noted for its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatoryproperties. In fact in randomised controlled clinical trials it has been found to significantlyreduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3787867.stm

If you are a singer, someone who has to speak in public, make business presentations, work alot on the phone or at a trade show you know how important it is to look after your voice and toavoid throat infections, colds and coughs. After all your income depends on it.
Honey has always been known as a traditional remedy for vocal and voice care as:
•Singing or talking with a dry mouth or throat can damage your voice and strain yourthroat. Honey helps lubricate the mouth and throat and helps salivation unlike water.Water doesn’t have a lasting effect and can strip away the thin mucous coating yourvoice needs to work well.
If you like to have a glass of water besides you see if you can mix some honey in
•Honey provides a soothing effect on the muscles of your throat and can improve toneand pitch in your voice
•The slight granularity in honey allows phlegm and other blockages of the throat to be removed
Honey helps the voice to recover from long work sessions where your throat may have been damaged due to high pitch, tone or volume.
•Green Bay Harvest Manuka Honey sore throat lozeges does all of the above as well as having additional vocal carebenefits.
Manuka Honey has anti-microbial properties - this means that if you have a sore throator feel some discomfort in the voice, one teaspoon of pure Manuka Honey drizzleddown the throats helps keep the bacteria away, and help the sore throat to heal faster
•Manuka Honey it is antiseptic and will help to prevent any infection from spreading, andwill speed up the recovery of a sore throat
•Manuka Honey is anti-inflammatory without numbing the throat
The idea of Manuka Honey being good for teeth and gums seems counter intuitive. Howevernew research from the University of Waikato in New Zealand strongly suggests that ManukaHoney and mouth and gum disease treatments go hand in hand.
There is also research that shows that Manuka Honey Honey lozenges may also help with theprevention of bad breath, as another study has shown honey to rapidly remove malodor frominfected wounds (Molan, 2001). http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/honey/research.shtml
The study was found to not only reduce gingivitis but also reduce plaque.
This is because Manuka Honey’s anti bacterial properties are unaffected by the body’s naturalenzymes. In other words, our bodies can’t break it down fast enough to prevent it from workingon gum disease causing bacteria.
To look at the various pieces of research in more detail please visit the sites below.
http://bio.waikato.ac.nz/honey/research.shtml
http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/
15125017;jsessionid=99974A955BBCEDF37B1B40514F140559.jvm1
http://www.ehow.com/about_5324807_manuka-honey-cures.html
You can use Green Bay Harvest Manuka Honey and apply it directly to your gums or mouth ulcers or put a Honey Sucker in your mouth by the ulcer and keep in the mouth as long aspossible.
Only active Manuka honey should be used for medicinal purposes with a UMF rating of +8rating or above. Lower than that and it will not have a therapeutic effect.
Because we understand how important good vocal care is we have put together a specialdiscount rate for Manuka Honey and Manuka HoneySuckers purchases.
Products from Green Bay Harvest that can help with vocal and mouth care include:
•Green Bay Harvest Manuka Honeys
•Green Bay Harvest Manuka Honey Sore Throat Lozenges
•Green Bay Harvest Well being Syrups
•Green Bay Harvest Apple Cider Vinegar with Manuka Honey
We’ve a range of Manuka Honeys, all with a high activity rating and our Manuka Honeysuckers,a range of lozenges made from Manuka honey that come in five flavours.
Testimonials...
Chrissie Hammond- Lead Singer in Cheetah & Actress in Musical Theatre
For some time I played Grizabella in Cats. Its a vocally challenging role as the voice needs to be in optimum shape nightly. Although some vocal sweets will help a tired or compromised voice in an emergency, ultimately the usual ingredients have a dehydrating and quite stripping effect on the chords. I had always found Manuka honey helpful, but inconvenient whilst travelling, so was delighted when I came across the Honeysuckers. A revelation and a solution!
They provide a non dehydrating antibacterial treatment, (there's always a lurgy ready to pounce) whilst they sooth and lubricate topically. There's just nothing in them that's anti-vocal. They've become a valuable part of maintaining vocal health. When I ran out of them in Germany last year, I had some sent over and guarded them fiercely!
They are great in studios too, when you're facing a long recording day.
For singers, they're like a vocal survival kit in a sweet!
www.ralphallwood.com
I think the lozenges are absolutely delicious, and so does my sister. I won't presume from my ignorance to say anything medical about their benefits to the voice, but the sense of well-being they give certainly won't hinder good singing!
Ria Keen- Vocal Coach
www.riakeen.net


Eleven-year-old Tom Last has been a chorister in the world-famous choir of St John’s College, Cambridge for four years and sings up to twenty hours per week.
Singing aggravates throat conditions. I get a sore throat which goes into a slightly barking cough for three to four days. Once I have a cough, I can’t get above a D. I try to do my best, but the note doesn’t really happen. However I have found that taking Honeysuckers for a sore throat can really help. The average throat sweet makes my voice feel better for a short period of time, but then I can feel terrible again shortly after, whereas Honeysuckers make my voice feel good while I’m singing and they seem to make it better longer term.
My favourite flavour is Blackcurrant Bliss and they go down well with all my friends too- if I share them around with the other choristers, they’ll go in a minute!
Sally Rivers - Record Label Acclaimed Vocal Coach & Session Singer
www.coachingwithsoul.co.uk
www.thesessionsinger.co.uk
In my role as session singer, I am often expected to sing for many hours without a break & it is essential I maintain the clarity of my voice. I've always taken the care of my voice very seriously & have taken Manuka honey for years. I am delighted to have discovered Honeysuckers - They taste divine & are perfect for when you are on the go. I generally don't recommend the use of lozenges to singers as they are nearly always packed with sugar & chemicals, but at last we can have something that might actually do us good! I love Honeysuckers.
Line Hilton - Top vocal coach and highest qualified SLS teacher in the UK
www.singvocalstudio.com
Bee in for a Discount...
Don't forget to type in this code in the shop during payment to receive a discount on all of our Honeysucker flavours!
DISCOUNT CODE: VOCALCARE15
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