Surprising New Uses for Honey:

• Hangover helper
  Party too hard? Spoon a few tablespoons of honey on toast to feel better fast, says Audrey Halpern, MD, a headache specialist and neurologist in New York City. Honey is loaded with fructose, which speeds up the metabolism of alcohol.
• Boo-Boo Mender
  Honey has antibacterial properties and is proved to speed up healing, so treat minor scrapes, cuts, or burns to a touch of honey, says Joseph Kellerstein, a doctor of naturopathic medicine in Toronto; apply twice daily for best results.
• Cough Soother
  For a nagging cough or scratchy throat that threatens to keep you or your kids up, try 2 teaspoons of honey. (Don’t give it to babies under 1, though.) Honey coats the throat and helps thin mucus, says Ian M. Paul, MD, of Pennsylvania State University in Hershey.
• Body Polisher
  You can get soft, smooth skin with this gentle, natural exfoliating body scrub, courtesy of Mii Amo spa in Sedona, Ariz.: Mix 1⁄4 cup honey, 3⁄4 cup raw sugar, and 1⁄4 cup olive oil; rub the mixture into wet skin, then rinse it off.