Halvah is made from sesame seeds and honey. It has been used in the Orient for thousands of years as a popular candy. Even now, halvah is very popular in the Middle East—in Turkey, Israel-, and the Arabian countries. In ancient Babylon women ate halvah to restore their vitality and sex appeal.
A French doctor’s research a few years ago gave scientific support to the old folklore. Sesame seeds have been found to be rich in the minerals magnesium and potassium, and honey is rich in aspartic acid, one of the amino acids. A New Jersey doctor has used very similar ingredients in a prescription drug to treat hundreds of women with what he calls “the housewife syndrome,” or chronic fatigue, insomnia and lethargy in lovemaking. 87 percent of his patients responded with a startling change in their condition: their fatigue and lethargy disappeared and they became cheerful and energetic.
Sesame seeds are one of the real wonder foods of nature. They are extremely rich in calcium; in fact they are richer in calcium than milk, cheese or nuts. Their protein content is high, too—19 to 28 percent—higher than meats; and sesame protein is of a very high quality. Sesame seeds are also very rich in unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin, in B-vitamins, especially inositol and choline, and they also are a good source of vitamin E—all substances vital for the health of the reproductive system.
Sesame is one of the earliest grains cultivated by man. Even now in many countries of the East, Middle East and East Europe, sesame seeds are a staple food. In the United States, you can buy plain sesame seeds or many various products made from sesame in health food stores. There is halvah, sesame seed oil, and many kinds of peanut-butter-like spreads.
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