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| The Healing Power of Honey
The combination of the sugar and antibacterial components in honey kills germs when applied topically. Honey's thickness also creates a protective barrier over the wounded area, and its antioxidants stop damaging inflammation. Raw honey has better antibacterial properties than processed honey.
Peter Molan, PhD, director, honey research unit, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Even if they make it out to the flower and collect some pollen, they sort of crash land back in the hive like a damaged fighter jet on an aircraft carrier, spilling their pollen granules all over the inside of the hive and getting their wings stuck in the honey."
But ConPfuzer has promised to come up with a new drug to treat Honeybesity. "Our goal is to end Honeybesity by making beekeepers pay the highest prices in the world for Buzzalin," explained Dr. Pollen. "We'll then take the profits from those sales and pay huge bonuses to our shareholders and CEOs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 However, unlike when the hive normally is abandoned and the colony is left defenseless, it is not raided for its honey and eggs by other bees, various predators, parasites or mites. Scientists consider this to be another piece of evidence pointing to the fact that something has gone terribly wrong with the global ecosystem, and the disappearance of millions of honeybees around the world is no coincidence.
"I believe it causes something like Alzheimer's," said J.D. Hill, a commercial beekeeper from Muldrow, OK. "The bees go out and find a patch of flowers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Health claims from sugary breakfast cereals
General Mills has launched a new promotional campaign that appears to be making outrageous health claims for honey Nut Cheerios (a sugary breakfast cereal). Some of the ads say honey Nut Cheerios will "help lower your cholesterol," and the front of the cereal box screams, "New Pyramid Recommends More WHOLE GRAIN!"
Now I've seen everything. |
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| Raw honey has better antibacterial properties than processed honey.
Peter Molan, PhD, director, honey research unit, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Drug Clears Psoriasis in Up to 80% of Patients
Joel M. Gelfand, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, associate scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and medical director, clinical studies unit, department of dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Until recently, there were few effective treatment options for the 1. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| As listed on the ingredients label: sugar, honey and brown sugar syrup. It's four if you count the modified corn starch.
Let's face it, the commercial health messages plastered on grocery products are almost universally ridiculous. Health benefits are often claimed on single ingredients (like oats) even when those ingredients are bathed in a recipe of sugar, salt or even hydrogenated oils. Apparently, you could sell oats with crack and still make cholesterol claims for the combination. "Smokin' Crack Oats™ Lowers Cholesterol While Getting You High. |
| Some of the ads say honey Nut Cheerios will "help lower your cholesterol," and the front of the cereal box screams, "New Pyramid Recommends More WHOLE GRAIN!"
Now I've seen everything.
Manufacturers of aged garlic nutritional supplements, which actually lower cholesterol more powerfully than prescription drugs, cannot claim any health benefits whatsoever without being raided by the FDA and having their inventory confiscated. But a sugary breakfast cereal, somehow, can make health claims that seem to ignore the fact that the product is made with at least three different forms of sugar. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Melt the honey in a small amount of hot water before mixing in the apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. You can make up enough for a few days and store it in the refrigerator. An effective dose when suffering from bronchial ailments is one tablespoon three times a day for adults, or one teaspoon three times a day for children. The honey will ease the throat, the apple cider vinegar will help reduce inflammation and the lemon juice provides Vitamin C.
If you are taking mineral supplements in a natural form they will not normally interfere with other treatments. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 NUTRITION FACTS
Amount Per Serving: Calories 230 - Calories from Fat 50 - Total Fat 5 g - Saturated Fat 3 g - Cholesterol 15 mg - Sodium 95 mg - Total Carbohydrate 32 g Dietary Fiber 10 g - Sugars 2 g - Protein 14 g - Calcium 15% DV
Broccoli and Cauliflower in Lime Dressing
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons raw honey
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup cauliflower florets Salt and pepper to taste Red pepper flakes (optional)
Mix soy sauce, honey, and lime juice. Set aside. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 Many infants can have botulism spores in their intestines (the spores can be found in honey, and that's one of the reasons parents are warned not to feed honey to babies, especially before they turn one). If the spores germinate, the results can be fatal. A study of sixty-nine cases of infant botulism in California showed one key difference between fatal and nonfatal cases of botulism in babies. Babies who were fed with iron-supplemented formula instead of breast-fed were much younger when they began to get sick and more vulnerable as a result. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| Dr Michael Wootton, associate professor in the department of food, science and technology at the University of
New South Wales, Australia, takes honey and lemon for colds and believes the small amounts of acids and natural peroxide contained in honey may inhibit the growth of micro-organisms.
The desire for sugared and sweetened foods can be overcome by using lemon. Before meals take a teaspoon of lemon juice in a glass of lukewarm water to adjust your taste buds. This will settle your craving for sweet things naturally! |
David Steinman
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 Whole Foods Kids 3.49 honey Bear 12 oz
Cascadian Farms 3.99 Fruit and Nut 7.4 oz, 6 bars
Organic $74.29
Kettle Chips 5 oz 2.49
Nabisco 9 oz 3.59
Oreo 18 oz 3.99
Ben & Jerry's 4.29 Organic
Heinz 24 oz 2.19
Von's 8 oz Yellow 0.99
Best Foods 10 oz 2.29
Herbal Essences 4.59 12 oz
Herbal Essences 4.59 12 oz
Land O Lakes 5.49
Cheerios 10 oz 3.79
Von's 18oz 1.99
Smucker's Simply 3.49 Fruit 10 oz
Von's honey 3.75 Bear 12 oz
Nature Valley 4.19 Fruit and Nut. 7.4 oz, 6 bars
Nonorganic $63.41
Suppose you or your kids love raisins. |
Jack Challem
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 Marinated Mushrooms (Serves 2-4)
V2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (Kalamata preferred) 2/3 cup red wine or balsamic vinegar
2-3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
V2 teaspoon honey
Vs-Vt teaspoon sea salt lA cup filtered water
Vi cup finely diced red onion
1 pound fresh small white button mushrooms
In a large bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, honey, salt, and water. Trim the ends of the mushroom stems, then clean the mushrooms under running water. Add the onions and mushrooms to the marinade and mix them in gently. Refrigerate the mushrooms for several hours before serving. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Mix water and organic honey together (in a 50-50 mix based on the amount you want to make).
• Bring the mix to a simmer, but don't boil it since boiling will kill the bioactive bioflavonoids in the peels.
• Add the peels and simmer until they are soft and coated with the honey mix.
• Cool in the fridge and eat like candy. They're beyond delicious.
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THERE ARE A LOT of things I don't want to be when I grow older, but one of them is blind. Especially when it's preventable—which, in a huge number of cases it is. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Madhumeda translates as "honey urine" because the ancient practitioners first diagnosed the disease by testing the patient's urine to see if it, like honey, attracted ants.23 It was portrayed in ancient Egyptian wall paintings showing somebody having what we call a muscle wasting disease and urinating copiously. One of the earliest known records of diabetes spoke of frequent urination, or "polyuria," as a symptom on papyrus written by Hesy-Ra, a Third Dynasty Egyptian physician. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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| Cholesterol 0 mg - Sodium 190 mg - Total Carbohydrate 12 g Dietary Fiber 4 g - Sugars 7 g - Protein 6 g - Calcium 6% DV
Yogurt and Fruit Parfait
]A cup ground almonds
2 tablespoons ground or milled flaxseed
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
% cup berries
Raw honey (optional)
In small bowl, mix almonds with flaxseed. In parfait glass, alternately layer yogurt, berries, and almond-flaxseed mixture. If desired, drizzle a small amount of honey on top. Makes 1 serving.
NUTRITION FACTS
Amount Per Serving: Calories 480 - Calories from Fat 240 - Total Fat 27 g Saturated Fat 4. |
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| You might expect table sugar and honey to have the highest glycemic indices. In fact, each has a glycemic index that is approximately the same as white or whole-wheat bread.
Explanation: honey and table sugar break down into fructose as well as glucose. Fructose is converted into glucose very slowly.
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Mark A. Pereira, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology and community health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Rob van Dam, PhD, research scientist, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.
Archives of Internal Medicine. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Sugar (Organic Replacements)
Replace refined sugars and artificial sweeteners (saccharin, neotame, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, and sucralose) with organic Agave Nectar®, Xylitol®, raw cane sugar, or locally grown unprocessed honey.
Agave Nectar www. madhavahoney.com
1 (303) 823-5166
Aunt Patty's® Natural Foods & Ingredients www.auntpattys.com
1 (800) 456-7923
Organic Maple Syrup www.maplevalleysyrup.com 1 (800) 760-1449
YS Organic Bee Farm www.ysorganic.com 1 (800)654-4593
Xylo-Sweet® All Natural Xylitol Sweetener www.xlear. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 If you desire a cold-water infusion to be sweet, some of the strained tea can be run through a blender with a bit of honey and added back to the rest of the batch.
Sun Teas
Sun teas work best with leaves and flowers. Place 1 cup of dried herbs or twelve tea bags in a glass gallon jug, fill with cool water, and allow the herbs to sit in sunlight for four to six hours. It is best to cover the top of the jar to prevent leaves and other debris from blowing into the jar. Then strain. |
| Wintergreen berries are edible; they can be blended with honey or made into pies or jam. The berries are an important winter food for deer, bear, turkeys, grouse, partridges, and other wild creatures.
Other Uses
Native Americans smoked the leaves. The essential oil of wintergreen is sometimes included in toothpastes and mouthwashes for its breath-freshening properties. In folkloric tradition, placing the berries in children's pillows is said to protect them from harm and grant them a good life. |
| They have a flavor somewhere between that of bitter celery, burnt sugar, and maple syrup, and they combine well in tea with a bit of cinnamon bark or a spoonful of honey. The roasted seeds can be brewed as a coffee substitute. The fresh leaves of the plant are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. |
Jack Challem
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 Add the ginger, garlic, honey, and red chile powder. Stir to mix all the ingredients together. You can use the dipping sauce immediately, but the flavors develop more if the sauce is refrigerated overnight.
Exotic Red Rice Dinner Crepes and
Pancakes (Serves 4)
Working with rice flour can be a little less predictable than with wheat flour, but even if these crepes happen to fall apart, the pieces have an amazing taste. |
| Terrapin Ridge
Terrapin Ridge makes and sells an extensive line of tasty sauces, such as Apple Dill and Rosemary, Apricot honey with Tarragon, and Spicy Chipotle Squeeze, as well as fifteen different mustards. If you are tired of the same old chicken, turkey, or beef, these sauces can add bright new flavors to your meals. For more information, call (800) 999-4052 or go to www.terrapinridge.com. |
| The principal sweetener in these bars is honey, and they also contain small amounts of bee pollen harvested in southern Arizona. Many health food stores and Web sites sell Buzz Bars. You can also order them directly from CC Pollen by calling (800) 875-0096 or visiting www.ccpollen.com or www. buzzbars.com.
Earth Song Whole Foods
Earth Song makes several whole-grain snack bars that redefine the meaning of a wholesome sweet. Among the bars are apple-walnut and cranberry-orange. |
| Chamomile has a light apple smell and a grassy taste, and it makes a tasty hot tea, especially with the addition of a little honey. Note: Chamomile is related to ragweed, and some people with ragweed allergies may be sensitive to the herb.
Lifestyle Recommendations
How can you counter the stresses of modern life? In a few words, take more deep breaths and slow down. Anxiety often develops as a form of nervousness related to having too much to do and not having enough time. Follow my advice in chapter 7 to create more time and add balance in your life. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 I tablespoon fresh basil, chopped 2 ounces Brie cheese—'/«" cubes
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, 1 tablespoon canola oil chopped 'A teaspoon sea salt
2 ounces (2 slices) Worthington '/«teaspoon black pepper
Wham (veggie ham) or honey 1 pound white asparagus ham, chopped 4 eggs
1 tablespoon sweet red bell 4 egg whites peppers, chopped 4 tomato slices (optional) directions:
Trim asparagus. Steam just until tender and set aside. Using heavy saute pan, lightly brown wham/ham, shallots, and sweet peppers in canola oil. Beat eggs into a froth in a small bowl. Add eggs to saute pan mixture. |
| CONGESTION: Add 15 grams of sesame seeds to 250 milliliters of water, add 1 tablespoon of linseed, a pinch of salt, and some honey. Consume this every day to help remove phlegm from the bronchial tubes.
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CANCER: A study using human lymphoid leukemia cells found that treatment with a sesame extract, sesamolin, led to growth inhibition by inducing cell apoptosis.
HYPERTENSION AND STROKE: A study using hypertensive rats found that ingestion of sesamin, a phytochemical in sesame seeds, reduced both elevation in blood pressure, oxidative stress, and blood-clotting activity. |
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