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What is UMF - "The UMF grading system
appraises the natural markers found in manuka honey and assures
purity and quality ... The higher the UMF grade the greater the
presence of the unique manuka honey attributes ... Low Grade: UMF5
to UMF9 ... Medium Grade: UMF10 to UMF15 ... Superior High Grade:
UMF16+"
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Is Honey Healthy? Here's
What Experts Say - Time, 4/16/19 - "Research has
linked honey to an improvement in gut microbial balance, coughing and other
respiratory conditions. Because of honey’s trace nutrients, the sweetener has
been thought to have antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
properties, along with healing potential for ailments such as sore throats,
digestive disorders and burns, Friedman says ... But it’s important to consider
the full nutritional picture. To get many of these benefits, “we’d have to eat a
lot of honey,” says Friedman. “And unfortunately, consuming a lot of honey means
consuming a lot of calories.” ... So what’s the best type to buy? “It depends on
what flavors you’re looking for and how you’re using it. Manuka honey has a
stronger and distinct taste that might not make it great for using in baking,
for example,” she says. Darker honey is also said to be higher in antioxidants,
she notes, but it tends to have a more intense, bitter flavor that not everyone
enjoys. “Buckwheat is one variety that has been highlighted for a robust
nutrient profile.”"
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Medical-Grade Honey as an
Alternative to Surgery - Medscape, 4/7/19 - "The properties of ALH include autolytic debridement, bacterial growth inhibition, anti-inflammatory mediation,
and cytokine release, making it a viable option for wound management for
patients with contraindications to surgery. However, surgical debridement should
remain a tenet of wound care in appropriate patients." - See
honey at Amazon.com.
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Honey as a
Cough Suppressant in Children: Does It Work? - Medscape, 1/18/13 -
"Honey has many potential medicinal benefits,
including antioxidant activity. Histograms created by the investigators show
that the postintervention scores were lower for every group, suggesting a
potential benefit of just being in the study, or a temporal improvement of
symptoms. However, improvement was universally much greater for the honey
extracts, by as much as 20%, compared with the placebo extract. The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) does not recommend honey for patients younger
than 1 year of age because of the potential risk for botulism. The AAP has
produced a handout that can be shared with families, and that details
several safe alternatives for alleviating cold symptoms in children,
including honey. When considering the relatively low cost of honey (compared
with OTC cough and cold medications) and concerns over the vasoactive agents
in OTC cough and cold preparations, honey sure seems to be an attractive
option"
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Unbearable honey - The Daily, 11/13/11 - "More than
three-fourths of the honey tested from grocery stores in the U.S. doesn’t meet
the international standards to be labeled “honey,” according to an analysis done
for Food Safety News ... The results show that the pollen frequently has been
removed through a high-tech process called ultra-filtration. Without pollen, the
product isn’t considered to be honey by most of the world’s food safety
agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration ... Pollen contains
enzymes, antioxidants and has well-documented anti-allergenic benefits, experts
say. “Stomach ailments, anemia and allergies are just a few of the conditions
that may be improved by consumption of unprocessed honey,” ... The Food and Drug
Administration agrees that any product that’s been ultra-filtered and no longer
contains pollen isn’t honey" - Note: This might be an option in the
future if you don't mind bees flying though your yard to get to it:
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How
Manuka Honey Helps Fight Infection - Science Daily, 9/9/09
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Antioxidant In Substance From Honeybees May Protect Athletes From
Overheating - Science Daily, 7/28/09
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Honey Adds Health Benefits, Is Natural Preservative And Sweetener In Salad
Dressings - Science Daily, 12/24/08
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Honey Helps To Heal Wounds, Review Suggests - Science Daily, 10/7/08
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Does Honey Relieve Cough in Children? - Medscape, 5/8/08 -
"On a 6-point scale, subjects who received honey
reported an average improvement of 1.89 points in cough frequency, compared
with 1.39 points for DM subjects and 0.92 points for "no treatment"
subjects. Parental assessment of the child's sleep improved by 2.49 points
for honey patients, by 1.79 points for DM patients, and by 1.57 points for
no treatment patients"
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Honey May Soothe Kids' Coughs - WebMD, 12/3/07 -
"Honey ranked highest, followed by dextromethorphan, and the placebo was in
last place in terms of cough relief ... honey's slim lead over
dextromethorphan may have been due to chance"
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Study:
Honey seems to calm coughs in kids - USATODAY.com, 12/3/07
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Patients Should Ask Surgeons About Using Honey To Heal Wounds - Science
Daily, 10/17/07
- Can Honey Heal? -
Dr. Weil, 2/15/07
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Honey Helps Problem Wounds - Science Daily, 7/27/06
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Healing Honey: The Sweet Evidence Revealed - Science Daily, 4/7/06
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Honey Could Be Healthy Alternative To High-fructose Corn Syrup In Halloween
Candy - Science Daily, 12/23/04
- Effects of an herbal
medication containing bee products on menopausal symptoms and cardiovascular
risk markers: results of a pilot open-uncontrolled trial - Medscape,
12/16/04
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The Newest Cancer Fighter? - Mercola.com, 12/8/04
- Bee
Products - Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly - Dr. Murray's Natural
Facts, 6/23/04
Abstracts:
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Comparison of the protective
effects of curcumin and caffeic acid phenethyl ester against doxorubicin-induced
testicular toxicity - Andrologia 2020 Dec 1 -
"matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) ... Male rats were randomly divided into eight
groups (n = 8 per group). The groups were as follows: sham, dimethyl sulphoxide
(100 µL), DOX (3 mg/kg), CAPE (2.68 mg/kg), curcumin (30 mg/kg), DOX+CAPE (3
mg/kg DOX and 2.68 mg/kg CAPE), DOX+curcumin (3 mg/kg DOX and 30 mg/kg curcumin)
and DOX+CAPE+curcumin (3 mg/kg DOX, 2.68 mg/kg CAPE and 30 mg/kg curcumin) ...
The results showed that MMPs mediated DOX-induced testicular injury, but CAPE
and especially curcumin suppressed testis injury and cell apoptosis by
suppressing DOX-induced increases in MMPs, oxidative stress and proinflammatory
cytokines. However, curcumin exhibited more pronounced effects than CAPE in
terms of all studied parameters" - See
curcumin at Amazon.com and
iHerb and
caffeic acid phenethyl ester at Amazon.
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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester - Wikipedia -
"CAPE is found in a variety of
plants. It is also a component of propolis from honeybee
hives"
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Stingless Bee Honey
Improves Spatial Memory in Mice, Probably Associated with Brain-Derived
Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Inositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate Receptor Type 1
(Itpr1) Genes - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Dec 2;2019:8258307
- "This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of
stingless bee honey (SBH) supplementation on memory and learning in mice.
Despite many studies that show the benefits of honey on memory, reports on the
nootropic effects of SBH are still lacking, and their underlying mechanism is
still unclear. SBH is a honey produced by the bees in the tribe of Meliponini
that exist in tropical countries. It features unique storage of honey collected
in cerumen pots made of propolis. This SBH may offer a better prospect for
therapeutic performance as the previous report identifies the presence of
antioxidants that were greater than other honey produced by Apis sp ...Results
indicate spatial working memory and spatial reference memory of mice were
significantly improved in the honey-treated group compared with the control
group. Improved memory consolidations were also observed in prolonged
supplementation. Gene expression analyses of acutely treated mice demonstrated
significant upregulation of BDNF and Itpr1 genes that involve in synaptic
function. NMR analysis also identified phenylalanine, an essential precursor for
tyrosine that plays a role at the BDNF receptor. In conclusion, SBH
supplementation for seven days at 2000 mg/kg, which is equivalent to a human
dose of 162 mg/kg, showed strong capabilities to improve spatial working memory.
And prolonged intake up to 35 days increased spatial reference memory in the
mice model. The phenylalanine in SBH may have triggered the upregulation of BDNF
genes in honey-treated mice and improved their spatial memory performance"
- See stingless bee honey at Amazon.com.
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A Review of Potential
Beneficial Effects of Honey on Bone Health - Evid Based Complement Alternat
Med. 2019 Sep 19;2019:8543618 - "Honey can protect the bone via its antioxidant
and anti-inflammatory properties, primarily through its polyphenol content that
acts upon several signalling pathways, leading to bone anabolic and
antiresorptive effects. In conclusion, honey is a potential functional food for
bone health, but the dose and the bioactive contents of honey need to be
verified prior to its application in humans" - See
honey products at Amazon.com.
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A Review on the
Protective Effects of Honey against Metabolic Syndrome - Nutrients. 2018 Aug
2;10(8) - "Honey is a nutritional food low in glycemic
index. Honey intake reduces blood sugar levels and prevents excessive weight
gain. It also improves lipid metabolism by reducing total cholesterol (TC),
triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and increasing high-density
lipoprotein (HDL), which leads to decreased risk of atherogenesis. In addition,
honey enhances insulin sensitivity that further stabilizes blood glucose levels
and protects the pancreas from overstimulation brought on by insulin resistance.
Furthermore, antioxidative properties of honey help in reducing oxidative
stress, which is one of the central mechanisms in MetS. Lastly, honey protects
the vasculature from endothelial dysfunction and remodelling. Therefore, there
is a strong potential for honey supplementation to be integrated into the
management of MetS, both as preventive as well as adjunct therapeutic agents"
- See Manuka Honey at Amazon.com.
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