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Is Propolis a Cure for the Common Cold?

Propolis and Common Cold

Is Propolis a Cure for the Common Cold?
Scientists set out to answer this question in 40 children.   What they found was dramatic and totally unexpected.

It seems to come around every year: that rash of sneezing, coughing, aching friends and family members. Some years, no matter how careful you are about washing your hands and avoiding the sick, you still wind up catching a cold yourself. But if it happens to you, you don’t have to suffer. A growing body of evidence indicates that bee products like propolis can significantly reduce the duration of a cold and relieve symptoms. There’s still no cure for the common cold; but, the more research we do, the more we learn how propolis can help.

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Blood sugar control and insulin resistance

blood sugar control and insulin resistance

Scientists set out to investigate what effect, if any, propolis capsules had on blood sugar control and insulin resistance in rats with Type II diabetes.

They used what is called the ‘euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp experiment’ to measure the effects of propolis (this is considered the gold standard for this type of experiment and is considered very reliable). In this procedure, insulin is infused into the blood at a constant rate which results in a drop in blood sugar. To maintain blood sugar at a constant level, sugar is then infused into the blood. The amount of sugar infused to maintain homeostasis is indicative of insulin sensitivity.

Upon performing this, the scientists found that giving the propolis capsules to the animals balanced their blood sugar in a very significant way. It also improved a key measure of insulin sensitivity called the Insulin Act Index.

They went on to conclude that encapsulated propolis can in fact control blood glucose and improve insulin sensitivity. Continue reading Blood sugar control and insulin resistance

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Propolis and Depression

Depression AND propolis

Depression is a massive health burden with over 350 million people suffering from it globally.  As a result, drugs like Prozac are massive sellers.  For those who want to avoid these drugs, effective natural options have been limited.  However, ground breaking research on propolis & honey may be changing that.

In the western world today the most commonly treated illness is depression. In the US alone the number of people diagnosed with depression increases by 20% every year – and, even then, it is estimated that the majority of people with the illness, around 80%, do not seek treatment. Continue reading Propolis and Depression

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A medicine and natural remedy for thousands of years

Honey is a heart medicine

10 Health Benefits of Honey

This magical concoction created by flower nectar and the digestive tract of a bee has been used as a medicine and natural remedy for thousands of years. Scientific studies confirm this ancient healer wisdom. Besides the importance of bees as a pollinator of food crops, their honey is an important natural source of sweetness and is also good for treating or preventing certain conditions. Here are ten health benefits of honey… Continue reading A medicine and natural remedy for thousands of years

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Antibacterial properties of Honey Proven

Antibacterial honey
Antibacterial Power
There’s no doubt honey has the antibacterial power to kill bacteria.
Studies have shown that it is effective against dozens of strains, including E. coli and salmonella. A specific type of honey from New Zealand, called manuka honey, along with Malaysian Tualang honey, has been shown to fight staph and the digestive bacteria responsible for peptic ulcers, H. pylori.
What makes honey Antibacterial? Most bees deposit hydrogen peroxide into the honey as they synthesize flower pollen. Add that honey is naturally acidic, and you have a recipe for antibacterial properties.

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Honey is a bioactive product

bioactive Honey in comb

 

Whеn іt соmеѕ tо vаrіоuѕ рublісаtіоnѕ аnd оthеr rеаdіng mаtеrіаlѕ rеlаtеd tо hоnеу, а lоt оf іntrоduсtіоnѕ bеgіn wіth “Ноnеу іѕ а bioactive рrоduсt…аnd thе lіkе”. Іf thе wоrdѕ “bіоlоgісаllу асtіvе” wеrе nоt іn bоld, thеу wоuld рrоbаblу nоt bе оf аnу ѕресіаl іntеrеѕt tо уоu, unlеѕѕ уоu knеw ехасtlу whаt thеу mеаnt оr іf уоu wеrе а fаnаtіс аbоut hеаlthу fооd.

Іt іѕ quіtе lоgісаl tо соnѕіdеr іt а bіоlоgісаl рrоduсt, but whаt mаkеѕ іt bioactive ? Іn thе Іntеrnеt уоu соuld рrоbаblу fіnd fаr mоrе ехtеnѕіvе аnd dеtаіlеd mаtеrіаlѕ оn bіоасtіvе fооdѕ аnd рrоduсtѕ. Тhіѕ рublісаtіоn аіmѕ аt рrоvіdіng аn оvеrаll іdеа іn а fоrm thаt іѕ fullу рrосеѕѕеd аnd rеаdу fоr dіrесt соnѕumрtіоn аnd аbѕоrрtіоn bу thе rеаdеr (thаt іѕ ѕо tурісаl оf hоnеу іtѕеlf).

Frоm а ѕсіеntіfіс роіnt оf vіеw, fооdѕ саn bе сlаѕѕіfіеd іntо thrее ѕераrаtе grоuрѕ:

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What is honey made of?

Honey

Ноnеу hаѕ аn ехtrеmеlу fаvоrаblе еffесt uроn uѕ. Іt іѕ а bіоlоgісаllу асtіvе рrоduсt аnd hаѕ а vеrу rісh аnd соmрlісаtеd соmроѕіtіоn. Тhе ехасt соmроѕіtіоn оf hоnеу dереndѕ оn thе flоwеrѕ thаt bееѕ аrе роllіnаtіng. Еvеrуthіng іt соntаіnѕ іѕ nесеѕѕаrу аnd uѕеful fоr humаn hеаlth. Тhеrе аrе оvеr 300 ѕubѕtаnсеѕ fоund іn hоnеу, whісh fаvоrаblу аffесt thе mеtаbоlіс рrосеѕѕеѕ іn thе bоdу.

Іf уоu nееd mоrе dеtаіlеd іnfоrmаtіоn, hеrе іѕ а соmрrеhеnѕіvе lіѕt оf hоnеу іngrеdіеntѕ

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Health Benefits of Honey are Numerous

Honeycomb

Honey has been used by countless cultures all around the world over the past 2,500 years. While the numerous health benefits of honey have made it an important element of traditional medicines such as Ayurvedic treatments, scientists are also researching the benefits in relation to modern medicine, particularly in the healing of wounds.

It is known as Honig in German, Miele in Italian, Shahad in Hindi, Miel in French and Spanish, Mel in Portuguese, мед in Russian, Honing in Dutch, and μελι in Greek; there is almost no part in the world where honey is not widely used and celebrated as a part of the cultural diet.

But what makes honey so popular? Most likely, it is the ease with which it can be consumed. One can eat it directly, put it on bread like a jam, mix it with juice or any drink instead of sugar, or mix it with warm water, lime juice, cinnamon and other herbs to make a medicine. It is savored by all due to its taste as well as health benefits, making it extremely useful and versatile. Continue reading Health Benefits of Honey are Numerous

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Royal Jelly has nutritional complexity

Honeycomb

The nutritional complexity of the bee hive is vast. A very unique complex of micronutrients is required to allow the Bees to differentiate themselves into their different roles and provide the nutrition necessary to keep the hive going. Royal Jelly is a honey bee secretion that allows a specific bee larvae to grow into the Queen Bee. Modern spectrometric analysis suggests that royal jelly contains about 185 different organic compounds, with the most important one being a protein called royalactin. It’s believed that royalactin is the compound most responsible for allowing a larvae to morph into the queen bee.

A Green Superfood

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