I know most people might have their favorite local producers, but I have found tremendous variety on Ebay and most are from the producer...and good prices...some honey form Europe, Israel, etc...
Does anyone know anything about consuming local pollen honey and reduction of allergy response....something I've heard...
Namaste,
Thorne, Texas
Does anyone know anything about consuming local pollen honey and reduction of allergy response....something I've heard...
Namaste,
Thorne, Texas
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allergies
Thu, April 19, 2007 - 11:47 AMConsuming local bee products can help make your body resistant to the seasonal allergens in your area. And buying local honey helps to support the beekeepers in your area... which means more bees and more pollination for not only your garden but also for local farmers... which means more productive crops and a better local economy :) -
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Re: allergies
Fri, April 20, 2007 - 12:33 AMI will second that recomendation. I have found it quite effective for my patients with seasonal allergies. The honey should be from no more than 30 miles or so from you, though some say as much as 50 is okay in larger open flat areas with a lot of common species. -
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Re: allergies
Fri, April 20, 2007 - 6:46 PMand if you dont believe in placebo or homeopathic effect, you would probably have to eat allot. -
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Re: allergies
Sat, April 21, 2007 - 12:11 AMActually no, it is neither placebo or homeopathic.
It relies on the pollen being processed by the digestive enzymes of the bees and thus weakening it in terms of allergic response and is therefore more similar medically to a vaccination. -
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Re: allergies
Sat, April 21, 2007 - 2:10 PMI understand the biological premise behind it, I have read studies on it, it just requires a large quantity of honey to do so. (well, larger than I would consume that is..not to say there are some of those who would eat a load more than I.) Also, depends on the purity. I personnally leave allot of pollen in mine, thats where the antibodies will get their message. So the catch is really to make sure you get honey that is not heavily strained, with more pollen granules in it. -
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Re: allergies
Sat, April 21, 2007 - 3:33 PMQuite true, I am glad you explained that more thoroughly.
This is why it is good to buy from small local beekeepers. They rarely put their stuff through that many stages or that much processing. The ones I have worked with just pin it out and run it through a fairly coarse screen just to get the chunky stuff out like bits of wax.
Small quantities over a longer period work as well or better though, and it's better to not rush the process, at least for those who are not suffering too severely, in those cases I would go with a more typical modern allergy remedy until the honey had time to do the job.
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