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To: z3n

Honey has antimicrobial properties as well (infection prevention).


12 posted on 11/08/2023 5:10:53 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: logi_cal869

Honey has antimicrobial properties as well (infection prevention).

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Yes, from what I’ve read, the bees learned or evolved to do that. I doubt that they favor any particular source, because they would mostly be opportunists, but some flowers offer quite a bit of benefit to the honey. That is all on top of the fact that honey (and maple syrup) are almost all sugar. Sugar in high concentrations is toxic to living cells and organisms. This is half the reason your body makes insulin, which helps you lower your blood sugar, because sugar in any concentration is toxic to your body. (The other half is because insulin tells your cells to turn sugar in to fat, which is a famine survival mechanism)


15 posted on 11/08/2023 5:16:35 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: logi_cal869

Apply honey to moderate superficial burns


24 posted on 11/08/2023 5:53:04 AM PST by griswold3 (I cannot change the Tide but I can learn to Sail)
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