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To: opbuzz

If you want truly delicious honey, the best bet is either to find a store offering comb honey, or a local honey dealer. Comb honey is an odd treat, and children in particular seem to gobble it down. Local honey dealers are careful to indicate what *kind* of honey they have, as there are subtle flavor differences between clover, orange, wildflower and other types.

Importantly, though very hard to find, there is medicinal honey, which is very unpredictable. Unpasteurized honey *may* contain a whole slew of both antibiotics and anti-inflammatory chemicals, or it may not.

But if it does, it is the almost ideal treatment for gum disease, because it will both kill bacteria, and reduce the inflammation the bacteria hides behind. So you could literally brush your teeth with honey. Unfortunately Pasteurization destroys all these good effects.


9 posted on 11/08/2011 9:31:04 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Unpasteurized honey *may* contain a whole slew of both antibiotics and anti-inflammatory chemicals, or it may not.

Geez. Honey (and corn syrup) can contain C. botulinum spores that can result in botulin produced in the infant's gut in sufficient quantities that it can hurt them. This is why newborns shouldn't be fed honey or corn syrup. Pasteurization does not eliminate the threat.
28 posted on 11/08/2011 10:04:19 AM PST by aruanan
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

I wonder what percentage of people has eaten comb honey? And chewed the wax afterwards like gum?

I have, I worked for a beekeeper. All I took for lunch was bread, the honey was free.

Honeycombs are the best.


43 posted on 11/08/2011 10:37:32 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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