Honey and Cancer: Sustainable Inverse Relationship Particularly for Developing N

[bwallace23350]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385631/


Honey and cancer has a sustainable inverse relationship. Carcinogenesis is a multistep process and has multifactorial causes. Among these are low immune status, chronic infection, chronic inflammation, chronic non healing ulcers, obesity, and so forth. There is now a sizeable evidence that honey is a natural immune booster, natural anti-inflammatory agent, natural antimicrobial agent, natural cancer ?vaccine,? and natural promoter for healing chronic ulcers and wounds. Though honey has substances of which the most predominant is a mixture of sugars, which itself is thought to be carcinogenic, it is understandable that its beneficial effect as anticancer agent raises skeptics. The positive scientific evidence for anticancer properties of honey is growing. The mechanism on how honey has anticancer effect is an area of great interest. Among the mechanisms suggested are inhibition of cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis, and cell-cycle arrest. Honey and cancer has sustainable inverse relationship in the setting of developing nations where resources for cancer prevention and treatment are limited.

[BeeMaster2]

Good post BW.
Thanks.
Jim

[bwallace23350]

Thanks. The health benefits of honey are just an added bonus as I really enjoy trying different honey. Anytime I travel I always look for local honey.

[jalentour]

bw,
iddee has some sourwood honey you might like.
PM him for details.

[bwallace23350]

bw,
iddee has some sourwood honey you might like.
PM him for details.

Thanks but my funds are at the moment quite low. When I get back on better footings again I will order some from him. I just got stuck with a 320 dollar bill unexpected and a bill that is going to run up into the thousands unexpectedly.

[MikeyN.C.]

I think Alabama has plenty of sourwood trees ? ?

[Acebird]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385631/
Though honey has substances of which the most predominant is a mixture of sugars, which itself is thought to be carcinogenic,

Natural sugars you would find in fruits and vegetables or processed  and refined sugars?

[bwallace23350]

I think Alabama has plenty of sourwood trees ? ?

Maybe up north but I am in south central Alabama near Montgomery but my bees are 45 south of there.

[GSF]

That's correct. bw, I didn't think there were many sourwoods around my area either until I got a better idea of what I was looking for. I could spot them easy on the edge of woods but not "in" the woods. One thing to look for is a tree that has leaned and has straight shoots coming up off the lean. The Indians use to use those for spears and arrows. We have quite a few around our place as well as tulip popular and sweet birch.