The hypothesis is that you are eating all of the flower allergens that are causing your allergies. The body usually doesn’t react to things you eat so by consuming those allergens your body does have an immune response since it’s part of food.
This is a fine point because I have oral allergy syndrome, which is my body violently reacting to bananas because of my ragweed allergy and my immune system being dumb as hell.
But also o do react less to flower pollen with a spoon of local honey a day so maybe it’s just a big weird world we live in.
Except oir brains aren’t wired to consume kess if something. Sugar is great if you are an animal or a hunter gather bevause it is calorie rich while taking little effort to harvest (once you fogure out how to deal with the bees). Calorie dense is great when you dont know ehen your next meal is coming, but in out modern society it means health problems.
And i love honey, but your body doesn’t see any difference between a spoonful of honey, molasses, agave, maple syrup, or high fructose corn syrup. They are all just a concentrated dose of sugar.
The things you are alleegic to aren’t the things bees are making honey out of. We mostly have allergies to things that are broadcast spwaning obscene amounts their pollen like ragweed, mold, and grass, while bees use flowering plants to make their honey.
I see lots of competing discussion on whether this is a bs wives tale or not.
The hypothesis is that you are eating all of the flower allergens that are causing your allergies. The body usually doesn’t react to things you eat so by consuming those allergens your body does have an immune response since it’s part of food.
This is a fine point because I have oral allergy syndrome, which is my body violently reacting to bananas because of my ragweed allergy and my immune system being dumb as hell.
But also o do react less to flower pollen with a spoon of local honey a day so maybe it’s just a big weird world we live in.
Honey is better for you than refined sugar.
Also, getting local honey helps limit your carbon footprint and helps out your region economically.
This article describes a study that looked into exactly that claim: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/09/11/honey-seemed-like-a-healthier-choice-then-scientists-tested-it-against-high-fructose-corn-syrup/
Honey is refined sugar. Just because a bee did the refining doesn’t make it any healthier than Fritolay doing it
Bees never put a chemical fat substitute that causes Anal Leakage in their potato chips.
They can’t be perfect
Honey is filled with nutrients and antioxidants. Refined sugar is filled with refined sugar.
The amount of nutrients and antioxidants you’re getting in the amount of honey you consume is negligible at best. It’s a spoon full of calories.
Calories isn’t the worst part. It’s a spoonful of insulin spike.
Its not 1 to 1.
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/honey-vs-sugar
Based on that, honey is denser so you need less of it. And while it is refined, it is less refined than sugar
Except oir brains aren’t wired to consume kess if something. Sugar is great if you are an animal or a hunter gather bevause it is calorie rich while taking little effort to harvest (once you fogure out how to deal with the bees). Calorie dense is great when you dont know ehen your next meal is coming, but in out modern society it means health problems.
And i love honey, but your body doesn’t see any difference between a spoonful of honey, molasses, agave, maple syrup, or high fructose corn syrup. They are all just a concentrated dose of sugar.
Its enough of an excuse to eat more delicious honey though
Oh so you just want everyone to be sticky???
I’d prefer everyone be slippery but sticky is acceptable.
Meet me at the truck stop in an hour. Stall #3.
The things you are alleegic to aren’t the things bees are making honey out of. We mostly have allergies to things that are broadcast spwaning obscene amounts their pollen like ragweed, mold, and grass, while bees use flowering plants to make their honey.