4 Ways to Use Raw Local Honey for Beautiful Skin
Local bees collect pollen from local plants. Raw honey has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties that promote digestive and skin health. Raw, local honey has all the same properties. However, since local bees collect pollen from local plants, it’s believed to have the added bonus of strengthening your immunity and reducing pollen allergy symptoms. That […]
9 Reasons You Should Have Honey in Your Survival Pantry
What do you look for when choosing foods for your emergency pantry? Long shelf life? Easy storage? Multiple uses? You can check off all three of these requirements with raw honey. Honey is possibly one of the single best survival pantry items. That’s because it has a unique combination of benefits, which make it very […]
Raw Honey vs. “Regular” Honey: What’s the Difference and Does it Really Matter?
When people ask me if I have any pets, I like to tell them that I have about 60,000 of them. And it’s true…I have one dog (a Hungarian Vizsla named Raya) and about 59,999 bees who live in a hive I built in my backyard. (Only my queen bee has a name…she’s Sophia. The […]
The Healthiest Way to Eat Honey and Why You Should
It’s been called many things including liquid gold. Honey, the fantastic gift from the bees, has enamored humanity since antiquity. With its long list of therapeutic attributes, honey continues to grow in popularity and has superseded superfood status. But, is there a preferred way to eat this favored nectar? A way that guarantees you will […]
Allergies → Stress → Allergies
Spring and summer bring many gifts. Flowers are blooming, honey bees are hard at work, and the warmer weather welcomes us to spend time outdoors. But there are unwanted gifts as well. The air is filled with pollen this time of year and many of my patients are stressed out and suffering from the wheezing […]
Toxic Honey?
Would you like to some herbicide with your tea? Or how about spreading some lawn chemicals on your toast? Unfortunately, that may be exactly what is happening. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, has found its way into the American honey supply. It is becoming more and more difficult to find honey that is not […]
