Eating local honey for allergies ???
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I don’t know if it’s a myth or not but all I buy is local honey. There are 2 bee farms not that far from where I live and 1 about 20 minutes away that I get mine from. Maybe it’s just in my head but it tastes way better than anything else I get.
Hypothetically, if could POSSIBLY work. IOW, there is science behind it.
As a practical matter, it's pure horse sh*t.
The pollens that honey bees consume/process only cause allergy symptoms in a miniscule fraction of the pool of hay fever sufferers. The tree, grass, and weed pollens which are responsible for 99+ percent of pollen induced histamine production in people are not present (statistically measurable levels) in ANY honey, local or mass produced.
If you live in Kentucky; start taking two Loratadine tablets (one when you get up in the morning, and another in the early evening) around the middle of February (it takes a few weeks to work up it's most effective levels), and stop in the Fall, after the first really hard frost. Avoid the temptation to just take year 'round, for the rest of your life. I say that for a couple of reasons:
1. You don't NEED to (pollen levels drop like a rock, after the first REAL frost)
2. Your body will build a tolerance to it, and make it less effective when you need it. Also, if your body gets THAT dependent on it, if you DO decide to quit taking it, well, you're in for a miserable experience. Phantom skin itchiness, rebound congestion etc. Take a tolerance break over the Winter and early Spring.
As a practical matter, it's pure horse sh*t.
The pollens that honey bees consume/process only cause allergy symptoms in a miniscule fraction of the pool of hay fever sufferers. The tree, grass, and weed pollens which are responsible for 99+ percent of pollen induced histamine production in people are not present (statistically measurable levels) in ANY honey, local or mass produced.
If you live in Kentucky; start taking two Loratadine tablets (one when you get up in the morning, and another in the early evening) around the middle of February (it takes a few weeks to work up it's most effective levels), and stop in the Fall, after the first really hard frost. Avoid the temptation to just take year 'round, for the rest of your life. I say that for a couple of reasons:
1. You don't NEED to (pollen levels drop like a rock, after the first REAL frost)
2. Your body will build a tolerance to it, and make it less effective when you need it. Also, if your body gets THAT dependent on it, if you DO decide to quit taking it, well, you're in for a miserable experience. Phantom skin itchiness, rebound congestion etc. Take a tolerance break over the Winter and early Spring.
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I think I’ll just stick to honey.. plus I’m not allergic to anything, I just like honey.
Been taking one loratidine every morning spring through fall for about 5 years and it works amazingly well for me.
This for me. I buy local honey because I like to eat honey and the local ones I buy have not been through the big company processing. Straight from the bee. I eat honey almost everyday.
Get a big jar of honey at the farmer's market a few times a year, and every spring I am on a Z-Pak and allergy shots. Maybe you're supposed to snort it.
You might want to freeze it first. Makes it easier to draw out a line and it won’t stick to the insides of your nostrils so bad.
I file this one with echinacea. Probably doesn’t hurt but definitely doesn’t seem to do a damn bit of difference when you need it to.
The best honey I've ever had was from American Spoon Foods from Michigan: blueberry honey. After that thyme honey.
I guess it depends on where you live but eating the local honeys around here is going to spread way more sickness than it’s going to help.
That reminds me of the time I was having phone sex with this lady. I was in KY and she was in California. She said “I want you to lick me all over” and I said, “I would but my tongue isn’t that long”
You gotta let the bee sting you.
Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests
Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests