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Honey: A "Sweeter" Consideration for Cancer?

Honey: A "Sweeter" Consideration for Cancer?

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Dear Subscriber,

I have a sweet, sweet report for you today I’ve been working on for days. It comes as a surprise to me, but I delighted in what I read and can share with you. I had planned to make it in two posts, but I did not get this to you in the two week window I like for the Premium posts, so I provide the whole thing to you today. I will have a subsequent report on honey and brain health in an upcoming Premium section report.

This report is on one of mankind’s (and bears’) favorite foods: honey, and its possible effects on cancer prevention and treatment. Bears risk merciless stinging from their forage into bee hives. We humans get stung as well, but we can wear protection, and not destroy the hive as will bears. Honey offers the sweetness of the gods, but may also carry the healing properties of the gods as well, as you will read.

I can remember when, as a child sick with cough and sore throat, my mom would bring me a cup of warm milk and honey. The honey was definitely soothing to my throat. I definitely felt better.

We didn’t otherwise use a lot of honey. And, through time, my use has been limited. I’ve always been concerned about possible downsides due to its sweetness and content of ‘sugars’. I was concerned about possible detrimental effects on metabolic syndrome. But science says: The high antioxidant content in honey such as caffeic acid

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