Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you will have noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of honey bee products available on the market. They come in a great variety of forms: honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom and countless others. The uses go far beyond the superficial sweetening properties of honey; in fact an entire science known as apitherapy devotes itself to the medical use of honey bee products.
Therapies involving the honeybee have existed for thousands of years and some may be as old as human medicine itself. The ancient rock art of early hunter-gatherers depicts the honeybee as a source of natural medicine. Bee venom therapy was practiced in ancient Egypt, Greece, and China. Hippocrates, the Greek physician known as the “Father of Medicine”, recognized the healing virtues of bee venom for treating arthritis and other joint problems. Today, growing scientific evidence suggests that various bee products promote healing by improving circulation, decreasing inflammation, and stimulating a healthy immune response.
Eating honey on a daily basis will help prevent cancer and heart disease, reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders and provide your body with anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral protection.
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