The Healing Powers of Honey (37 page)

TEA TO PAIR WITH HONEY
Celestial Seasonings
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
4600 Sleepytime Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
800-434-4246
www.celestialseasonings.com
 
All-natural chai, green, herbal, red, wellness, white, and specialty teas with honey are what you'll find at Celestial Seasonings, the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America. Honey teas include Honey Vanilla Chamomile Herbal Tea, Sweet Apple Chamomile Herbal Tea, Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea, and Honey Vanilla Chai Tea.
BUZZ-WORTHY INFORMATION ON HONEY
Bee Culture
623 W. Liberty Street
Medina, OH 44256
330-725-6677; 800-289-7668
www.BeeCulture.com
 
Bee Culture
was established in 1873 and has been published by the A. I. Root Company, in Medina, Ohio, since its inception. Readers are international but mostly from the U.S. and reflect the beekeeping community . . . about 10 percent commercial, 25 percent sideliners, and the rest backyard beekeepers.
 
Canadian Honey Council—National Office
36 High Vale Crescent
Sherwood Park, AB
Canada
T8A 5J7
877-356-8935; 780-570-5930
www.honeycouncil.ca
 
Committee for the Promotion of Honey and Health, Inc.
P.O. Box 3
Haddam, KS 66944-0003
713-436-7802
www.prohoneyandhealth.com
 
The Honey Association
Grayling Portland House
Bressenden Place
London,
SW1E 5BH
+44-0-20-7932-1850
www.honeyassociation.com
 
UK honey site, compiled by British Honey Importers and Packers Association. Contains honey recipes and honey health tips.
 
The Honey Locator
11409 Business Park Circle
Suite 210
Firestone, CO 80504
303-776-2337
www.honeylocator.com
 
The Honey Locator is a valuable resource that dishes out suppliers of honeys and products in the United States. You can pinpoint an apiary state by state, or you can search by honey type.
 
National Honey Board
11409 Business Park Circle
Suite 210
Firestone, CO 80504
303-776-2337
www.honey.com
The National Honey Board was founded in 1990 to enlighten the public about all things honey related, from the honey bee and honey health benefits to honey facts and recipes. Its goal is to educate people about honey use by consumers, the food industry, and food manufacturers.
Notes
CHAPTER 1:
THE POWER OF HONEY
2
Steven G. Pratt, M.D., and Kathy Matthews,
SuperFoods HealthStyle: Simple Changes to Get the Most Out of Life for the Rest of Your Life
(New York: Harper, 2007), p. 148.
3
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.,
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why
(Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2007), p. 316.
CHAPTER 2:
AN ANCIENT ESSENTIAL ELIXIR
2
Nathanial Altman,
The Honey Prescription: The Amazing Power of Honey as Medicine
(Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 2010).
3
Ibid, page 45.
4
Ibid, page 44.
5
Jenni Fleetwood,
Honey: Nature's Wonder Ingredient: 100 Amazing Uses from Traditional Cures to Food and Beauty, with Tips, Hints, and 40 Tempting Recipes
(London: Lorenz Books, 2007), page 12.
6
Ibid, page 14.
7
Ibid, page 14, 15.
8
Jenni Fleetwood,
Honey: Nature's Wonder Ingredient: 100 Amazing Uses from Traditional Cures to Food and Beauty, with Tips, Hints, and 40 Tempting Recipes
(London: Lorenz Books, 2007), p. 15.
9
Nathanial Altman,
The Honey Prescription: The Amazing Power of Honey as Medicine
, p. 56.
10
Jenni Fleetwood,
Honey: Nature's Wonder Ingredient: 100 Amazing Uses from Traditional Cures to Food and Beauty, with Tips, Hints, and 40 Tempting Recipes
(London: Lorenz Books, 2007), p.15.
12
Jenni Fleetwood,
Honey: Nature's Wonder Ingredient: 100 Amazing Uses from Traditional Cures to Food and Beauty, with Tips, Hints, and 40 Tempting Recipes
(London: Lorenz Books, 2007).
13
Ron Fessenden, MD, MPh.H, and Mike McInnes, MRPS,
The Honey Revolution: Restoring the Health of Future Generations
(Haddam, KS: World Class Emprise, LLC, 2008), p. 142.
CHAPTER 3:
A HISTORICAL TESTIMONY
2
Douglas Martin, “Eva Crane, English Expert on World's Bees, Dies at 95,” the
New York Times,
September 16, 2007,
www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/world/europe/16crane.html
.
3
Peter Marren, “Eva Crane: Authority on the History of Beekeeping and Honey-Hunting Who Traveled the World in Pursuit of Bees,”
The Independent,
September 14, 2007,
www.independent.co.uk
.
4
“Global Honey Market to Reach 1.9 Million Tons by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.,” San Jose, California (PRWEB), February 8, 2010:
www.prweb.com/releases/honey_honeybee/raw_monoflorz/_polyfloral/prweb3453434.htm
.
CHAPTER 4:
WHERE ARE THE SECRET INGREDIENTS?
2
Steven G. Pratt, M.D., and Kathy Matthews,
SuperFoods HealthStyle: Simple Changes to Get the Most Out of Life for the Rest of Your Life
(New York: Harper, 2007), p. 147.
3
Nele Gheldof, Xiao-Hong Wang, and Nicki J. Engeseth, “Buckwheat Honey Increases Serum Antioxidant Capacity in Humans,”
J. Agric. Food Chem.
51 (5) (February 26, 2003): 1500–1505.
CHAPTER 5:
HONEY, YOU'RE AMAZING!
2
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.,
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why
(Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2007), p. 223.
3
Allen R. Robin, et al., “Daily Consumption of a Dark Chocolate Containing Flavanols and Added Sterol Esters Affects Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Normotensive Population with Elevated Cholesterol,”
American Society for Nutrition J. Nutr.
138 (April 2008): 725–731.
4
“Malaysian Honey Retards Cancer Growth, Inhibits Bacteria and Fungi,”
Apitherapy News,
February 9, 2010, www.apitherapy.blogspot.com.2010/02/maylasian-honey-retards-cancer-growth.html. .
5
“Buzz Surrounds Venom in Cancer Research,” The Day, retrieved August 5, 2010
www.theday.com/article/2010805/B1202/308059461/1/B12
.
6
Mike and Stuart McInnes,
The Hibernation Diet
(Haddam, KS: World Class Emprise, LLC, 2007), p. 7.
7
Ron Fessenden, MD, MPH, and Mike McInnes, MRPS,
The Honey Revolution: Restoring the Health of Future Generations
(Haddam, KS: World Class Emprise, LLC, 2008), p. 125.
8
H. Guo, A. Saiga, et al.,
J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol.
(Tokyo) 53 (4) (August 2007): 345–348. R&D Center, Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
9
Ray Sahelian, MD, “Royal Jelly Benefit, Side Effects, Research Information of this Health Supplement,”
www.raysahelian.com/royaljelly.html
.
10
C. R. Earnest, et al, “Effects of Preexercise Carbohydrate Feedings on Glucose and Insulin Responses During and Following Resistance Exercise,” Strength and Conditioning Research 14 (2000) 361.
12
“Honey as an Aphrodisiac,”
www.hubpages.com/hub/Honey_as_an_Aphrodisiac
, by Princessa.
CHAPTER 6:
THE MEDITERRANEAN SWEETENER
2
“New Antioxidant Compounds Have Been Identified in Foods Such as Olive Oil, Honey and Nuts Using Two Analytical Techniques,” November 20, 2009,
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171618.php
.
3
Daphne Miller, M.D.,
The Jungle Effect: A Doctor Discovers the Healthiest Diets from Around the World—Why They Work and How to Bring Them Home
(New York: HarperCollins, 2008), p. 54.
CHAPTER 7:
HEALING HONEY VARIETIES
2
Bob Gulliford, “Beginning in Bees,”
The Australian Beekeeper,
August 2010, p. 83.
3
Ibid., p. 83.
4
Jenni Fleetwood,
Honey: Nature's Wonder Ingredient: 200 Amazing Uses from Traditional Cures to Food and Beauty, with Tips, Hints and 30 Tempting Recipes
(London: Lorenz Books, 2008), p. 30.
CHAPTER 8:
HONEY AND CINNAMON POWER
2
Steven G. Pratt, M.D., and Kathy Matthews,
SuperFoods HealthStyle: Simple Changes to Get the Most Out of Life for the Rest of Your Life
(New York: Harper, 2007), pages 281–282.
3
Ibid., p. 282.
CHAPTER 9:
SWEET STUFF: HONEY COMBOS
2
“Global Honey Market to Reach 1.9 Million Tons by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.,” San Jose, California (PRWEB), February 8, 2010.
CHAPTER 10:
TEA(S) WITH YOUR HONEY
1
“Tea and Toast Food Quotes,”
www.foodreference.com/html/qteaandtoast.html
.
CHAPTER 11:
HOME REMEDIES FROM YOUR KITCHEN
2
D. C. Jarvis, M.D.,
Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care from a Noted Vermont Country Doctor,
(New York: Fawcet Crest Books, 1958), p. 115.
3
Ibid., pp. 115–116.
4
Ibid., p. 109.
5
Ibid., p. 112.
6
E. A. Ophori, B. N. Eriagbonyer, and P. Vgbodaga, “Antimicrobial Activity of Propolis Against
Streptococcus mutans,

African Journal of Biotechnology
9 (31) (August 2, 2010): 4966–4969.
7
I. M. Paul, J. Beiler, A. McMonagle, et al., “Effect of Honey, Dextromethorphan, and No Treatment on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Coughing Children and Their Parents,
Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med.
(12) (December 2007): 1140–1146.
8
Jarvis,
Folk Medicine,
p. 109.
9
Douglas I. Rosendale, et al., “High-through Put Microbial Bioassays to Screen Potential New Zealand Functional Food Ingredients Intended to Manage the Growth of Probiotic and Pathogenic Gut Bacteria,”
International Journal of Food Science & Technology
43 (12) (November 2008): 2257–2267.
10
Howland Blackiston,
Beekeeping for Dummies
(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, 2009), p. 31.
11
Cal Orey,
The Healing Powers of Vinegar
(New York: Kensington Books, 2009), p. 175.
12
Ibid, p. 214.
13
Jarvis,
Folk Medicine,
p. 119.
14
Ibid.
CHAPTER 12:
HONEYMANIA: HONEY FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
2
“Did You Know You Can Use Honey to Treat a Wound on Your Pet?”
K9 Magazine,
May 1, 2009,
www.dogmagazine.net/archives
.
CHAPTER 13:
HONEY BEE-AUTIFUL
2
“Prince Charles' Wife Uses Bee Venom, Honey to Fight Wrinkles: Camilla Fights Wrinkles with ‘Bee Venom.' ”
PTI,
July 28, 2010.

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