I mean it's not terrible advice. Alleegies or not, local honey is generally delicious.
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While it's not a cure all, the advice is also legit.
Likely because honey has anti-inflammatory properties.
The local honey myth is about using the honey as a form of allergy immunotherapy since it would be from local pollen.
I thought it would work until I realized I've been exposing myself to pollen every damn year as it is. If my body was ever going to get used to it then it would have already lol
Now I just keep eating the honey because it's honey, why not? Lol
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50 - 80g of honey a day?! Allergies are gone hello diabetes!
Seriously 1g honey to 1kg of body mass is insane. This is obviously ignoring the cost which is also insane.
Picked up spicy peach honey. Was delicious.
Then the habaneros came a-knocking.
Eat local, honey.
i'm not your honey, pal
I'm not you pal, sweetie
I'm not you sweetie, babe
I'm not your babe, buddy
But I like chain restaurants. And don't call me "honey".
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Same idea as immunotherapy shots or sublingual drops.
Whether it's actually local, and if the allergens are actually concentrated enough to make any difference, is a very different question. Set of questions.
Don't forget this one: Is it actually honey? Honey flavored corn syrup doesn't help.
I'm guessing this is a US thing? At least I've never heard of it before as a european and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be allowed to be sold as honey here
Yeah, us Canadians have to check the label to make sure the honey is Canadian, otherwise its usually 50% corn syrup.
Another easy tell is if you don't mix it for a couple months it splits, and all the corn syrup floats to the top.
American here ... we're really sorry. We don't like it neither; but the corporations, you see? they need their profits.
Another American here … I have literally never seen honey that’s been stepped on.
What brands do this?
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Also very much a problem in Europe sadly. Of course not allowed, but pretty hard to detect. There are test that can tell the difference, but they are not accepted by the EU (yet?).
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They said local honey, not factory made junk.
I would hope the roadside stand in front of the apiary has real honey and not corn syrup. But you never know...
Excuse me? Immunology shots are freaking amazing. I've been on them for about 2 years and the difference between last spring and this sptirng is incredible. I no longer need Allegra daily.
I think he meant for honey. The shots are very specifically concentrated lol.
Even then honey has some anti inflammatory effect that can help regardless of the added benefit of bee pollen
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Definitely a shitpost, but please consider other treatments for allergies than honey. Honey bees are domesticated and have a net negative on local environments where they aren't native, such as North America. And rearing honey bees is not vegan, for those who care about pollinator welfare on both the domesticated and natural sides.
Shut the fuck up with that vegan ass advice.
Evidence vs coercion. Gotta love Lemmy sometimes.
Edit: c/whooooosh 😅
They were very obviously making a joke based on the original picture
Oh haha I see it now, yeah I think this is also a typical Lemmy case of users aka me not reading headlines or posts and only the comments section. :)
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alright we doin this okay so most small-time beekepers at least (can't speak for the larger industrial ones) only rarely resort to providing sugar as a substitute for honey because bees massively overprodice it. Also, the lack of micronutrients is not supported by any literature I can find, and additionally sugar substitution should only occur during the winter regardless. Finally: if bees are being exploited they will just leave. Everything I've found indicates that under poor conditions the entire hive will swarm and just go somewhere else. I do think the point about impacting biodiversity is valid, but if that were a decider for whether a food source is vegan there would be a whole lot fewer crops on that list.
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I see lots of competing discussion on whether this is a bs wives tale or not.
Its enough of an excuse to eat more delicious honey though
Oh so you just want everyone to be sticky????
I'd prefer everyone be slippery but sticky is acceptable.
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It's gotta be organic and it's gotta be local, but it works like magic. A tablespoon a day over winter.
This is a myth, but placebos can be powerful... https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-local-honey-a-cure-for-hayfever
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But there's no pollen to be allergic to in the winter?
Do you know where honey comes from? Read about it. You'll be amazed.
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