Introduction
In recent years the need to have relatively good health has become desirable among the U.S. population. The desire to have a clean slate and become a new and improved person has crept into minds all over the nation. Consumers want products that can prevent illnesses and diseases, encourage good health and increase their general well being of the individual, such as, functional foods. A review study of the functional properties of bee products, honey, propolis and royal jelly, provided a way to relate them as functional foods because they have many functions. Some functions are antibacterial, antioxidant, antitumor etc. Functional foods could be described as food that affects a target function of an individual, resulting in a positive trigger that stimulates a physiological or psychological effect over and above its usual nutritive value. One particular food that has this characteristic is honey (Viuda-Martos, et. al. 2008).
Honey is produced by bees after they collect nectar from flowering plants, and is used as a sweetner. In ancient times the Egyptians and Greeks also used honey for wound care (Simon, A., et. al. 2009). Honey is connected with scarless healing for cuts, it encourages tissue growth (Al-Waili, NS., et, al. 2011). The earliest documentation of the use of honey for treating wounds is written on a piece of a clay tablet dated roughly 4500 years ago, and describes a recipe for an ointment (Cooper, Rose 2007).
The effectiveness of honey as an antibacterial treatment relies on numerous features working together. The most prominent features that aid in the antibacterial activity of honey are hydrogen peroxide produced from the oxidation of glucose by an enzyme (glucose oxidase), lesion pH, pH of the honey...
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...from Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula against Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of applied microbiology. 95:p913
Sherlock, O., Dolan, A., Athman, R., Power, A., Gethin, G., Cowman, S., Humphreys, H. 2010. Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of Ulmo honey from Chile and Manuka honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-47
Simon, A., Traynor, K., Santos, K., Blaser, G., Bode, U., & Molan, P. (2009). Medical honey for wound care--still the 'latest resort'?. Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (Ecam), 6(2), 165-173. doi:10.1093/ecam/nem175
Viuda-Martos, M., Ruiz-Navajas, Y., Fernandez-Lopez, J., Perez-Alvarez, A. 2008. Functional Properties of Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly. Journal of Food Science 73:pR117-R124
The book Salt, Sugar, and Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us discusses the danger of food with its readers. The dangers of food discussed in the book are the ingredients of Salt, Sugar and Fat in the food individuals consume on a daily basis. Producers use these ingredients to their advantage to get the consumers bliss point. The bliss point attained is used by the food giants to achieve a profit. However due to research on the health risks of these ingredients food companies are strategizing in order to maintain their profit and earn more of a profit.
Hoover, S, et al. (2003) The effect of queen pheromones on worker honey bee ovary
..."Honey vs. Sugar - Which Is Healthier?" Go Ask Alice! Columbia Health, 18 May 1995. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.
Each year, people spend billions of dollars on pharmaceutical drugs, but what if there was an option that was cheaper and natural? Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and shows no sign of stopping. Many are familiar with Aloe Vera, a plant commonly used to treat burns, but it can also be used to speed the healing process of cuts. Herbal remedies have been around for a long time and have saved lives, like little Teddy’s life in No Witchcraft for Sale.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP), also known as host defense peptides (HDPs), exist extensively in all classes of life, contributing not only on immune responses mostly to bacterial infections, also modulating inflammatory response by regulating cytokine, chemotaxis, apoptosis and wound healing. Human HDPs have three major components, namely human α-, β-defensins (HADs and HBDs), and cathelicidin (LL-37). HDPs have a broad spectrum of activity against gram-positive and -negative bacteria, fungal species, and viruses [1-4]. HBDs are small cationic amphipathic peptides with a beta-sheet structure and a signature motif of six cysteines [5]. While LL-37 has its two consecutive leucine residues at the amino-terminal end and 37 amino acids, thus was named accordingly [6].
The best action the public can take to improve honey bee survival is not to use pesticides indiscriminately. In particular, the public should avoid applying pesticides during mid-day hours, when honey bees are most likely to be out foraging for nectar and pollen on flowering plants. In addition, the public can plant pollinator-friendly plants—plants that are good sources of nectar and pollen such as red clover, foxglove, bee balm, joe-pye weed, and other native plants.
Many academic, scientific, and regulatory organizations are considering ways to establish the scientific basis to support and further validate claims for functional components or the foods containing them. Consumer interest in the relationship between diet and health has increased the demand for information about functional foods. More recently, the food industry, the agricultural community, and now consumers have shown a growing interest in the field of...
Natural & Healthy: Honey has medicinal and anti -bacterial values, it can’t be substitute for other household consumer products. Capilano has different varieties of honey like Manuka, Beeiotic, raw and regular honey.
Probably some of the most pleasurable and enjoyable memories of a person has to do with sweets. When thinking back to birthdays, there is always the memory of the wonderful cake that mother beautifully made and decorated with frosting and glazes. A typical night out with dad can be transformed into a magical evening with a trip to the ice cream parlor. The end of a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner turns heavenly when a hot apple pie is brought to the table and topped with delicious, melting vanilla ice cream. A good wedding is never complete without the cutting of the splendid multi-level wedding cake, when the happy new couple gets to playfully shove and smear cake and white frosting into each other’s smiling faces. Everyone knows that as a child, the only good part about going to the dentist is getting the candy bar at the end of the visit. Why do some people get sick after eating too much suger? Some people do not even know that the abuse of sugar can lead to negative effects on your body. There is something strangely enjoyable and resplendent about the consumption of sugar. Why is it that sugar is so deliciously enjoyable and at the same time a food product that has many negative affects on people’s health?
For thousands of years bees have been a vital element to the human race survival. I’m not talking about providing us with their famous honey, although that is a plus. According to the Natural
Honey bees are an essential element to the life on earth. If the world did not have honey bees, nothing could survive because the world is dependent on the honey bee to pollinate crops so they are able to grow and provide food to the animals and humans.
Alternative therapies/medicine are greatly used around the world until today’s day. Chamomile has been widely used for thousands of years by children and adults for multiple health conditions. Today, chamomile is used for sleepiness, anxiety, stomach upset, and may also be used topically for mouth ulcers that may occur from cancer treatment. Other beneficial properties of chamomile include: anti-inflammatory properties, stress reliever, painkiller, and an anti-septic. This paper will explore the beneficial uses of Chamomile as a form of alternative medicine, the properties of chamomile, as well as the precautions, risks and monitoring parameters associated with using Chamomile.
Our approach in managing wounds was far from being optimal in our own setting. After having read the article of Sibbald et al (1) and assisting to presentations during the first residential week-end, our approach at St. Mary 's Hospital Center 's Family Medicine Clinic must change. We were not classifying wounds as healable, maintenance or non-healable. We were always considering the wounds in our practice as healable despite considering the system 's restraints or the patients ' preferences. In the following lines, I will define and summarize the methods one should use in order to initial management of wounds and how to integrate it better to our site. The first goal we need to set is to determine its ability to heal. In order to ascertain if a wound is healable, maintenance or a non-healable wound.
Bees are small flying insects, buzzing around with its painful stings which always make people afraid and annoyed. What generally relate with bees are their roles in pollination and producing honey and beeswax. So it seems that bees might be nothing to human as it’s easy to find substitutes for honey as flavoring. However, this perception is mistaken. Without bees, aftermath.
People nowadays seem very concerned about the foods they eat. Specifically, the added ingredients are unwelcomed by health-conscious individuals. Food preservatives, for instance, have gained a bad rep for the past few years, and are usually regarded as “harmful” and “unnecessary”. But it would not be surprising to know that not only are food preservatives very common in many of our favorite foods, but some scientists suggest these ingredients saved more lives than modern medicine. Those sugary sweet jams your grandmother may have pulled down from her larder each Christmas or New Year’s breakfast, or the canned salted meats that served as a backup for many early American astronauts, are actually some examples of food preservation. Individuals whose immune systems are suppressed due to an illness, age, or medical condition are at risk of potential contaminations without the bacteria-fighting effects of preservatives. These additives are one of the many essential components used to achieve food safety. A trip down any aisle in the grocery store will show just how far the food additives industry has come. Allow the following information to put you at ease as it demonstrates why the science behind virtually every food