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[-] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

The concept is its very concentrated, but because it's broken down in the stomach you won't likely have an allergic reaction. I didn't know people used honey when they sell bee pollen for the exact purpose.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Has the idea been disproven? I remember well the various flipflopping about toddlers and peanuts

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's different. With peanuts you're directly ingesting the allergen. With honey you have to hope that enough of the allergen, survived the honey making process, assuming you're allergic to something bees make honey from.

There's no question that allergy immunotherapy is legit, but honey is unlikely to be a viable method of it.

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