What additional great beneficial properties does Manuka Honey have? How miraculously different is it from normal honey?
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Why do I call it Miracle Honey?
The Manuka Bush, aka New Zealand Tea Tree, blooms for only a few short weeks each year. The honeybees work furiosly to gather the rare sweet nectar that eventually becomes the world's supply of therapeutic grade Manuka Honey. It takes 2,000,000 flowers to make just one pound of this rare and magical honey.
Why should you care?
All honey has a natural antimicrobial activity that is attributed to the hydrogen peroxide that is released by enzymes in the honey. This effect varies depending on the source of the pollen and the processing it undergoes.
Manuka Honey has the added benefit of UMF or Unique Manuka Factor. This powerful "something" gives manuka honey an antibacterial effect almost 100 times more powerful than other honeys. This is what makes it capable of killing bacteria such as Staph and MRSA that are resistant to even the strongest antibiotics.
The heart of this blog will be the facts, new discoveries, and promising treatments attributed to this miraculous honey. Remember that 2 million blossoms/pound figure we were talking about earlier? Less than 2% of THAT honey is certified by rigorous testing to qualify as medically active!
Active Manuka Honey is certified as 10 UMF, 15 UMF, 20 UMF....... The number indicates the honey's antimicrobial activity when compared to that of a standard phenol antiseptic.
Coming Next.....Has UMF been identified?
Why should you care?
All honey has a natural antimicrobial activity that is attributed to the hydrogen peroxide that is released by enzymes in the honey. This effect varies depending on the source of the pollen and the processing it undergoes.
Manuka Honey has the added benefit of UMF or Unique Manuka Factor. This powerful "something" gives manuka honey an antibacterial effect almost 100 times more powerful than other honeys. This is what makes it capable of killing bacteria such as Staph and MRSA that are resistant to even the strongest antibiotics.
The heart of this blog will be the facts, new discoveries, and promising treatments attributed to this miraculous honey. Remember that 2 million blossoms/pound figure we were talking about earlier? Less than 2% of THAT honey is certified by rigorous testing to qualify as medically active!
Active Manuka Honey is certified as 10 UMF, 15 UMF, 20 UMF....... The number indicates the honey's antimicrobial activity when compared to that of a standard phenol antiseptic.
Coming Next.....Has UMF been identified?
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Manuka Honey gets my Attention!
I recently read an article in the newspaper about the introduction of a new type of dressing made with a rare honey from New Zealand. I enjoy that type of thing so I read the article with interest and then noticed this 'bandage' was approved by the US FDA!
Our FDA approved a bandage made from honey? To use in hospitals no less!
To make a long story short, I did a little research and found out this Manuka Honey was nothing short of fantastic when it comes to treating a number of ailments, many of which are serious.
I'll go into more detail in my next post but it's late so that will have to wait. Try reading my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/manuka_honey for a taste of what I found.
Our FDA approved a bandage made from honey? To use in hospitals no less!
To make a long story short, I did a little research and found out this Manuka Honey was nothing short of fantastic when it comes to treating a number of ailments, many of which are serious.
I'll go into more detail in my next post but it's late so that will have to wait. Try reading my lens at http://www.squidoo.com/manuka_honey for a taste of what I found.
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