How much misinformation is there about health and well-being? So much that I take great satisfaction when even lesser known myths are disproved. Here's one from the New York Times about allergies and local honey. We hear so many pieces of information that sound logical, such as: eating local honey will cure allergies. The theory is that the bees come into contact with the allergens, which make their way into honey, which will help us develop an immunity when eaten in small doses. And yet:
Dr. Stanley Fineman, president-elect of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, said he has seen a growing number of patients ask about local honey. “Seasonal allergies are usually triggered by windborne pollens, not by pollens spread by insects,” he said. So it’s unlikely that honey “collected from plants that do not cause allergy symptoms would provide any therapeutic benefit.”
Now if only I had a dollar for every anatomy and physiology misstatement I've heard in a fitness class.
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