Greek honey contains a unique cancer-fighting chemical that is not found in any other healthy food.
The nutritional properties of Greek yogurt are well known. Greek-style yogurt concentrates protein by draining off the whey. Most brands of Greek yogurt contain an exceptionally broad variety of probiotic, "friendly" bacteria.
The nutritional properties of Greek honey, on the other hand, are just beginning to be publicized. Unlike Greek yogurt, which can be made anywhere, Greek honey is collected in Greece. The plants on which Greek bees feed are stressed by heat and drought, and grow in rocky soils.
The challenging conditions for growth in Greece force plants to produce protective antioxidants in high concentrations. Their pollen concentrates these antioxidants more intensely than any other part of the plant.
Heat and drought concentrate the sugars that make Greek honey sweet. Heat and drought also concentrate intense flavor and a variety of health-protective chemicals in any kind of honey produced during dry summers.
The varieties of honey collected in the rain forests of Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, as well as Manuka honey collected in New Zealand, are equally rich in antioxidant power,although they are not permeated with rich flavors distilled by dry conditions. Only Greek honey provides intense sweetness, rich flavor, and also a least one chemical with the potential to fight cancer.
Greek Honey Extracts Fighting Colon Cancer
Scientists at the University of Athens have created extracts from Greek honey that stop the proliferation of human colon cancer. A uniquely Greek honey compound called manool stops the growth of a cancer cell at a "checkpoint" to keep cells from multiplying in response to exposure to toxins or radiation.
Although this effect has only been demonstrated in the laboratory and only with extracts from Greek honey, it is just the latest in a series of discoveries about the potential of any kind of honey for helping cancer patients deal with the side effects of conventional cancer treatment.
How Any Kind of Honey can be Helpful in Cancer Recovery
The same properties that give honey and propolis the power to fight fungi, bacteria, and yeasts inside the bee hive also seem to give these foods cancer-fighting power. Honey can prevent infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. Honey helps cancer patients who have to have radiation treatment avoid mucositis, painful mouth sores that make eating and drinking difficult. Honey can speed healing from radiation burns.
Only Greek honey, however, does more than just support cancer recovery. Laboratory research indicates that Greek honey has the potential for fighting the cancer itself. Greek honey is especially antioxidant-rich, and is an excellent source of healthy sugars in the diet of anyone who is fighting cancer. Rich and aromatic, possessing exceptional flavor, Greek honey will be enjoyed by all the family.
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