With the current wave of going natural and organic, many people opt for raw, unprocessed foods. Of course, many people thought that with raw honey is best for health. Did you know that you raw honey can cause danger to you?
This may shock you like me. I have no idea at all that something is a health risk can post as nutritious as raw honey. Not be unduly alarm though, as long as you know what it is then you can take the necessary precautions.
The main reason why there could be health risk is due to the fact that raw honey has NOT been processed at all. There is no filtering, no heating or pasteurization. So you can imagine what will be in the honey?
Untreated honey, which is taken from the hive, can remains of spores from flowers, bits of comb, etc. The wings of bees alone are in order. However, there is the possibility that it was "contaminated" with Clostridium botulinum spores. If this happens when no oxygen is present, the spores begin to germinate and produce toxin that is lethal. With the amount that is available, it may not affect adults, but it can be harmful to children.
This is so serious that the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Honey Board recommended that raw honey should NOT be fed to the child less than twelve months. You can develop infant botulism can be fatal. When a baby, a year old contract infant botulism is less, you can see the signs of constipation, grows weak and crying and difficulty in sucking and breathing. The medical implication is very serious, and if positive they diagnosed must be warded in the ICU for at least a month.
Infant botulism has often happen? No, it does not. Is eating raw honey is the only cause? No, the botulinum spores in the air or on the ground. Why is this focus because eliminating it from the diet of the baby probably is a step that we can actively do.
Apart from infant botulism, is another potential danger that it is possible that the flowers from which the honey is made are toxic to humans or the flower is sprayed with chemicals. So that in this case the reliability of the source of honey is important. There are reviews of authorities to show the quality of the honey produced given....
