Your April News & Updates
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At any point, just two months ago did we imagine our newsletter would contain nearly everything encompassing COVID-19: immune boosters, propolis, honey, tincture, honeybees, abstracts, research papers and more... It is still very surreal for many of us. Our hearts and respect go out to all of our frontline workers, our elderly, high risk and the homeless. We would also like to extend our gratitude to our government officials that need to make tough decisions and keep their States safe. BEE United.
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From President, Chris Kleronomos
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Hello Hive!
All of us at the American Apitherapy Society hope this email finds you safe and well.
Needless to say it has been quite the month as we all try to find our way, due to the pandemic. We want to let you know that our AAS community has remained strong and we are available should you have questions or concerns. Please check out our AAS Facebook, Facebook Hive Group and our Instagram for ongoing news, information and interaction with your “Hive Mates”.
An interesting result of this crisis is that the need for immune support and novel treatments has come to the forefront. In that regard, hive products serve multiple roles by providing nutrients, antioxidants, pre-probiotics, and most importantly, anti-viral and immune boosting capacity.
The American Apitherapy Society was fortunate to be able to share research being conducted by Dr. Hitoshi Maruta on the PAK-1 blocking activity of Propolis. PAk-1 is an enzyme involved in a host of biological activity and is known to be over-expressed with inflammation, cancer and particularly relevant viral infection. Given what we already know regarding propolis combined with this new information we can comfortably recommend propolis as part of an immune boosting and preventive regimen (article below).
In addition to this data, several in our community have been utilizing propolis diffusers with positive outcomes. This is supported by several animal models showing reduced levels of inflammatory chemicals, and reduced fibrosis remodeling in mice, as well reduced muscle production and both antibacterial and anti-fungal activity in horses with chronic bronchitis. In the horse study we also were able to observe reduction in both increased respiratory and heart rate indicating improved oxygenation which is of particular importance given COVID-19’s impact on hemoglobin transport. In further rodent models inhaled propolis was also shown to reduce reactive oxygen species and decrease pulmonary edema. Click here to view the abstract.
BEE healthy & BEE safe,
Chris Kleronomos
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PAK1-blocking Therapy of Pandemic Coronaviral Infection:
Hiroshi Maruta1* and Hong He2
1 PAK Research Center, Melbourne, Australia
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Traditionally a specific vaccine (based on Louis Pasteur’s approach against rabies virus in 1885) is an effective cure for each viral infection. However, it takes at least 12 months (and realistically 18 months) to prepare its vaccine (according to the WHO). Until then the majority of these coronavirus victims would perish. Thus, here as “alternative” or “unconventional” therapeutics of coronaviral infection, several natural or synthetic PAK1- blockers readily available in the market are introduced.
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Host-Shifts and Honey Bees: Lessons From COVID-19
Written By David Tarpy, Professor and Extension Specialist (Apiculture)
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This global health crisis has certainly hit us all like a ton of bricks, and at the time of this writing (early April 2020) we are still amidst our “social distancing” and mandatory University and state-wide shutdown. Tragedies such as this remind us all of the important things in life, and while we love our honey bees, they are way down on the list of priorities, as family, friends, and loved ones take the only precedent with everything else a distance second. It is my fervent hope that everyone is—and will remain—healthy, happy, and safe.
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Caring for Honey Bees in the Time of COVID-19
University of Minnesota: Katie Lee, Apiculture Extension Educator
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Honey bees are living animals and need to be cared for even with the difficulties brought on by COVID-19. Fortunately, beekeeping is an outdoor activity and provides many beekeepers with a feeling of peace and calm.
Beekeeping promotes physical distancing. However, there are cases where human interaction is necessary, like purchasing and receiving beekeeping supplies, getting packages or nucleus colonies (nucs) to start new colonies, connecting with a mentor or mentee, or visiting bees located on someone else’s property.
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There is Medicine in Every Bee-Hive
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We all know the benefits of honey, but did you know that propolis has anti-viral properties? A combination of honey and propolis gives your immune system a boost.
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Introducing Our Newest Board Member:
Maria Gussak!
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As a soon-to-be Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (Class of June 2020 @ Bastyr University), I plan to receive my Medical License in October 2020 for the States of Washington and California. My goal is to treat disease by restoring health, reduce suffering, and reduce harm from medicine itself (iatrogenicity) thus helping others live long, healthy, and meaningful lives.
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