Honey

Honey

Did you know Honey helps:
🍯 Prevention and treatment of radiation-induced mucositis.
🍯 Prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia
🍯 Empirically for the prevention and treatment of radiation-induced dysphagia
How to do it:
👉 Swish and swallow 15-20mL of honey, 3-4x per day during radiation and until healed
👉 Several studies recommended doing 15 minutes before, 15 minutes after radiation, and before bed
👉 20 mL thyme honey diluted in 100 mL water 3x per day has also been used
Tips:
💡 Use pure honey. Best if it is unpasteurized, except in infants <1 year of age.
💡 If you have diabetes be sure to spit out the honey
 
Gurdev Parmar ND