An over-the-counter natural remedy derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumors in mice, according to a new paper from researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine.
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, is a compound isolated from honeybee hive propolis, the resin used by bees to patch up holes in hives. Propolis has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for conditions ranging from sore throats and allergies to burns and cancer. But the compound has not gained acceptance in the clinic due to scientific questions about its effect on cells.
In a paper published in Cancer Prevention Research, researchers combined traditional cancer research methods with cutting-edge proteomics to find that CAPE arrests early-stage prostate cancer by shutting down the tumor cells' system for detecting sources of nutrition.
"If you feed CAPE to mice daily, their tumors will stop growing. After several weeks, if you stop the treatment, the tumors will begin to grow again at their original pace," said Richard B. Jones, PhD, assistant professor in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology and senior author of the study. "So it doesn't kill the cancer, but it basically will indefinitely stop prostate cancer proliferation."
"A typical problem in bringing some of these herbal remedies into the clinic is that nobody knows how they act, nobody knows the mechanism, and therefore researchers are typically very hesitant to add them to any pharmaceutical treatment strategy," Jones said. "Now we'll actually be able to systematically demonstrate the parts of cell physiology that are affected by these compounds."
Another important fact to take note of is that no one is disputing the effectiveness of natural remedies that have been around for hundreds of years. It's just that they haven't developed the technology to discover how they work (as was the case here until recent developments in analysis) and without knowing how they work, they are reluctant to recommend them, despite their proven safe track record. In fact, they feel safer recommending medications with hundreds of "side" effects that carry a risk of death with them, than recommending safer, natural substances with no known associated side effects or deaths, simply because they don't understand how they work.
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 20 years ago from lab tests on the flesh
that came out with a TURP. I then began eating 2 to 3 cloves of raw garlic
daily and have never stopped. No trace of cancer has ever been found since
then and my PSA has stayed in the .7 - .75 range all of the years since
then. A PSA test will provide good information on how well you're doing
relative to prostate cancer.
Garlic is one of the greatest healers on the Planet and it doesn't give you
Type II diabetes.
Thanks for sharing your experience. This is another great example of the Kitchen Cabinet vs. The Medicine Cabinet. The Kitchen Cabinet is filled with natural, safe remedies that have been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years, while the medicine cabinet is filled with dangerous chemicals that can cause death, disease, and disability.
"The Kitchen Cabinet is filled with natural, safe remedies that have
been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years..."
But when it comes to diabetes, Type I or Type II, honey is no better than
plain old granulated sugar. If you don't believe that then all you need to
do is to test the blood sugar of the one ingesting honey two hours after they
consume it.
Diabetes foods: Is honey a good substitute for sugar?
I have diabetes, and I'm wondering if I can substitute honey for sugar in my
diet?
Answer
from Maria Collazo-Clavell, M.D.
Generally, there's no advantage to substituting honey for sugar in a diabetes
eating plan. Both honey and sugar will affect your blood sugar level.
Honey is sweeter than granulated sugar, so you might use a smaller amount of
honey for sugar in some recipes. But honey actually has slightly more
carbohydrates and more calories per teaspoon than does granulated sugar — so
any calories and carbohydrates you save will be minimal.
If you prefer the taste of honey, go ahead and use it — but only in
moderation. Be sure to count the carbohydrates in honey as part of your diabetes
eating plan.
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