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Utah Conference to Focus on Medicinal Uses of Bee Products
Interest in ‘apitherapy’ as an alternative treatment growing worldwide
(AUGUST 23, 2006) – From September 21-24, 2006, those interested in
learning more about the medicinal use of honey bee products will gather
in Salt Lake City for the Charles Mraz Apitherapy Course & Conference
(CMACC).
The four-day event is sponsored by the American Apitherapy Society
(AAS), a nonprofit membership organization established for the purpose
of advancing the investigation of apitherapy, and has in past years
attracted participants from around North America and the world. Utah is
known as “the Beehive State” and the state insect is the honey bee.
(AAS President Dr. Andrew Kochan was recently interviewed on CBS Sunday
Morning. SEE:
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2006/08/american-apitherapy-society-president.html)
This year, for the first time ever, AAS is offering the option of
attending either the introductory apitherapy training from Thursday
evening through Saturday morning, or an advanced conference from
Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon that covers trends in
apitherapy around the world. Participants may also opt to attend both.
Apitherapy is the use of bee hive products such as bee venom,
bee-collected pollen, royal jelly, propolis, beeswax, and honey to
maintain good health and in the treatment of a variety of medical
conditions. Propolis, known as nature's antibiotic, is a resinous
substance collected by bees from plants and trees and is used to coat
the inside of the bee hive and the honeycomb cells with an antiseptic
layer. Royal jelly, heralded for its rejuvenating properties, is a
substance produced by young worker bees and fed to queens.
Hive products have been used medicinally for thousands of years in folk
medicine and are now gaining popularity worldwide as medical research
validates their effectiveness. Bee venom has historically been used to
treat arthritis and rheumatoid conditions and honey has been called
"the original medicine."
Contemporary research documents the benefits of hive products in
supporting overall health and vitality, as well as confirms their
therapeutic benefits in addressing a wide range of conditions that
include multiple sclerosis, skin problems, infections, and
cardiovascular concerns, among numerous other conditions.
CMACC will feature workshops on the properties and medicinal use of all
the hive products, as well as on topics such as “Preparations and
Indications of Propolis,” “Cleansing & Detox, Weight Management,”
“Practical Apipuncture,” and “Recent Advances in Apitherapy.” Other
lectures will focus on legal issues related to apitherapy, veterinary
apitherapy and on actual case studies. Course participants will be able
to take an examination and receive a certificate of knowledge.
AAS makes no claims about the safety or efficacy of honey bee products
and does not endorse any specific type of apitherapy.
Charles Mraz, who died in 1999 at the age of 94, is recognized as one of
the American pioneers of the use of bee venom to treat diseases. In
1994, he published "Health and the Honey Bee," a history of his
decades-long experience with that treatment.
For more information about the Charles Mraz Apitherapy Course &
Conference, go to: http://www.apitherapy.org
For more information on apitherapy, go to: www.apitherapy.com and
www.apitherapynews.com
NOTE: Beginning October 12, 2006, the 1st International Forum on
Apitherapy will be held in Athens, Greece. SEE:
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2006/08/greece-to-host-1st-international-forum.html
The 1st International Conference on the Medicinal Use of Honey will be
held August 26-28, in Malaysia.
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2005/12/malaysian-conference-on-medicinal-use.html
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