Honey is often said to have healing powers, but how much of that is true, and how much a myth? In this episode, Rosie looks into the effects of honey on healing and hay fever, and why eating too much of some types of honey might be a bad thing. In our SNPit, Ash discusses some new research showing that, like humans, octopuses might be having dreams.   

Episode Sources:  

• Wasps, bees and ants: nature’s honey makers. 
• Manuka honey inhibits the development of Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms and causes reduced expression of two fibronectin binding proteins. 
• Honey could be effective at treating and preventing wound infections. 
• Honey: A Biologic Wound Dressing. 
• Patients Should Ask Surgeons About Using Honey To Heal Wounds. 
• New Study Says Honey Is Better For Colds Than Drugs. Here's What You Need to Know. 
• Honey Could Be Making Us Sick Due to Contamination With Liver-Harming Toxins, Study Suggests.
• Octopuses, like humans, sleep in two stages. 

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AhDah Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). 
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