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| erties have made seaside health spas popular throughout Europe, especially on the coast of France. |
| Bee Stings And Other Venoms |
| Among the more colorfuland painfultreatments for inflammatory disorders is apitherapy, or the use of bee stings. In the July 1995 edition of Natural Health, Andrew Weil answered a reader's question by writing: |
| Bee-venom therapy has a long history of use for alleviation of rheumatoid arthritis and some other auto-immune and inflammatory disorders, including multiple sclerosis. Although the procedure is safe, most doctors, knowing nothing about it, warn people away from it Beekeepers are much more knowledgeable and are usually the best source of information on the subject. |
| Although purified honey bee venom is available for injection, most apitherapists say it is better and more convenient to apply the bees with tweezers. Dosages range from a cautious one or two stings every other day to 50 or 60 stings per day. Mild forms of inflammation often respond after just a few stings, while more serious conditions, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, may require weeks or months of regular stings. |
| According to veteran apitherapist and beekeeper Charles Mraz of Middlebury, Vermont, about 80 per- |
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