Why Honey Deserves a Place in Infant Care: Debunking the Honey Myth
For millennia, honey has been treasured across cultures as a symbol of nourishment and healing, particularly for infants. Yet in 1978, Western medicine abruptly deemed it unsafe for babies under one year old due to concerns about botulism. But was this ban truly justified, or did precaution overshadow ancient wisdom and emerging scientific insights? While infant botulism is an extremely rare condition, modern research reveals that most cases stem from environmental spores, not honey consumpti...