http://freetheanimal.com/2015/01/hormesis-afraid-unrefined.html
Purified Antioxidants Are Counterproductive
In
http://freetheanimal.com/2014/11/hormesis-missing-glutathione.html we learned that low levels of ROS and oxidative stress can activate powerful hormetic responses. We also learned that
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584911003121. Ironically, it seems that by avoiding oxidative stress, we become more fragile and susceptible to oxidative stress. The scientific community is finally starting to grasp this:
...Therefore, it may be reasonable to deduce that a
combination of antioxidants and pro-oxidants may result in a mild inflammation, or homeostasis, that provides us with hormetic benefits, such as up-regulated antioxidant status.
Given the important role honey plays for so many indigenous cultures, it’s possible that honey promotes that kind of homeostasis—a mild and hormetic inflammation without the harmful effects of refined fructose. If nothing else, the large amounts of honey many indigenous cultures consume at certain times of the year should encourage us to consider honey as yet another ideal source of carbohydrarates.