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Hello Reader We have changed our publishing schedule. We will now publish short episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with longer episodes on Sundays. This Week's Deep Dive This week, we did a deeper dive into the preparation of garlic fermented in honey. Monday and Wednesday’s shorts are published on the three major video platforms – links below. There's a chemical reaction that happens when raw garlic sits in raw honey — and pharmaceutical companies have tried and failed to replicate it in a lab. Here's the science: raw garlic contains alliin, which converts to allicin when crushed. Allicin is powerfully antimicrobial — but it's unstable and degrades within hours. When submerged in raw honey, something different happens. The honey's acidity stabilizes the allicin. At the same time, the honey's wild yeasts start a lactic acid fermentation — producing live probiotics. And researchers have found that the interaction creates entirely new sulfur compounds with stronger antimicrobial activity than allicin or honey alone. One jar. Two ingredients. Four dollars. Compounds you can't buy in any store. 📺 Full breakdown + peer-reviewed studies — Sunday 🔔 Subscribe for more food science the supplement industry won't tell you about. Shorts can be found on our YouTube, Rumble or BitChute channels and our Facebook Page. Health News Here is the link to an Epoch Health article on the Facts About Mammography. The article mentions an alternate method of detection – thermography – which avoids the risk of exposure to radiation. We published an episode about this technology when we interviewed Mary Kubisewski in May 2021. Another Epoch Health article that we found interesting was Part 2 of “Delaying The Aging Clock”. At almost 76, Peter is very aware of the symptoms of aging and is always looking for ideas to slow it down. If you are over 50, we would strongly urge you to read this article. This Week's Recommended Health Product On the subject of aging, our recommended product this week is Telo Vital from Touchstone Essentials: HEALTHY AGING SUPPORT: Guided by leading telomere science and breakthroughs in telomerase activation, Telo-Vital supports cellular health, targeting aging at the source. Dr. Bill Andrews and Eddie Stone from Touchstone were guests on the show back in November 2025. Housekeeping Stuff Check out our Facebook group, The Health Declassified Community Forum. This is where our guests and subscribers can engage with each other, ask questions, provide comments and share interesting health tips. Let's help each other. Join now! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/480434235068451 All our video and audio episodes and blog posts are on the Health Declassified website we love comments there too. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you can subscribe with the button below or from the website. You are getting this email because you have been a guest on Health Declassified (formerly The Yakking Show), you are booked for a guest appearance, or you have subscribed on our website. If you do not wish to receive future notifications, you can unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. Content on our website, in our newsletter, in our audio and video episodes has been obtained from reliable sources, is for information only and should not be taken as medical advice. Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise or supplement programme especially if you have any joint, skeletal, mobility or digestive issues.
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Hello Reader Four thousand years ago, across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, people were already making fermented garlic in honey as a winter immune tonic. They didn't know why it worked. They just knew the families with a jar of honey garlic in the cellar got sick less often. This Week's Deep Dive Now modern science is catching up — and what researchers are discovering changes how we should think about both garlic and honey. In this episode, we break down: What happens when raw...