#bee healthy

[tsardrewstar]

Even little honeybees lock their doors just like us Americans. They need to do a little dance—a little beehive jive—to get in after they return with the sweet, sweet nectar. Some bees get drunk. The locked door stops the alcoholic bees. They can’t enter, because they’re a little buzzed, can’t beehave, and probably need beehab. The doors also stop bee burglary—bee-on-bee crime. Can’t have shit in Beetroit, a hive of scum and villainy.

[beahealthybee]

Day 1 of Getting My Shit Back Together

Yesterday, I decided to save money instead of starting with my low-carb diet right away and finish the pasta and oatmeal I already had. :) 

BUT I went to the gym and drank a lot of water and feel generally good! 

Also meditated yesterday.

I’m a bit sore today but I’m bouncing back with yoga. Getting back in the game. :) 

[devindthorpe]

Hult Prize Finalist Trains Bees To Diagnose Disease (Really!)

Hult Prize finalist Bee Healthy is looking to revolutionize medical diagnostics by training bees to smell chemical indicators of disease.

Founder Tobias Hortsmann explains that "Every disease leaves a unique "footprint" of chemical biomarkers on a persons breath." He adds, "Bees are 10,000 times more sensitive to chemicals in the air than humans."

He notes that, "Bees can be trained to react to certain biomarkers that are indicative for a disease. They would stick out their tongue when they identify a certain biomarker on a persons breath."

More remarkable, perhaps, than that bees' sense of smell is that, according to Tobias, "Training a bee takes around 10 minutes and works like the typical classical conditioning (pavlovian conditioning)."

On Thursday, October 23, 2014, Tobias will join me for a live discussion about Bee Healthy. Obviously, you don't want to miss this one!

You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes. 

More about Bee Healthy:

Bee Healthy is using bees to revolutionize disease detection. Bee Healthy is an innovative solution to disease screening. The team will harness the power of bees´ olfactory system to screen diseases such as diabetes, cancer and tuberculosis on a person’s breath. This is a cheap, easy and on the spot solution to disease screening, which can otherwise be costly and time intense. Bee Healthy will sell subscriptions of devices with trained bees to organizations that conduct disease screening. This allows existing organizations to drastically increase their outreach and to screen for various diseases at the same time.

Tobias' bio:

Tobias Horstmann (German) spent a year after graduating high school in Mexico-City working as an educator and street worker with Street Children. This experience left its marks on his future plans, which have since consisted of tackling social and environmental issues through changes in business. To achieve this, Tobias pursued an international management education and earned a BSc from both the European School of Business in Germany and ICADE in Spain. To be proactive and to gain practical experience, Tobias worked both in the corporate world at Google and in the social entrepreneurship sector at Ashoka. In addition to this, Tobias co-founded a sustainable development conference. Currently, Tobias is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Development at HEC Paris.

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Devin D. Thorpe

[persianshrugs]

i want to give Javi Martínez a bowl of cheerios right now

[soul-treee]

a healthy body is a happy mind

: )

[cliqnship-blog]

CLIQer of the Week: Manuka Health Philippines

Hello CLIQers! Get to know our “buzzworthy” CLIQer of the Week as we talk to Charles Ley, the man who brought the sweetness of Manuka Health Products here in the Philippines.

Q:    As the name suggests, Bee Healthy Trading, what got you into honey? How did it all start?

A:    Flying back and forth from Manila to Shanghai, I was once caught with a high fever two days before departure.   My mom made me try the honey because she has used Manuka Health for quite a while.  By the next day, I was well enough to fly.  The rest, as they say, is history. 

Q:    Let’s talk about Manuka Health. What makes Manuka Health honey “buzzworthy” and different from others?

A:    Simply put, it’s the potency of the honey…no other honey comes close.  Manuka Health is a leader in honey health science, which rewards them as being the world’s largest producer of genuine Manuka honey.  100% unadulterated goodness from New Zealand…from the beehive to the bottle. 

Q:    Among the numerous health benefits of honey, will you tell us one that really amazed you?

A:    I was surprised to find out that diabetics used Manuka to help heal their wounds.  In one of our recent bazaars, a chef had a 2nd degree burn from an accident.  I gave them some propolis & honey to apply immediately.  Within minutes, the chef came back mentioning how much it had helped him (and asked for more J ).

Q:    You have a remarkable line of products. Which is your bestseller?

A:    Hands down, it is the MGO400 Manuka Health Honey.  This is the first item we recommend when we hear that our customers have coughs.  At this strength, it already outperforms antibiotics.  The feedback with this product is amazing! 

Q:    Aside from Manuka Health products, do you have plans to carry/distribute other health products in the future?

A:    No, we designed Bee Healthy’s business model especially for Manuka Health.  Should we introduce other products in the future, it would probably ‘bee’ under a different trade name.

Q:    Finish the sentence: We love to CLIQ because….

A:    We love to CLIQ because we need help with our deliveries.  Staff is always friendly and professional & packages gets to the right people on time.

Get a dose of pure sweetness by visiting their website at www.manukahealth.ph. You may also call them at [phone], [phone] and 0999.997.4277, or send them a message at [email protected]. While you’re at it, like their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/manukahealth.ph and follow them on Twitter, as well: @ManukahealthPH.

Bee in the buzz! (We know we are!) Let’s “Bee Healthy” and share the sweetness!

Stay tuned for next CLIQer of the Week on April 13! We’ll be giving hints soon so watch out!