Short Bits 2025

Updated on 2025-05-23

Short Bits is my method of sharing information that would be too short for a separate blog post. Following are my short posts for 2025.

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• 01 – Use Honey to Help You Sleep (2025-04-06)
• 02 – Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment (2025-05-23)

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01 – Use Honey to Help You Sleep (2025-04-06)

I have seen manuka honey at Whole Foods Market for years when shopping there, but I thought it was very expensive. A former dental hygienist tried to get me interested in manuka honey a few years ago, but once again I thought it was too expensive, even if it was beneficial for your health.

I began shopping at Trader Joe’s a few years ago and last year while shopping there I noticed that they sold manuka honey for $13.99 for a 8.8-oz jar with a UMF-10 rating. I didn’t think the price was too bad, but I wanted to further research the health benefits of consuming it before deciding to purchase a jar.

I researched the health benefits of manuka honey and I came across two excellent posts about manuka honey, one on the Dr. Axe site and one on the Life Extension site. One of the benefits listed in the Dr. Axe post was that consuming honey in general can help you sleep better. I was already taking magnesium glycinate, which helped improve my sleep quality. However, I thought I’d try consuming manuka honey to see if my sleep quality improved even more.

My sleep quality did improve even more after I began consuming about one tablespoon of manuka honey not long before going to bed. Before I began consuming manuka honey, I was getting 10-11 hours of sleep. After I began consuming manuka honey, I began getting 11-13 hours of sleep. That might seem like a lot of sleep to most people, but I’m usually up for well over 24 hours before going to bed.

Based on what I read in the Dr. Axe post, any honey should work if all you’re interested in is better sleep. However, manuka honey has other potential health benefits, so I prefer to use manuka honey over regular honey.

I found a brand of manuka honey on Amazon with a UMF-12 rating for $15.90 for a 8.8-oz jar, which is a slightly better rating than the brand I was buying at Trader Joe’s. I’d eventually like to purchase manuka honey with a UMF-15 or UMF-16 rating, but it’s a bit too expensive for my current budget.

What are your thoughts about manuka honey? Let me know in the comment box at the bottom of the page and thank you for visiting.

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02 – Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment (2025-05-23)

A few months ago, I began experiencing intermittent, mild pain in my left elbow area. I think the pain had something to do with the posititioning of my left arm while I’m sleeping.

In late March or early April, I began having pain at the back of my left knee when squatting or raising from a squat and when taking a knee using my left knee. I’m not sure of the cause, but I’ve had pain issues with my left knee on and off since 2017.

For both pain issues, I could have used DMSO, but one of the side effects of DMSO is eczema, so I decided to try something else. I’ve used V-Vein manufactured by Christopher’s Original Formulas for a number of years for hemorrhoid issues and it has worked well. I knew Christopher’s Original Formulas also manufactured a number of other natural remedies, so I spent some time going through their Formula capsule line of natural remedy products. I came across a remedy called Complete Tissue & Bone ointment.

I applied the ointment twice during the time I was awake; once after getting up from sleeping and once before going to bed. Within a week, the pain in my left elbow area and the pain behind my left knee dramatically decreased. I then decided to decrease the dosage to once per waking period. The pain in both areas has continued to be abated by about 98-99% using the Complete Tissue & Bone ointment natural remedy.

Warning: Keep out of the reach of children. Complete Tissue & Bone ointment is for external use only. One of the active ingredients in the ointment is comfrey, which can cause liver damage if ingested. Complete Tissue & Bone ointment should not be taken orally, used as a suppository, or applied to broken skin. I also recommend washing your hands with soap and water after application to prevent ingesting any trace of the ointment.

Use the Comment box at the bottom of the page if you have a comment or question and thank you for visiting.

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