Maryam Henein

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<p><strong>Is there a Queen in the hive?</strong></p> <p>No. I&rsquo;m not a queen, but I know a lot about nutrition, food justice and bees.</p> <p>My name is Maryam Henein &amp; I am the founder of HoneyColony. I am also an investigative journalist and the director of the internationally acclaimed documentary Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page.</p> <p>Making Vanishing of the Bees over the past five years stressed the fact that food &ndash; organic food - is sacred medicine and that our current agricultural landscape with it&rsquo;s monocultures and poisonous chemicals is unfortunately unsustainable. Health is our birthright, we just need access to the right&nbsp;information and food alternatives.</p> <p>My path toward a holistic lifestyle started nine years ago, at the age of 29, when I stepped into a cross&nbsp;walk and was hit by a Ford Explorer at 35 miles an hour. The incident hurled my life along a&nbsp;transformational trajectory. Overnight I went from a young go-getting freelance journalist to a young &nbsp;woman with broken bones and a titanium rod in her leg.</p> <p>Because of the trauma, I eventually developed a host of heatlh issues &nbsp;(PST, insomnia, leaky gut, candida, food allergies).&nbsp;Curious, I began researching everything I could about alternative medicine, nutrition and the healing properties of plants, vitamins, minerals and super foods.</p> <p>As I delved into the world of nutrition I realized that it is also filled with scams, bogus products, and hyped-up promises. With HoneyColony my goal is to create a trusted resource to help people navigate&nbsp;through the plethora of alternatives on the market, both on the shelf and online.</p> <p>HoneyColony will bring the Waggle Dance to an eco-conscious community of people who expect the&nbsp;best from their nutrition.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am dedicated to raising awareness about our bees, food justice issues and healthy living.</p>

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