Secrets of Bee Supplements
Bee Pollen
Often called a ‘perfect food’, extensive tests on animals show that life can be sustained on an exclusive diet of bee pollen and water. That proves Bee Pollen is a complete food in every sense of the world. Human consumption of bee pollen is praised in the Bible, other religious books, and ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts. Bee Pollen is another bee product used in alternative medicine and sold by some health food stores as a nutritional supplement. Bee pollen provides essential minerals needed for good health including fatty acids, amino acids and complex vitamins, enzymes and co-enzymes necessary for good digestion.
Bee Propolis
Bee propolis has reportedly been used for hundreds if not thousands of years in various forms of medicine. Bee propolis has been shown to destroy bacteria, viruses, fungus and even penicillin-resistant bacteria (staphylococcus). Propolis contains almost 500 times more bioflavonoids than oranges! The anti-inflammatory and antiboitic properties of Propolis may prove active againt sore throats, colds, coughs, flu and much more. Propolis is also extremely high in plant compounds that have antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.
Honey Bees gather resin from tree and leaves, then produce the propolis for building the hive. Also used o seal cracks in the hive like glue. Proplis is a natural alternative to penicillin and other antibiotics. Propolis contains approximately 50%-70% resins, 30% wax, 10% etheric oils and 5% pollen.
Research shows waxy Propolis contains phytotonizides. The fact that viruses and acteria are unable to build a tolerance against propolis is particularly important to the medical field. It is best to process Propolis in frozen format for easy human consumption.
As a supplement, Bee Propolis is an excellent aid against bacterial infections. Stimulates ‘phagocytosis’; helps white blood cells to destroy bacteria. Good results against inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and the throat, dry cough, halitosis, tonsillitis, ulcers, and acne. Stimulates immune system.
Royal Jelly
Royal Jelly is the Queen bee’s secret to long life span. Royal Jelly transforms the queen into an incredible insect, enhancing her physical performance to unimaginable levels.
Man can’t recreate Royal Jelly and only Mother Nature and her bees can create this amazing substance. For first 2-3 days, all young larvae are fed with royal jelly. Without royal jelly, the queen bee would be no different from the worker bees and would live about as long (seven to eight weeks). Feeding only Royal Jelly for entire life, the Queen could reach maturity 5 days earlier than worker bees and double the size of worker bee. The life span of worker bee is about 45 days however Queen Bee could live 5-6 years which is remarkable. She can lay 1500 eggs in one day. Queen honeybees lay two kinds of eggs: fertilized, female eggs, which have two sets of chromosomes and develop into workers or queens, and unfertilized, male eggs, which have only one set of chromosomes and develop into drones.
Royal Jelly is approximately 12% protein, and contains 17 amino acids and 15% aspartic acid, a essential substance for tissue growth and muscle and cell restoration.