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Bee Pollen.
Referred to as the ‘Food of the Gods’, bee pollen is a superbly nutritious product and is used world-wide as an energy boosting supplement.
Pollen is the male seed of flowers, created in the stamen within the blossom of the plant.
Honeybees collect the pollen and during the collection process it is combined with secretions from the bee, as it is worked from the stamen of the plant. The bee uses it’s tongue and mandibles to collect the pollen, it then brushes the pollen from around it’s mouth area using it’s forelegs and moves the now sticky substance towards it’s second pair of legs. The worker bee assembles a mass of pollen, all of which has been mixed with the bee secretion and moved to storage on the bees body and legs. When the bee has collected sufficient pollen it returns to the beehive to deposit the load.
What is the chemical composition of bee pollen?:- Because of the plant origin of bee pollen the actual chemical composition of will vary depending on location and season. Regardless of regional and seasonal variations, the product is very rich in B Vitamins 1,2,3,5,6 and B 12, contains Vitamin C, A and E along with Carotenoids and Folic acid.
Bee pollen also includes collagen and lecithin. Lecithin is associated with the dissolution of body fats and is an effective constituent of bee pollen that can help with weight loss and weight control.
Bee pollen contains all of the essential components of life. The percentage of rejuvenating elements in bee pollen remarkably exceeds those present in brewer’s yeast and wheat germ.
Examinations of the origin of collected pollen indicate that the honeybees only collect pollens which are rich in nitrogenous matter (amino acids), leaving lesser quality pollen behind. Around 20% of bee pollen is composed of amino acids and proteins, and it is extremely rich in Rutin.
It is a rich source of minerals, including magnesium, calcium, copper, manganese and more. Bee Pollen and our health:- A complete food in every sense of the word, extensive tests have concluded that life can be sustained on an exclusive diet of bee pollen and water alone.
Research from the Royal Society of Naturalists stated:- “The nutritional tests supervised by the station at Bures on hundreds of mice have demonstrated that pollen is a complete food, that it is possible to let several generations be born and live without the least sign of distress, while nourishing them exclusively on bee pollen”.
The list of potential benets to health is simply vast. Here are some of the more common associated health benefits of bee pollen:
* energy
* weight loss / appetite suppressant
* stamina
* allergies
* antibiotic
* sexual function / impotence / infertility
* asthma
* chronic fatigue
* immune system booster
* prostate diseases
* menopause
* anti aging / longevity