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Amino Acids are extremely important in human nutrition. There are 22 standard amino acids which the human body assimilates from food.
Of the 22 standard amino acids, 8 are termed essential amino acids. Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized from any compounds other than food – it is important that our diet provides us with natural replenishment of essential amino acids through foods and dietary supplements.

The amounts required by the human body depends generally on our age, health and gender. The amino acids are listed as follows -

• Isoleucine
• Alanine
• Leucine
• Asparagine
• Lysine
• Aspartic Acid
• Methionine
• Cysteine
• Phenylalanine
• Glutamic Acid
• Threonine
• Glutamine
• Tryptophan
• Glycine
• Valine
• Proline
• Selenocysteine
• Serine
• Tyrosine
• Arginine
• Histidine
• Ornithine
• Taurine

Many supplements are designed to provide one or more of the amino acids but there are questions raised as to their effectiveness when it comes to assimilation into the human body.

Bee products are known to provide us with the essential amino acids that our body’s need, but it’s important to retain the ‘live’ state of the product and not to subject it to harmful processing. Royal Jelly in particular is high in amino acid content, as is bee pollen. Taking these products in combination form, using ingredients free from harmful processing, is a good way to supplement our regular diet and to deliver the essential amino acids that our body’s need to function healthily.

Bee products are commonly used to combat the affects of aging. This is primarily due to their high amino acid content, which can help improve the immune system and fight off many ailments associated with the onset of old age.
Also, topical applications of royal jelly and propolis can help rejuvenate the skin, remove wrinkles and create a more youthful appearance. Royal jelly in particular is often applied beneath the eyes and can help with crows feet and wrinkles.

The baby boomer generation are active in purchasing supplements, lotions and potions to help maintain a youthful appearance and active lifestyle. Often, supplement and skin care products can cost many hundreds of dollars each month and may have little or no tangible benefit to the user. We feel that level of expenditure is mostly unnecessary and is often the result of aggressive marketing techniques which lure people with the promise of extended life-cycles and young-for-ever appearance.
Bee products contain much more in nutritional terms than the vast majority of health supplements on the market, and their associated benefits to the immune system make place them in the elite few products that really could make a difference.

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