Bee Pollen - What's All The Buzz About?

What is Bee Pollen?

It's the dust-sized seed found on the stamen of all flower blossoms. The pollen collects on the legs of honeybees as they move from flower to flower looking for nectar. The bees secrete nectar and special enzymes into the flower pollen to create what we know as “bee pollen”. The pollen is usually collected by placing a special device at the entrance of beehives that brushes it from the hind legs of the bees into a collection vessel.

Why Is It So Good For Me?

It is sometimes called 'the perfect food'. The benefits stem from the fact that it contains more than 96 different nutrients, including every single nutrient that is needed to sustain human life. It is made up of 40% protein, nearly all of it usable by the body without any further breakdown or metabolism.

The pollen combines 22 amino acids, vitamin C, B-complex and folic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids, enzymes, and carotene - all of the major antioxidants that have so far been discovered.

The health benefits of this type of pollen have been known for thousands of years. It was a mainstay of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, a discipline that is gaining a great deal of respect among western doctors today. Athletes have been using pollen for centuries for endurance, strength, stamina, and mental clarity.

Scientists, physicians and researchers have been experiencing very positive outcomes in their work with pollen and decades of success to prove the many benefits.

What Are The Benefits?

The benefits are terrific and chances are that you could improve your health substantially with these various benefits:

• acts as a natural energizer for your body

• helps in fat loss by rectifying a chemical imbalance that many people with weight problems tend to have

• improves your metabolism and it also helps to reduce your cravings for food

• helpful in restoring the health of women’s reproductive system and relief from the discomfort of PMS

• effective in lowering cholesterol levels

• effective in helping prevent prostate problems

• over 50% of men who were given bee pollen in a study of bee pollen benefits experienced a dramatic improvement in sperm count and were able to perform better sexually... after just one month of taking pollen supplements

• enhances the immune system

• detoxifies your body

• builds resistance to allergies - because it contains traces of the substances that can trigger allergic hay fever, some allergists prescribe it to help lower sensitivity to local plant pollens

• helps to cope more easily with stress - because it has a full complement of amino acids, essential fatty acids and vitamins that help regulate mood

• helps to prevent cancer and other diseases

• slows the aging process

Side Effects

Other than a worsening of allergic symptoms in those who are already allergic, there are really very few side effects. Women who are pregnant, wishing to become pregnant or breast-feeding should sustain from this type of supplement or therapy. If you are allergic to bees or have a sensitivity to bee venom, it would be best to avoid it as well.

Of course, anyone taking any kind of prescription or over-the-counter medication should check with their health practitioner before starting any kind of alternative therapy.

The Buzz on Pollen

It's been suggested - and accepted by most doctors and nutritionists - that 35 grams of bee pollen daily contains all the nutrients needed by the human body to sustain life.

Because it contains EVERY KNOWN NUTRIENT that your body needs, it's a highly recommended health supplement to "fill in the cracks" when your diet sometimes falls short of ideal.

The benefits of this pollen extend into almost every area of health that you can think of. The benefits are so great and more importantly have been proven to be excellent for your health, that it would be wise to give it an honest try.

Beware, not all pollen is created equal, more over, the best bee pollen supplements will be pure with excellent potency.

As the evidence of this type of pollen's benefits mount, we highly recommend implementing a daily bee pollen supplement as a part of your health regime. There are just too many benefits not to!

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