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Bee Pollen Benefits
Facts of Bee
Pollen
The benefits of Bee Pollen have been written about for thousands of
years in ancient medical texts.
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, believed that bee pollen
contributed to long life. Russian researcher Prof. Nicolai Vasilievich Tsitsin,
a biologist and experimental botanist at the Longevity Institute, tried to
discover why so many natives of Georgia, formerly of the Soviet Union,
reportedly lived to upwards of 125 years old.
Most of these modern Methuselahs who live in dry, desert-like climates, are
beekeepers, who every day eat raw, unprocessed honey with bee pollen." All of
the 200 or more people past 125 years of age in Georgia, without exception,
state that their principal food is pollen and honey - mostly pollen," said Prof.
Tsitsin. Naum Petrovich Joirich, M.D., chief scientist at the Longevity Academy
in Vladivostak, said that "long lives are attained by bee pollen users. Bee
pollen is one of the original treasure houses of nutrition and medicine. Each
grain contains every important substance necessary to life."
Bee Pollen contains all of the nutrients needed to
sustain life. In fact, studies have shown that generations of mice have been
born and lived on bee pollen exclusively, with no signs of malnourishment.
Bee Pollen has high concentrations of the B
vitamin complex, and also contains Vitamins A, C, D, and E. Its
composition is: approximately 35% protein, 55% carbohydrates, 2% fatty acids,
and 3% minerals and vitamins. Because of its B vitamin complex, bee
pollen is often taken for increasing energy and vitality.
Bee Pollen is also used to bolster immune function, and for detoxifying the
body. There have also been a number of clinical trials with respect to its
promising ability to ward off cancerous tumors in mice.
Athletes often use bee pollen for endurance,
strength, stamina, and mental clarity. There have also been some studies
that show it may help in alleviating allergies. A number of Olympic
athletes and prominent professional boxers have attributed their improved energy
and stamina to a regular intake of bee pollen.
Bee pollen has helped manage menstrual pain and irregularities, as shown by a
double-blind study of Bogdan Tekavcic, M.D., chief of the Ljubljana Center for
Gynecology in Yugoslavia. For two months, half of the women in the study were
given a mixture of bee pollen and royal jelly, and the other half a placebo.
Almost all the women taking bee products demonstrated vast improvement or total
disappearance of menstrual pain. The placebo group showed little or no change.
Experiments reveal that bee pollen is an amazing biological stimulant with
healing properties. In his book Sexual Nutrition, Morton Walker described
the effects of bee pollen on both animals and humans with a variety of medical
disorders. Treatment with bee pollen improved energy levels, relieved
constipation and diarrhea and acted as a tranquilizer for hyperactive patients.
Other effects were increased blood hemoglobin ( the part of the red blood cell )
and stress reduction at the cellular level.
Bee pollen may also protect against wind-borne allergens that cause hay fever
and even asthma. Ullrich Wahn, M.D., a researcher at Heidelberg University
Children’s Clinic in Germany, studied 70 children with hay fever and
allergy-related asthma. He fed them a solution of bee pollen and honey daily
during the annual hay fever period and three days weekly during the winter. Most
of the children presented fewer symptoms after following this regimen.
Bee pollen reportedly can keep the skin
youthful looking. Lars Erik Essen, M.D., a dermatologist in Halsingborg, Sweden,
said that pollen exerts a powerful biological influence in preventing premature
aging of cells and in stimulating growth of new skin tissue. Dr. Essen said that
bee pollen can help deliver more blood to the skin cells, guard against
dehydration and smooth away shallow wrinkles.
Bee Pollen Facts
Various foods have been hailed as "perfect". One that deserves this distinction
but is rarely mentioned is bee pollen. Studies from all over the world indicate
that the pollen collected by bees from the stamen of flowers is worth its weight
in gold. Bee pollen contains 22 amino acids (and higher amounts of the eight
essential ones than most high-protein foods), 27 mineral salts, the full range
of vitamins, hormones, carbohydrates, and more than 5,000 enzymes and coenzymes
necessary for digestion and healing. A little known fact is that bee pollen is
also rich in the bioflavonoid rutin, important for capillary strength, and in
vitamin B12. It is, in fact, one of the few vegetable sources of this vitamin.
Preliminary observation indicates that bee pollen may prevent cancer. The
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York City has been studying
effects of bee pollen, royal jelly and bee venom on cancer.
Bee pollen is touted as a general cure-all for many things and as a high source
of nutrition. Its richness in these nutrients may help contribute to
overall good health and energy. It seems to help prevent the symptoms
associated with hay fever, like sneezing, eye-watering, runny nose and other
allergy-related ailments.
Lastly, bee pollen is taken as a fat loss supplement. It contains a
substance called lecithin that flushes fat from the body and stimulates the
metabolism to burn calories more quickly.
Precautions and other Bee Pollen Facts
Although there are many benefits of Bee Pollen, those who are
allergic to bees should avoid bee pollen (and other bee products).
Bee pollen is nature’s most complete food, rich in vitamins, minerals, amino
acids and a complete source of protein. It can give us that extra edge to stay
healthy. Get the edge. Take pollen. An all-around nutritional supplement, bee
pollen is ideal for daily use.
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