Bee Pollen

Bee pollen is considered one of nature's most completely nourishing superfoods. In fact, there are so many benefits of bee pollen,the German Federal Board of Health officially recognizes it as a medicine.

Bee-gathered pollens are rich in protein and vitamins, including B-complex vitamins and folic acid. About half of its protein is in the form of free amino acids that are easily used directly by the body. Bee pollen contains more protein than any animal source and more amino acids than an equal weight of eggs or beef.

Bee pollen is wonderful for natural allergy relief and is responsible for the many health benefits of raw honey. It’s rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, lipids, fatty acids, enzymes, carotenoids and bioflavonoids — making it an antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agent that may strengthen the capillaries, reduce inflammation, stimulate the immune system and potentially lowers cholesterol levels naturally.

Pollen is considered an energy and nutritive tonic in Chinese medicine. Cultures throughout the world use it in a surprising number of applications:

Experiments have shown bee pollen contains an antibiotic factor effective against some strains of bacteria. On the clinical level, studies have shown that a regulatory effect on intestinal function can be attributed to bee pollen.

Bee pollen has been effectively used down through the ages to rid allergy sufferers of their afflictions. However, it must be taken at least six weeks before the season begins and then continued throughout the season if it’s going to work. This technique, called desensitization, was developed at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London soon after the turn of the century. The treatment consists of administering small amounts of the allergen to stimulate the patient's own immune system to produce antibodies that will eliminate the allergic reaction. It works rather like a vaccination does against childhood diseases.

Honeybee pollen is also recognized as nature's true low-calorie weight-loss food. In weight-loss programs, bee pollen stimulates the metabolic processes and speeds caloric burn. Bee pollen contains only 90 calories per ounce. (An ounce is about two heaping tablespoons.) 

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Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen

• 30 percent digestible carbohydrates
• 26 percent sugars (mainly fructose and glucose)
• 23 percent protein (including 10 percent of essential amino acids)
• 5 percent lipids (including essential fatty acids)
• 2 percent phenolic compounds (including flavonoids)
• 1.6 percent minerals (including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, silicon and selenium)
• 0.6 percent water-soluble vitamins and acids (including B1, B2, B6 and C)
• 0.1 percent fat-soluble vitamins (including vitamins A, E and D)

*This bee pollen comes from cleaned bee pollen that is gathered field fresh then mechanically cleaned by a specially designed pollen cleaner the first time, then a visual inspection is performed and then run through the mechanical cleaner again. The pollen is then frozen and for later packaging, this product is not heat dried.

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