Food from Bees to Promote Longevity and Anti-aging

Bee Pollen

Bee Pollen is a mixture of plant pollen, plant nectar, and bee saliva. It is like a super, multivitamin and mineral supplement, designed and manufactured in nature's laboratory by some of our hardest workers - bees.

Bee pollen contains an extensive collection of nutrients and offers a long list of benefits that can extend our lives by building the blood, boosting energy, and rejuvenatint the body's cells. High in anti-oxidants, bee pollen counteracts the effects of aging both mentally and physically.

Bee pollen is 35% protein, including lots of lysine, leucine, and valine; that's is more than beef, eggs, or cheese. It contains 2% fat made up of healthy phosphatidycholine and linoleic acid. Bee pollen also contains a wealth of minerals (1 1/2%), including iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, calcium, copper, sodium, and selenium, as well as an equal percentage of vitamins (1500mg/100g), especially riboflavin, nicotinic, pantothenic and folic acids, B2, inositol, vitamin C and even some B12. Bee pollen also contains the essential chromosomal nucleic acids DNA and RNA, as well as a whopping 5,000 different healthful enzymes and phytochemicals, including lycopene, quercetin, carotenes, and flavonols.

Royal Jelly and Propolis

Royal Jelly is another bee food. It contains components that can smooth the wrinkles in aging skin. Royal jelly is high in B vitamins and beneficial fatty acids. The antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of propolis and royal jelly make them awesome antibiotics. It is so valuable that it is fed exclusively to the queen bee. It is credited with maintaining the queen's larger size and extending her life. Queen bees live four to five years compared to worker bees, who llive approximately 40 days. Imagine what it might do for us!

Propolis is collected by bees from flowers, trees, and vegetables, then mixed with their own secretions, including beeswax, to form a gummy, resinous substance. Propolis contains a wealth of polyphenols and antioxidants.

Above extracts on bee pollen, royal jelly, and propolis from Power Juices Super Drinks, by Steve Meyerowitz