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Bee Pollen

Bee pollen then and now is described by some as “a life-giving dust”. Many athletes around the world sing the praises of bee pollen as an effective energy and stamina supplement. Bee Pollen is another bee product used in alternative medicine and sold by some health food stores as a nutritional supplement. Bee pollen’s ability to consistently and noticeably increase energy levels makes it a favorite substance among many world class athletes and those interested in sustaining and enhancing quality performance.

Bee Propolis

Bee propolis is used by bees to seal the hive.
Think of a natural way to cure infection without prescription antibiotics. The active botanical ingredients in bee propolis are believed to protect the hive and its inhabitants. Used by bees to create a sterile environment for the hive, Propolis contains a complex mixture of natural immune-building compounds. As well, Bee propolis boosts immune functioning, specifically by increasing the activity of phagocytes (killer cells). Propolis is also extremely high in plant compounds that have antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.

Bee Propolis is a resin collected from plants by bees and used in the construction of hives. Bees adopted sterilization habits long before humans. The most sterile place in nature is the bee hive. Propolis is the natural substance responsible for neutralizing any bacteria, fungi or virus which enters the hive. One of the most powerful foods found in nature, Propolis is a highly complex mixture of waxes, resins, balsams, oils and a small amount of pollen.

Propolis is taken by mouth or used externally to disinfect and disinfect skin irritations, cuts, rashes and bruises because it contains phyotonizides. Phytotonizides are believed to contain immunity factors, which when used internally, stimulates the body and gives it a natural resistance to diseases (a natural antibiotic). Propolis is especially rich in amino acids, important for immune system function.

The application of Propolis is borad like cancer, sore throat, infection of urinary tract, colds, influenza, etc. Propolis has great potential in the health field as a natural antibiotic.

Royal Jelly

Royal Jelly is a creamy white substance synthesized by the common worker bee only for feeding the Queen bee. Royal Jelly transforms the queen into an incredible insect, enhancing her phyiscal performance to unimaginable levels.

The young nurse bees make royal jelly, it is a secretion from glands on the tops of their heads. For first 2-3 days, all young larvae are fed with royal jelly. If a queen is desired, the hatching will receive only royal jelly as its food source, in order that she will become sexually mature and have the fully developed ovaries needed to lay more eggs for the hive. Feeding only Royal Jelly for entire life, the Queen could reach maturity 5 days earlier than worker bees and double the size of worker bee. The life span of worker bee is about 45 days however Queen Bee could live 5-6 years which is remarkable. During a season she might easily produce up to 2,000 eggs a day. Queen honeybees lay two kinds of eggs: fertilized, female eggs, which have two sets of chromosomes and develop into workers or queens, and unfertilized, male eggs, which have only one set of chromosomes and develop into drones.
This rich concentrated food is not just helpful for the bees. It contains remarkable amounts of proteins, lipids, glucides, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, mineral substances, and specific essential factors that act as biocatalysts in cell restoration processes within the human body.

Abuse of drugs has been a near constant since the down of civilization. Alcohol, of course, has been around for nearly six thousand years, and alcoholism has been around for just as long. Other drugs like tobacco, marijuana, cocaine and heroin are nearly as old.

The poppy, which grows best and originates from central asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Krgyzistan and Uzbekistan are all massive poppy producers, as is Iran – which has the highest percentage of heroin addicts of any country in the industrialized world), is the basic component of heroin and opium and is in many ways the most dangerous starting point in the abuse of drugs. This isn’t because poppy based narcotics are inherently any more dangerous than drugs like tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, but because along with heroin comes the added risk of transmitting HIV/AIDS through the use of hypodermic needles. Even in spite of this risk, heroin has such addictive properties that addicts will ignore the potential consequences and “pop skin”, as the kids say, to get their fix.

Of course heroin abuse is well down the list in the race for most deaths caused by the abuse of drugs. Here in the Americas, far and away the greatest killers are alcohol and tobacco. The number one cause of death in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico is heart disease, which is caused and inflamed by smoking more than any other risk factor. Smoking tobacco causes fatty deposits to build up in your arteries and veins. These fatty deposits can then break off and travel down your arteries to your heart, causing a cardiac incident. Tobacco also, of course, increases your risk of suffering from stroke, diabets, arthritis and a whole host of other inflammatory diseases. Quite simply, smoking is the worst thing you can do to yourself if you want to live a long, healthy life.

Alcohol is nearly as bad. Prolonged alcohol abuse can lead to problems like high triglycerides, which itself can cause heart disease to become more acute and disabling. Then there are more direct consequences like scirossis of the liver, kidney failure, ulcers, colon cancer, acid reflux disease and a nearly endless list of other health complications. Unlike tobacco, though, alcohol can actually have beneficial effects when used in moderation. A glass of wine a day has been shown by many studies to improve blood circulation, meaning many folks with heart disease or diabetes are encouraged to indulge every now and again. The problem is when that glass of wine turns into three or four – this negates the positives and actually causes the negatives.

And this is without even mentioning deaths caused by drunk driving, one of the most obvious abuse of drugs out there. If you’ve had more than you should, please find a designated driver.