What do royal jelly and bee pollen do for health?
Royal jelly and bee pollen are products of the honey bee hive. They are credited with promoting youth and good health, and leading to a long life.HistoryBee pollen and royal jelly are products produced by honey bees. Bee pollen is the pollen of flowers collected by bees as they forage for nectar, then combining with enzymes from the honey bee’s saliva. Pollen is collected to be used as food for honey bee larvae. Royal jelly is secreted from glands on the heads of worker bees and is meant to be fed to a growing larvae that will become a queen honey bee.ConsiderationsBoth bee pollen and royal jelly are considered food supplements. Since they are not classified as medicines and cannot be patented, few scientific studies have been done on the true value of these products. Many homeopathic, herbal and natural healers believe that both products are beneficial to the body when taken internally or used externally.EffectsBee pollen has been indicated in slowing the spread of cancer and is thoug
