Royal Jelly is a milky-white substance secreted from glands located in the heads of young adult female nurse bees. Just as milk fed to a human baby is a glandular secretion, so is Royal Jelly, and by analogy may be considered the milk colostrum of honey bees. Royal Jelly is fed exclusively to developing bees for the first three days of their lives. Thereafter it is fed only to the queen bee. Queen bees are usually 2 - 3 times larger than other bees, live up to five to six years (the worker live for only 40 - 60 days in summer) and are capable of laying twice her body-weight in eggs every day. The only difference between a worker and a queen bee is their nutrition.
Historically the Chinese have used Royal Jelly to help retard the ageing process as well as many problems associated with old age. Scientific studies have shown that:
- The main component of Royal Jelly is protein, accounting for 40% of it’s bulk, with the ratio of albumin and globulin at 2 - 1, similar to that of the human body.
- Amino acids found in Royal Jelly and utilised by the honeybee are also necessary in humans. Glutamic acid regulates brain function and lysine promotes growth.
- Royal Jelly is also a rich source of the B vitamins.
Royal Jelly contains:
Proteins and carbohydrates
Minerals: copper, calcium, iron, silica, manganese, sodium, chromium, nickel, potassium, phosphorus, aluminum, magnesium, sulphur, gold, bismuth, zinc
All 30 naturally existing amino acids including the eight “essential” amino acids
Vitamins, including the B group, A, C, D, E, H, K & M
Peptides, esters and hormones
- Pantothenic acid plays an important role in delaying senility and keeping fit.
- Vitamin B1 eases physical fatigue and frayed nerves
- Vitamin B2 promotes the growth of healthy tissue
- Vitamin B6 is needed for the proper activity of the nervous system
- Vitamin B12 and folic acid are required for the manufacture of healthy blood cells, nicotinic acid maintains skin normality, and inositol promotes the metabolism of fat.
Scientific studies show that Royal Jelly can aid healing in the digestive system, cardiovascular and circulatory systems, neuro-psychological system and dermatology:
- Royal Jelly is the richest form of pantothenic acid yet discovered (an aid to sleep and stress resistance).
- Stimulates the appetite and growth patterns with leucinine and lysine helping those with poor appetites (there are no reported weight gains through supplementing with Royal Jelly).
- The potency of Royal Jelly is determined by its freshness. A special fatty acid that occurs naturally in Royal Jelly is 10-HDA and this is used as a measure of the freshness and therefore potency. Where freshly harvested, the finest quality Royal Jelly has a 10-HDA level of 2%.
- Royal Jelly is rich in nutrients that delay senility, regulate the function of immunity and boosts the output of lymphatic and adrenal glands. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for malnutrition, chronic hepatitis, arthritis, hypertension and diabetes.
Royal Jelly has been taken by man for hundreds of years because it has been found to be beneficial for many different ailments and uses. Quite simply, it is an extremely nutritional natural food that assists in maintaining a healthy mind and body. Today people are busy, stressed, tired, and cannot afford to get ill. Royal Jelly has the richest form of pantothenic acid yet discovered - an aid to sleep and stress resistance – so we believe it is extremely beneficial for our modern living.
Our royal jelly has been freezed-dried so not to deplete the nutritional value of royal jelly. This is the easiest and most economical way to take royal jelly – you just need one tablet a day; and a year’s supply is very economical. The only better way to take royal jelly is fresh – but you would have to live next door to a beekeeper who regularly collected it – and that is rare and very expensive.
