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What's All The Buzz Regarding Royal Jelly

By Kathy Jenkins

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Published: 13Dec2011
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Royal jelly is a thick, milky white substance secreted from glands near the head of worker bees and fed to the hives queen from her larval stages and up into adulthood. Its sole objective it to stimulate her growth and development. It seems that the royal jelly acts on the juvenile hormones in the developing queens body and this allows her to mature while the drones, which arent given royal jelly, remain in a state of physical immaturity. A hives queen can live up to seven years, but without her special diet of royal jelly the queen would have had the same short life cycle of any other worker bee, seven to eight weeks.

Individuals have used royal jelly as a general health tonic for ages but it is also used for specific aliments too. It has be used to treat high cholesterol, slow the signs of aging, relieve the pain of arthritis, slow the progress of multiple sclerosis, enhance immunity, enhance hair growth and even to heal bone fractures. Many individuals swear that royal jelly helps improve their stamina, energy and overall sense of well being too. A mixture of royal jelly and bee pollen is commonly used by menopausal women to manage their hot flashes and various other symptoms.

Royal jelly is comprised of mostly water, but it also contains proteins, fats, sugars and other trace substances too. One of the types of protein found in royal jelly, and one of the sugars, has been found to have antibacterial properties. The jelly also contains vitamins, minerals that are also found in humans and these vitamins and minerals are also believed to play a role in our immune system. Depending on who you talk to you will find that many people believe that this royal jelly can have amazing effects on different aspects of their health and well being.

As a supplement can be taken in a tablet or capsule form, or it can be ingested in a wide variety of food items such as chocolates, fruit bars and antioxidant drink mixes. Royal jelly can also be found in an incredible array of personal care items like lip balm and skin cream. While royal jelly supplements and products are widely available and frequently used by a variety of different people all over the world, people with allergies or hypersensitivities to any of its components shouldnt use this supplement. Side effects include rashes and itching, asthma attacks and even in a few extreme circumstances death has occurred.

As with any health supplement, unsubstantiated claims are common place when it comes to talking about the benefits of royal jelly. And though there are no current studies that point definitively to the benefits of its use, many people have made claims about the benefits they have received from this product. Of course while there have been no studies done to show the benefits, you're also going to find that no one has reported any negative side effects of this product.

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