The humble honey bee gives us health supplements and
superfoods such as Bee Pollen, Propolis and Royal Jelly. Of the three however,
Royal Jelly is most frequently associated with women’s health. Here's why.
Though clinical research on the topic is limited, anectodal
evidence suggests that Royal Jelly may assist women by:
• Regulating female
hormones
• Helping alleviate
irregular menstrual cycles
• Alleviating PMS
symptoms
• Enhancing health
in pregnancy
• Nourishing
breastfeeding mums
• Improving the
quality of the skin
So what is Royal Jelly?
Royal Jelly is a milky secretion, produced by nurse worker
bees, to feed the Queen Bee. It is the only thing the Queen Bee will eat
throughout her life and is what makes her, and keeps her, the Queen Bee
(otherwise she’d be a simple working bee herself!).
Chinese Medicine has long valued the health benefits of Royal
Jelly and in modern terms, it qualifies as one of nature’s superfoods. Some of
the nutrients in Royal Jelly include:
• 29 Amino Acids
(proteins)
• Lipids and
essential fatty acids
• Carbohydrates
• Vitamins B1, B2,
B6, B5, C, Niacin, Folic acid
• Iron and Calcium
• Acetylcholine (a
vital neurotransmitter)
Royal Jelly for PMS and reproductive health
The Queen Bee – fed exclusively on Royal Jelly her entire
life - can produce up to 2000 babies a day.
Supporters of Royal Jelly believe that when taken regularly,
Royal Jelly may assist female reproductive health by balancing hormones and
helping regulate menstruation. It is said to assist with reducing and managing
the symptoms of PMS and is also believed to support healthier pregnancies and
healthier babies.
More benefits for women
For women juggling busy work and family lives, caring for
your health, well-being and beauty is often just another chore. A nutrient-rich
superfood such as Royal Jelly can be useful, as it offers a range of health
benefits including:
• Helping to fight
free-radicals and the disease they cause
• Assist natural
anti-
• Increase libido
and sexual potency
• Improve skin
health and appearance
• Reduce
inflammation and related illness
• Improve your
immune system
It must be said that while many claims have been made for
Royal Jelly, most are based on observation. Unfortunately, the western
inclination toward pharmaceuticals means there are few in-depth clinical
studies available on the health benefits of Royal Jelly.
However, Royal Jelly has - and still does - play a key role
in traditional Chinese Medicine. While
China is the biggest producer and consumer of Royal Jelly, its traditional
therapeutic use stretches across Asia from Japan to Korea and as far as Russia,
where it continues to be used to address a range of ailments including women’s
health, and also energy, longevity, skin conditions and general health for both
men and women.
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