Royal Jelly

What is Royal Jelly?

Royal Jelly is a special food produced by nurse bees. Nurse bees use the nutrients found in pollen to produce this protein rich substance. Royal Jelly is fed to the brood (young baby bees) and the adult queen. The Queen only eats Royal Jelly her entire life.

What effect does Royal Jelly have on the Queen?

Queen Bees live 50 times longer than worker bees, yet they lay up to 2000 eggs each day. This is approximately twice their body weight. Scientist believe that the Queen is able to perform these duties effortlessly because of special cell regeneration properties found in Royal Jelly. Royal Jelly is the Queen Bee’s fountain of youth.

What is in Royal Jelly?

Royal Jelly is very rich in protein and all of the amino acids required for human nutrition. It contains high levels of vitamin B and is probably the richest known source of pantothenic acid.

Is Royal Jelly beneficial for Alzheimer's sufferers?

Royal Jelly contains acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is released from nerve endings to transmit impulses both across small gaps between nerve cells and to the muscles the nerve controls. Deficiency in this substance has been found to be associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Can Royal Jelly improve stress tolerance?

The acetylcholine present in Royal Jelly helps to improve nerve function in the brain. This improved nerve function can improve stress tolerance.

Can Royal Jelly improve cholesterol levels?

Royal Jelly reduces cholesterol in humans on average by 14%. Royal Jelly also effectively counteracts the nicotine induced changes in cholesterol levels in smokers.