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Bee products are commonly used to combat the affects of aging. This is primarily due to their high amino acid content, which can help improve the immune system and fight off many ailments associated with the onset of old age. Also, topical applications of royal jelly and propolis can help rejuvenate the skin, remove wrinkles [...]

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I don’t want to get into the politics of the situation at this point, suffice to say that the US Government are getting ready to enforce legislation that will essentially spell the end of the vitamin supplement industry, at least the 99% of it that cannot afford to implement FDA regulatory testing. You can sign [...]

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A milky and creamy textured substance, royal jelly is a secretion derived from the pharyngeal glands of the honey bee. Many refer to royal jelly as a “super food”, and for very good reason. Royal Jelly is high in proteins and is produced during the digestion of pollen by worker bees. During this process it [...]

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I’ve had a few emails recently relating to my post about the quality of royal jelly in skin care products and whether or not it’s nutritional grade. I’m not an expert in this field but I would have to doubt that royal jelly used by Burt’s Bees, Jaffra and Bee Alive (to name a few) [...]

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Oddly enough most people think about skin care products when they hear the term royal jelly. Companies like Jaffra, Burt’s Bees and Bee Alive popularized royal jelly by using it in skin cremes as facial moisturizers and anti-wrinkle compounds. Other topical uses can be found and there’s certainly a large following from people who swear [...]

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Hey folks! I’m always on the lookout for new ways to take bee products. Today’s post is a recipe that I came up with several years ago. I haven’t made it in a while and I think now that Winter is fast approaching I need to get cooking again. The recipe combines bee pollen with [...]

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