A miracle called POLlen

"If the bee disappeared from the surface of the globe, man would only have four years to live"

Divine harmony of nature

The relationship between bees and flowers is one of the wonders of the universe, proof that the plant and animal kingdoms were made to live in harmony. "Bees need flowers to live, and flowers need bees to fruit," said French scientist Gaston Bonier. Flowers produce sweet nectar droplets to attract bees, which want it to produce honey. In gratitude to the generous flowers, the bees thank them by providing the pollen they need. As a result, fruit, vegetables and seeds are produced. The plants are fulfilled and assured of survival as a species, and the bees make the necessary provisions for the strength and health of the family, as well as for the safe passage of the cold season. Flowers and bees support each other to continue to exist, a compelling example of the harmony the Creator has placed in the world.

Pollination by bees results in such a boost to harvests that the value of this activity outside the hive, officially ignored today, exceeds 30 times the value of honey and wax production inside the hive. Through their lives, bees are overwhelmingly involved in the existence of hundreds of thousands of species of the Earth's flora. Albert Einstein rightly said: "If the bee disappeared from the face of the earth, man would have only four years to live".

As the plants produce pollen very generously and the bees use it as food, much of it is carried to the hive. In a bee family, duties are well established. Some tend the brood, some form the queen's suite, some guard the hive, some collect the nectar, others the pollen, and the most experienced collect the resins for propolis. Pollen bees, on leaving the hive, load their nectar into their nectar sacs. After passing through the flowers, they mix the fine pollen powder with this nectar to form the grains which they carry in baskets on their legs. When they land at the warren, each bee enters the hive carrying two pollen grains.

So many flowers, so many kinds of pollen

Each type of plant has its own specific pollen in terms of aroma, taste, colour, shape and composition. As bees visit all flowers in spring, summer or autumn, the pollen grains arriving in the hive will reproduce the floral diversity of the season and place where that bee family lives. As such, the pollen harvested by the beekeeper also has different colours, tastes and flavours, as well as different healing principles. It would be ideal in the summer months, when nature is bursting into bloom, to add to our daily diet the most special kinds of pollen, real gifts of health.

In addition to poliflorous pollen, which comes from several types of flowers and which is the most common and most sold in pharmacies and health shops, when bees are taken to a place where certain plants predominate (acacia, hawthorn, sage) a pollen predominant of that species is obtained. It is difficult to guarantee that this pollen is monofloral, as no one can force bees to visit only certain flowers. As a rule they fly to several species, but the flowers that are more abundant are also the most frequently visited, so their pollen will be most likely to be brought to the hive.

Bee pollen does not cause allergies

It is important to know the difference between pollen collected by bees (also called entomophilous) and pollen carried by the wind (anemophilous). Bees only collect pollen that is good for their food, without causing undesirable effects, and do not collect pollen that is not nutritious. Those plants that produce unwanted pollen are not fertilised by bees. Therefore, in order to pollinate them, they benefit from the wind carrying their pollen from one plant to another. These pollen are very small, light and shaped to be carried by the wind. Anemophilous pollens are the famous allergy triggers, while pollen harvested by bees is a good nutrient and does not trigger allergies any more than any other food. In addition, bee pollen contains both vitamin E and selenium, the two elements that act synergistically against allergies. So in consumers of raw pollen in maintenance doses, allergic reactions in the fever season drop by 20 to 40%.

A universal panacea - raw pollen

The fact that the bee mixes the pollen powder with regurgitated nectar to form granules is essential for health. Recent laboratory research has found that raw pollen rebalances the normal bacterial flora of the gut; in this respect, we can consider raw pollen similar to top-quality yoghurt. It protects the intestines against pathogenic bacteria, inhibits their growth, lowers cholesterol absorption from the intestines, and offers protection against hormone-dependent cancers (breast cancer, prostate cancer).

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The flavonoids in pollen also help to reduce calcium loss from bones, preventing osteoporosis, while calcium and vitamin D, which it contains in significant amounts, are involved in the maintenance of bone tissue.

Pollen also improves brain activity. It is very useful for people doing intellectual work, as it increases their working capacity and reduces fatigue, reduces the effects of stress, reduces psycho-emotional depression. Those people who take pollen are more cheerful and optimistic.

Precautions for administration

Pollen is one of the most important sources of plant protein, both quantitatively and qualitatively. All essential amino acids are present in pollen. Most of the proteins in pollen are in the form of amino acids, i.e. directly absorbable in the digestive tract without any digestive effort. The high protein content requires a small amount of precaution when taking pollen, which is necessary for patient comfort. Once in the stomach, protein stimulates gastric secretion. For this reason, if the person has not eaten anything, if he or she already has gastric sensitivity and is new to using pollen, a burning sensation may occur; this is more common if dry pollen is used. To avoid this unpleasantness, it is advisable for those who have never taken pollen before to take it after eating for a while when they start taking it and to start with smaller doses. If they are used to it after a while, they can switch to taking it on an empty stomach, i.e. the way it is best absorbed. Even those who have had gastritis or ulcers can afford it, as raw pollen nourishes and maintains the gastric mucosa.

A treasure trove of vitamins and minerals

Pollen contains all the micronutrients that are so important for health and are usually missing from modern foods due to over-processing. Raw pollen contains both fat-soluble vitamins (A, with numerous carotenoids, D, E, K) and water-soluble vitamins (C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12). All the minerals present in the human body are also present in pollen, including iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, selenium and phosphorus. It also contains enzymes and pro-enzymes. An organism that has any micronutrient deficiency can make up for it from pollen. Diabetics can also take pollen, although it also contains carbohydrates (on average 20-30%). It has been shown that taking 2-3 teaspoons of pollen a day in diabetics helps to achieve and maintain a better carbohydrate level, regulate all body functions and achieve general well-being.

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With its content of quality protein, iron and vitamin B12, pollen is also recommended for people with anaemia or asthenia, especially in combination with royal jelly. It is useful in chronic fatigue (even to reduce undesirable dark circles under the eyes), for debilitated people, hypotrophic, underweight children and those with birth retardation.

Very important is the presence in pollen of rutin, also called rutozide or vitamin P. It has the role of a vascular wall trophic and antiplatelet. Pollen is therefore useful for people with cardiovascular diseases, including strokes, acute or chronic myocardial infarctions, chronic obstructive arteriopathy, various diseases of the small vessels and the venous system, with risk of thrombosis. Pollen is also an excellent liver trophic because of its richness in proteins and vitamins.

From a hormonal point of view, some people fear the pollen's load in male hormones. In fact, this is an outdated idea based on the fact that pollen represents the male sex cell of the plant. In practice, this idea has been disproved by biochemical research on plants. In fact, through its profound nutritional effects and complexity, stimulation is more functional than hormonal. Pollen helps maintain potency and restore male reproductive function, and is useful in male infertility. But it is also used in women with infertility because it nourishes all reproductive tissues well.

Pollen and royal jelly: where there's two, the power grows

If pollen is taken with raw royal jelly, all the effects of the pollen are amplified and those of the jelly are perfected. Pollen and milk extract act synergistically, supporting each other, complementing and improving the whole work on the body of the one who consumes them, whatever problem he may have.

For men, the effect on the prostate is very important. There are already numerous studies done in laboratories in many parts of the world, proving its effectiveness in treating both prostate adenomas and prostate cancers. In healthy men who take it routinely, pollen maintains the proper functioning of the prostate, preventing hypertrophy and disease.

Raw pollen - dried pollen

Raw pollen is pollen which, immediately after being taken from the harvester attached to the hive, is put in the freezer for storage. Until recent years, the usual way of storing it over the year was to dry it. No one questions the benefits it brings, but when heat-dried it destroys lactobacilli, bifidobacilli, yeasts, much of the vitamins, enzymes, pro-enzymes, so the actions of the pollen are reduced. In raw pollen, kept in the freezer, these properties are preserved and the taste and flavours are much more pleasant. Removed from the freezer, it does not degrade very quickly, it can last for about 10 days.

Pollen is ideally taken in the morning, but can sometimes be divided into several portions. When there are health problems, doses of 4-6 regular teaspoons a day or more can be given, depending on each person's problems. It is best to start with 2 teaspoons a day and gradually increase to the optimum dose, which is kept constant for a while. Once possible deficiencies have been covered and body functions have been balanced, one can move on to the normal maintenance dose for a healthy person.

The useful amount for healthy people is considered to be 15 g/day, which is about 3 regular teaspoons. For younger children, 2 teaspoons a day is enough, and for those under one year, 1/2 teaspoon a day. It would be enough to take 5 days each week. Men can even take it daily for life. Ideally, pollen should be doubled with royal jelly, especially for maintenance in women, e.g. 1-3 ml/day, 5-7 days a month.

As a mode of administration, pollen is generally best dissolved. If taken plain or just mixed with honey, the digestive tract fails to absorb the full nutrient content (especially in the case of dried pollen) and some is excreted with the faeces, which is an unfortunate waste. If it is dissolved 20-30 minutes before administration, it will be absorbed 100%. It can dissolve well in many kinds of fluids: water with fresh lemon juice, yoghurt (kefir, sana, sour milk), borscht, fresh fruit and/or vegetable juices. Honey can be added for taste.

Treatment of tumours

As regards patients with tumours, I have already mentioned the golden triad of propolis - zeolite - royal jelly, which has very powerful therapeutic effects. Pollen, in combination with them, brings the micronutrient nutrient support and functional nourishment so necessary in such a difficult condition. In these patients, especially those undergoing chemotherapy, the aforementioned combination supports the hard-pressed liver, modulates immunity and energises.

Some people wonder if pollen doesn't feed tumours too. The answer is clear: no, pollen does not feed the tumour, just as healthy food does not feed the tumour. Only denatured, super-processed and chemically additivated foods are sources of tumour production and maintenance. Out of an exaggerated fear of not feeding the tumour, we must not strip the whole body of necessary nutrients, as it will be weakened in the face of the disease, which can bring it down.

Chicory lan

Pollen is a functional nutrient, like royal jelly. Virtually non-toxic, it is already recognised as a food in some countries such as France, Belgium and Uruguay. In international apitherapy, the experiment carried out in 2009 by Antonio Couto, an experienced apiphytotherapist from Portugal, is already famous. He kept an api-diet consisting mainly of pollen and honey, along with a little royal jelly, propolis and fresh fruit juices. For 6 months he ate 250 grams of raw pollen per day, spread over 3 meals, along with the above. During this time, his blood tests and body functions were normal, his weight dropped by 6-7 kg (note that he had started from a normal weight), he felt very well in all respects, was energetic and worked normally. He stopped this diet not because he could no longer resist, but because he felt that the goal had been achieved, namely to demonstrate that one could live at normal parameters even on bee products alone.

Myself, together with my husband, having gone through a long period of hard work this year, took 50 grams of pollen per day from January to July and 8-10 grams of royal jelly per day. The effect has been that we have been able to carry out our work normally, with energy, without health problems or fatigue, and without any side effects.

When taking pollen and milk extract for a long period of time, we have also noticed in our patients how, step by step, aspects that were not in the foreground at the beginning normalize. For example, the hair on the head has plumped up and regained vigour. The hair on the body in women has grown less and sparser, and in men it has strengthened where necessary.

From a genetic point of view, pollen, as a young reproductive cell, provides nucleic acids of the highest quality, intact in their entire information structure as well as at the ends (called telomeres). The degradation of telomeres in any living organism is associated with ageing processes. To those that consume it, pollen brings new telomeres to support the damaged ones in their own cells. Moreover, it brings fresh, unaltered natural information as well as clean, regenerative life energy. It preserves youth in the healthy and helps those with genetic disorders.

Plant life would not be possible without pollen. Human life would not be possible without plants. Pollen generates life in every sense of the word, in the natural cycles of the globe and in the ranks of those who consume it as food. A bee visits over 300 flowers to collect a grain. How much diligence God has given them to be able to give us a single teaspoonful of pollen!