Bee Pollen Benefits
As A Top 10 Superfood

Bee pollen benefits rank as one of our top 10 superfoods and is one of my personal favorite power packed protein sources to add to shakes, smoothies and even desserts.

If you are at all new to bee pollen, it is good to sample it in small doses (1/2t) at first and build up to larger doses to make sure it works with your particular body type. 

What is Bee Pollen?

Essentially, it is the very essence of flowers collected by our buzzing bee friends, the master pollinators of the earth!

Millions of individual, high quality, golden granules are extracted from the flower by bees and joined together with flower nectar to create these small pollen pellets.

Bee pollen, with its host of nutrients boasts a long history of use in ancient Egypt and China, and is also mentioned in the Bible, by Hippocrates and Pliny the Elder.

Rich Source of Protein And Other Nutrients

It is one of the world's finest protein rich foods and is considered by many modern health professionals to be nature's most perfect and complete food source.

Coming in at about 24-40% protein (with 18-22 amino acids, including tryptophan, lysine, and methionine), studies show a rapid absorption rate of these nutrients.

In fact, bee pollen is known to pass directly into the blood from the stomach about 2 hours after ingesting.

Bee Pollen Nutrients List:

• An expansive array of Vitamin B complexes like folic acid
• Incredibly high levels of enzymes - over 5,000
• Vit A, C and E
• High quality protein
• A source of natural lecithin -15%
• Contains essential amino acids - alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, histidine, glutamine, isoleucine, threonine,tryptophan, proline, glycine, valine, methionine, leucine, phenylalanine, cystine, lysine
• Trace elements and chelated minerals - calcium, iodine, selenium, boron, copper, potassium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, sodium, barium
• Many phytonutrients like: pytosterols, carotenoids, co-enzymes and bioflavenoids

Bee Pollen Benefits As An Alkaline Food

Bee pollen benefits the body as an alkaline food source. Many people today suffer from overly acid diets, caused by stress and poor eating habits.

Bee pollen is a great way to get additional super rich nutrition and also balance the pH of the body to a more natural position of about 7.35-7.45.

When the body does not receive adequate levels of alkaline foods, acidic conditions occur, building up in the cell wall structure and increasing the risk of disease and other problems.

Bee pollen is an excellent way to help balance an overly acidic system and is easy to add into shakes, smoothies and desserts (for an extra boost to your raw cheesecake).

Take Bee Pollen for Seasonal Allergies

One of the best times to eat bee pollen is during allergy season.  It is well known that locally harvested bee pollen will help to manage allergy symptoms, such as hay fever. 

This is because ingesting it helps to build resistance to possible pollens or allergens floating in the air, which tends to decrease allergic reactions.

Try taking a daily dose of bee pollen during allergy season, at least 1t or more, if you suffer from symptoms and see if it helps to provide some relief.

We have experienced this personally and are big advocates of this natural remedy.

Additional Benefits of Bee Pollen

• increases energy levels
• rejuvenates entire body
• stimulates vital organ functions
• enhances athletic performance
• builds muscle
• increases libido
• contains high amounts of antioxidants
  
• boosts immune capabilities

Bee pollen covers a broad spectrum of nutritional benefits that make it a high intensity top superfood.

Some people enjoy eating it straight, for it has a pleasant sweet and somewhat tangy taste.  We like to use it in our lemon bar recipe for this reason.

It is wonderful in combination with maca root and many other superfoods like goji berries and hemp seed.

It is a great superfood for pregnant mothers because it is a rich source of folic acid and is also an extra nutritious supplement to add to a Superhero kids diet!

Bee Pollen Contains Enzymes

Bee pollen benefits also as a natural source of lecithin and contains over 5,000 enzymes. The phytonutrients (such as co-enzymes, bioflavonoids, phytosterols, and carotenoids) found in bee pollen also number in the thousands!

When we eat enzyme rich foods, we maximize our levels of nutrient absorption and digestion, receiving greater energy from the foods we eat.

Disease and degeneration is intimately linked to the damaging effects of a diet low in enzymatic activity. It has been suggested by Dr. Edward Howell, author of Enzyme Nutrition, that our longevity and quality of life suffer as a result.

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