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transformation is carried out by adding nectar and various enzymes to the
pollens collected.
This product made by bees contains every nutrient we humans need.
Bee pollen consists of 25% vegetable protein. (18 amino-acids, of which 8
are basic amino-acids.) It also contains more than another dozen vitamins,
28 minerals, 11 enzymes and helper enzymes and 11 carbohydrates. This
makes bee pollen far more than just another food.
Ever since the 1950s, there has been a lot of research on bee pollen, re-
vealing—among other things—that it contains antibiotic substances effec-
tive against colon bacillius and some strains of Salmonella (a genus of
bacteria), as well as providing nutritional and metabolic benefits. 149
Nutritionist Dr. Paavo Airola is full of praise for bee pollen:
Multi-source bee pollen is the richest and most complete food in nature. It in-
creases the body’s resistance to stress and disease and also speeds up the heal-
ing process in most conditions of ill health . . . . 150
The Russians have also attached great importance to the properties of
bee pollen. Dr. Naum Petrovich Joirich, chief scientist at the Longevity
Academy in Vladivostock, says:

Bee pollen is one of the original treasure houses of nutrition and medicine.
Each grain contains every important substance necessary to life. 151

The enhancement of physical performance has also been linked to bee
pollen. Carlson Wade in his book Bee Pollen and Your Health and Lynda
Lyngheim and Jack Scagnetti in their book Bee Pollen also refer to the way
that this substance has strengthened athletes. 152

Royal Jelly

Since royal jelly contains some very complex and as-yet undefined
compounds, it has been impossible to manufacture it artificially. It is rich
in natural hormones, minerals, Vitamin B, folic acid, fatty acids, acetyl-
choline (the lack of which in the body causes Parkinson’s disease,
Alzheimer’s and other diseases of the nervous system), amino-acids, pro-
teins, fats and carbohydrates. It also contains aspartic acid, which plays an