Royal jelly is a milky-white, gelatinous, water-based substance created by worker bees for nourishing larvae and the queen bee. Larvae that are fed only royal jelly become queen bees; the rest become worker bees. Whereas worker bees have a life span of only 6 weeks, the queen lives for 4-6 years and grows up to 60% larger than the workers. The queen bee also lays approximately 2000 eggs per day (female worker bees are infertile).
Royal Jelly is a nutritional powerhouse! It contains all of the B-complex vitamins, minerals, vitamins A, C, D and E, enzymes, hormones and 18 amino acids. It also contains the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.
What are the Health Benefits?
• Helps to maintain healthy, youthful-looking skin and hair
• Boosts collagen production
• High concentrations of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), and pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
• May increase life span, stamina and endurance
• Helpful in cases of fatigue and depression
• Athletes can train longer, concentrate their minds better, improve performance and recover more quickly
• Anti-inflammatory activity
• Fertility and libido booster
• Nature's anti-biotic
• Speeds healing of wounds
• Excellent supplement for vegetarians
• Clinical study showed that 50 – 100mg of royal jelly daily decreased total serum cholesterol levels by 14% and total serum lipids by 10% in humans with atherosclerosis
Flora Royal Jelly comes from hives that are not fed anti-biotics. It is freeze-dried to lock in its nutritional value and preserve enzymes. Each 50mg capsule is standardized to contain no less than 2.5mg of 10-HDA, the active ingredient in royal jelly. In a study examining the effects of royal jelly on leukemia in mice, 10-HDA was found to have anti-cancer effects.
