Royal jelly is the equivalent of breast milk for bees. It is produced by the hypopharyngeal glands located on the head of worker bees and for the first three days of their life, in the egg stage, it is the only food for all bees. The workers are then fed a mixture of royal jelly, pollen and honey, while the queen will continue to feed only on royal jelly throughout her life. It consists of 60-70% water, 12-15% protein, 10-16% sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose, etc.), 2-8% lipids, the most important of which is 10-hydroxy-decenoic acid, minerals, enzymes, hormones (testosterone, progesterone, estradiol), 29 amino acids, antimicrobial substances, vitamins (A, D, E, K and especially B vitamins), acetylcholine and cholesterol, as well as another steroid substance, the action of which is not yet well known.
Without being a magic elixir, royal jelly is not a simple nutritional supplement. Royal jelly has spectacular effects on the body’s defense (immune system), on mental and physical stimulation and well-being, as well as on libido. These benefits are observed in a healthy person after the first 20 days of daily intake of royal jelly.
It has a significant beneficial effect on the so-called metabolic syndrome (type II diabetes, high cholesterol and lipids, heart disease-vascular disease, high blood pressure, etc.) and on endocrine disorders in general. In autoimmune diseases (rheumatism, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, psoriasis, hypothyroidism, etc.) and in allergies. In menopause, where it reduces adverse symptoms due to the hormones it contains and protects against osteoporosis due to the collagen production it promotes, always together with a proper diet. In neurodegenerative and neurological diseases and even injuries because it promotes the regeneration of nerve cells and protects them.
