Bee pork: composition, vitamins, nutrients, contraindications, medicinal properties and rules of use

Products made by bees have long been famous for their high nutritional value and beneficial properties for human health. Both honey and beehive are what you must have in your home cellar, if necessary, to use them to treat and strengthen the immune system. Due to its composition, bee bread is a real storehouse of nutrients and has found its application as a natural medicinal substance. Recently, it has become the subject of interest not only in medicine, naturopathy, but also in cosmetology.

Bee pollen is not as popular as honey, but its positive effect on human health is irrefutable. It belongs to the group of the type of food that contains all the amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, enzymes, coenzymes and vitamins necessary for the proper functioning of the body. Her intake has practically no contraindications and can bring maximum benefit to everyone.

What is bee pollen?

It is a plant product harvested and partially processed by bees. They are stored in honeycombs by them and is also called bee bread or pollen and, in addition to honey itself, is the main protein food of the hive.

Bees collect pollen from flowers, mix with a small amount of honey and milk and, in the form of formed balls, transfer them to the hive in special baskets on their hind legs. Perga collected in the hive is intended for the current nutritional needs of young animals and creates reserves for the period of absence of pollen in nature.

Thus, bee bread is also preserved for subsequent feeding of young individuals. The contents of one honeycomb (cell), according to beekeepers, is enough for growing one larva. The benefits for humans are in the nutritional and medicinal properties arising from the very rich chemical composition of bee bread. In it, scientists have identified 250 different chemical compounds.

Nutrient Composition and Content

Proteins and free amino acids form the most important group of biologically active components in bee pollen: arginine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, threonine, valine, alanine, proline, serine, histidine, glycine and others. The presence of amino acids reaches 12%. Such pollen has a number of health promoting properties, which are due to the rich content of valuable nutrients that help to fill the daily need for individual micro and macro elements.

The composition of vitamins and trace elements of bee bread in the table:

Both endo- and exogenous amino acids are present in this product. The body of an animal can create the first group itself. And the irreplaceable must be provided from the outside, since the body does not produce amino acids of this type. Of particular importance is an exogenous group called arginine. Studies have shown that arginine in bee bread increases the production of nitric oxide, which lowers the pressure on the walls of blood vessels and, thus, acts diastologically on coronary arteries in the same way as nitroglycerin. Arginine also prevents red blood cells from sticking together.

More than 30 enzymes and coenzymes that catalyze numerous biochemical processes in the human body were isolated in the chemical composition of bee pollen. This product is a rich source of flavonoids, leukoanthocyanins, catechins, oleic and ursolic acid. Phenolic acid (about 2 g per 100 g) is present in significant quantities, and most often, chlorogenic acid, coumaric and hydroxybenzene. Among lipids, there are unsaturated fatty acids (EFAs), in particular linoleic acid.

About 40 elements in the form of mineral salts were found in the bee bread, including a significant amount of potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc. In small quantities there is selenium, boron, silver, palladium, platinum, zirconium and titanium. Carbohydrates are, first of all, fructose, glucose, maltose and, to a lesser extent, arabinose, isomaltose, ribose, and others.

Among the vitamins and microelements in the beetroot, we can name both soluble in fats and in water: A, B1, B2, B3, E, C, B6, PP, P, D, H, B12, folic acid, inositol, biotin, pantothenic acid, quercetin.

General healing properties

Studies conducted by scientists, and especially their observations of recent years, confirm the beneficial effects of this product on human health. It is a very valuable source of many nutrients that the daily diet should be enriched with.

If we talk about the nutritional properties, then we can distinguish the following:

• increases appetite, the result is visible after several days of admission;
• regulates the metabolism, leads to its normalization, weight loss of people who are obese;
• strengthens and restores the body, especially recommended for people working in harmful conditions, children, the elderly with poor health;
• It works as an antianemic agent (increases the number of red blood cells), increases the level of iron in blood serum.

Detoxifying properties

Due to its beneficial composition, beehive eliminates and reduces the harmful effects of a number of chemical factors on the human body, as well as:

• protects liver tissue from poisoning with toxic substances, and in case of poisoning facilitates the elimination of toxins;
• simplifies the renewal of liver tissue damaged by other chronic diseases by taking a large number of drugs;
• contributes to the treatment of alcoholic diseases, compensates for the lack of bioelements (lost as a result of the disease);
• increases the body's resistance to infections and accelerates their treatment, as well as the number of lymphocytes, increases the content of antibodies.

Work as antidepressants

The composition of the bee bread helps to improve the human mental well-being. Moreover:

• reduces nervousness, irritability, strengthens the nervous system, weakened by stress or overwork;
• helps in the treatment of depression, provides a reduction in the doses of sedatives, antidepressants;
• also contributes to the treatment of autonomic neurosis;
• improves blood supply to the nervous tissue, increases mental performance and concentration of the nervous system.

Antiallergic effect

Due to its amazing composition and properties, bee bread with honey can be used to treat allergic diseases. Its use, coupled with honey, effectively treats hay fever, asthma and significantly alleviates their symptoms.

Antiatherosclerotic value

Bee bread has a pronounced anti-sclerotic effect:

• reduces lipids (triglycerides and cholesterol), inhibits platelet aggregation, therefore, helps to limit atherosclerosis;
• helps in the treatment of hypertension, peripheral circulation disorders.

Perga as an antibiotic

Extracts of pollen have a strong antibacterial effect:

• effective for treating inflammation of the oral cavity, especially if used in combination with propolis;
• It works in the gastrointestinal tract, destroys and suspends the activity of pathogenic bacteria.

Due to its composition, beehive is used for indigestion:

• helps in the treatment of severe constipation;
• brings improvement in diarrhea;
• Helps to cure stomach and duodenal ulcer, reduces bleeding.

Treatment of prostate diseases

Trace elements and vitamins in the composition of the bee bread have a therapeutic effect in diseases of the prostate gland:

• in the initial stage of the disease inhibit it, reduce the possibility of relapse;
• with chronic inflammation, they help in treating the prostate with antibiotics.

Other medicinal properties

This product increases insulin secretion during maintenance therapy of diabetes mellitus, and also with prolonged use it effectively helps to lower blood sugar levels. Normalizes vision, has a beneficial effect on the eyes. Namely, bee bread improves visual acuity due to the influence of a high content of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and other bioelements.

It has anti-inflammatory effect. Due to the content of biologically active components in the bee bread, it contributes to the effect on inflammatory processes in the body. It also helps in the treatment of internal inflammatory processes of the body.

In addition, due to the high concentration of valuable protein, fats, essential oils and vitamins, the product has found application in cosmetics: it nourishes, enriches and rejuvenates the skin, significantly delaying the process of its natural aging. Due to the presence of amino acids and the sulfur content, shampoos with pollen eliminate dandruff and prevent hair loss, restore, nourish hair and scalp.

Contraindications

Bee stew is not recommended for people who are allergic to this product. If you are not sure how your body will react and perceive it, take a small amount first and increase the dose over time. It is generally believed that 5 grams of bee bread is enough to have a beneficial effect on the body, although many people prefer to eat up to 7 teaspoons per day.

Application rules

Perga is used in several forms, which make it possible to preserve the greatest nutritional value of the product. It can be taken in the form of absorbable granules, although not everyone can like their slightly sour taste. The second option is to immerse a portion of the product in warm boiled water, which will facilitate the dissolution of the granules. The third option is to mix the beef with honey. This is the most common method for several reasons:

• so it is characterized by better taste;
• in combination with honey, the absorption of components, as well as the vitamins contained in the beef, is increased.

The health of an organism largely depends on the quality and composition of the daily diet. The fewer processed foods you choose, the more you consume products of natural origin, which are characterized by increased bioavailability and, above all, a high content of nutrients, without which the body cannot function properly.

Dosage according to age

Daily doses:

• children 3-5 years of 10 g (two teaspoons);
• children 6-12 years old - 15 g (three teaspoons);
• adolescents over 12 years old and adults 20 g (four teaspoons);
• adults for therapeutic purposes, 30-40 g (two tablespoons).

Treatment should be carried out for about 1-3 months twice a year. This product has a strengthening effect on the immune system, it will not let colds, flu and runny nose defeat you. It can be taken in different ways, as mentioned above. But the best thing, of course, is to read the attached instructions. Such therapy can well complement a healthy diet and active lifestyle. After all, the composition of the bee bread contains all the nutrients necessary for the normal functioning of the body.

Homemade Cosmetic Mask Recipes

The first method (smoothes and nourishes the skin): mix 1 teaspoon of chopped beef with 1 yolk. You can add a teaspoon of honey. Apply to face, leave for half an hour.

Method two (improves complexion): mix two teaspoons of bee bread powder with a little water to get a suspension. Apply on face for 30 minutes.

The third method (strengthens the skin, gives it radiance): mix 2 tablespoons of this product, 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese. Apply on face for 30 minutes.

Storage rules

Bee bread should be kept in a sealed container and preferably in the refrigerator. Only then will there be confidence that it will not lose its valuable properties. If you cook it yourself, then you should do it in small portions. Collect it as much as you can eat in one day, this procedure prolongs its useful life.