Bee Pollen Benefits

Archive for January, 2010

Bee pollen contains over 96 different food nutrients. It is a complete food which means you can live on bee pollen alone. One of bee pollens greatest health benefits is getting rid of hay fever and plant allergies. Many thousands even hundreds of thousands have reported curing their allergies by eating bee pollen.

This particular health benefit is very contradictory. Bee pollen is harvested by the bees directly from the plants which cause allergies and hay fever in many people. So how can it be a health benefit at the same time.

This health benefit uses the theory developed by health professionals who practice homeopathy. Homeopathy in short is the practice of introducing minute amounts of the allergy or other condition to the body. Over time the body builds its own immunity much like a vaccine does. Further it is just like an allergist doctor who puts the actual allergen under the skin to cure your allergies. The body builds its own resistance and shazam your allergies go away.

If you take bee pollen for this reason you should start out with small does say a teaspoon a day and gradually increase the amount when your body builds resistance. Also in order to get the most out of this bee pollen health benefit it is best to eat bee pollen produced locally. Local pollen is what is causing your allergic reactions. Local bees harvest pollen from local plants and flowers so the health benefit will be greater. If you do not have a local producer try pollen from high desert and mountain areas. These areas have a more diverse group of plants and flowers from which the bees can gather pollen.

If you happen to know what you are allergic to you may be able to find bee pollen that has the pollen from these particular allergens in them. You can also email the bee producers and they may tell you what and where there bees gather pollen.