Bee Pollen Benefits

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Bee pollen has few side effects. However, it is a wild food and it is gathered by the bee from nature. The bee nor the bee farmer processes bee pollen in any way. The farmer gathers the pollen off of the pollen traps and the pollen in most cases is just cleaned to remove the natural debris. Most of them do this by lightly shaking the pollen through filters especially designed for this purpose.

Bee pollen is a food not a supplement. There are many fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains that cause allergic reactions in some people. And there are many processed foods that cause major reactions from the chemicals that they contain.

98% of all people show no side effects from bee pollen and the other 2% show mild side effects. That said if you have a major reaction to bee stings you should start taking bee pollen in very small amounts because you are likely to be allergic to all bee products.

If you are going to eat bee pollen do not combine it with other herbs like ginseng, goldenseal or other herbs. Eat just the pollen, in that way you will know quickly if you can tolerate it.

Bee pollens source is flowers and plants. Most side effects have to do with skin reactions like hives and rashes. Another side effect is respiratory reactions. People who already have hay fever for example should be careful. This type of reaction is wheezing, sneezing, difficulty breathing, coughing and asthma like reactions. This is especially the case in children. If your child has any respiratory problems be very careful. One of the benefits of bee pollen is it can really help even cure hay fever over time.

Although bee pollen is highly and easily digestible by most humans some digestion problems have been reported.

If you have a reaction to eating bee pollen just discontinue use immediately and the side effects will normally disappear quickly.