The royal jelly is the name given to the substance that worker bees produce to feed the queen bee throughout their life. The queen bee, although genetically equal to the workers, lives on average five years, while the worker bees have a life cycle of 45 days, thanks to the benefit of their food, since the queen bee feeds exclusively on royal jelly throughout the your life.
Royal Jelly is considered a super food, because it presents in a very concentrated way water, sugar, protein, fat and a great variety of vitamins especially A, B, C and E, as well as minerals such as sulfur, magnesium, iron and zinc.
Benefits of Royal Jelly
The main health benefits related to royal jelly include:
- Aphrodisiac action that helps improve sexual desire and consequently intimate contact by improving blood circulation;
- Stimulating and strengthening action, which helps children develop and improve the health of the elderly;
- Accelerate recovery after surgery;
- Improve memory and concentration because it has toning action the physical and mental organism;
- It is a natural antibiotic that can be used to supplement the treatment indicated by the doctor;
- Fights depression and improves vigor and joy;
- It increases the body's natural defenses, aiding in the fight against diseases;
- It is great for moisturizing and rejuvenating the skin.
The royal jelly has pasty consistency, slightly yellow white color and sour taste. It is stored at temperatures below 10 ° C, in the refrigerator or frozen, for a maximum of 18 months, and its capsule intake should never exceed 1g of pure royal jelly per day.
Due to its benefit in relation to hydration it is common to find the actual jelly as an ingredient of various cosmetics such as hair conditioner, massage cream, moisturizing cream and anti-wrinkle.
How to consume
Royal jelly can be found in capsule form and when in natural form it should always be kept frozen. It can be found in health food stores, pharmacies and drugstores. To consume freeze-dried royal jelly, which is in capsules, it is advisable to take 1 capsule per day along with a little water. If you prefer natural royal jelly you should put a small amount under the tongue so that it is best absorbed by the body.