Royal Jelly

What is Royal Jelly?

Royal jelly is a thick, milky substance produced by worker bees to feed the Queen Bee. The worker bees mix honey and bee pollen with enzymes in the glands of their throats to produce royal jelly. Royal Jelly is an exclusive food for the Queen Bee, the larvae will consume Royal Jelly for 3 days, then switch to Honey or Bee Pollen and become worker bees. The "Chosen Larva" will continue to consume Royal Jelly for lifetime and becomes the Queen, hence the term "Royal Jelly."

Queen Bee vs. Worker Bee

Scientists have been puzzled by the dramatic differences demonstrated by Queen Bees and Worker Bees. All newborn bees are female by nature, those who consume honey and pollen will turn into worker bees; those who only consume Royal Jelly will become the Queen. However, due to the diet differences, Queen Bees are able to live 50 times longer than Worker Bees.

Queens have reproductive abilities, laying average 2,500 eggs per day, weighing two- and one-half times her own body weight! Queens can also emit pheromones to control the entire colony, however, it has been studied and tested that once Queens do not receive Royal Jelly as her food, she will eventually transform back into a worker bee, losing her longevity and reproductive ability.

Royal Jelly contains unusually high amount of Vitamin B.

The Banting Institute of Ontario, on analyzing royal jelly found that it is rich in proteins and vitamins of the B complex and especially in pantothenic acid, the vitamin B which has been associated with longevity and in restoring gray hair to its original color.  

Royal Jelly contains acetylcholine, which controls and promotes homeostasis. It is the most abundant neurotransmitter in the body, serving as the primary neurotransmitter between nerve cells and muscles. Acetylcholine exercises partial control over the bladder, blood vessels, liver, heart, sweat glands, spleen, and stomach. Without acetylcholine we cannot control our muscles or move.

When levels of acetylcholine are low, we have difficulty concentrating, remembering, and/or sleeping. Acetylcholine also helps to promote homeostasis. Homeostasis is a term to describe the self-regulating function the human body performs. Such as: Sweating (when it's hot), Insulin secretion (when the blood sugar level is high). In today's world, many of us suffer from deregulated homeostasis, which causes hormonal disorders from irritation to insomnia, depression, and loss of appetites, along with other chronic disorders. Rich Albumin and Globulin.

The other name for Royal Jelly is "The Complete Protein" as it is not only rich in protein content which is about 12%, but also highly-praised Albumin and Globulin which are the best protein for human kind, furthermore, the ratio of which two proteins found in Royal Jelly is very similar to those of human blood.