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News Flash--High Desert Bee Pollen just recieved the highest ORAC antioxidant score of all of the whole foods yet tested!

The C C Pollen website was established to provide information about Bees, beehive social structure, and Superfoods from the beehive - Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly and Bee Propolis. Our Beehive Tour is a really cool tour where you can meet all the different bees in the beehive and find out all about beehive society. Our other tours feature Products of the Beehive and they explain why these Superfoods are the health supplements of the future. Many modern health supplements feature a single compound or nutrient, isolated from it's natural source, and purified for standardization. But complexity is what nature is all about. C C Pollen believes that nutritional complexity and the synergy that occurs between nutrients in natural foods is the key the healthiest diet. All people should benefit from a diet that includes a rich assortment of living, bioactive whole-food nutrients. That's why Superfoods from the beehive are the future of nutrition. So, if you want the healthiest diet, go back to the future! Enjoy our tours, and then join the Beehive!


Royal Jelly is another of Nature's Superfoods


Royal Jelly is a special substance of the beehive.

Royal Jelly is solely responsible for the incredible transformation of a queen bee from an ordinary worker bee. The queen bee begins life genetically identical to any of the sexless worker bees. A group of bees called Nurse Bees produce Royal Jelly for the hive. Thay eat large amounts of Bee Pollen to use as the raw ingredients for the production of Royal Jelly by their bodies. The Nurse Bees then secrete Royal Jelly by their pharyngeal glands. The Royal Jelly is fed directly to the "Queen To Be". Soon after starting this diet she is transformed into a larger, superior bee. She matures one and a half times faster than normal bees. She also grows 40% larger in size and weighs 60% more. During her life she will lay over 3 million eggs, which weigh more than 3500 times her body weight. She will live 5 to 7 years while the workers only live 7 to 8 weeks. All this is possible due to the miracle of royal jelly!

What Is The Composition of Royal Jelly?
Royal jelly is so complex that it has not yet been possible to fully analyze it. Of course, it is impossible to synthesize it in a lab! We do know that it contains the following: natural hormones, all of the B-complex vitamins, and it is rich in pantothenic acid. It also contains nucleic acids, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids (especially Omega 3's), acetyl choline, lecithin, collagen and gamma globulin - a key component of the immune system. Of all of the Superfoods, Royal Jelly is the most intriguing, both nutritionally and effectively!

WHERE NATURE BEGINS

WHERE NATURE BEGINS Part One What is Bee Pollen?
While most people recognize the term bee pollen, many people do not know what bee pollen actually is or what it has to offer. Bee Pollen is one of nature¹s unique and most powerful foods. It is flower pollen that bees collect for food. Bee pollen offers a treasure trove of special plant nutrients. Here are some of the qualities that make Bee Pollen unique:
1. The nutrients found in Bee Pollen are extremely high quality. Not only does bee pollen contain high quality nutrients that can be burned as fuel, it also provides nutrients that are helpful in maintaining and promoting health.
2. The nutritional makeup of Bee Pollen is extremely broad spectrum. The wide range of nutrients found in Bee Pollen include polyphenols, enzymes, beneficial fatty acids, free amino acids, vitamin complexes, chelated minerals and trace elements, as well as a large array of phytonutrients that have yet to be identified. This nutritional diversity makes Bee Pollen an ideal dietary supplement as a complement and boost to a well-rounded diet.
3. The nutrients in Bee Pollen are very concentrated. This nutritional density means that even small amounts provide effective and valuable levels of important nutrients. In other words, bee pollen, as a food source or as a supplement, provides low volume, but high intensity, nutrition.
An important question is, how did bee pollen become such a superfood? In nature, everything happens for a reason. Pollen¹s primary function is to act as the male spore in the reproductive cycle. It is not necessary for pollen to be nutritious to fulfill that duty. The reproductive spores of other plants and animals are not nutritious. So how and why did bee pollen develop into such a unique, broad-spectrum source of nutrients? To answer that question, we must first examine the relationship between flowering plants and bees, and see how that relationship evolved over time.


The Bee Propolis Story

What is Bee Propolis?

In preparing to write this article, it became apparent that the subject of propolis is as complex as the substance itself. To appreciate propolis, in modern day terms, one must realize what propolis meant to ancient cultures. To understand the significance of propolis to man, one must first understand its significance to bees. And to understand what propolis means to bees, one must understand what its raw material, tree resin, means to trees. Finally, to decipher what propolis means to science, and how propolis fits into the framework of biological science and the eco-system, we must first understand, fundamentally, the process and the goals of scientific research. We have tried to give an overview of all of these topics in this article.


Propolis in the Beehive

The word PROPOLIS is reputed to have been coined by Aristotle, from the Greek words pro (before) and polis (city), meaning, Before The City, or Defender Of The City. In his writings, Aristotle showed a remarkably accurate and detailed knowledge of bee propolis. The name, Defender Of The City², is a very appropriate term to describe the role of propolis in the beehive.
Bees use propolis to virtually encase the inside of the hive. It is used to caulk and seal every crack, and a very thin coat of propolis is spread over the surfaces of the honeycomb cells, inside and out. This is important for the prevention of infection in the honeycomb. Propolis is used to sterilize the honeycomb cells that contain the larvae, as well as the cells that store the honey and bee pollen. Propolis is also used extensively at the entrance of the hive to form an elaborate, winding tunnel. Bees literally have to crawl through a tight tunnel of propolis to enter and leave the hive. In this way, bees are cleansed of microbes as they enter the hive, and the sterility of the beehive is maintained. In fact, the beehive is the most sterile environment found in nature. The fact that this structure, located in the wild, and full of food and organisms, can be kept free of disease and infection is quite remarkable. In very real terms, propolis functions as the natural defense and immune system of the beehive.
Bees collect tree resin for propolis, just as they collect pollen and honey for food. Although it is still a matter of debate, research indicates that the chemical structure of resin is altered by the bees secretions during the collection process. Bees work the resin with their front legs, while adding saliva and beeswax to the mixture. The saliva and other secretions are catalysts for biochemical changes within the propolis. The resin is passed to their back legs for storage in their pollen sacs. Bees then transport the resin back to the hive, where it is stored or used.
Bees show definite preferences for certain species of tree resins in their collection of propolis. It appears that bees have unerringly identified the highest quality, and most appropriate raw material to use for propolis. The bees¹ secretions then transform the resin to optimize the benefits of prop

Monday, September 8, 2008

Clover Honey



Madu adalah salah satu anugerah Tuhan bagi manusia, merupakan sumber makanan alami yang sangat bermanfaat, kaya akan kandungan nutrisi dan enzim yang dapat memelihara sistem pencernaan kita.
Untuk Kesehatan Pencernaan Anda
Sering kita mengalami masalah pada pencernaan yang disebabkan karena terganggunya keseimbangan antara bakteri yang menguntungkan dan bakteri merugikan di dalam usus. Akibatnya kita tidak dapat menyerap semua nutrisi yang terkandung dalam makanan karena sistem pencernaan kita yang kurang baik. Padahal sangatlah penting bagi tubuh kita untuk mendapatkan nutrisi yang cukup dari makanan yang kita konsumsi sehari-hari. Madu terbukti dapat membantu memperlancar serta memelihara sistem pencernaan kita melalui kandungan nutrisi dan enzimnya. Apakah Madu itu? Bila kita berbicara mengenai produk perlebahan, madu bukanlah suatu hal yang baru. Madu bukan hanya sekadar cairan berwarna kuning kecoklatan yang kental dan manis rasanya, tetapi juga memiliki nilai gizi yang tinggi dan lengkap, yang bervariasi tergantung pada sumber nektar bunganya. Madu terbuat dari nektar bunga yang dikumpulkan oleh lebah dari berbagai macam bunga. Lebah menyimpan nektar di dalam kantung madu yang ter-dapat pada sarang, sebagai makanan mereka. Sejak jaman dahulu, madu tidak hanya digunakan sebagai pemanis alami, tetapi juga digunakan untuk membantu penyembuhan. Banyak ramuan tradisional yang menggunakan madu sebagai bahan dasar utama, untuk membantu dan mempercepat penyembuhan. Madu bahkan telah digunakan oleh tentara Rusia selama Perang Dunia I, untuk mencegah infeksi pada luka dan mempercepat proses penyembuhannya. Madu merupakan larutan gula yang jenuh, yang sebagian besar terdiri dari fruktosa (38.5%) dan glukosa (31%). Selain karbohidrat, madu juga mengandung protein, asam amino, enzim, vitamin, dan mineral. Madu kaya akan kandungan antioksidan seperti vitamin C, flavanonoid dan alkaloid. Manfaat Madu o Meningkatkan pertumbuhan bakteri yang menguntungkan serta menghambat bakteri yang merugikan ~ Madu membantu meningkatkan pertumbuhan bakteri bifido yang merupakan bakteri yang sangat penting untuk menjaga kesehatan pencernaan. ~ Membantu menghambat bakteri yang merugikan seperti Helicobacter pylori, yang dapat menyebabkan tukak pada lambung. o Memperbaiki dan melindungi sistem pencernaan ~ Efektif dalam mengatasi diare, dengan cara membantu penyerapan elektrolit dan air, serta dapat menghambat bakteri E.coli yang menyebabkan diare.~ Membantu memperlancar buang air besar, sehingga dapat membantu mengatasi konstipasi/sembelit. ~ Beberapa penelitian membuktikan bahwa madu dapat membantu mengatasi tukak (luka) pada lambung serta membantu melindungi lambung dari risiko terjadinya iritasi yang disebabkan karena mengonsumsi minuman beralkohol dan obat-obatan tertentu. o Membantu penyerapan kalsium Kandungan asam glukonat dalam madu dapat membantu meningkatkan penyerapan kalsium. o Sebagai antioksidan Kandungan nutrisi dalam madu seperti vitamin C, asam organik, enzim, asam fenolik dan flavonoid bermanfaat sebagai antioksidan tinggi.
o Sebagai sumber energi yang baik Madu terdiri dari fruktosa dan glukosa yang mudah diubah menjadi energi glukosa oleh tubuh.o Aman untuk penderita diabetesMadu dapat digunakan sebagai pengganti gula, dan aman untuk penderita diabetes.o Mempercepat penyembuhan luka~ Madu memiliki sifat higroskopis yang tinggi (mudah menyerap air). Ketika dioleskan pada luka yang terbuka, madu menarik kandungan air dari luka tersebut, membuat luka cepat kering, sehingga dapat membantu mempercepat penyembuhan luka.~ Madu juga dapat mengurangi pembengkakan pada luka sehingga luka dapat sembuh lebih cepat. ~ Sifat antimikroba dari madu dapat membantu menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri dan jamur penyebab infeksi pada luka.
Mengapa HD Clover Honey yang terbaik?
*HD Clover Honey berasal dari bunga clover yang dinyatakan sebagai madu terbaik oleh peternak lebah di seluruh dunia. Rasanya enak dan teksturnya sangat lembut. *Kebanyakan madu yang dijual saat ini, diproses dengan pemanasan sehingga dapat merusak enzim yang terkandung didalamnya, dan juga mengalami penyaringan untuk mendapatkan tampilan yang jernih. Semua proses tersebut dapat menyebabkan madu kehilangan kandungan nutrisinya sehingga kualitasnya pun akan menurun. HD Clover Honey merupakan madu murni dan alami, tanpa melalui proses pemansan ataupun penyaringan, kaya akan kandungan enzim dan nutrisi yang tinggi. *Kandungan airnya rendah sehingga tidaksangat mudah terjadi fermentasi atau berjamur yang mana dapat menurunkan kualitas nutrisinya.*HD Clover Honey juga mengandung royal jelly (warna putih seperti susu pada permukaan) dan bee pollen (berbentuk butiran kecil) yang menjadikannya kaya akan nutrisi! Dianjurkan bagi HD Clover Honey dianjurkan bagi mereka yang ingin memiliki sistem pencernaan yang sehat. Produk ini juga bermanfaat bagi mereka yang memiliki tingkat aktivitas yang tinggi. Petunjuk penggunaan ~ Larutkan 1 sendok makan HD Clover Honey dalam segelas air atau jus buah. ~ Sebagai pengencer dahak, larutkan satu sendok makan HD Clover Honey dengan air hangat. Tambahkan perasan air jeruk lemon sebanyak setengah buah, aduk dan minum. ~ Selain itu dapat juga dioleskan pada roti sebagai menu sarapan Anda yang sehat dan berenergi. Isi per kemasan: HD Clover Honey: 0.5 kg dan 1 kg.

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