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You may improve your health and have a physically fit body by getting into boxing training fitness programs. This is the best way for you to have a stronger body and gain confidence. Boxing workouts can help you to be at your best fighting form as well.

Many people see positive results from boxing trainings. You may build stronger and more defined arms and legs. These programs and classes also help you to gain a sense of inner strength and emotional balance.

Boxing training classes got across to the mainstream of physical fitness training a few years back. They have seen the benefits on the cardiovascular and toning of the muscles by these boxing training workouts. Tae bo work out videos also popularized these boxing and kickboxing exercises.

Cardio boxing training classes and the innovative variations of the sparring jabs, power punches, defense, and fitness has all blends of aerobics exercises. You will learn the proper execution of the punch and kick combinations for a more intensive workout that can help you become stronger and more confident.

The combinations you perform on the blocks, jabs, and kicks are executed to an imagined opponent. You may see classes where participants throw punches and kicks on the air. You will also find training camps that have quality equipment such as punching bags and you may also have the option of getting a partner that has padded hands.

You may also enjoy more benefits aside from the physical aspects of boxing trainings. Cardio kick boxing workouts allow you to burn out 350 to 500 calories in just an hour. It also helps maintaining the heart rate at 75 percent to 85 percent regular beat. This has been proven to be good and is the recommended range if you are exercising or into training.

Moreover, these boxing training classes improve your speed, resistance, and strength. Flexibility and the reflexes of the muscles are also enhanced. Repetitive motion on arms by sparring and jogging while you punch helps your arms and legs gain strength and power.

These workouts also enable your joint movements to build very efficient fitness results.
These movements require you to develop balance and coordination that enables your body to be stable and maintain a good form.

These physical benefits you gain from boxing and kickboxing are just few of the many benefits that they can provide. You will be able to learn more about defense mechanism skills, which you may use in case of unwanted instances. You will also feel the satisfaction when you punch or kick. Relaxation and self-motivation is also developed.

You will feel a sigh of relief and feel that you are released from stressed. It also helps you to get rid of that anger that is inside of you. Once these things are releases, you may feel lightness into your body and peace of mind as well.

Many aerobic and fitness experts recommend boxing training lessons for beginners. It allows you to workout on your desired pace and body condition. Boxing classes let you to push yourself to the limit as long as you are safe and well conditioned.

Positive results await you with boxing training. You will enjoy a physically fit body and will keep you in better shape. You have the option working out and exercising at your preferred level and skill. Enjoy the fun of these boxing training programs.

The health savings account is a relatively new tax-savings vehicle, but it’s one that makes a whole lot of sense. Learning to navigate this new option and understanding its benefits really can help people save a ton of money when unexpected medical expenses arrive.

Health savings account plans tend to come in two basic forms – employer sponsored and self-purchased. Since the rules for employer-sponsored plans might differ from business to business, we’ll focus in on ones people who buy their own individual health insurance policies might benefit from.

In a nutshell, these savings plans allow people to save money on a tax-free basis for qualified medial expenses and future retirement medical expenses. To qualify, people must be on High Deductible Health Plans, which means they pay at least $1,000 in deductible for self-only coverage. Most insurance companies will now let customers know when a plan they choose makes this option available to them.

The benefits of the health savings account are many. They include:

* Money in a health savings account is owned by the person who opens it. How to spend that money is entirely up to the person, but if it goes on non-qualified medical expenses, the tax benefit will be lost.

* The money “rolls over.” Whereas some employer-sponsored and supported health savings account set ups don’t allow for roll over from year to year, a self-opened account does. The money put into the account is income tax-free unless it is used for ineligible expenses.

* Helps people save up for expenses faster. Since income tax won’t come into play with these accounts, the money saved can help add up to a better accumulation of cash if and when it’s really needed.

* Easy to open. Most banks, credit unions, insurance companies with high deductible plans and so on will help people set up their own health savings account plans. The only requirement is the right kind of medical insurance policy. It should cost nothing to open one of these plans.

* Easy to use. Most HSAs come with a debit type card that can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses.

These plans are a little tricky to understand as far as all the minute details of what is an allowable expense and what isn’t. The federal government offers highly detailed information on qualified expenses, but there are some generalizations that can be made. The types of things typically included in the qualified list are:

* Insurance premiums. This is allowed for the payment of COBRA insurance and for those who are unemployed.

* Co-payments. Some times co-payment amounts can be charged to the health savings account.

* Prescription medications. These are generally considered eligible expenses as are over-the-counter medications and medical supplies.

* Dental and vision care. In most cases, expenses associated with non-cosmetic dental and vision care are considered fair game.

A health savings account can be a great way to bank up money to pay for medical expenses without having to feel the bite of income tax. As long as the money used in these accounts is spent on qualified medical expenses, the savings extends after use, as well.

Hardly any professional worth his name today will dare approach their game without a golf fitness stretch trainer of sorts.

The game of golf has changed tremendously in recent times. No longer is it viewed as the leisure sport of old. Golf is now recognized as an athletic sport where performance depends a lot on your fitness level. Thus the wide introductions of golf fitness stretch trainers and training.

Stretch training plays an important role in improving the flexibility of a golfer and therefore the quality of the swing both in terms of controlled direction and much more power and distance.

A golf stretch training program from a qualified golf fitness stretch trainer will also help in increasing strength in the golf-specific muscles of the golfer.

A golf fitness stretch trainer also helps a professional golfer to recognize the correct warm-up exercises to carry out before any session on the course. This not only improves performance greatly, but it also reduces on the risk of injury.

Golf related injuries can be quite frustrating to a golfer especially when that golfer continues to ignore the possible benefits in quick and permanent recovery that are possible with the help of a golf fitness stretch trainer.

There is one compelling factor about golf that makes the work of a golf fitness stretch trainer so important. In other sports, it is possible to increase fitness level and muscle strength by simply playing the game itself as much as possible. Sadly this is not the case with golf. One of the reasons is that the most common and strenuous activity in the game, the golf swing, usually lasts barely a second.

This means that the only way to improve golf fitness and the strength of muscles is by exercising away from the course and generally making use of the services of a golf fitness stretch trainer.

If you’re looking for a vacation packed full of fitness go to Bella Vita Retreat in Palm Beach, FL. Located about 4 miles from the downtown area of Palm Beach, this resort is situated directly on the beach in the quiet area of town. Bella Vita Retreat’s most sought after package is their Beach Boot Camp. Guests wake up to the sound of the ocean waves and are soon recruited for the morning power walk and boot camp session. The schedule is filled with yoga, nutrition classes, personal training, stress reduction and massage treatments. There are also options to get additional private yoga and personal training sessions if guests are interested. All staff members are extremely knowledgeable and often stay afterwards to answer questions for guests.

The food is great, but very healthy. You won’t find fries and burgers on the Bella Vita Retreat menu and the price doesn’t include alcohol. There is a restaurant on the premises and a very nice outdoor/indoor beach bar. They have a full menu although if you’re trying to lose weight, you should stick to the regimen provided by Bella Vita Retreat. You’ll have plenty to eat and drink. The retreat is also close to the downtown area of Palm Beach (about 4 miles). It’s a short cab ride to shopping and sight seeing. Though it is nice to get out and about, the retreat offers a wonderful atmosphere and live entertainment in the evening. There is a full time concierge available to set up any additional excursions, but the retreat also offers snorkeling, parasailing, surfing, windsurfing, kayaking and more. The beach chair service is also a plus with padded beach lounges and an attendant to get drinks, etc.

This isn’t any typical boot camp as the property has been recently renovated and offers plush linens and towels, very nice bedding and pillows, valet parking and beach chair/umbrella service. In addition, you can relax at the pool or in the Jacuzzi and have an afternoon tea at the onsite beachside restaurant. And the best part? You’ll get continued support after you leave. You have lifetime access to the personal trainers and nutritionists to call or email them with questions about health and fitness. Bella Vita Retreat is a step above the rest.

Fun is good for you! The enjoyment of life affects your health in a positive way. It’s a fact! Your attitude, feelings, and emotions can have a positive or negative effect on your health. You can improve your health in many ways, and we are going to talk about a few. We are going to have a little fun with vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, exercise, personal relationships, mental gymnastics, and relaxation and rest. Sounds exciting to me! I’m having fun already! So let me show you a few ways to have a little fun and get healthier in the process.

VITAMINS AND MINERALS

I never stop preaching that everyone should take a multivitamin supplement daily. I’ve covered the arguments for this in other articles, but for the moment, however, let’s just assume I’m right (I am, you know) and you SHOULD take a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement.

It’s a hassle, isn’t it? That’s the biggest problem for most people. Then there’s the people that just don’t like taking pills. Some forget until they are on the way to work, or at work. The list of reasons goes on, doesn’t it?

Try this? Go buy three bottles of Flintstone chewable vitamins with all the minerals possible. Centrum also makes an adult chewable, but I am told that they don’t taste as good as Flintstones. What’s that? No, I have never tasted chewable vitamins – I remember to take my multivitamin daily, because I’m a good guy and it’s fun to be healthy.

Anyway, take one of your bottles of Flintstones and put it in your bathroom, near where you do your hair, brush your teeth (I put mine in a glass), or whatever. Put another one in the console, door pocket, or glove compartment of your car. Put the last one in your desk at work, in your lunch box, locker…whatever. Sometime during the day, you, as a responsible adult concerned about your health will surely find the ten seconds necessary to open the bottle, pop one in your mouth, and chew it. Take the bottle with you on trips. If you go on a lot of trips, buy a fourth bottle and put it in the bag you always take with you…toiletries or something.

ANTIOXIDANTS

Antioxidants fight free radicals and in so doing, they help defend you against cancer, cataracts, wrinkles, and other really negative aspects of aging. I’ve got some good news for you. That Flintstones chewable vitamin you decided to take contained several antioxidants, so you’re already going to do yourself and your body a big favor.

Here’s some more good news! Chocolate, coffee, green tea and wine all contain bioflavonoids which are antioxidants. So, swing into Starbucks and get a cup of coffee, drink some green tea (lots of different flavors), pop a green tea extract capsule, sip a glass of wine, or have a piece of chocolate. Not all at one time, please. Yes, they ARE good for you, but sweeten your tea or coffee with stevia or an artificial sweetener, and don’t go overboard on the wine or chocolate.

EXERCISE

Can exercise really be fun? Well, it CAN be if you don’t try to start an “exercise program” while you’re out of shape! Just look around for a fun physical activity instead. What’s a fun physical activity? I don’t know! Well, I DO know what I like. I like yoga, walking outside or on a treadmill, and lifting dumbbells. Maybe you like swimming, or tennis, or gardening, or playing with the kids or grandkids (spoil ’em and then run away…that’s what I do.)

This is SUPPOSED to be fun! Whatever you decide is good for you, there’s a good chance you are out of shape at the moment, so start off slow. Remember, part of the fun is knowing that you can do it again tomorrow or the next day.

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Having good, pleasurable relationships with others can improve your health, help you live longer, give more purpose to your life, and help you get more enjoyment out of life.

Remember that activity you were going to engage in? Why not find others who like it too and do it with them? You could look online for forums or discussion groups on the subject and exchange ideas and experiences with others…maybe even meet in person. If you are retired or don’t feel that your work or family is providing the personal relationships you seek, become a volunteer for something that really matters to you…support your local library, collect toys for tots, teach people to read. The possibilities are endless.

A personal note on this subject: Several years ago, while I was the business manager of a community mental health facility I would often have discussions with the head of the geriatric day care program. She often told me that most of the doddering souls in attendance wouldn’t have wound up there except, as they aged, they lost their ties to, and interest in, friends, family, and humanity. In losing their relationships, they lost themselves.

By the way, a pet works almost as well as a person. In fact, for some people, possibly better!

MENTAL GYMNASTICS…EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!

Wrong!

It has been shown that using your brain regularly can not only keep your thought processes sharp, but can help maintain your physical health. You don’t have to be an Einstein. Take courses on subjects that interest you. Local colleges and community organizations often have life enriching courses that are free or relatively inexpensive…okay, cheap! Don’t worry about the end results. Like yoga, it’s the attempt that counts. Just because you take a course in baking doesn’t mean you ever have to REALLY BAKE anything! However, you WILL have exercised your brain and maybe you made a few new and interesting relationships. You can attend lectures, local theatrical presentations (I just saw my daughter’s boyfriend in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, and it was fun and entertaining), learn a language, or simply work puzzles or read those books you’ve been wanting to read. Not the ones your high school teacher TOLD you to read…the ones YOU have always wanted to read.

RELAXATION AND REST…YOU DESERVE IT

You deserve to rest and relax, and you need to do it well for your health. It’s important, so do it right. It won’t hurt to learn a little about relaxation…things like meditation and yoga can help, but there are other relaxation techniques as well. You don’t have to become an expert. You might be surprised at how much relaxation you can accomplish just learning a little on these subjects.

A classic book to read is still Dale Carnegie’s “How To Stop Worrying And Start Living”. It’s a little dated and may seem a little simple as well, but by the time you’re finished with it, you will be pleased with the insight you have gotten into things that have been eating at you…and how to minimize the power they have over you.

Take a trip…to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, The Linen Store, or even Wal-Mart. Get high thread count sheets. They feel great. Pamper yourself in the evening before bedtime and give yourself some pleasant wind-down time and take mini-breaks throughout the day. That’s one of the reasons I recommend things like yoga, meditation, and Dale Carnegie. What you learn from these can help you relax your way like a pro through each day and into your night’s rest.

Many fear that our younger generation are being forced into a world of vedging out in front of the TV, spending hours playing computer games and indulging in what is perceived to be quite frankly a lazy lifestyle. Research into the growing rates of childhood obesity points towards such a lifestyle as one of the main triggering factors for this illness.

Campaigners are desperately trying to combat the ever growing statistics of obesity in children through a myriad of activities. Jamie Oliver’s landmark campaign Feed Me Better has grown from strength to strength and has forced schools across the UK to review the items known as junk food on the school menus. It’s finally time to say goodbye to turkey twizzlers and beans and chips. Thank goodness!

Undoubtedly children that are encouraged to eat a healthy diet and lead an active lifestyle will be in a better position both physically and mentally. So what can be done to lure our youngsters away from hours in front of the TV or computer?! Too many kids miss the opportunity to enjoy healthy activities in the fresh air.

There are a number of outdoor products on the market tailored to meet the needs of children, whilst maintaining a high standard of safety. The Early Learning Centre (ELC) offers some great products for your garden. With the summer finally in our midst it’s a great time to check out what’s available on the market. A fantastic product that is loved by all has got to be the trampoline. It is thought that the Eskimos, who used to toss each other up into the air on a walrus skin, came up with the first official type of trampolining. Here in the UK trampolining is said to have kicked off when a number of people holding a large blanket would toss a person into the air and catch them.

Trampolining is not only fun, it is healthy and an ideal method for children to remain active in a safe environment. The ELC site offers a buyers guide to trampolines to ensure you select the most suitable type for your children. Bounce surrounds and trampoline covers are also available.

In fact, who’s to say exciting forms of exercise like trampolining should be limited to children? Why not get one big enough for you to enjoy too. Not only would this help you to keep off the pounds, it would set a great example to our younger generation.

When an individual walks into a hospital they expect to see a nurse, a doctor and possibly even a receptionist. The reason to even go to a hospital is to see a doctor who can hopefully cure whatever ailment an individual may have. While doctors and nurses are in the forefront diagnosing diseases and administering treatments, there are individuals behind the scene that do not first come to mind when thinking of a hospital. These individuals keep everything in the hospital running as smooth as possible and operate the administrative side. These professionals are trained in health care management and one of the easiest ways to do so is by receiving a health care management degree online.

The health care field is one of the fastest and most competitive career fields around. With that, it is important for professionals in the field to stay competitive. One way for individuals to stay competitive is to receive a health care management degree online. By receiving an online degree in health care management, professionals or aspiring professionals are given a better understanding of the health care profession as a whole and improve their assessment and management skills. By receiving an advanced degree, an individual will become more marketable in the job search field, as well as a better possibility for upward mobility in their current career. Receiving a degree online also affords professionals the comfort of completing course work at home, as well as the flexibility of maintaining a full-time job.

The goal of a health care management degree online program is to train professionals in the health care industry to make operations more efficient and competitive. Going through a degree program, individuals will be able to analyze health care as a whole and historical data important to the health care field. They will also receive skills in critical listening and reading, as well as being able to communicate effectively. While these skills may not appear to have anything to do with health care, they are essential to the field. It is important for health care management professionals to listen to the needs of the patients, as well as the doctors. They need to be effective problem-solvers and mediators as well.

The course work associated with a health care management degree online program reinforces these skills needed in the work place. Students are required to learn about the anatomy of the body so they can answer questions correctly and understand what a patients problem may be when they come into a hospital setting. Classes in human resources, management and accounting are also important to this particular career field because of the wide array of duties required by a health care management professional. Another crucial element to a degree in health care management is taking a class in law and ethics. Because of the fact that the average doctor is sued every five years, it is imperative that health care management professionals know the law and are well versed in ethics.

Health care management is a popular major because of all the career possibilities available to graduates. Everywhere you go there are hospitals and doctors offices in need of health care administrators. Upon graduation of a health care management degree online, individuals are able to work at hospitals, private physician practices, home health agencies, ambulatory care centers, and various other agencies and organizations that offer health care services. Whatever the health care service, professionals are needed to operate the service and make sure things run smoothly. Wherever there are doctors, administrators are sure to be there behind the scenes.

If you’re currently not eating a healthy diet, it can be difficult to start such a plan. However, healthy eating along with some exercise is very important for maintaining a good bodily function and goes a long way towards living a disease-free life. If you struggle with healthy eating, then you know that breaking unhealthy habits can be the most difficult part of the process. Therefore, if you truly want to live the best lifestyle possible, it is important to follow tips in order to start eating a more healthy diet.

A great first step when you want to start eating your way to a healthy life style is to rid your home of all temptations that will distract you from following better eating habits. Ideally it would be a wise course to keep junk foods and beverages out of your house so as not be tempted to snack during the day. If you’re worried about getting hungry, keep healthy snacks like carrot sticks, yogurt, fresh fruit, or whole-wheat crackers on hand. If you find that you just cannot bear to toss out the sweets, try keeping something tiny on hand, peppermints or barley sugar. Eating a few, (emphasis on few) of these won’t ruin your diet but also will give you that little sugary fix you rave.

Another great step to healthy eating, when you’re first starting the process, is to take a few moments to learn what foods are the healthiest for you and how they work within the body. To start eating healthily we must begin by thinking healthily. Most people understand that fruits, vegetables, and low-fat meats and dairy products are good for you, but few people understand why. The key is learning about nutrients. When you understand how specific nutrients work and why you need them, it becomes more reasonable for you to make healthier choices for your body. Knowledge really is power!

Preparation is a major key in commencing a new healthy diet. You must take into consideration your schedule for meals. If you often eat in a rushed hurry at odd times of day, you probably more inclined to grab a rushed meal which will probably do more harm than good. So plan ahead! Instead of grabbing a fast food lunch on the go, take a bagged lunch to work, complete with a healthy wrap and some fresh fruit and vegetables. Remember not to forget your evening meal, a simple plan to have a meal ready before you get home would be perfect, but in our fast paced life style, sometimes this just can’t be done. One way to solve this problem is to plan out your evening meals for the week, on your days off. Perhaps just before you do your weekly shopping. Another warning: when going to the shops, do not venture their hungry because if you’re anything like me, one or two chocolate bars won’t hurt! That becomes the first break in your healthy eating.

Initially many will find it very difficult to make those necessary changes to healthier eating. Along with the difficulty of change, you may not feel well for a short period of time. Usually this is normal as your body is adjusting to your new and improved life style and is cleansing itself from the unhealthy toxins built up from poor eating habits. However if this feeling continues or you are worried a visit to your doctor would be the correct thing to do.

Start with baby steps. Even if you only replace one soda a day with a glass of water, you are really improving your calorie intake. If you eat fast food every day for lunch, try replacing that half of the time with better quality foods. When you start by taking small steps you aren’t cutting out all of the foods you love all at once. By taking your time to learn about your eating habits and slowly replacing them with better meals, by taking the time to learn and understand why you should be doing that and making the necessary changes in an orderly fashion, you will feel much better within yourself physically, mentally and emotionally and well on the road to becoming as healthy as you can be

This week I was asked an interesting question concerning drinking beer and exercising. It seems that a former Navy Radioman has developed quite a gut since retiring, and was curious about whether he should give up his beer to lose weight? Not only does the gentleman enjoy drinking about 2-4 beers daily, he also has quit exercising. Moderate beer consumption is actually healthy, so I set out to define “moderate” as well as educate on the basics of caloric intake and caloric expenditure. The radioman is not suffering from a beer belly but an INACTIVITY BELLY! Yes, you can still drink beer and be very fit.

Over 90 million Americans enjoy drinking beer! Drinking moderately has been proven by many doctors, as well as the New England Journal of Medicine, to be a healthy component of longevity. In fact, moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, has been proven to reduce the effects of high cholesterol, heart disease, some forms of cancer and even impotence.

Anything done in excess is naturally unhealthy. “Moderation” is defined by most doctors as 1-2 beers a day. And NO, you cannot save up through the week and catch up on the weekend drinking 10-12 beers in an evening. That is NOT moderation. There is even a US Beer Drinking Team that links beer enthusiasts and promotes moderation, responsibility, and healthy living.

The average can of beer has over 100 calories. Drinking one beer is equivalent to eating a chocolate chip cookie. Drinking four is equal to eating a Big Mac Hamburger. In order to lose weight, you have to burn off these extra calories as well as the other calories that you ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even the lightest of beers has the empty calories of alcohol, which is the cause of poor health if done in excess and without a regular exercise routine. Unfortunately, too many Americans live under one of the worst stereotypes placed on a human being – the BEER BELLY, or as I call it, the inactivity belly.

The “inactivity” belly is caused by excess calories in your diet AND lack of activity to burn the extra calories. The solution to lose your beer belly is as simple as calories in must be less than calories out (or expended through exercise).

Calories IN < Calories Out (burned) = Weight Loss

If you can add exercise into your schedule for 20-30 minutes a day, your daily consumption of alcohol (1-2 beers) will not have any additional impact on your gut. To lose your beer belly, you REALLY have to watch your food and beverage intake, drink 2-4 quarts of water a day, AND fit fitness into your world. THERE IS NO OTHER HEALTHY ANSWER! The exercise and workout ideas below can get you started on your calorie burning plan:

Workout #1: This is a great full body calorie burner:
Repeat 3-5 times
Walk, run or bike 5:00
Squats – 20
Pushups – 10-20
Situps or Crunches – 20

Workout #2: Swimming and elliptical gliding (cross country skiing) burn the most calories per hour (This workout can burn up to 1000 calories in one hour!)

Swim 20-30 minutes non-stop
Elliptical Glide 20-30 minutes

There is no reason why you cannot have “six pack abs” and still drink a six pack a week. Once again, excessive beer drinking is not recommended by anyone in the health industry. If you simply enjoy drinking beer and are serious about your health, moderation in drinking alcohol and eating foods high in calories, combined with habitual daily exercise is your ticket to reaching your goals. I now have a series of Workout plans that cater to all levels of fitness and can help you with developing a healthy diet with proper food choices – the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced 45 Day plans sold on StewSmith.com Store. For those who are into strength training, I have recently developed a weight training plan called “Beer and Barbells” that allows you to use the additional calories of beer, or milk shakes if you are under 21, to gain mass and strength.

Adding exercise daily and observing the dietary recommendations in these eBooks will enable you to be the person you were yesterday without changing who you are today.

Bee pollen is often referred to as nature’s most complete food. Human consumption of bee pollen is praised in the Bible, other religious books, and ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts. Bee pollen rejuvenates your body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about a longer life span. Bee pollen’s ability to consistently and noticeably increase energy levels makes it a favorite substance among many world class athletes and those interested in sustaining and enhancing quality performance.

Bee Propolis
Bee propolis, often called Nature’s penicillin, has historically been used to treat TB, ulcers, mitosis, colitis and to boost immunity. Bee propolis has been shown to destroy bacteria, viruses, fungus and even penicillin-resistant bacteria (staphylococcus). It contains bioflavonoids, one of which (galangin) is a natural antibiotic. As well, Bee propolis boosts immune functioning, specifically by increasing the activity of phagocytes (killer cells). Bee Propolis also inhibits prostaglandin production, thereby stopping inflammation.

Bee Propolis is a resin collected from plants by bees and used in the construction of hives. Bees adopted sterilization habits long before humans. The most sterile place in nature is the bee hive. Propolis is the natural substance responsible for neutralizing any bacteria, fungi or virus which enters the hive. One of the most powerful foods found in nature, Propolis is a highly complex mixture of waxes, resins, balsams, oils and a small amount of pollen.

Bee Propolis is a waxy substance collected by honey bees which contains phytotonizides. Phytotonizides are believed to contain immunity factors, which when used internally, stimulates the body and gives it a natural resistance to diseases (a natural antibiotic). Propolis is gathered from all around the world, and proper temperature control will assure maximum freshness and consistency.

As a supplement, Bee Propolis is an excellent aid against bacterial infections. Stimulates ‘phagocytosis’; helps white blood cells to destroy bacteria. Good results against inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and the throat, dry cough, halitosis, tonsillitis, ulcers, and acne. Stimulates immune system.

Royal Jelly
Royal Jelly is a substance of complex chemical structure produced by the young nurse bees as larva food. Although it is not quite as well known as bee pollen, royal jelly equals pollen in its salutary effects.

The young nurse bees make royal jelly, it is a secretion from glands on the tops of their heads. For 2-3 days, royal jelly is the only food given to all young larvae in their maturation process, while for the queen larvae, it is the specific food for their whole life period. During the 3 days in which the worker bee larvae are fed on royal jelly, they reach the maximum development; their weight multiplies about 250 times. The queen (fed only on royal jelly for her entire life) reaches maturity 5 days earlier than the worker bees; and, when she is fully grown, her weight is double that of the working bee. The span of the worker bee’s life is about 35-40 days; while the queen lives 5-6 years and is extremely prolific. She is fertilized once, and from that moment on can lay as many as three thousand eggs a day during the season. As incredible as this may seem, she can lay that many eggs for five years.

This rich concentrated food is not just useful for the bees. It contains remarkable amounts of proteins, lipids, glucides, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, mineral substances, and specific vital factors that act as biocatalysts in cell regeneration processes within the human body.