WHAT IS ROYAL JELLY?
Royal jelly is the thick, white, milky substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of a special group of young nurse bees between their 6th and 12th days of life. It is fed to the Queen Bee all of her life. It is sold in health food stores by itself, but is also available in several other combinations. Most often, a special manufacturing process preserves it in raw honey. The added honey makes it sweeter to taste and helps bring stability. It is necessary to refrigerate Royal jelly unless there are enough other ingredients added to make it shelf stable.

COMPOSITION OF ROYAL JELLY
The health enhancing nutrition comprised in this super supplement includes a: treasure house of over 48 live nutrients:

. Pantothenic Acid, a B vitamin that is a proven stress reducer.

. Plentiful amounts of the other B vitamins, especially BI, B2, B3, B6, BI2, biotin, folic acid and inositol.

. An ample supply of vitamins A, C, 0, and E.
. The minerals calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, and sulphur.
. Acetylcholine, a compound that nerve cells need to function properly. Scientists believe deficiencies of this substance make people

     prone to illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease.
. Protein in the form of the eight amino acids required by humans, as well as 10 others.
. Antibiotic and antibacterial properties.

It also contains a compound that stimulates the sex glands and behaves like a natural hormone, say researchers.

Dr. Yves Donadieu of France, writing in Natural Therapeutics (Librairie Maloine), reports that Royal jelly is useful for ulcers, constipation and other digestive disorders, cardiovascular and circulatory ailments, some forms of male impotence, female frigidity, and skin problems such as acne and dry skin. Studies show that Royal Jelly therapy helps premature infants suffering from nutritional deficiencies to gain weight. It can also help patients suffering' from anxiety, moodiness, insomnia and memory loss, and may bolster the body's defenses against the flu, Donadieu says.

THE ROYAL JELLY TRANSFORMATION,', ,,'~
The greater nutritional significance of Royal Jelly is the fact that the anatomical and functional differentiation of the female larvae is totally dependent upon " the nature of their diet in their early developmental stage.

In the larvae stage, they are absolutely identical and feed on Royal Jelly for the first three days after hatching. The fertilized eggs give rise to females which are either sexually immature small worker bees or large, fertile Queens. From the fourth day on, only the special larvae chosen to become the Queen continues to be fed with Royal Jelly throughout her entire life, while the worker bees are fed on regular honey and pollen. The fascinating discovery by apiculturalists was that nutrition was the only distinctive difference between the worker bees and the Queen. The Queen Bee is mother of a quarter of a million bees, and amazingly lays over 2,000 eggs in a single day, a total more than twice her own bodyweight. The life span of the Queen lasts four to five years, contrary to the considerably shorter life of workers -- an average of 3 months or less. Royal Jelly is truly a miracle food!

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A PURE NATURAL FOOD SOURCE
In the world of bees, they have amazing ability to communicate with each other. The worker bees direct one another to the sources of honey and pollen which have been uncontaminated by agricultural chemicals. Their instincts are so highly developed that they naturally avoid. harmfulness. In fact, they will instantly die upon inhaling any such harmful chemicals. Therefore, Royal Jelly is a safe, pure and natural food.

48-HOUR EXTRACTING METHOD
Beekeepers with whole life time experience know the quality of Royal Jelly is critically dependeht on the time at which it is extracted from the beehive. This process can be initiated anywhere from 24 hours to 72 hours of gestation with the most effective time immediately after 48 hours. After extensive testings, it was found that natural properties of the substance are most potent for peak effect at this time. When the technicians waited 60 - 72 hours, the substance started to become watery and the Royal Jelly's activation count degenerated.

Researchers found also safe storage life in its most activated safe is one year (temp. 0-3' C, refrigerator) and 5 years (deep freezing). Fresh Royal Jelly is a delicate substance that loses its activation when exposed to air, room temperature, or sunlight for a period of time. But as a powerful rejuvenating energy source, Fresh Royal Jelly in its natural state is. the only form which the Queen Bee accepts to feed on. A more encouraging discovery is the fact that Fresh Royal Jelly becomes more stable and effective when mixed proportionally with quality honey. This is another way to prove nature's own way is best.

TYPES OF Y.S. ROYAL JELLY
Royal Jelly is available in many different varieties and combinations for your convenience and preference including both 100% pure, Fresh Royal Jelly and 100% pure Freeze Dried Royal Jelly. Fresh Royal Jelly has rather a potent, bitter taste and is often preferred with honey for sweetness and stability. Fresh Royal Jelly is available alone or in combination with honey, bee pollen, propolis and herbs. Fresh Royal Jelly products must be kept refrigerated unless there are enough ingredients added to make it shelf stable. Freeze Dried Royal Jelly involves a modem, high-tech lyophilization process that can safely remove the water only (approximately 60%) from Fresh Royal Jelly while perfectly preserving the integrity of all the nutrients (at least 97%). This makes a 100% pure, super concentration of Royal Jelly 3.5 times higher potency than Fresh Royal Jelly state with no refrigeration required. Freeze Dried Royal Jelly is available in powder alone or in capsules or wafers in combination with bee pollen, propolis, herbs and vitamins.

References: Royal Jelly in Natural Therapeutics by Dr. Yves Donadieu. Maloine Editor; Miracle of the Bees by Dr, E. Oliveto, Globe; Young T. Cho. MD, American Bee Journal; Medical World News and The Lancet; Dr. Remy Chauvin of Bures-Sur-Yvette University in France experimental studies; Royal Jelly, The New Guide to Nature's Richest Health Food by Irene Stein, Thorsons Pub. Group.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Adminlstrtion. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Caution: Bee products may cause allergic reactions in some people. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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