I have horrible allergies. Which bee pollen should I take?

by Tammy
(Alabama)

Angela, I read over your website and it is very informative. Thank you. I live in Alabama and have horrible allergies that don't seem to be helped
by RX or over the counter products. I would like to try bee pollen, but am not sure which one I need to purchase. My question to you is which bee pollen do I take? Do I need the one that has both Royal Jelly, as well as the propolis? Do I just need the bee pollen? Would you suggest capsules or tablets?

Angela's Comments:

I would recommend you start with raw bee pollen granules. Follow my guidelines in How to Take Bee Pollen (can be found on my site) and slowly introduce it into your system while avoiding allergic reactions. I would suggest starting out with just one supplement and not introducing royal jelly along with the bee pollen at the same time. Introducing both at the same time can sometimes cause 'healing reactions' which aren't always pleasant. Introduce royal jelly once you are comfortable taking bee pollen and tolerate it well. Usually this is after at least a month of taking pollen.

I would recommend propolis for allergies as well as it is showing promise in studies. Again, I would introduce this at a later date and not at the same time as the bee pollen or royal jelly.

Here is one study:

Propolis May Help Treat Allergies

An amazing health benefit of propolis is it's ability to calm the symptoms of seasonal allergies.
Scientists gave propolis to rats for two weeks and found that it significantly inhibited histamine release from the rats mast cells. Histamine is the compound in the body that makes you sneeze, gives you watery eyes and a runny nose - it generally makes your life difficult. Anti-histamines are the main allergy drugs sold over the counter.

The scientists went on to say that their results clearly demonstrated that propolis may be effective in the relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis through inhibition of histamine release.

So come allergy season, don't only take your bee pollen but add a daily dose of propolis!