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Royal Jelly for Mental Health
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and with over 350 million
people of all ages suffering from depression, keeping your mental
marbles is easy. Recent studies show that anti-aging royal jelly not
only protects the skin against against ultraviolet radiation, but can
also improve your mental health.
What is Royal Jelly?
A creamy white nutrient-rich honeybee secretion,
 Royal Jelly Besides royalactin, royal jelly also contains C and B-complex vitamins,
and a broad spectrum of protein-building amino acids, trace minerals,
proteins, sugars, essential fatty acids and enzymes. Nutrient-rich,
studies indicate that royal jelly protects skin from the damaging
effects of ultraviolet-B radiation which cause premature aging,
wrinkling and discoloration of the skin.¹
Royal Jelly Improves Memory & Sleep
Royal jelly also contains acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter found in
the autonomic nervous system and central nervous system where it acts as
a neuromodulator enhancing memory, mental acuity and overall cognitive
functions. Disruption in acetylcholine production is linked to memory
loss, sleep issues, nervous anxiety and degenerative neurological
conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease.
In a recent 6 month, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of 61
healthy volunteers, aged 42-83 years, and taking daily doses of 300 mg
of royal jelly or placebo, significant improvement in red blood cell
counts, glucose tolerance and mental health was noticed for those taking
royal jelly.²
Only Fresh Royal Jelly Will Do
Without refrigeration and careful processing, royal jelly starts to
degrade after 48 hours. So, if you wish to reap the health benefits of royal jelly, make sure its fresh and buy only from people you trust.
1. Royal jelly protects against ultraviolet B-induced photoaging in human skin fibroblasts via enhancing collagen production. J Med Food. 2011 Sep;14(9):899-906. Epub 2011. HM Park, E. Hwuang, E, et. al.
2. Effects of Royal Jelly Ingestion for six months on healthy volunteers.
Nutr J. 2012 Sep 21;11(1):77. H. Morita, T. Ikeda, et. al.
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