Do you know somebody who suffers from Abnormal Cholesterol and riglycerides? Here are some useful and informative informations courtesy of Young T. Cho,
M.D. - Director, Department of Laboratories at St. Mary's Hospital, New York. Royal Jelly is one of my favorite food supplements available from Forever Living Products.
Heart attack is a number one killer in the nation. High cholesterol and triglycerides, collectively called lipids, are associated with heart attack, strokes, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis (hardening of the blood vessels). To lower serum triglycerides and cholesterol we may be on a prolonged low calorie diet or on anticholesterol medicine such as clofivrate (Atromid S or L-Lysine). The lowering effect of royal jelly on abnormal cholesterol in experimental rabbits was reported first by Luis Guillermo Cornejo et al in 1973. This experiment showed significant control of cholesterol in rabbit blood, while a high cholesterol diet was given together with royal jelly.
What is Royal Jelly?Royal Jelly is a thick, milky food which is a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the young nursing worker bees.
The greater nutritional significance of the royal jelly is the fact that the anatomical and functional differentiation of the female bee larvae is dependent upon the nature of their diet in their early developmental stage. The fertilized eggs give rise to females, either sexually immature small workers or large and fertile queens. All female larvae are fed on royal jelly for the first three days after hatching. Only the queen continues to be fed by royal jelly.
The queen bee is mother to a quarter of a million bees and lays more that 2,000 eggs in one day. The life span of the queen may be four to five years compared to the considerably short life of workers - usually 6 months or less. The unusual nature of royal jelly has prompted many investigations into its chemical nature and pharmacological properties, but the mystery of this material has yet to be completely understood.
Composition of Royal Jelly:Royal jelly has the following composition: Moisture 66.05%, protein 12.34%, total lipids 5.46%, total reducing substances 12.49%, Ash .62%. Undetermined 2.84%. Royal jelly is a good source of Vitamin B1, 1.0 to 1.5 International Units per Gram. No demonstrable amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin C or Vitamin E is present.
Royal jelly has been separated into four major fractions. Fraction 1 is either soluble material which consists of an organic acid (phenolic material and beeswax, sterol, phospholipin and a saponifiable substance). Fraction 2, water soluble and dialysable, the largest fraction, is about 50% sugar and unidentified acid inorganic salts and nitrogen compounds. Fraction 3, water soluble, non-dialysable, is protein in nature. This includes aspartic acid, arginine and tyrosine, trytophan and histidine. Fraction 4, water insoluble in a protein, soluble only in alkali. It is believed to be tyrosine, trytophan and arginine.
Fraction 1 contains the physiologically active material responsible for sexual development of the queen bees.
Some of the Studies:Dr. G Townsend et al did extensive investigation on 10-Hydroxydecenoic acid in royal jelly on antitumor activity in mice. Acetylcholin is reported by William H. Brown (1959). Euphoria and strength after royal jelly consumption may be related to neurostimulating substance. A. Toman (1972), failed to demonstrate sex hormone increase in human male subjects.
Case Report on Royal Jelly Experiment for Abnormal Cholesterol & Triglyceride The following are experimental studies which were made by the author. The proper amount of royal jelly to be given to the patients was entirely unknown. The authors personal communication with Dr. Vasser, M.D. , at Miami University convinced me that large amounts of royal jelly are not harmful despite long term application in his geriatric studies.
Royal jelly was supplied by Willson Co. in New York (donated by Royal Jelly Fund). The royal jelly was bottled in colored plastic 1-pound jars and had been stored in a freezer during transportation and dispensed in a mixture of honey (50%). The patient stored royal jelly and honey mix in a regular refrigerator during its use.
CASE NO. 1: (R.S.) This is a 52-year-old white female who had two documented mycardial infarctions in February, 1957 and May, 1968, and a subsequent minor attack in December, 1969 followed by congestive heart failure in January, 1974. (All at St. Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.). Other pertinent history was a total hysterectomy in March 1971. She had anginal pain and shortness of breath associated with excessive perspiration. She also complained of pains in the legs. See attached chart (A) for series of cholesterol and triglyceride test results of same patient.
She was picked up because of her initial triglyceride level being 650 mg% in May, 1975 and her cholesterol level was 276 mg% April 23, 1975. August 16, 1974, she started to take one teaspoonful of Royal Jelly twice a day up to October 6, 1975 (51 days). Just before the initiation of Royal Jelly her triglyceride level was 440 mg%: during the interim, her triglyceride level went down to 204 mg% and 5 weeks later 193 mg%. (Normal up to 200 mg%). After cessation of Royal Jelly application, her triglyceride level elevated to 344 mg% on October 10, 1974. (This blood was post prandial specimen).
On December 2, 1974, her triglyceride level was 325 mg% on the fasting blood. Because of the recurrent abnormal changes, the second course of similar amounts of Royal Jelly was given, starting December 10, 1974 and ending December 27, 1974. At the conclusion of the second course, her cholesterol level decreased to 217 mg% and CLM laboratory's results of triglyceride was 315 mg%. (Normal is 150 mg%).
Three weeks after the second therapy on January 21, 1975, post prandial triglyceride level was maintaining 225 mg%; however 2 weeks later on February 6, 1975, her fasting triglyceride was reaching 325 mg%.
In almost 8 months of follow up observation without Royal Jelly application her triglyceride was fluctuating at abnormal levels, between 340-389, yet lower than the initial level of 15 months ago.
Comments: As per her own statement in the diary,
the patient felt euphoria and a feeling of well being and strength and a disappearance of pains in the leg. She also experienced a marked decrease of shortness of breath and chest pain which required elimination of nitroglycerine and other analgesic agents.
The level of triglyceride is known to be related to physical stress. The sudden decrease of triglyceride in this patient may be related to the physical and psychological condition. However, we cannot rule our some other factors which caused a decrease of the triglyceride by the Royal Jelly application. Her triglyceride levels have been always lower than 440 mg% (initial level), for the past year despite regular meals. (Non diet).
CASE NO. 2: (A.R.) My second patient is past middle age, a dentist, who has been suffering from elevated cholesterol. In the past he tried many different diets and atromid medication. His cholesterol level had been fluctuating but he had side effects from the medication.
The initial cholesterol level on May 21, 1975 was 293 mg%. After 3 weeks on continuous use of a 1 teaspoonful twice a day application of Royal Jelly, his cholesterol level reached 240 mg%; his physical feeling was excellent and the three-week follow up showed that his cholesterol maintained 265 mg%. (Slightly
abnormal).
A double check by other laboratories on the same patient revealed initial level 365 mg%; after that 340 mg% and the follow up 301 mg%. (The normal is 300 mg%).
Comments: Complete blood count and other routine chemistry done before and after Royal Jelly application are essentially the same (Normal limits). This case is slightly higher yet the Royal Jelly decreased the amounts to normal. Due to mild initial elevation of cholesterol of this patient, the effect of Royal Jelly is not outstanding, though his cholesterol reached normal level.
CASE NO. 3: This is a hospital electrician in the 30 year age group who was found to have high cholesterol (510 mg% — normal 250). He had no known disease or physical difficulties. The findings were available because of an annual physical employee checkup. He had an interim cholesterol test after three weeks of continuous Royal Jelly application (1 teaspoonful in the morning and in the evening) and with his regular food. His cholesterol level fell half way to normal — 350 mg%.
On February 5, 1975, his initial triglyceride level was 870 mg%. Just before application of the Royal Jelly on March 20, 1975, triglyceride was 849 mg% and cholesterol of 514 mg%. On May 8, 1975 after 5 weeks — triglyceride level was 700 mg% and cholesterol was 387 mg%. In the follow up studies with the Royal Jelly application on Sept. 24, five months later, his triglyceride was 883 mg% and cholesterol 384 mg%.
Comments: He had the same euphoric feeling after Royal Jelly application; increased strength, appetite and libido. As result he had more food, including high calorie food, during this period. His cholesterol level decreased a little over half way and maintained same despite his excessive food intake. Triglyceride in this case was slightly lowered; yet in the follow up result, it is disappointing.
CASE NO. 4: This is a young female laboratory technician, who has been suffering from ulcerative colitis for many years, using many different medications. Lately, she had been taking cortisone with clinical remission with moonfaced side effect.
After two weeks of Royal jelly application, patient claims to have not occult blood in the stool for the first time in her disease history, and her physical condition is excellent.
As a control, I myself was involved in a series of testing before and after the Royal Jelly application and always maintained normal levels — 123 mg% triglyceride and 242 mg% cholesterol.
DISCUSSION: The Royal Jelly has been introduced for various conditions in the human being for at least the past 30 years. World literature shows no studies or reports on the triglyceride and cholesterol in the human being.
This initial small experiment with Royal Jelly revealed considerable interest in the efficacy of control on triglycerides and cholesterol in human subjects.
There are many questions to be answered regarding the relationship between Royal Jelly and abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels. These present studies reveal some merit for the Royal Jelly in regard to abnormal triglyceride and cholesterol in human subjects.
