Menopause, which every woman visits, some people don’t feel sick, but there are many who suffer from symptoms that have never existed before, such as hot flashes, stiff shoulders, irritability, and anxiety. Therefore, this time, we will introduce the effect of royal jelly to relieve painful symptoms of menopause.
Table of contents
- The cause of the disorder is a decrease in the female hormone “estrogen”
- Difference b/w royal jelly and honey?
- Menopausal “physical disorders”
- With the power of 9 essential amino acids, the skin’s moisturizing power is also improved!
The cause of the disorder is a decrease in the female hormone “estrogen”
Menopausal disorders occur because the secretion of estrogen, one of the female hormones, begins to decrease sharply before and after menopause.
Estrogen secretion reaches a peak in the 20s and 30s, and almost ceases to be secreted after menopause. Then, the brain tries to force the secretion of estrogen and excessively releases a substance called “follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)”. This stimulates the autonomic nervous system, causing hormonal imbalance and various physical and mental disorders.
Japanese women reach menopause at the average age of 50.5. The 5 years before and after this, that is, from about 45 to 55 years old is menopause. Symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, irritability, and anxiety that appear during this period are called “menopausal symptoms,” and when they become severe enough to interfere with daily life, they are called “menopausal disorders.”
There are individual differences in symptoms, some people seem to be very painful, others seem not so. However, women in their 40s and 50s are already prone to a lot of stress, such as taking exams for their children, becoming independent, caring for their parents, and increasing responsibilities in managerial posts. These psychological stresses are said to make menopausal symptoms worse.
If the symptoms are severe, there are treatments such as estrogen replacement therapy (HRT), which is particularly effective for hot flashes and hot flashes. However, people who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer, uterine cancer, or thromboembolism cannot take HRT because of the risk that hormone therapy will exacerbate the disease.
In order to balance hormones and survive menopause in good health, it is important to lead a regular life while releasing stress well. That said, even though we know it’s important, some people can’t release stress well, and others find it difficult to adjust their life rhythms.
Therefore, “royal jelly”, which is said to be effective in improving various discomforts of menopause without worrying about side effects, is attracting attention.
- Difference b/w royal jelly and honey?
Royal jelly is a special food that only the queen bee can eat. The larvae of worker bees feed on honey and pollen, but the queen bee only eats royal jelly throughout her life.
There is a misunderstanding that “high-grade honey is royal jelly”, but honey and royal jelly are completely different in appearance and taste.
Honey is produced by worker bees collecting nectar from flowers and concentrating and maturing it in the hive.
Royal jelly has a milky white color and is characterized by a strong, tangy sour taste. In addition to protein, it contains a total of 40 types of nutrients, including 9 essential amino acids, 15 other amino acids, and vitamins.
In fact, both the worker bees and the queen bee are all female bees when they hatch from eggs, but only bees that are continuously fed with royal jelly will grow into queen bees.
The size of the queen bee is two to three times that of the worker bees due to the difference in the nutritional content of their diet. The lifespan of worker bees is only a few months, while the queen bee lives about 3 years, which is 30 to 40 times longer.
- Menopausal “physical disorders”
Royal jelly is also known to have a function to cover menopausal troubles caused by estrogen decline. Numerous studies to date have reported that royal jelly improves various symptoms of menopause such as depression, irritability, palpitations, and hot flashes.
Improved stiff shoulders
A survey by the Honeybee Health Science Research Institute also confirmed that it improves stiff shoulders such as stiff neck, as well as lower back and back pain that are likely to occur during menopause.
Helps prevent muscle weakness
It has been demonstrated in the verification of elderly people that the more you drink, the more you suppress the decline in muscle strength.
prevention of osteoporosis
A study in postmenopausal women revealed that drinking royal jelly inhibits the loss of bone mineral density and reduces the loss of bone strength .
Support for “mental disorders”!
In addition, the substance called acetylcholine contained in royal jelly works to normalize the autonomic nervous system.
Therefore, it can be expected to improve symptoms such as forgetfulness, depression, mood disorders, and anxiety associated with menopause.
Various treatments are used for mental disorders and diseases, and many health foods that are said to have a relaxing effect are on sale. Unfortunately, many of these health foods have no scientific basis for their effectiveness.
On the other hand, there is a research report that royal jelly improved anxiety around menopause in human trials, and expectations are rising for its application in medicine.
With the power of 9 essential amino acids, the skin’s moisturizing power is also improved!
Royal jelly also contains many nutrients that contribute to beautiful skin.
For example, protein. Protein, which is one of the three major nutrients, is essential to prevent age spots and wrinkles.
Protein is composed of a combination of 20 types of amino acids, of which 9 are essential amino acids that cannot be produced by the body, so it is necessary to actively ingest them from food.
Royal jelly contains all 9 of its essential amino acids.
In a study conducted on men and women with dry skin, the group who drank royal jelly for 12 weeks had significantly more moisture in their skin than the group who did not . Effects such as “smaller conspicuous pores”, “suppressed pigmentation”, and “improved wrinkles at the corners of the eyes” have also been reported.
In addition, the moisturizing power of royal jelly is effective when applied to the skin as a cosmetic product. Cosmetics containing “Royal Jelly Extract”, which extracts active ingredients and removes ingredients that cause stickiness and irritation, are also popular.
Let’s take in the nutrients of royal jelly, which can be said to be a natural blessing, and get through the menopause, which is easy to fluctuate, in good health!
