Bee Pollen?

Updated on June 14, 2008
K.S. asks from Haslet, TX
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My daughter was recently diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2. I am reading about Bee pollen and contemplating trying it with her. Has anyone had any experience with this? Any information would be appreciated.

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D.C.

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I would try honey. Make sure that it is local honey (best place to find it is the farmer's market). It made from the pollen. I've heard it works wonders.

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M.C.

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go to a good health food store and get the royal jelly, probiotics, olive leaf and ask one of the associates about them. The people at the health food stores are VERY knowledgeable in alternative choices.

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A.R.

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Asthma is usually triggered by allergies. When the wind blows different pollens and molds are blown around. Thus, why most of our children with asthma are feeling the effects of the wind this season. Bee pollen has to be in the form of honey that is locally collected. Helping build your childs amunity to that pollen. A tablespoon a day is what is recommended. It will take some time before you see an difference. I have a son that has had asthma since he was 2 and is now 16.

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L.G.

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Hello K.,

I'm not quite sure about the Bee pollen but I do have something else to offer. I am a stay at home who also works from home. My daughter is 2 years old as well. I'm sorry to hear that your daughter was diagnosed with asthma. My sister has asthma & so I know first hand what it's like. I have converted my home to 'Green'. In other words I have rid of all the toxins that we use such as our cleaning supplies and the list goes on. You might want to do the same as you will want an environmentally safe home for you & your family. Please visit my website to request more information!

www.dreamoffamilytime.com

I hope to be able to assist you!
Thanks for your time!
L. Gomez

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B.D.

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I look forward to seeing the responses/results you get! I buy local honey to help with my daughter's asthma. I can't isolate that it alone is responsible for her improvements, but she has improved significantly as I have made lifestyle, environmental and food changes!

One of the most exciting things I found is a de-chlorinator for both the shower and bath! I don't remember the brand off the top of my head, but I remember it being recommended by Jordan Rubin in The Makers Diet, and it is available locally at Whole Foods (I specifically purchased mine at the Preston-Forest location in Dallas, TX). I knew that I personally had always had an allergic reaction to "water" but have been amazed at the improvements I have seen in my family's skin AND breathing. (Do you know that chlorine gas was used as a chemical weapon in WWI? I didn't! I had been closing my daughter and I up in the bathroom with the shower "steaming" up the room when she was little to help with the croup-y cough, not realizing that I could be making things worse for her!)

Good luck to you! If you'd like any more information about the things I have done for my daughter to help her live with fewer asthma-related problems, I'm happy to share.

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J.S.

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K.,

Bee Pollen might help, but it is better to research the underlying cause or trigger of the asthma symptoms.

Diet is usually involved. I suggest you look into food intolerance testing. Consultation with physicians is not necessary, or even beneficial in this regard. Unfortunately physicians don't know much about food.

You can test her yourself through www.Enterolab.com. This is a fabulous lab that does stool testing, a better way to diagnose underlying problems. They happen to be in Plano, TX. Be wary of anyone offering a skin scratch or blood test. These are inferior methods of testing when there are underlying autoimmune disease processes going on. Asthma is an autoimmune disease. Again, physicians are not aware very educated about this.

Order test kit, send in specimen, they email you the results. No doctor refferal needed. Easy Easy Easy!

Good luck!

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T.C.

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I agree with the adive about going to the health food store and asking them. I am all about the herbs. Try ALJ the liquid, you can get it at a health food store. Great for Allergies.

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L.B.

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Hi K.!

I have not tried Bee Pollen but both my boys (ages 6 and 2) drink Mona Vie daily and it is helping their allergies/asthma. They love it and are getting their daily dose of fruits and veggies as an added benefit!

For more information, you can check out MyMonaVie.com/LanissaBrantley

Good luck!!!

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L.H.

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the bee pollen might mot help completely but it will help. i grew up with bee polen and other suplements made form bees. so when some one brings one of them up i get wxcited. i will have its efects but font stop just because the doctor says to its all natural and it helps. also give
her propolus when she gets sick. give her 1 tablet every 4 hours and it will clear it up. none of it tastes good but it works. god bless and give me an update

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C.P.

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K.,

I don't know about bee pollen, but my daughter has been diagnosed w/ asthma too. it turned out that she's allergic to latex and avoidance is paramount. figure out what triggers her asthma. for my daughter, hours later after she came in contact w/ latex she would be weezing. increase her magnesium intake. the "old" treatment is IV of magnesium sulfate because magnesium reduces lung inflamation. after I read that, I figured that milk of magnesia is just magnesium and water. so the next time her astma flared up, I put 1 teaspoon in her morning milk and within 24 hrs she did not need breathing treatments (she was to the point of needing treatments for 15 days). I did check to make sure she was not weezing and even the doctor saw her and was amazed at how fast the recovered. so I'm not saying not to give her her treatment, just that perhaps instead of 1 week of treatment she may get better within a couple of days. Of course you'll be the judge of that and if not sure, have her doctor or a nurse confirm that she's not weezing anymore. I bought a stethoscope so I could check my daughter.

studies has been done and the kids that were treated w/ the magnesium sulfate did not have to stay overnight at the hospital. The allergist was surprised that magnesium actually helped my daughter because her asthma is allergy-induced. they DO have creams that can be used instead of drinking it. The doctor told me that they do have magnesium ointments. I figured milk of magnesia has been working for my daughter for the past 4 years. good luck! ~C.~

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