Health Canada Alert On ZXT Gold Bee Pollen Capsules

I  have just read a health alert issued by Health Canada about a brand of bee pollen capsules called ZXT Gold which is produced by Floyd Nutrition. This is usually sold as a weight loss product

The problem here, it seems, is that the capsules contain some hidden pharmaceutical ingredients and these may be   a health risk for some people. Until further tests have been carried out, the product will be withdrawn from the Canadian market. In any case they have not been authorized  or evaluated by Health Canada.

They have found that there are two drugs in the mix. The first one is known as phenolphthalein which is a mere laxataive but this has long been banned in Canada because it was implicated as a possible cancer risk.  There are other less alarming side effects such as constipation, and lower blood pressure.

The second drug they have found in the mix is sibutramine which was used to treat weight loss and obesity. This was also previously on sale in Canada but then withdrawn as there were risks of having a heart attack or a stroke. This drug also has a tendency to raise blood pressure and causes insomnia in some patients. 

This is the first time that actual pharamaceutical drugs have been found in a bee pollen mix although there is a tendency among some companies to add in a whole range of herbs and vegetable fibers.  The most common ones are those such as yams, wolfberry and senna which are all basically laxatives. 

The other thing in these concoctions is that there is very little indication of both the provenance and the actual quantity of the bee epollen. That is why their claim as bee pollen capsules is often false becasue there is very little actual bee poollen in them. 

This news points up the absolute necessity to order bee pollen capsules from a company which are following GMP practices and have built in checks along the way such as a Certificate of Analysis for every batch. They will also source only the best and purest bee pollen which is found in New Zealand.

You really have to do your homework to make sure that what you are taking is perfectly safe and healthy. The company I have actually used spends more money on research than on publicity. Enough said!

Benefits Of Bee Pollen Make The News

Did you know that the White House Garden and the Chicago City Hall have beehives? This is part of a growing urban beehive movement to help the bees survive in a cleaner and safer environment. That is passed on to the consumer because the benefits of bee pollen and raw honey will be so much greater when they are produced in a cleaner ambience.

Now, you may not think that Washington and Chicago are the cleanest cities in the USA but they are much healthier than many of the countryside areas which are full of pesticides, GMOs, industrial pollutants and contamination from a whole range of toxins.

So, the benefits of bee pollen and bee products in general are now gaining more exposure as people become more knowledgeable.  Actually beekeeping in an urban setting is strictly illegal but local authorities are now relaxing their laws and already in New York and Denver it is legal while Los Angeles is campaigning hard to get the ban lifted there.

But the benefits of honey itself may well be exaggerated by the fact that a lot of honey is actually pasteurized and once it is heated, it loses a lot of its nutritional value. Actually this happens in the USA much more than in Europe.

The problem is that, as with many pasteurization techniques, there is a downside and here it is that the enzymes which are so important for the antibacterial function, get destroyed and the honey is practically useless for healing. Raw honey has always been the best option in healing wounds.

The Food Safety News also found that they honey now sold in supermarkets (up to 70% of the samples tested) does not contain any pollen, thereby making it just a highly processed syrup. This is why the bee pollen is far superior but you still have to be careful about what you are buying.

The benefits of bee pollen are now well known and also there is some research to show that they are indeed beneficial for the whole human organism. Theses benefits range from:

·        boosting  libido in both men and women

·        assisting with weight loss because it contains the full range of nutrients

·        helping to relieve prostate disorders in men

·        relieving symptoms of the menopause in women

·        providing great boost in energy (due to Vitamin B enhancement)

·        relieving some of the side effects of chemotherapy

Now if you really want to get the benefits of bee pollen, a much better option is to choose the bee pollen capsules because if the pollen is sourced from a safe area and properly processed, then you are well on the way to taking your wellbeing to a whole new level.