Health from the Hive Your Beeline to Health, Beauty, and Longevity Julie and Richie Gerber

ISBN-13: 978-0-7570-0217-5 Length: 196 Pages Size: 6 X 9-inch Format: Quality Paperback Category: Health Price: $14.95 US Availability: February 2009   Contents Reviews

The practice of using bee products to enhance health and beauty dates back thousands of years. Substances harvested from the beehive have long been known to promote wound healing, reduce inflammation, repair damaged skin, prevent infection, and support a long and healthy life.

In Health from the Hive, Julie and Richie Gerber provide all the information you need to enjoy the benefits of natural bee products. In Part One, the authors offer fascinating facts about bees so that you can understand these amazing creatures. You will learn what goes on inside a beehive, and you will discover the challenges that are now facing bees, as well as what you can do to protect and sustain colonies.

Part Two takes a close look at the many valuable products that come from the beehive, including honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis, beeswax, and bee venom. Part Three offers a wealth of recipes that emphasize pollinator-friendly ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains.

Few people realize that bees, one of nature's smallest creatures, produce a wealth of health-enhancing products. With Health from the Hive, you can make a beeline for a longer, healthier life.

Julie Gerber is a Licensed Nutrition Counselor with a master's degree in education from the University of Maine at Orono. A vegetarian since her college days, Julie, along with husband Richie, ran an organic farm in Maine, and created the Bread of Life health food store, which eventually merged with Whole Foods Market. Julie is now Vice President of Marketing and Education for BeeCeuticals Organics.

Richie Gerber is a Licensed Nutrition Counselor who spent many years studying and practicing organic farming, environmentalism, and energy conservation. In addition to working alongside Julie on their organic farm and in the health food business, Richie hosted The Natural Grocer Radio Show, which was the leading health talk radio show for ten years. He is the founder and president of BeeCeuticals Organics.

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