PINE POLLEN & OUR BIOLOGY
It's exciting that pine pollen contains over 200 bioavailable nutrients, it may be even more exciting to learn about its hormone balancing properties. Hormones are what keep us young, vivacious, and strong. Hormones signal collagen and elastin production in the skin, which adds a whole new meaning to "glowing from the inside out." Hormones contribute to our ability to maintain an ideal metabolism and healthy weight. Pine pollen is the richest source of Phyto androgens (having both estrogenic and antiestrogenic effects by increasing or decreasing estrogen levels in the body). These Phyto androgens in pine pollen can help us counteract estrogen mimicking substance that we are all exposed to on a daily basis.
PINE POLLEN FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
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43% of women say hormones have negatively affected their wellbeing throughout their life time. For women imbalances in DHEA levels throw the body’s hormonal production out of balance which may lead to a range of issues including interrupted sleeping patterns, decreased athletic performance, decreased sex drive, weight gain, mood swings, gut and digestion problems, irregular periods or loss of periods. The natural hormones found in Pine Pollen help restore balance to a woman's body, helping aid these imbalances including estrogen balance.
PINE POLLEN FOR OUR MEN
Natural testosterone production lowers as we age. For men pine pollen from the catkins of pine trees has natural bioidentical testosterone, making it a healthier safer solution than synthetic options. By choosing natural alternatives, we can avoid negative feedback loops where synthetic ingredients cause the body to further shut down natural hormone production under false pretenses that there are sufficient amounts of said hormones in the blood stream. By choosing non synthetic substances like pine pollen we eliminate the need for estrogen blockers when coming off mainstream synthetic treatments.
Studies have also shown that 43% of men with insulin resistance had low testosterone more often than men with higher levels of testosterone. Suggesting men need to produce more insulin to keep blood sugar normal.
Other symptoms of low testosterone in men include: emotional changes, depression, decreased motivation, trouble concentrating, and fatigue. Loss of hair, muscle loss, weight gain, and decreased sexual vigor.
PINE POLLEN & THE ENVIRONMENT
Pine pollen collection is done with nature in mind. Harvesting pine pollen does not have any impact on bee population as pine is wind-pollinated. Pine trees can produce over 30 millions tons of pollen a year in a single country alone making it an incredibly abundant resource that could help generate more interest in protecting wild habitats via non-timber products.