Bee Pollen Diet Supplements..Fact or Fiction?

Are you talking about the Zi Xiu Tang?

One aquaintance has posted on her facebook page that she went from a size 16 to a 10 in four weeks.

I'll bet she was also eating at a calorie deficit.

So fr the only things I've read extolling the virtues of bee pollen come from those selling it.

People have been known to suffer severe allergic reactions to it.......

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/05/22/bee-pollen-anaphylaxis.html

I tried the Zi Xiu Tang supplement and it did nothing for me. Everyone reacts differently.

wow-- thank you for the honesty. I have heard some other negative things about the pills. I'll stay away, thanks!

I wouldn't trust any brand name bee pollen, it's all the same! Here's an unbiased review of it:
http://www.foodmatters.tv/Health_Resources/Bee_Superfoods

I sometimes take a teaspoon of royal jelly honey suppose to be good,,

I bought some years ago when they used to run an infomercial for Balive ( I wonder if this company is still around) It claimed to cure everything and lift the brain fog. The only thing it cured me of was about $100/mo.

It does help with allergies. I also have heard of peoples weight loss and energy but have not experienced that myself. It suppresses the appetite somewhat, but side effects are frequent stools and flatulence. Some what like a laxative effect but apparently this varies with the user and their response to it. I have heard many great things about the product. They recommended that u don't diet or monitor intake, recommends to eat greasy/fatty foods and no exercise. Bizarre. I'm not sure how it works but there are many people swearing by it. Google it, there are many reviews available on the web.

I take bee pollen every day. At least a rounded tablespoon. I do not get any ill side effects like you. Perhaps you are allergic to it, or it was some other thing that was causing the irritability of your bowels.

xi zui tang probably contains zero bee pollen. The FDA put out a consumer alert about it this past October--here's what it says:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use “Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Capsules,” also referred to as “Zi Xiu Tang Beauty, Face & Figure Capsule,” a product promoted and sold for weight loss and body reshaping. This product is promoted on www.zixiutangsuccess.com, and possibly sold in some retail stores.

FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that “Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Capsules” contains sibutramine. Sibutramine is a controlled substance that was removed from the market in October 2010 for safety reasons. The product poses a threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, or stroke. This product may also interact, in life-threatening ways, with other medications a consumer may be taking.

Consumers should stop using this product immediately and throw it away. Consumers who have experienced any negative side effects should consult a health care professional as soon as possible.
Health care professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

Just to reitierate: there is no safe, magic pill for weight loss

A friend of mine lost a lot of weight, in less than a year...I saw her before and after pics on FB..and asked her what she was doing, as it was very rapid and a lot!! Ahe claomed she uses Bee Pollen.

The pills you are talking about are very dangerous. I've known many people who ended up in the ER with heart problems directly related to these pills. Stay far, far away from them!

I've been taking it since March 5th 2013. It's April 12th 2013. 38 days about.

Started at 196.4 lbs now 167.8 lbs.

28.6 lbs

You will have some funky poop. but doesn;t seem to last long. Completely suppressed my appetite. 1 slice of pizza fills me up. It seems to have done a little cleansing downstairs, but not like a colonoscopy.

Drink water, it will dry you out. After you eat, you will feel warm.

Try it. get one bottle, split it with someone...if you like it, buy more. they give discounts if you buy 3 or 5.
I'm not gonna post the address i bought it from, cause I don't wanna seem like i'm just trying to push it. Yes they are sold through independent sellers.

If people ask, I'll post the address,

later!

I started taking the Zi Xiu Tang bee pollen in January 2013 after losing about 40 pounds the old fashioned way, the right way. Before January, I was exercising constantly, I mean killing P90X 5-6 days a week...which was a lot for me after 2 babies and a pretty sedentary lifestyle for a couple of years. So, anywho, the bee pollen made me super jittery and anxious with really bad dry mouth, even with double the necessary water consumption for my weight. I mean, water is all that I drink...no sodas, alcohol, etc...So, at first, I noticed the jitters and an almost upper-like feeling...like ephedrine or something. I hate that feeling. It also made me feel like I was going to pass out when I would exercise, with significant chest pains and shortness of breath. But I continued to take them, primarily because it completely suppressed my appetite at first. I mean, debilitating nausea at times. But I was so focused on the weight loss and "feeling like myself again", I was willing to overlook these detrimental negatives. It also made me feel extremely moody, with very emotional outbursts and an overall agitated feeling a lot of the time. This is just not my personality, to feel this way. I mean, I am Type A (determined, organized, too serious sometimes) but not angry or angsty or anything like that...and no, it wasn't hormones, my youngest was already a year old at this point...So, fast forward to May 2013 and I am now no longer taking these pills. I recently found out that I have developed heart problems, I am not saying this is a result of the Zi Xiu Tang, but I am also not saying the converse. I am 34 years old btw, 130 pounds. I do know that I do not feel like someone with bipolar disorder anymore and I can finally exercise again without suffering chest pains.
sidenote: The natural granules are a superfood and work great for energy.

I have been taking it and the only thing that bothers me is know which place is the best to buy them since they say original and have there own quality tester on the site( dumb) bit I always got allergies all year round and to the point of doctor visits, time off from school, and antibiotics. I had to take two zyrtec a day all year and now I have not w
Even had so much if a sneeze. I eat a normal amount of food because you get hungry but you don't crave. I have lost on
Over ten lbs and it is because I am eating less and better. It does not make me hyper or shaky. People get sick because they are allergic and not a lot of people know what to look for ingredient wise also because you are not driving food you need to listen to your body and eat during the day, drink at least eight cups of water I had dehydration the firtdt week because I had finals and was being dumb...drink water eat food go for a walk. They are also used in china because they curve sugar cravings and help alcoholics quit drinking so if you drink a lot or right after taking the pill you will feel ****. I see the side effects people mention and I have had them too but when I look at the choices I made and look at a day I felt great I realize it was preventable. And they are a detox not forever you are supposed yo ween off of them at your goal and ease into just the pollen if you are on them too long you can build an intolerance just like anything else