Description
Healthy mobile joints are important to keep fit and active. Nectar Ease Plus Capsules combine three natural ingredients that are designed to put a spring in your step naturally;
- Manuka Honey
- Bee Venom
- Glucosamine Sulphate
Glucosamine Sulphate is an essential part of our body’s joint cartilage and may assist in maintaining healthy and flexible joints. It also enhances the established benefits of Nectar Ease.
No bees are harmed in the bee venom collection process, to find out more click here.
Warning
Reduce dosage if side effects develop. Allergy sufferers should seek medical advice prior to use.
Directions for use
This dietary supplement in convenient capsule form is ideal if you’re always on the move and the low honey content is great for those on a low sugar diet like diabetics. Start with one capsule per day and gradually increase to 3 or 4 daily as required.
Natural ingredients
Nectar Ease Plus Capsules contain the same natural Manuka Honey, Bee Venom and Glucosamine as used in Nectar Ease Plus. To produce these capsules, Nectar Ease (Manuka Honey and Bee Venom) in liquid form is dried then added to capsules with Glucosamine Sulphate and Maltodextrin.
Each 500mg capsule contains the equivalent venom from 1-2 bee stings, dried Manuka honey, 190mg Maltodextrin and 250g Glucosamine Sulphate. The vegetarian capsules are made with HPM Cellulose.
Size: 100 capsules of 500mg each.
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Introduction
The science behind Bee Venom is still developing and researchers continue to find new uses for it. We add small quantities of Bee Venom to Manuka Honey to create our hugely successful Nectar Ease product range and this also forms the basis for our Royal Nectar skincare range.
Bee venom composition
Bee Venom composition and strength varies between Honeybee species and small variances are identifiable between bee breeds and locations.
Bee Venom contains a variety of peptides, including melittin, apamin, adolapin, the mast-cell-degranulating (MCD) peptide, enzymes (i.e., phospholipase A(2)), biologically active amines (i.e., histamine and epinephrine), and nonpeptide components which have a variety of pharmaceutical properties.
Bee Venom’s unique composition has multiple effects on the body. The natural components of Bee Venom have been isolated and studied scientifically and one of the most important components has been identified as Melittin. Making up about 50% of the Bee Venom.
Bee venom uses
Here at Nelson Honey we use Bee venom in two ways and have become famous for our innovation with this ingredient.
We started adding Bee Venom to honey over 3 decades ago after feedback from beekeepers about its success in supporting flexible joint mobility and comfort. A range of Nectar Ease products was formed with our original Bee Venom and Manuka Honey, Nectar Ease product, gaining a reputation in New Zealand for its ability to provide joint comfort in a tasty format.
More recent research has focused on using Bee venom as a cosmetic ingredient and its topical application for promoting skin regeneration. Research published in South Korea in 2015 showed that a bee venom serum treatment clinically improved facial wrinkles by decreasing total wrinkle area, total wrinkle count and average wrinkle depth.
Nectar Ease honey was originally used as a facial treatment gaining worldwide media attention from which our Royal Nectar skincare range was born.
Today the Royal Nectar skincare range has a strong following and particularly famous with Chinese consumers.
Bee venom extraction
The Bee Venom used in Nectar Ease is extracted exclusively from the Apis Melifera species of Honeybee. Bee Venom is extracted from Honeybees using low voltage electrical stimulation. Bee keepers use a so-called collection frame which has wire electrodes installed that have a low electrical current running through them on a glass base, just like in the picture above. These frames are installed in honey hives and bees that come into contact with the wire electrodes will receive a small electrical shock. This causes bees to sting the glass, releasing the venom without losing their barbed sting (which usually results in bee deaths).
Once the collection process has finished, the Bee Venom dries on the glass, then the whole frame is transported to a laboratory to collect the venom.
Further reading
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) offers a great source of published research about Bee Venom. Below are links to several interesting articles.
The beneficial effects of honeybee-venom serum on facial wrinkles in humans. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26491274
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Science of Honey
Honey has many health-giving benefits and has been used since ancient times for its special properties. Good quality honey can be high in beneficial plant compounds including antioxidants. It contains a number of nutrients (see below) and has high levels of glucose and fructose which offers a healthier alternative to refined sugar making it a great source of energy. However, the composition of a honey batch depends on the floral source(s) available to the bees that produced the honey.
Nelson Honey operates a team of beekeepers and has hives are located throughout the beautiful regions at top of the South Island of New Zealand. Hives enjoy spectacular and remote locations including Maori Bay in the Marlborough Sounds and Rainbow Station in St Arnaud.
Here at Nelson Honey we can trace our honey back to the hives they came from and our team of beekeepers maintain the health and happiness of all our bees.
Manuka Honey
There has been much research done on the components of manuka honey and its benefits, leading to worldwide acclaim of this wonderful honey.
Manuka Honey is unique to New Zealand and its special benefits have been a traditional part of folklore throughout New Zealand’s settled history. Ongoing research using Manuka Honey supports the worth of this valuable resource.
At Nelson Honey, we test all our Manuka Honey for MGO (Methylglyoxal) activity along with other chemical markers to ensure that it is authentic manuka honey. Methylglyoxal is expressed as a minimum number of mg/kg and scientific evidence has confirmed it as being a key compound that occurs naturally in Manuka honey.
Honeydew Honey
While Manuka Honey is extremely well-known for its special properties, our Honeydew Honey may also offer some excellent health benefits. It contains much higher levels of complex sugars called Oligosaccharides than nectar (or floral) honey.
Research shows Oligosaccharides are important to maintaining a healthy digestive system and work as a prebiotics support the growth of good bacteria in the gut.
Honeydew Honey also contains higher levels of antioxidants and minerals compared to other floral honeys.
Further reading
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) offers a great source of published research about honey. Below are links to several interesting articles.
Identification and Quantitation of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline in Manuka Honey (Leptospermum scoparium). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26365614
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Average Nutritional Value per 100 g
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| Energy |
1,340 kJ (320 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates |
79.6 g |
| Fats |
0 g |
| Protein |
0.4 g |
| Water |
17.10 g |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) |
0.038 mg |
| Niacin (vit. B3) |
0.121 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
0.068 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
0.024 mg |
| Folate (Vit. B9) |
2 μg |
| Vitamin C |
0.5 mg |
| Calcium |
6 mg |
| Iron |
0.42 mg |
| Magnesium |
2 mg |
| Phosphorus |
4 mg |
| Potassium |
52 mg |
| Sodium |
12 mg |
| Zinc |
0.22 mg |
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Deena Robson (verified owner) –
My husband has been experiencing joint pain and heard through the grapevine that bee venom was a great natural relief for this. I bought Nectar Ease for him. He has been taking it for a few weeks now and feels great! We would recommend this for anyone having joint pain.
Peter Thompson (verified owner) –
Early days for me (having only taken for around 10 days) but initial reaction is my Arthritis in my thumbs has eased quite a bit. I look forward to more improvement as the days go on.
Roger B (verified owner) –
I have been using Nectar Ease Plus for 10 years plus. My doctor has asked me on 2 occasions to stop taking them while trying to resolve other issues. Within about 7 days my knee becomes very painful and is painful to walk. Once back on the Nectar Ease the pain is reduced within 2 – 3 days.
moira edge (verified owner) –
I suggested hubby try these as well as myself and we noticed the difference within 5 days, I have a crushed knuckle with no pain now and hubby has bad arthritis in his hands and was always rubbing the backs of them..well his words were, I really believe the capsules are working. Over the years hes tried everything, rubs, oils, glucosamine pills, and his aches were only escalating. I still can’t believe the improvement !! Besotted customers here !!