Loofah Sponges. We talk about the joy of loofahâor luffaâ (Luffa aegyptiaca) all the time, but I donât believe weâve every blogged about it here. I was reminded of it when we received a letter from Candace, who heard us on a podcast talking about how much fun it was to grow loofah sponges.
Bee pollen helps regulate hormones, and it possesses metabolic activity â containing amino acids that help increase your metabolism by dissolving fat cells in the body. We also know thatpollen contains an enormous amount of essential vitamins and minerals, helping nourish the body of people with poor eating habits.
The study of pollen is palynology and is a very useful for many other studies. Pollen is used by bees as food, by plants as a regenerator and by pharmaceutical companies as profit. The reason that only a part of the general population are affected aversely by pollen is because of certain pollen proteins. Apparently, allergy-sufferers have an immune system that considers these proteins as harmful.