Bee Sting Therapy

Bee venom therapy is the part of apitherapy which utilizes bee venom in the treatment of health conditions.

Apitherapy is the use of beehive products, including honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom.

It has been used since ancient times to treat arthritis, rheumatism, back pain, skin diseases and in this modern age as an alternative therapy to treat multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Bee venom comes from the stingers of honey bees who use it in defense of the bee colony.

Bee venom is a rich source of enzymes, peptides and biogenic amines. There are at least 18 active components in the venom which have some pharmaceutical properties. The effect mechanism of the venom is not entirely know yet.

Scientists believe it can modify the way the immune system functions in the body and contribute to increased cortisol production.

Traditionally, bee venom was administered with live bees by stimulating them to sting in the affected area, trigger points or acupuncture points.

Depending on the nature of the disease, the standardized venom can be used in a cream, liniment, ointment or injection form.

Bee venom is most effective when it comes directly from the live bee during the late spring to early fall season when bees have a good pollen source to produce potent venom.

Their venom during the winter period is less potent. Next to the effect of a live bee, injectable venom solution is considered to be a standard method to administer bee venom.

Venom solution is prepared from pure bee venom (Apis Venenum Purum) and is a homeopathic preparation. It is administered intradermally just between the skin layers or subcutaneously under the skin to imitate the effect of a bee sting.

Each injection is equivalent to or is less than the average dry venom sac content of a honey bee. Bee venom is also used topically in creams, liniments and ointments.

The application of venom solution with electrophoresis or ultrasonophoresis is practiced in Europe and China.

Anxiety And Stress

Everyone feels a little stressed once in a while.

Stress is a very natural thing that happens to people who experience great change.

People can experience stress when they are happy or sad.

Stress is very normal; it can even help people feel motivated to accomplish tasks.

The danger is when the stress begins to cause undue distress.

Too much stress can even lead to physical exhaustion.

Sometimes diseases or illnesses can develop because of stress.

Too much stress include various heart diseases, migraines, high blood pressure and allergies.

Anxiety refers to a feeling of discomfort.

It's not a typical sense of discomfort but extreme unease that can be attributed to having to face stressful situations.

Anxiety, though another normal phenomenon for everyone, can be telling of a serious mental condition, especially useless and excessive anxiety.

Anxiety can be considered a mental health issue when it begins to interfere with a person's daily routine or daily life.

It is also true that when there is severe or long-term and consistent anxiety that this could mean that the person has serious mental health problems.

Physical stressors can act as agents in causing psychological symptoms.

Depression can result from a prolonged illness.

The opposite can also occur; psychological stressors in turn can also create physical symptoms.

The most common type of physical symptom is feeling nauseous when something bad happens or a shortness of breath when unexpected news comes.

When a person feels continuous and overwhelming stress, an anxiety syndrome can develop.

Anxiety is characterized by a feeling of apprehension, the "sick-to-the-stomach" feeling that is associated with fear and nervousness.

Most of the time, people can pinpoint the cause of stress or anxiety.

However, there are cases when the anxiety syndrome seems to be a result of many different things that may not necessarily be too overwhelming individually, but when put together lead to that feeling of mental distress.