THE POWER OF THE BEE THE BOOK OF APITHERAPY by: Dr. Thomas Gloger In his book “The Power of Bee – The Book of Apitherapy” apitherapy specialist Dr. Thomas Gloger extensively presents hitherto little-used bee products such as propolis, royal jelly, bee venom and other topics such as wax, honey massage or wound treatment with honey. These can be used to alleviate a viral cold, bacterial infections, pain or autoimmune diseases. Apitherapy expert Dr. Thomas Gloger publishes the reference book “The Power of the Bee” and provides exciting insights into the active substances of bees. But who knows that you can brush your teeth with honey? And perga is a healthy energy snack? And that royal jelly strengthens the cardiovascular system, and prevents viral infections? That propolis protects the immune system as well as the liver and kidneys? And that a bee sting can do much more than just hurt. Our bees provide us with these and many other extraordinary substances. And the experienced apitherapy specialist Dr. Thomas Gloger not only introduces them in his new reference book “The Power of the Bee – The Book of Apitherapy and Bee Medicine” – he also shows how valuable they are for our health and preventive health maintenance. On 144 pages, he informs us in a profound and entertaining way about the composition, areas of application and scientific correlations. Dr. Gloger studied chemistry at the Technical University of Munich and has spent more than a decade intensively studying bees and in particular the extraction and mode of action of the individual bee products. Therefore, he also goes into detail about which mechanisms, which active ingredient and in which dosage can be used. In particular, he devotes detailed chapters to propolis and bee venom therapy, which can be carried out in various ways. The topics of wax and honey massage are not neglected either. Around 80 illustrations and a large number of tables, especially on the composition of the individual active substances, provide further valuable background knowledge. The list of ailments that can be alleviated with bee products is long. It ranges from a simple viral cold, bacterial infection, acute inflammation or pain to complex autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, MS or Parkinson’s to AIDS. Dr. Thomas Gloger bases his treatment recommendations on numerous reports and studies from around the world, which he researched for this book, as well as on his own wealth of experience. Honey itself also plays an important role in “The Power of the Bee”, but the focus here is on its medical application, for example for desensitisation of pollen allergy or wound treatment. This is a book not only for beekeepers, but for anyone who is interested in diverse and gentle alternative methods for maintaining health. For beekeepers it fills an important gap in beekeeping literature.
