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AloeVera Products- Aloe vera can provide the body with many nutrients that are beneficial to our well being and also provide the immune system with vitamins, minerals and enzymes necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Aloever juice, gels and cosmetic's for both human use and vetenary purposes are all based on our organic Aloes produced on controlled farms
Aloe Vera, is often called the Miracle Plant and the Natural Healer and many other name sover the 4000 years during which this medicinal herb has been hepling people to feel better.
There are over 200 or so species of aloe, there are probably only three or four with medicinal properties. Of these, Aloe Vera Barbadensis (Miller), which is also known as Aloe Vera (linne), is the most potent.
Aloe Vera Barbadensis is a succulent, looking rather like a cactus but is in fact a member of the lily family related to the onions, garlic and asparagus. p>
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To benefit from Aloe Vera, the gel can be taken internally for its nutritional effect or it can be combined with other ingredients to produce topical creams and lotions to nourish and improve the quality of the skin.
Why does it work?
It works by providing a rich cocktail of nutritional elements whose combined action and balance produce a more powerful effect together than would be expected from the addition of the individual components. This is because they work as a team, enhancing each other's effect - known as synergism. It also has adaptogenic properties which means that different individuals take from it what they need, therefore the benefits vary from person to person.
 Aloe Vera has nutritional qualities and antioxidant properties which helps firstly to prevent epithelial tissue damage and also promotes healing when damage does occur. Antioxidants fight the free radicals, the unstable compounds produced by our metabolism and found in environmental pollutants. teThese free radicals are thought to cause some cancers and contribue towards the aging process.
The Healing process
Aloe Veras natural anti-inflammatory/antimicrobial properties combined within its nutritional constituents promote growth of cells which in turn promotes healing. Many people who are perfectly healthy oalso endorse Aloevera as it promotes balance, health and a feel good factor. This is no doubt related to Aloe Veras positive effects on the immune system
What is in Aloe Vera
Vitamins
Aloe Vera contains a wide range of vitamins, but the key ones are the antioxidant vitamins C,E and Beta-Carotene. It is also a good source of vitamin B12 which make it popular with vegetarians and vegans.
Minerals
Aloe Vera include teh mfollowing minerals - Magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, calcium, sodium and potassium.
Amino Acids
The human body requires 22 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and Aloe Vera gel contains 20 of them. More importantly, it provides seven of the eight essential amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and which therfore have to be consumed as food.
Sugars
These include the important muco-polysaccharides which act on the immune system as well as helping to detoxify the bobd
Enzymes
Lipases and proteases which break down food and aid digestion.
Fatty Acids
The three main types act as a powerful anti-inflammatory agents.
Lignin
This woody substance bestows on Aloe Vera its penetrative ability to reach deep into the skin.
Saponins
These are soapy substances that exert a powerful anti-microbial effect against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts such as candida or 'thrush'.
Anthraquinones
The most important ones being aloin and emodin, but altogether they are strong painkillers, and are acknowledged to possess anti-bacterial and viruscidal activity. In there pure form, they are very powerful laxatives.
Which type of aloe?
There is no real evidence to suggest that whole leaf aloe, which includes the rind but is filtered and usually concentrated, is any more effective than just the inner leaf gel and sap alone.
However, what is most important is the quality and quantity of aloe in the product being sold. Unfortunately, many products on the market labelled as 'Aloe Vera juice' may contain only a small amount or proportion of the actual inner leaf gel. If in doubt look for the Seal of Approval of the Internetional Aloe Science Council. This is an independant American regulatory body which monitors the quantity and quality of aloe in products. If their Seal of Approval actually appears on the container (not simply a claim), it is bona fide.
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