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 I've tried yet. It's still not as good as fresh aloe vera gel (fresh is always the best), but growing your own aloe vera is only possible if you live in a climate that does not freeze. In some parts of the country, you can successfully grow aloe vera in containers by keeping it outside during the summer and bringing it inside during the winter months, but this is a bit rough on the plant and it typically does not flourish under such circumstances.
The Aloe Vera 100 Drink Mix
The GCW aloe vera flakes -- named Aloe Vera 100 because it's 100% aloe vera -- is highly concentrated. |
| Many of the aloe vera gel products on the market are little more than expensive water blended with cheap thickeners and a touch of aloe vera.
I'm not going to name all the brands here, but you can read the ingredients yourself to determine which products are quality vs. those that are mostly purified water and carageenan thickeners. When you buy aloe vera juice, you could either be buying a quality product or expensive fillers, depending on the manufacturer. In either case, the liquids usually don't taste very good. |
| It's still not as good as fresh aloe vera gel (fresh is always the best), but growing your own aloe vera is only possible if you live in a climate that does not freeze. In some parts of the country, you can successfully grow aloe vera in containers by keeping it outside during the summer and bringing it inside during the winter months, but this is a bit rough on the plant and it typically does not flourish under such circumstances.
The Aloe Vera 100 Drink Mix
The GCW aloe vera flakes -- named Aloe Vera 100 because it's 100% aloe vera -- is highly concentrated. |
| I also like aloe vera gel for use when traveling. You can add a teaspoon of this Aloe Vera 100 product to a bottle of water, close the lid, shake the bottle vigorously, and you have an aloe fruit drink. You might add a touch of stevia to sweeten it up, too, since the aloe isn't sweet by itself. If you want a really great-tasting drink buy GCW's Aloe Vera Raspberry Drink Mix (click here to view them). It's incredibly delicious even without sweeteners. It's my favorite instant drink mix!
By the way, Good Cause Wellness has a special offer coupon for NewsTarget readers. |
| This is exactly how the aloe vera gel is processed in the Good Cause Wellness product. I know because I had a long conversation with the manufacturer of the aloe vera flakes, and I've seen pictures of their operation: It's a large aloe vera leaf fillet factory!
Unlike the gel, the skin and sap of the aloe vera leaf are not food. In fact, they're extremely bitter precisely for the reason of discouraging desert rabbits from eating the plants. Here in the desert, rabbits and Javelina will eat just about anything: Palo Verde leaves, prickly pear cactus pads, flowers and roots. |
| In fact, aloe vera gel has dozens of uses both externally and internally, with health benefits that would astound you such as extending lifespan, accelerating wound healing, destroying cancer tumors and much more. Click here to read "The Aloe Vera Miracle" article that describes many of the known healing effects of aloe vera.
Powder concentrate vs. aloe vera liquids
Aloe vera liquids have been available in health food stores for a long time. While there are some quality products on the market, many of them are gimmicks made mostly of water and containing very little aloe vera juice. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 No burn, soothing as aloe vera gel. I've since shared this discovery with other folks, and every one of them reports the same thing.
Being a good academic, I did a literature search, and guess what: There's not a single piece of research anywhere in the world showing that sugar or Sweet'N Low, applied to the scalp while bleaching your hair, completely kills the burn.
But it works.
Consider how many things in life your grandmother knew about that "worked," even though no one had ever done a double-blind, randomized control study on them. |
David Wolfe
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In my experience, fresh, raw aloe vera gel helps heal burns faster than any other substance — raw manuka honey is a close second. Raw, fresh aloe vera gel (or in the alternative, raw honey) should be topically applied one to two times a day (first degree burns), three to four times a day (second degree burns) and five to six times a day (third degree burns). Accelerated healing will be noticed immediately.
MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane) lotion may be applied directly onto burns as long as the wounds are closed, the skin is not raw and the blisters are not oozing. |
Mike Adams
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 You can also make your own lip balm or use simple ingredients directly: Natural lip balms
Aloe vera gel with natural oils: Put two drops each of chamomile oil and geranium oil into aloe vera gel; rub into lips.
<*" Calendula ointment
<*" Vitamin A or D ointment or vitamin E oil: Gently rub ointment or oil solution onto your lips; available at most health food stores.
These natural lip balms will provide you with temporary relief, as well as prevent chapped lips caused by cold or windy weather. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Psoriasis
Forty-one patients with stable plaque psoriasis took part in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled right/left comparison study to test the effect of a commercial, preserved but otherwise untreated, aloe vera gel. A 2-week wash-out period was followed by a 4-week treatment period with 2 daily applications and follow-up visits after 1 and 2 months. The score sum of erythema, infiltration, and desquamation decreased in 72.5% of Aloe vera-treated sites compared with 82% of placebo-treated areas from week 0 to week 4. |
| In contrast, the authors of a systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence (including a previous systematic review, five randomized controlled trials, and two non-published randomized controlled trials) for the effectiveness of aloe vera gel for radiation-induced skin reactions concluded that there is no evidence to indicate that topical Aloe vera preparations are effective in preventing or lessening these lesions (Richardson 2005). |
| Radiotherapy Adjunct
A phase II, double-blind, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial determined that aloe vera gel was not a beneficial adjunct to head-and-neck radiotherapy. Patients (n=58) received biweekly examinations. At the end of treatment, it was shown that subjects taking Aloe vera had identical scores to those on placebo with regard to maximal grade of toxicity, duration of Grade 2 or worse mucositis, quality-of-life scores, percentage of weight loss, use of pain medications, hydration requirement, oral infections, and prolonged radiation breaks (Su et al, 2004). |
| The results indicate that the effect of the commercial aloe vera gel on stable plaque psoriasis was modest and not better than placebo (Paulsen et al, 2005).
An earlier study shows, however, that Aloe vera (0.5%) whole leaf extract effectively (p<0.001) cured or reduced the signs of psoriasis in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Sixty patients with slight to moderate chronic plaque-type psoriasis were randomized into 2 groups, 1 using a placebo cream, the other using the cream with Aloe vera extract (with mineral oil and castor oil to solubilize the Aloe). |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Aloe & Linden Flower After Sun Soother ($10 for 6 ounces) has more irritating than soothing properties for skin thanks to the comfrey extract and citrus oils it contains. Pure aloe vera gel would be a much better option.
© Chemical-Free Sunscreen SPF 15 ($15for3.46ounces) leaves out synthetic sunscreen actives (though there's nothing wrong with those ingredients) and relies on titanium dioxide for sun protection. That's great, but the many fragrant volatile oils in this product are a considerable problem. |
Marshall Editions
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 Chamomile may reduce itchiness when used as a cream, and relieves stress when drunk as a tea. aloe vera gel can be used topically on the affected area for its cooling, soothing, and anti-inflammatory effects. A cool oatmeal bath may help relieve itchiness. Put 1 cup of oatmeal into a piece of cheese cloth or muslin and tie it with a string and hang it under the tap or float it in the bath tub. Soak in warm water for 20-30 minutes. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's called Herbal Aloe Force and it combines raw aloe vera gel with a potent combination of anti-cancer herbs including cat's claw, "Essiac" herbs and astragalus. I'm not sure yet if there's any of the aloe vera leaf sap found in this formula (I'm working on finding that out), and that's important because I like to avoid the leaf sap and just eat the gel. In any case, I immediately recognized it as a highly medicinal cancer-busting formula that I know would be extremely helpful in preventing or treating various forms of cancer. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| And yet most people only know about the topical applications of aloe vera gel. They think it's only good for sunburns. In reality, aloe vera is useful for both external and internal use. In this article, I'll discuss both.
Journey with me to the desert
To understand why aloe vera is so important, come with me to the deserts of Arizona. There, you'll find an abundant diversity of plant life featuring impressive adaptations to living in a nearly water-free environment. Some of the trees, for example, have green bark and almost no leaves in order to reduce water loss. |
| This fact is well known by not just herbalists around the world, but also by anyone with even a hint of common sense. If aloe vera gel wasn't antibacterial, then any little nick or scrape of the aloe plant would result in the whole thing being eaten up by bacteria. Aloe has to be antibacterial simply to survive in the wild! Otherwise, the moist, nutrient-rich gel would be a perfect breeding ground for bacteria.
Aloe vera makes most first aid kits obsolete. You can get rid of all those silly, toxic first aid sprays (antibacteria sprays, lotions, bandages, etc. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Skin dermatitis was scored weekly during the trial by patients and by healthcare providers. aloe vera gel did not protect against radiation therapy-induced dermatitis (Williams, 1996).
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study with 108 breast cancer patients that were treated with a minimum 50cGy radiation dose to the breast or chest wall were evaluated for dermatitis scores following the use of topical Aloe vera. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| In fact, my yard is an aloe farm, and each day before I make my superfood breakfast smoothie, I walk out to my yard, slice off an aloe vera leaf, thank the plant for granting me its healing medicine, then I fillet the leaf and drop the aloe vera gel into my blender. A few minutes later, I'm enjoying the most impressive medicinal herb that nature has ever created. (Click here to see the new PhotoTour showing step-by-step pictures of how to fillet aloe vera and remove the inner gel. |
| Aloe vera lowers cholesterol and triglycerides
When used internally, aloe vera gel improves the quality of the blood and helps rebalance the blood chemistry in a way that lowers cholesterol and total triglycerides (in people with elevated levels). When you consider that blueberries are also powerful cholesterol-lowering medicines, you realize why the Good Cause Wellness Aloe Vera + Blueberry product is such a smart idea: Both ingredients lower high cholesterol! |
| This makes aloe vera gel available to everyone, not just those who live in the desert.
You see, until now, I've been a strong proponent of the health benefits of aloe vera, but I had no advice for teaching others how to take the product. The typical aloe vera liquids available in retail are very weak, and some contain almost no aloe vera juice whatsoever. Many are mixed with food thickeners to make them look like a gel, but most have been heated, destroying a significant portion of their healing effects. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Another Phototour available right now shows you how to harvest aloe vera gel from a live aloe plant. To see it, visit: http://www.newstarget.com/PhotoTour_Aloe_Vera_1.html
NewsTarget will be publishing more Phototours in the weeks ahead. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Smearing berries on your skin also works as a natural sunscreen, as does smearing aloe vera gel on your skin. Amazon Herb Co. distributors use a product called Camu C Serum as a natural suncreen. It works great! http://www.amazondreams.amazonherb.net
The best sunscreen, however, is an internal sunscreen built with nutrition. Eat chlorella, spirulina, goji berries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, astaxanthin, carrots and nutrient-rich superfoods to boost your skin's natural UV protection (takes about 30 days of nutrition to boost skin levels). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 My two favorite recipes are chocolate (with raw cacao, coconut oil or macadamia nut oil, raw avocado, spirulina, quinoa, banana and almond milk) and super berry (fresh berries, freeze-dried berries, egg white protein, stevia, aloe vera gel, fresh cucumber or watermelon, celery).
I put no personal care products on my skin whatsoever: No deodorants, no fragrance, no skin creams, no cosmetics and no sunscreen. This alone saves me from exposure to hundreds of cancer-causing toxic chemicals added to personal care products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Large chunks of aloe vera gel can literally be packed inside wounds such as gunshot wounds or tissue tears. Placed directly on or in the wound, it kills bacteria, prevents infection and actually nourishes the traumatized tissues while sealing the wound against outside infection. Nothing beats aloe for emergency trauma medicine. If the U.S. military had any sense, they'd be carrying aloe vera leaves around to treat soldiers suffering from shrapnel wounds and explosion burns. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| In the group that had topical aloe vera gel applied to their wounds, the size of the wounds decreased 18 percent more than the wounds of a control group that healed without the help of aloe.
If you ever undergo dermabrasion—an increasingly popular cosmetic procedure used for smoothing the skin and removing acne scars—don't leave home without your aloe. Aloe decreases surgical recovery time, according to a report in the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. In this report, eighteen patients had
Aloe vera is also excellent for constipation. |
Ron Garner
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 Product #1: aloe vera gel is used as a home remedy to soothe and heal minor burns, abrasions, and insect bites. Product #2: aloe vera juice, which is often watered down or processed to remove any disagreeable taste, and is consumed for its nutritional and healing benefits. Because of the processing, it may contain only a fraction of the nutrients of the original plant. Product #3: whole leaf aloe vera concentrate, is the premium and most expensive of the products. It is made by cold-pressing fresh whole leaves of aloe vera. |
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