The Many Health Benefits of Aloe Vera

Why This “Silent Healer” Has Become the Top Herbal Supplement Sold

There’s an inexpensive herbal supplement called the “Silent Healer” that may be a drug-free remedy for many of the world’s ills — one that comes without any undesirable side effects.

This “Silent Healer” is … aloe vera. And the many health benefits of aloe vera are discussed below.

References to the health benefits of aloe vera and the use of aloe vera date back to 1,000 B.C. when King Solomon, the greatest Old Testament gardener, grew Aloe for medicinal uses. Christopher Columbus considered Aloe vera a medicinal wonder plant and used the pulp to save his crew on the Santa Maria from disease. He called it the “doctor in a pot.” Mahatma Gandhi referred to it as one of “the secret forces” that kept him alive during his fasts. Its use for skin beautification is legendary, having been used by Cleopatra to maintain her skin’s youthful glow.

Aloe vera has emerged from its humble beginnings to becoming one of the most popular herbal supplements sold chiefly due to its far-reaching effectiveness in helping with a broad spectrum of health problems.

Health Benefits of Aloe Vera: Normalize Cholesterol Levels and Maintain Heart Health

A landmark 5-year study involving aloe vera was conducted consisting of 5,000 patients with heart disease. The participants of the study were instructed to add aloe vera to their diet. It was added to bread eaten at lunch and dinner. They were also instructed not to consume alcohol during the study, and smoking was not allowed.

After just three months, 93% of the patients experienced a significant improvement in serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. More importantly, not one of the 5,000 patients taking aloe vera suffered a fresh heart attack.This is significant because according to the American Heart Association…“One out of 4 men — and 1 out of 3 women — who live through a heart attack will die within the following year, most often of cardiac arrest or another heart attack.“

Over 300 Biologically Active Compounds Are Found in the Aloe Vera Plant

One of the world’s foremost authorities on Aloe vera, Ivan E. Danhof, Ph.D, M.D., has spent much of his last 30 years researching the Aloe vera plant.In the late 1970s, Dr. Danhof was the first to identify the various nutritional components in Aloe vera.

To date, Dr. Danhof and others have identified over 300 biologically active compounds in the Aloe vera plant … almost 5 times more than any other plant. This may be what prompted him to say “If this plant were discovered today, and its remarkable healing properties were investigated, it would be hailed as the wonder drug of this century.”

Following are just 3 of the health benefits of Aloe vera:

==> Aloe vera helps normalize blood sugar and triglyceride levels. A double-blind study of 78 people, published in the scientific journal,Phytomedicine revealed dramatic and exciting results. After 6 weeks of taking Aloe daily, the average blood sugar level of the participants in the test group declined 43% and triglyceride levels also decreased 44%. The participants who did not take the Aloe vera had an average blood sugar increase of 2.4% and an average increase in blood triglyceride levels of 8.4%.

==> Aloe vera has an amazing ability to ease inflammation, joint and muscle pain and restore youthful movement and freedom.

==> Aloe vera is loaded with natural digestive strengtheners that can turn the tables on intestinal aggressors such as bloating, acid reflux, and constipation that can lead to serious illnesses.

Only Pure Extracts That Use Both the Outer Rind and Inner Gel 
of the Aloe Vera Plant May Deliver Therapeutic Effects

Although Aloe vera is widely available as a supplement, patients and consumers must be careful. Not all Aloe supplements are created equal. For the supplement to be effective, and for the health benefits of aloe vera to be realized, aloe must be in its purest form. But according to industry-wide tests, as much as 75% of the Aloe supplements sold today may not be pure … or lose up to 40% of its naturally beneficial nutrients during processing. Even products that claim to use pure Aloe vera are often laced with fillers like maltodextrin.

More importantly, most Aloe vera supplements are made from the inner gel of the plant only, which is 99.5% water! Supplement manufacturers discard the Aloe vera plant’s nutritious outer body, its outer rind, which is where most of its health power resides. When the inner and outer bodies of the plant are combined, a user will receive up to 200% more of the nutrients than from substandard products that use only the inner material.