The biggest factor behind the success of Forever Living Products has always been our pure aloe vera – the primary ingredient in almost everything we produce. Our stabilized aloe vera is the finest available. We control everything from fields to factory, to research and development, to packaging, to shipping and distribution. This allows us to guarantee the quality of products to our millions of customers and distributors who depend on them for a healthier life and a more rewarding lifestyle.
FLP’s Marketing Plan is successful because it’s generous and simple:
High Quality Products – Natural alternatives to improving health
30-year industry experience with proven financial stability
International Presence in more than 130 countries
Simple Business Plan – an opportunity to earn greater income
Ability to buy the product at wholesale price (the retail mark up is 43%)
All products come with 30day satisfaction guarantee
Free company web page for your business information
Bonuses paid on the retail cost of the product
Excellent support staff
Great sales and marketing tools
Training seminars
Distributor incentives and bonuses
No pass-ups or demotions
Extensive company website and personal Distributor websites
FOREVER has taken care of the research and development, market research, packaging, distribution, marketing, and paperwork for you. All you have to do is share these proven quality products with your customers, and you will have created your very own business!
It’s FREE to join, so click here – and start on the path to a financially independent future with FOREVER!
Absolutely free! No obligation! To join FLP team you will need my Distributor ID (Sponsor ID) 001002357471.
Consider the benefits of becoming an FLP Distributor:
Ability to buy the product at wholesale price (the retail mark up is 43%);
Free company web page for your business information;
Opportunity to order a no interest bearing debit Visa Card, which the company will then use to pay your monthly bonuses;
Ability to build your own “MyFLPBiz website”, which will give you the ability to register your customers through the company website and avoid direct selling.
You have two options to start your own business:
First option: Register here and get your own Distributor ID number, if you want to start a small Retail Business. You will then be able to order products directly from the company at wholesale prices (minimum order is $50 US) and sell it at retail prices, with potential retail profit of 43%.
Second option: Register here and get your own Distributor ID number, if you want to build a larger business and develop your own group of distributors – start your business the professional way and purchase a Combo Pack “Touch of Forever” or any separate variety of products that total at least 2 credit cases (1 credit case = US $132 ). The reason behind this is that you should evaluate the product first and remember: as an FLP distributor you have 12 months money back guarantee.
You do not run any financial risks with us!
And remember: If you are not building your own dream – you are building someone else’s.
It’s FREE to join, so click here – and start on the path to a financially independent future with FOREVER!
Absolutely free! No obligation! To join FLP team you will need my Distributor ID (Sponsor ID) 001002357471.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Researchers employ Aloe Vera to fight tooth decay, boost immunity.
From Guardian Newspapers Limited
By Chukwuma Muanya
IT is fast becoming the most courted plant on Earth. It is employed in making most household daily care products from toothpastes, cosmetics to healthful drinks. The Aloe Vera plant has a long history of healing power. Its ability to heal burns and cuts and soothe pain has been documented as far back as the 10th century.
Legend has it that Cleopatra used Aloe Vera to keep her skin soft. The modern use of Aloe Vera was first recognised in the 1930s to heal radiation burns. Since then, it has been a common ingredient in ointments that heal sunburn, minor cuts, skin irritation, and many other ailments.
Recently, Aloe Vera has gained some popularity as an active ingredient in tooth gel and healthful drinks. Researchers have shown that drinking Aloe Vera juice boosts immune system against cancer and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
A recent study published in General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal, suggests that similar to its use on skin, the Aloe Vera in tooth gels is used to cleanse and soothe teeth and gums, and is as effective as toothpaste to fight cavities.
Aloe Vera tooth gel is intended to perform the same function as toothpaste, which is to eliminate pathogenic oral microflora Ð disease-causing bacteria Ð in the mouth. The ability of Aloe Vera tooth gel to successfully perform that function has been a point of contention for some dental professionals. However, research presented in General Dentistry may alleviate that concern.
The study compared the germ-fighting ability of an Aloe Vera tooth gel to two commercially popular toothpastes and revealed that the aloe Vera tooth gel was just as effective, and in some cases more effective, than the commercial brands at controlling cavity-causing organisms.
Scientists have found that compounds in Aloe Vera have an antiviral effect, killed cancer cells, reduced the growth rate of tumors, protected the body against free radicals, and helped with allergies.
Aloe Vera has also been shown to activate whites blood cells and promotes growth of non-cancerous cells apparent cancer fighting properties. Trails on HIV/AIDS patients showed that fever and night sweats, diarrhea and opportunistic infections (which are usually responsible for the death of the AIDS patient) were controlled or eliminated in most patients.
It has been shown that Aloe Vera is one of the most potent sources of antioxidants, Vitamins E and C and Vitamin B-12. Recent studies are demonstrating the remarkable benefits of anti-oxidants. Oxidation in cells can damage DNA, leading sometimes to cancer, other diseases and, to the changes associated with aging. Anti-oxidant compounds have been shown to counter the aging effects wrought by the free radicals. People drinking Aloe Vera regularly were shown to suffer less from life threatening diseases and overall live about 10 per cent longer life.
Dr. Dilip George, co-author of the General Dentistry study, explained that aloe “must not be treated with excessive heat or filtered during the manufacturing process, as this destroys or reduces the effects of certain essential compounds, such as enzymes and polysaccharides.”
George said that consumers consult non-profit associations such as the International Aloe Science Council to see what products have received the organization’s seal of quality.
Although there are more than 300 species of the plant, only a few have been used for medicinal purposes. “Thankfully, consumers with sensitive teeth or gums have a number of choices when it comes to their oral health, and Aloe Vera is one of them,” said AGD spokesperson Eric Shapria. “If they are interested in a more alternative approach to oral hygiene, they should speak with their dentist to ensure that it meets the standards of organised dentistry, too.”
Nutritionists recommend Aloe Vera-based drinks for optimal health. National Secretary, Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Mr. Barth Brai, said Aloe Vera-based health drink will provide refreshment and health benefits to the consumers.
Brai decried the reckless eating and drinking habits of most consumers who are not conscious of what they eat and drinks, a practice he said has lead to various hitherto foreign diseases like cancer and hypertension becoming rampant in the society.
He said that Aloe Vera could reverse the damage done to the body by free radicals. ÒBotanical products like Aloe Vera-based drinks provide specific health benefits like aiding of digestion, enhancing clear skin and reduction of blood cholesterol levels thus guarding against the risk of hypertension and other cardio-vascular diseases,Ó Brai said.
Click here to order Aloe Vera products.
By Chukwuma Muanya
IT is fast becoming the most courted plant on Earth. It is employed in making most household daily care products from toothpastes, cosmetics to healthful drinks. The Aloe Vera plant has a long history of healing power. Its ability to heal burns and cuts and soothe pain has been documented as far back as the 10th century.
Legend has it that Cleopatra used Aloe Vera to keep her skin soft. The modern use of Aloe Vera was first recognised in the 1930s to heal radiation burns. Since then, it has been a common ingredient in ointments that heal sunburn, minor cuts, skin irritation, and many other ailments.
Recently, Aloe Vera has gained some popularity as an active ingredient in tooth gel and healthful drinks. Researchers have shown that drinking Aloe Vera juice boosts immune system against cancer and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
A recent study published in General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal, suggests that similar to its use on skin, the Aloe Vera in tooth gels is used to cleanse and soothe teeth and gums, and is as effective as toothpaste to fight cavities.
Aloe Vera tooth gel is intended to perform the same function as toothpaste, which is to eliminate pathogenic oral microflora Ð disease-causing bacteria Ð in the mouth. The ability of Aloe Vera tooth gel to successfully perform that function has been a point of contention for some dental professionals. However, research presented in General Dentistry may alleviate that concern.
The study compared the germ-fighting ability of an Aloe Vera tooth gel to two commercially popular toothpastes and revealed that the aloe Vera tooth gel was just as effective, and in some cases more effective, than the commercial brands at controlling cavity-causing organisms.
Scientists have found that compounds in Aloe Vera have an antiviral effect, killed cancer cells, reduced the growth rate of tumors, protected the body against free radicals, and helped with allergies.
Aloe Vera has also been shown to activate whites blood cells and promotes growth of non-cancerous cells apparent cancer fighting properties. Trails on HIV/AIDS patients showed that fever and night sweats, diarrhea and opportunistic infections (which are usually responsible for the death of the AIDS patient) were controlled or eliminated in most patients.
It has been shown that Aloe Vera is one of the most potent sources of antioxidants, Vitamins E and C and Vitamin B-12. Recent studies are demonstrating the remarkable benefits of anti-oxidants. Oxidation in cells can damage DNA, leading sometimes to cancer, other diseases and, to the changes associated with aging. Anti-oxidant compounds have been shown to counter the aging effects wrought by the free radicals. People drinking Aloe Vera regularly were shown to suffer less from life threatening diseases and overall live about 10 per cent longer life.
Dr. Dilip George, co-author of the General Dentistry study, explained that aloe “must not be treated with excessive heat or filtered during the manufacturing process, as this destroys or reduces the effects of certain essential compounds, such as enzymes and polysaccharides.”
George said that consumers consult non-profit associations such as the International Aloe Science Council to see what products have received the organization’s seal of quality.
Although there are more than 300 species of the plant, only a few have been used for medicinal purposes. “Thankfully, consumers with sensitive teeth or gums have a number of choices when it comes to their oral health, and Aloe Vera is one of them,” said AGD spokesperson Eric Shapria. “If they are interested in a more alternative approach to oral hygiene, they should speak with their dentist to ensure that it meets the standards of organised dentistry, too.”
Nutritionists recommend Aloe Vera-based drinks for optimal health. National Secretary, Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Mr. Barth Brai, said Aloe Vera-based health drink will provide refreshment and health benefits to the consumers.
Brai decried the reckless eating and drinking habits of most consumers who are not conscious of what they eat and drinks, a practice he said has lead to various hitherto foreign diseases like cancer and hypertension becoming rampant in the society.
He said that Aloe Vera could reverse the damage done to the body by free radicals. ÒBotanical products like Aloe Vera-based drinks provide specific health benefits like aiding of digestion, enhancing clear skin and reduction of blood cholesterol levels thus guarding against the risk of hypertension and other cardio-vascular diseases,Ó Brai said.
Click here to order Aloe Vera products.
Monday, October 12, 2009
How to Use Aloe Vera to Promote Hair Growth
1. Step 1
Get examined by a doctor. There are a variety of different causes for hair loss, including scalp infections, reactions to medications, illness, vitamin or mineral deficiencies and other medical reasons. Your doctor can help diagnose the cause of your hair loss and may be able to provide a simple remedy to combat it.
2. Step 2
Look for Aloe Vera hair products online or in health and natural foods stores.
3. Step 3
Use Aloe Vera gel to treat the areas of the scalp that are going bald. Aloe Vera contains an enzyme that helps promote new hair growth for some people. The gel can be applied directly to the scalp, as Aloe Vera typically has no side effects.
4. Step 4
Make an Aloe Vera shampoo. When combined with wheat germ oil and coconut milk, Aloe Vera gel makes a shampoo to promote hair growth. Use the shampoo as often as you wash your hair.
5. Step 5
Use Aloe Vera hair products online alone or in addition to Aloe Vera gel. When not used as a shampoo, Aloe Vera lotion works to revitalize the hair and the scalp to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth. Aloe Vera lotion is most readily available online.
6. Step 6
Combine Aloe Vera therapies with a balanced low-fat, low-protein diet. Diets high in fat and animal protein cause a number of medical reactions that lead to hair loss.
Get examined by a doctor. There are a variety of different causes for hair loss, including scalp infections, reactions to medications, illness, vitamin or mineral deficiencies and other medical reasons. Your doctor can help diagnose the cause of your hair loss and may be able to provide a simple remedy to combat it.
2. Step 2
Look for Aloe Vera hair products online or in health and natural foods stores.
3. Step 3
Use Aloe Vera gel to treat the areas of the scalp that are going bald. Aloe Vera contains an enzyme that helps promote new hair growth for some people. The gel can be applied directly to the scalp, as Aloe Vera typically has no side effects.
4. Step 4
Make an Aloe Vera shampoo. When combined with wheat germ oil and coconut milk, Aloe Vera gel makes a shampoo to promote hair growth. Use the shampoo as often as you wash your hair.
5. Step 5
Use Aloe Vera hair products online alone or in addition to Aloe Vera gel. When not used as a shampoo, Aloe Vera lotion works to revitalize the hair and the scalp to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth. Aloe Vera lotion is most readily available online.
6. Step 6
Combine Aloe Vera therapies with a balanced low-fat, low-protein diet. Diets high in fat and animal protein cause a number of medical reactions that lead to hair loss.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Top 10 Reasons to Drink Aloe Vera's Forever Freedom
10. Beauty Aid
The soothing qualities of Aloe Vera Gel are legendary! Tap into your own bottle of Forever Freedom and see why aloe vera gel has been used for centuries to soothe and promote healthy skin. The skin replenishes itself every 21 to 28 days. With daily utilization of the nutritional building blocks found in aloe vera gel, the skin is supported to combat the effects of aging by allowing it to create and maintain new and healthy cells. With its unique formula of added vitamin C, your skin is given a blast of antioxidants to help it look and feel its best!
9. Weight Manager
Aloe vera juice naturally, and with regular use, helps support the body’s ability to detoxify. Aloe vera juice taken regularly helps support the digestive system and proper metabolism, in turn allowing energy levels to increase, and thus helping to facilitate a healthy and ideal body weight. Enjoy your daily helping of Forever Freedom knowing that health is all you have to gain!
8. Digestive Aid
A healthy digestive tract helps ensure that nutrients from the foods we eat are absorbed into the blood stream where they can do us the most good. Drinking aloe vera gel daily may help to improve bowel regularity and increase nutrient absorption while at the same time decrease unfriendly bacteria and yeast - all done naturally! Aloe vera juice has also demonstrated its ability to soothe digestive discomfort. Forever Freedom is your digestive system’s little secret to absorbing all the goodness it needs.
7. Mineral Source
No matter how healthfully people think they eat, their diets may still be woefully low in essential minerals. This is particularly true as we age because our needs actually increase. Some of the minerals found in aloe vera gel include calcium, sodium, iron, potassium, chromium, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc. Be your own hero and support and strengthen your aging and active body.
6. Vitamin Source
Aloe vera juice already contains many of the essential vitamins you need daily, like vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and B6 as well as vitamin E. Forever Freedom further enhances aloe vera gel by adding vitamin C, because unlike most mammals we humans can’t make our own – and getting sufficient amounts is an absolute fundamental of good health! Some benefits of vitamin C are fighting free radicals, boosting immunity, forming collagen, and speeding cold recovery.
A study by the National Institutes of Health recommends aging adults get even more milligrams than their younger counterparts. Get your daily boost of vitamin C and take advantage of its pairing with aloe vera gel to allow for maximum absorption!
5. Delicious Goodness
Forever Freedom is a delicious and nutritious orange-flavored drink that goes down smoothly and refreshingly. Its great taste and ability to help maintain proper joint function will leave you invigorated and looking forward to your next serving. You may just keep this healthful habit forever…your body knows you should!
4. Body Building
Amino acids are our body’s building blocks; eight, which are essential and cannot be made by the body, are found within aloe vera gel. If your body is deficient in essential amino acids, sooner or later this will become apparent. Make an investment in your future and drink a toast to yourself today with Forever Freedom.
3. Immune Strengthening
Aloe vera juice provides natural support for the immune system. Since the immune system works around the clock protecting the body, Forever Freedom, with its natural immune enhancers, gives the body an ongoing support system from which to draw. Drinking two to four ounces daily helps give your immune system the boost it needs. With Forever Freedom’s added vitamin C, your immune system is given a fighting chance.
2. Super Soothing
Aloe vera gel has 12 natural substances that have shown to be soothing. Forever Freedom’s further genius is in adding MSM, a primary source of bio-available sulfur the body needs to maintain healthy connective tissues and joint function. Numerous studies have shown that sulfur levels in unhealthy joints are lower than in healthy joints.
1. Freedom of Movement
As the body ages, it is less able to produce the natural elements of healthy cartilage, which may lead to diminished mobile joint functioning. Forever Freedom takes the leading substances, Glucosamine Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate and MSM, known to help maintain the structure and health of cartilage by keeping this natural “shock absorber” well lubricated. Forever Freedom is aptly named. Get the joint freedom you desire and all the goodness of aloe in a unique and easy-to-use formula with your joints in mind.
The soothing qualities of Aloe Vera Gel are legendary! Tap into your own bottle of Forever Freedom and see why aloe vera gel has been used for centuries to soothe and promote healthy skin. The skin replenishes itself every 21 to 28 days. With daily utilization of the nutritional building blocks found in aloe vera gel, the skin is supported to combat the effects of aging by allowing it to create and maintain new and healthy cells. With its unique formula of added vitamin C, your skin is given a blast of antioxidants to help it look and feel its best!
9. Weight Manager
Aloe vera juice naturally, and with regular use, helps support the body’s ability to detoxify. Aloe vera juice taken regularly helps support the digestive system and proper metabolism, in turn allowing energy levels to increase, and thus helping to facilitate a healthy and ideal body weight. Enjoy your daily helping of Forever Freedom knowing that health is all you have to gain!
8. Digestive Aid
A healthy digestive tract helps ensure that nutrients from the foods we eat are absorbed into the blood stream where they can do us the most good. Drinking aloe vera gel daily may help to improve bowel regularity and increase nutrient absorption while at the same time decrease unfriendly bacteria and yeast - all done naturally! Aloe vera juice has also demonstrated its ability to soothe digestive discomfort. Forever Freedom is your digestive system’s little secret to absorbing all the goodness it needs.
7. Mineral Source
No matter how healthfully people think they eat, their diets may still be woefully low in essential minerals. This is particularly true as we age because our needs actually increase. Some of the minerals found in aloe vera gel include calcium, sodium, iron, potassium, chromium, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc. Be your own hero and support and strengthen your aging and active body.
6. Vitamin Source
Aloe vera juice already contains many of the essential vitamins you need daily, like vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and B6 as well as vitamin E. Forever Freedom further enhances aloe vera gel by adding vitamin C, because unlike most mammals we humans can’t make our own – and getting sufficient amounts is an absolute fundamental of good health! Some benefits of vitamin C are fighting free radicals, boosting immunity, forming collagen, and speeding cold recovery.
A study by the National Institutes of Health recommends aging adults get even more milligrams than their younger counterparts. Get your daily boost of vitamin C and take advantage of its pairing with aloe vera gel to allow for maximum absorption!
5. Delicious Goodness
Forever Freedom is a delicious and nutritious orange-flavored drink that goes down smoothly and refreshingly. Its great taste and ability to help maintain proper joint function will leave you invigorated and looking forward to your next serving. You may just keep this healthful habit forever…your body knows you should!
4. Body Building
Amino acids are our body’s building blocks; eight, which are essential and cannot be made by the body, are found within aloe vera gel. If your body is deficient in essential amino acids, sooner or later this will become apparent. Make an investment in your future and drink a toast to yourself today with Forever Freedom.
3. Immune Strengthening
Aloe vera juice provides natural support for the immune system. Since the immune system works around the clock protecting the body, Forever Freedom, with its natural immune enhancers, gives the body an ongoing support system from which to draw. Drinking two to four ounces daily helps give your immune system the boost it needs. With Forever Freedom’s added vitamin C, your immune system is given a fighting chance.
2. Super Soothing
Aloe vera gel has 12 natural substances that have shown to be soothing. Forever Freedom’s further genius is in adding MSM, a primary source of bio-available sulfur the body needs to maintain healthy connective tissues and joint function. Numerous studies have shown that sulfur levels in unhealthy joints are lower than in healthy joints.
1. Freedom of Movement
As the body ages, it is less able to produce the natural elements of healthy cartilage, which may lead to diminished mobile joint functioning. Forever Freedom takes the leading substances, Glucosamine Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate and MSM, known to help maintain the structure and health of cartilage by keeping this natural “shock absorber” well lubricated. Forever Freedom is aptly named. Get the joint freedom you desire and all the goodness of aloe in a unique and easy-to-use formula with your joints in mind.
Форевер Кидс
Форевер Кидс (Forever Kids)
Когда Ваша мама говорила, чтобы Вы съедали всю порцию фруктов и овощей, она знала, что они необходимы для Вашего здоровья и роста; хотя, вполне возможно, Ваша мама и не знала, что фрукты и овощи способны продлить жизнь. Сегодня мы знаем, что те люди, которые едят достаточное количество фруктов и овощей, имеют меньше шансов заболеть болезнью сердца, раком и другими серьезными заболеваниями; кроме того, эти люди живут дольше и в полной мере наслаждаются жизнью. Американское общество по лечению раковых заболеваний и Американская ассоциация по лечению заболеваний сердца заявляют, что каждый из нас должен съедать в день, по меньшей мере, шесть порций фруктов и овощей. К сожалению, мало кто съедает такое количество овощей и фруктов, а если и съедает, то вполне возможно, что в них содержится недостаточное количество питательных элементов и витаминов.
Дело в том, что современные диеты страдают серьезным недостатком жизненно необходимых для поддержания хорошего здоровья элементов. Наши овощи и фрукты растут на обедненной почве, из которой однажды уже были изъяты все питательные вещества другими растениями. Более того, большинство из нас живет в огромных мегаполисах, и для того, чтобы доставить овощи и фрукты в эти города, удаленные от мест произрастания, их часто убирают с полей еще недозревшими, зелеными, с тем, чтобы во время транспортировки они могли дозреть. А это приводит к огромному дефициту микроэлементов. Дело в том, что именно в зрелом фрукте, овоще, ягоде начинается биологический процесс синтеза питательных молекул. А когда фрукты или овощи собираются еще зелеными, недозревшими, в них отсутствуют питательные молекулы. В добавление к этому мы сами, преследуя принцип “чтобы было удобно”, уничтожаем большинство полезных веществ, находящихся в растительной пище, которые сама природа нам так любезно предоставляет: мы варим, жарим, консервируем, добавляем красители, ароматизаторы, другими словами, мы частично изменяем состав овощей и фруктов, полных живых витаминов, минералов, ферментов, аминокислот и фитоэлементов, которые, наконец-то, признаются современной наукой катализаторами хорошего здоровья. В любом случае многие из нас не едят достаточного количества овощей и фруктов; но те, кому все-таки это удается, не получают всех микроэлементов, необходимых для поддержания оптимального здоровья.
Мы начинаем понимать, что, возможно, все вышеперечисленное - причина увеличения случаев серьезных заболеваний, от которых страдает современное общество, чего не скажешь о наших предках.
Парацельс, отец фармакологии, говорил: “Все, что необходимо человеку для поддержания доброго здоровья, можно найти в природе. А настоящая задача науки - обнаружить это необходимое”.
Компания Форевер Ливинг Продактс рада предложить Вам наилучшие, подаренные самой Природой, укрепляющие здоровье элементы в самой чистой и натуральной форме.
Фитонутриенты - это открытие ученых, которое принадлежит уже.третьему тысячелетию. Фитонутриенты только-только начали приоткрывать свои тайны. Изданная в Гарвардском Университете Декларация Здоровья гласит: “В растительной пище есть биоактивные субстанции, называемые функциональными компонентами; они включают в себя большой класс элементов природного происхождения. Тот, кто не слышал о функциональной пище, скоро о ней услышит - этот термин стремительно становится самым последним открытием диетологии. Он просто означает “еду”, содержащую ингредиенты, способные предотвратить болезнь“.
Так как фитонутриенты синтезируются только в дозревающей растительности, многие из нас не получают те полезные вещества, которые таят в себе спелые овощи и фрукты, - вещества, укрепляющие здоровье. Эти натуральные вещества защищают спелые растения от вредного воздействия, наносимого ультрафиолетовыми лучами. Научно доказано, что эти же самые вещества оказывают большой эффект на иммунную систему человека и на те симптомы, которые мы ассоциируем со старением.
Принимая витамины или другие антиоксиданты для того, чтобы спасти наш организм от вредного воздействия свободных радикалов, мы тем самым избегаем вредного воздействия токсинов на наши клетки. А фитонутриенты проходят в ядро наших клеток, нейтрализуют там свободные радикалы и спасают от нанесенного ими вреда прямо изнутри.
Журнал “Ньюсвик” посвятил первую страницу одного из своих выпусков целиком фитонутриентам. В статье говорится:
“Это чудесная пища - особенно фрукты и овощи: они создают барьер для появления острого заболевания. Вот почему в бутылочке с витаминами скрывается огромное количество полезных элементов. А скрываются они по одной простой причине: дело в том, что ученые до недавнего времени абсолютно не подозревали об их существовании, успешно заполняя баночки витаминами. Кусочек помидора или абрикоса содержит тысячи элементов, защищающих по мере созревания плоды от солнечного света, и которые, по капризу Природы, оказывается, благотворно действуют на людей. Национальный Институт по онкологическим заболеваниям необычайно возбужден разработкой многомиллионного проекта по нахождению, извлечению и изучению фитонутриентов”.
В Университете Иллинойса, как и в некоторых других учебных заведениях, был создан специальный, новый отдел для исследования фитонутриентов, в котором работают 63 профессора и ученых. Как пишет “Ньюсвик”, причиной создания отдела является то, что “стало очевидно, что фитонутриенты - одни из самых многообещающих, сдерживающих развитие заболевания средств, которые становятся все более и более доступными. Кроме того, они не оказывают побочных эффектов”. Огромное число статей и публикаций в медицинских журналах, таких, как “Ньюсвик”, утверждают, что фитонутриенты удивительным образом улучшают иммунную систему, отлично действуют на состояние здоровья, помогают организму справиться с заболеваниями сердца, высоким давлением, холестерином, аллергией, артритом, сосудистыми заболеваниями, головной болью, депрессией. Список можно продолжить.
Хорошее здоровье ребенка закладывается задолго до момента его зачатия. Оно зависит от генетического, физиологического, психологического состояния родителей и многих других факторов. Кроме того, нам известно, что нормальное питание матери в период беременности и ребенка в раннем детстве - залог нормального умственного и физического развития ребенка. Научные исследования доказали, что дефицит питательных элементов или их дисбаланс не только вредят развитию ребенка (плода), но и могут приводить к развитию патологии и неуравновешенному поведению. К сожалению, на сегодняшний день почти невозможно предложить нашим детям все жизненно необходимые вещества. Получает ли Ваш ребенок как минимум ШЕСТЬ необходимых видов овощей и фруктов в день; более того, насколько широко то разнообразие фитонутриентов, находящихся во фруктах и овощах, которые ест Ваш ребенок, - ведь каждый из фитонутриентов играет определенную роль в организме?
Национальная Академия США по Развитию Детей заявляет:
«В нашей Академии нам приходится работать со многими детьми. Всем нам известна важность хорошего питания. Так вот, если мы не обеспечим наших детей кислородом, водой, здоровой диетой и необходимыми пищевыми добавками, в состав которых входят фитонутриенты, мы не сможем использовать весь здоровый потенциал организма, заложенный в его генетических программах».
Новые технологии обработки позволяют сохранять все полезные свойства овощей и фруктов путем высушивания — дегидрирования (удаления воды), сохраняя таким образом, важные компоненты, включающие ценные фитоэлементы, витамины, минералы и ферменты. Именно такие технологии были использованы Форевер Ливинг Продактс для создания детских мультивитаминов Форевер Кидз с фитонутриентами.
Набор фитонутриентов в мультивитаминах Форевер КИДЗ состоит из экстрактов моркови, ацеролы, брокколи, шпината, капусты, яблочного пектина, концентрата клюквы, томата и цитрусовых биофлавоноидов. Кроме того, Форевер КИДЗ, который был изготовлен в соответствии с нормами и требованиями Всемирной организации Здравоохранения (ВОЗ), содержит в своем составе 100% Рекомендованной Дневной Дозы США витамина А, С, Д, В1, В5, В6, ниацина, биотина, цинка и меди, а также 75% и более РДД витамина Е и фолиевой кислоты, плюс витамин В12, кальций, магний и марганец.
Много времени и сил было затрачено на то, чтобы создать Форевер КИДЗ, получив равновесие между полезными компонентами, приятным вкусом и забавной формой, которые смогли бы понравиться нашим детям. Понадобилось бы очень много меда для того, чтобы побороть горьковатый вкус всех компонентов, присутствующих в Форевер КИДЗ. Поэтому наша исследовательская команда остановилась на более концентрированных натуральных подсластителях - сорбите и ксилите.
Сорбитол в природе находится во многих фруктах и растениях, а также используется при производстве многих продуктов, в том числе диетических, при производстве продуктов без сахара, а также находит применение при производстве некоторых медикаментов, таких, как сироп от кашля и “некоторых других. В человеческом организме сорбитол вырабатывается ферментом, называемым альдозоредуктаза, который превращает глюкозу в сорбитол. Сорбитол на 60% слаще сахарозы, на 1/3 менее калорийный, при этом он имеет полезные свойства (защищает от потери влаги), является строительным агентом в организме человека.
Сорбитол впервые был обнаружен французским ученым в ягодах рябины в 1872 году. В течение полувека он широко использовался во всем мире. Тот факт, что сорбитол характеризует низкая всасываемость в кишечнике, - большой плюс для диабетиков, поскольку увеличение в крови глюкозы и ответная реакция на это инсулина значительно снижены. Безопасность сорбитола доказана и постоянно поддерживается многочисленными исследованиями; сорбитол одобрен международными организациями, такими, как “Агентство по пищевым продуктам и лекарствам”, «Организация по питанию и сельскому хозяйству», «Экспертная комиссия по пищевым добавкам ВОЗ».
Ксилит - натуральный сахар, содержащийся в растениях, фруктах и овощах. Кроме того, что ксилит известен как мощный подсластитель, недавние медицинские исследования доказали, что ксилит эффективен в предотвращении ушных инфекций у детей, вызванных стрептококком, а также в стоматологии в борьбе с кариесом и болезнью десен.
Данные о питательных свойствах:
Объем порции: 4 таблетки для детей старше 4 лет и взрослых; 2 таблетки для детей от 2 до 54 лет.
Состав Детям 2-4 лет
(содержание в 2 таблетках)
% от суточной нормы Взрослым и детям старше 4 лет
(содержание в 4 таблетках)
% от суточной нормы
Витамин А 100% 2500 ME 100% 5000 ME
Витамин С 60% 30 мг 75% 60 мг
Витамин D 50% 200 ME 100% 400 ME
Витамин Е 90% 9 ME 60% 18 ME
Витамин В1 107% 0.75 мг 100% 1.5мг
Витамин В2 106% 0.85 мг 100% 1.7 мг
Ниацин 111% 10 мг 100% 20 мг
Витамин В6 143% 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Фолиевая кислота 75% 150 мг 75% 300 мг
Витамин В12 50% 1.5 мкг 50% 3 мкг
Биотин 100% 150 мкг 100% 300 мкг
Пантотеновая кислота 100% 5 мг 100% 10 мг
Кальций 3% 20 мг 4% 40 мг
Магний 15% 30 мг 15% 60 мг
Цинк 94% 7.5 мг 100% 15 мг
Медь 100% 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Марганец * 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Фитонутриенты
(запатентованная смесь): * 18 мг * 36 мг
экстракт ацеролы, пектин яблока, порошок брокколи, порошок капусты, порошок моркови, смесь биофлавоноил из цитрусовых, концентрат клюквы, порошок шпината, порошок томата.
* - реком. суточная норма потребления не установлена
Дополнительные ингредиенты
Сорбит, ксилит, полиэтилен гликоль, стеариновая кислота, синий и оранжевый натуральные красители, диоксид кремния, натуральные вкусовые добавки апельсина и винограда, стеарат магния, усилитель натурального вкуса, лимонная кислота, этил целлюлоза, гуаровая смола.
Объем упаковки:
120 таблеток (в форме фигурок) со вкусом апельсина и винограда.
Способ применения:
Рекомендуемая доза приема: для взрослых и детей старше 4-х лет - 4 таблетки в день, для детей от 2-х до 4-х лет - 2 таблетки в день. Рекомендуем принимать мультивитаминный комплекс утром и вечером.
Продукт #198. ФОРЕВЕР КИДЗ Жевательные мультивитамины (Forever Kids Chewable Multivitamins).
Когда Ваша мама говорила, чтобы Вы съедали всю порцию фруктов и овощей, она знала, что они необходимы для Вашего здоровья и роста; хотя, вполне возможно, Ваша мама и не знала, что фрукты и овощи способны продлить жизнь. Сегодня мы знаем, что те люди, которые едят достаточное количество фруктов и овощей, имеют меньше шансов заболеть болезнью сердца, раком и другими серьезными заболеваниями; кроме того, эти люди живут дольше и в полной мере наслаждаются жизнью. Американское общество по лечению раковых заболеваний и Американская ассоциация по лечению заболеваний сердца заявляют, что каждый из нас должен съедать в день, по меньшей мере, шесть порций фруктов и овощей. К сожалению, мало кто съедает такое количество овощей и фруктов, а если и съедает, то вполне возможно, что в них содержится недостаточное количество питательных элементов и витаминов.
Дело в том, что современные диеты страдают серьезным недостатком жизненно необходимых для поддержания хорошего здоровья элементов. Наши овощи и фрукты растут на обедненной почве, из которой однажды уже были изъяты все питательные вещества другими растениями. Более того, большинство из нас живет в огромных мегаполисах, и для того, чтобы доставить овощи и фрукты в эти города, удаленные от мест произрастания, их часто убирают с полей еще недозревшими, зелеными, с тем, чтобы во время транспортировки они могли дозреть. А это приводит к огромному дефициту микроэлементов. Дело в том, что именно в зрелом фрукте, овоще, ягоде начинается биологический процесс синтеза питательных молекул. А когда фрукты или овощи собираются еще зелеными, недозревшими, в них отсутствуют питательные молекулы. В добавление к этому мы сами, преследуя принцип “чтобы было удобно”, уничтожаем большинство полезных веществ, находящихся в растительной пище, которые сама природа нам так любезно предоставляет: мы варим, жарим, консервируем, добавляем красители, ароматизаторы, другими словами, мы частично изменяем состав овощей и фруктов, полных живых витаминов, минералов, ферментов, аминокислот и фитоэлементов, которые, наконец-то, признаются современной наукой катализаторами хорошего здоровья. В любом случае многие из нас не едят достаточного количества овощей и фруктов; но те, кому все-таки это удается, не получают всех микроэлементов, необходимых для поддержания оптимального здоровья.
Мы начинаем понимать, что, возможно, все вышеперечисленное - причина увеличения случаев серьезных заболеваний, от которых страдает современное общество, чего не скажешь о наших предках.
Парацельс, отец фармакологии, говорил: “Все, что необходимо человеку для поддержания доброго здоровья, можно найти в природе. А настоящая задача науки - обнаружить это необходимое”.
Компания Форевер Ливинг Продактс рада предложить Вам наилучшие, подаренные самой Природой, укрепляющие здоровье элементы в самой чистой и натуральной форме.
Фитонутриенты - это открытие ученых, которое принадлежит уже.третьему тысячелетию. Фитонутриенты только-только начали приоткрывать свои тайны. Изданная в Гарвардском Университете Декларация Здоровья гласит: “В растительной пище есть биоактивные субстанции, называемые функциональными компонентами; они включают в себя большой класс элементов природного происхождения. Тот, кто не слышал о функциональной пище, скоро о ней услышит - этот термин стремительно становится самым последним открытием диетологии. Он просто означает “еду”, содержащую ингредиенты, способные предотвратить болезнь“.
Так как фитонутриенты синтезируются только в дозревающей растительности, многие из нас не получают те полезные вещества, которые таят в себе спелые овощи и фрукты, - вещества, укрепляющие здоровье. Эти натуральные вещества защищают спелые растения от вредного воздействия, наносимого ультрафиолетовыми лучами. Научно доказано, что эти же самые вещества оказывают большой эффект на иммунную систему человека и на те симптомы, которые мы ассоциируем со старением.
Принимая витамины или другие антиоксиданты для того, чтобы спасти наш организм от вредного воздействия свободных радикалов, мы тем самым избегаем вредного воздействия токсинов на наши клетки. А фитонутриенты проходят в ядро наших клеток, нейтрализуют там свободные радикалы и спасают от нанесенного ими вреда прямо изнутри.
Журнал “Ньюсвик” посвятил первую страницу одного из своих выпусков целиком фитонутриентам. В статье говорится:
“Это чудесная пища - особенно фрукты и овощи: они создают барьер для появления острого заболевания. Вот почему в бутылочке с витаминами скрывается огромное количество полезных элементов. А скрываются они по одной простой причине: дело в том, что ученые до недавнего времени абсолютно не подозревали об их существовании, успешно заполняя баночки витаминами. Кусочек помидора или абрикоса содержит тысячи элементов, защищающих по мере созревания плоды от солнечного света, и которые, по капризу Природы, оказывается, благотворно действуют на людей. Национальный Институт по онкологическим заболеваниям необычайно возбужден разработкой многомиллионного проекта по нахождению, извлечению и изучению фитонутриентов”.
В Университете Иллинойса, как и в некоторых других учебных заведениях, был создан специальный, новый отдел для исследования фитонутриентов, в котором работают 63 профессора и ученых. Как пишет “Ньюсвик”, причиной создания отдела является то, что “стало очевидно, что фитонутриенты - одни из самых многообещающих, сдерживающих развитие заболевания средств, которые становятся все более и более доступными. Кроме того, они не оказывают побочных эффектов”. Огромное число статей и публикаций в медицинских журналах, таких, как “Ньюсвик”, утверждают, что фитонутриенты удивительным образом улучшают иммунную систему, отлично действуют на состояние здоровья, помогают организму справиться с заболеваниями сердца, высоким давлением, холестерином, аллергией, артритом, сосудистыми заболеваниями, головной болью, депрессией. Список можно продолжить.
Хорошее здоровье ребенка закладывается задолго до момента его зачатия. Оно зависит от генетического, физиологического, психологического состояния родителей и многих других факторов. Кроме того, нам известно, что нормальное питание матери в период беременности и ребенка в раннем детстве - залог нормального умственного и физического развития ребенка. Научные исследования доказали, что дефицит питательных элементов или их дисбаланс не только вредят развитию ребенка (плода), но и могут приводить к развитию патологии и неуравновешенному поведению. К сожалению, на сегодняшний день почти невозможно предложить нашим детям все жизненно необходимые вещества. Получает ли Ваш ребенок как минимум ШЕСТЬ необходимых видов овощей и фруктов в день; более того, насколько широко то разнообразие фитонутриентов, находящихся во фруктах и овощах, которые ест Ваш ребенок, - ведь каждый из фитонутриентов играет определенную роль в организме?
Национальная Академия США по Развитию Детей заявляет:
«В нашей Академии нам приходится работать со многими детьми. Всем нам известна важность хорошего питания. Так вот, если мы не обеспечим наших детей кислородом, водой, здоровой диетой и необходимыми пищевыми добавками, в состав которых входят фитонутриенты, мы не сможем использовать весь здоровый потенциал организма, заложенный в его генетических программах».
Новые технологии обработки позволяют сохранять все полезные свойства овощей и фруктов путем высушивания — дегидрирования (удаления воды), сохраняя таким образом, важные компоненты, включающие ценные фитоэлементы, витамины, минералы и ферменты. Именно такие технологии были использованы Форевер Ливинг Продактс для создания детских мультивитаминов Форевер Кидз с фитонутриентами.
Набор фитонутриентов в мультивитаминах Форевер КИДЗ состоит из экстрактов моркови, ацеролы, брокколи, шпината, капусты, яблочного пектина, концентрата клюквы, томата и цитрусовых биофлавоноидов. Кроме того, Форевер КИДЗ, который был изготовлен в соответствии с нормами и требованиями Всемирной организации Здравоохранения (ВОЗ), содержит в своем составе 100% Рекомендованной Дневной Дозы США витамина А, С, Д, В1, В5, В6, ниацина, биотина, цинка и меди, а также 75% и более РДД витамина Е и фолиевой кислоты, плюс витамин В12, кальций, магний и марганец.
Много времени и сил было затрачено на то, чтобы создать Форевер КИДЗ, получив равновесие между полезными компонентами, приятным вкусом и забавной формой, которые смогли бы понравиться нашим детям. Понадобилось бы очень много меда для того, чтобы побороть горьковатый вкус всех компонентов, присутствующих в Форевер КИДЗ. Поэтому наша исследовательская команда остановилась на более концентрированных натуральных подсластителях - сорбите и ксилите.
Сорбитол в природе находится во многих фруктах и растениях, а также используется при производстве многих продуктов, в том числе диетических, при производстве продуктов без сахара, а также находит применение при производстве некоторых медикаментов, таких, как сироп от кашля и “некоторых других. В человеческом организме сорбитол вырабатывается ферментом, называемым альдозоредуктаза, который превращает глюкозу в сорбитол. Сорбитол на 60% слаще сахарозы, на 1/3 менее калорийный, при этом он имеет полезные свойства (защищает от потери влаги), является строительным агентом в организме человека.
Сорбитол впервые был обнаружен французским ученым в ягодах рябины в 1872 году. В течение полувека он широко использовался во всем мире. Тот факт, что сорбитол характеризует низкая всасываемость в кишечнике, - большой плюс для диабетиков, поскольку увеличение в крови глюкозы и ответная реакция на это инсулина значительно снижены. Безопасность сорбитола доказана и постоянно поддерживается многочисленными исследованиями; сорбитол одобрен международными организациями, такими, как “Агентство по пищевым продуктам и лекарствам”, «Организация по питанию и сельскому хозяйству», «Экспертная комиссия по пищевым добавкам ВОЗ».
Ксилит - натуральный сахар, содержащийся в растениях, фруктах и овощах. Кроме того, что ксилит известен как мощный подсластитель, недавние медицинские исследования доказали, что ксилит эффективен в предотвращении ушных инфекций у детей, вызванных стрептококком, а также в стоматологии в борьбе с кариесом и болезнью десен.
Данные о питательных свойствах:
Объем порции: 4 таблетки для детей старше 4 лет и взрослых; 2 таблетки для детей от 2 до 54 лет.
Состав Детям 2-4 лет
(содержание в 2 таблетках)
% от суточной нормы Взрослым и детям старше 4 лет
(содержание в 4 таблетках)
% от суточной нормы
Витамин А 100% 2500 ME 100% 5000 ME
Витамин С 60% 30 мг 75% 60 мг
Витамин D 50% 200 ME 100% 400 ME
Витамин Е 90% 9 ME 60% 18 ME
Витамин В1 107% 0.75 мг 100% 1.5мг
Витамин В2 106% 0.85 мг 100% 1.7 мг
Ниацин 111% 10 мг 100% 20 мг
Витамин В6 143% 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Фолиевая кислота 75% 150 мг 75% 300 мг
Витамин В12 50% 1.5 мкг 50% 3 мкг
Биотин 100% 150 мкг 100% 300 мкг
Пантотеновая кислота 100% 5 мг 100% 10 мг
Кальций 3% 20 мг 4% 40 мг
Магний 15% 30 мг 15% 60 мг
Цинк 94% 7.5 мг 100% 15 мг
Медь 100% 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Марганец * 1 мг 100% 2 мг
Фитонутриенты
(запатентованная смесь): * 18 мг * 36 мг
экстракт ацеролы, пектин яблока, порошок брокколи, порошок капусты, порошок моркови, смесь биофлавоноил из цитрусовых, концентрат клюквы, порошок шпината, порошок томата.
* - реком. суточная норма потребления не установлена
Дополнительные ингредиенты
Сорбит, ксилит, полиэтилен гликоль, стеариновая кислота, синий и оранжевый натуральные красители, диоксид кремния, натуральные вкусовые добавки апельсина и винограда, стеарат магния, усилитель натурального вкуса, лимонная кислота, этил целлюлоза, гуаровая смола.
Объем упаковки:
120 таблеток (в форме фигурок) со вкусом апельсина и винограда.
Способ применения:
Рекомендуемая доза приема: для взрослых и детей старше 4-х лет - 4 таблетки в день, для детей от 2-х до 4-х лет - 2 таблетки в день. Рекомендуем принимать мультивитаминный комплекс утром и вечером.
Продукт #198. ФОРЕВЕР КИДЗ Жевательные мультивитамины (Forever Kids Chewable Multivitamins).
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Aloe vera and Digestion
Aloe vera enjoys a centuries old reputation as a remedy for many digestion and gastrointestinal disorders. Through the years many people have reported that taking Aloe vera has provided relief from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), acid reflux, ulcers, Crohn’s disease, and other disorders related to problems in the gastrointestinal system. In recent years, science and research has begun to validate what users have known for a long time: Aloe Vera’s healing properties can offer great relief.
Take a look below at all of the Aloe vera scientific research. If you or someone you know is having gastrointestinal or digestion problems, then you need to give Aloe vera a chance to help you, naturally. It’s not just a folk remedy anymore!
Aids in the Gastrointestinal Tract, Digestion and Elimination
In his paper, “Effect of Orally Consumed Aloe Vera Juice on Gastrointestinal Function in Normal Human Beings”, Dr. Jeffrey Bland concluded from the results of a trial(1) that Aloe vera helps in the following ways:
(1) improves digestion without causing diarrhea,
(2) acts as a buffering agent to normalize the pH (balance between
acid and alkaline),
(3) reduces yeast content,
(4) promotes a more favorable balance of gastrointestinal symbiotic bacteria,
(5) improves bowel regularity and
(6) increases in energy levels and an improved sense of well-being.
Dr. Bland goes on to stay that “it can be confirmed that Aloe vera supplementation in normal individuals is well tolerated and did not produce any covert or overt adverse effects on gastrointestinal physiology. Oral supplementation resulted in improved bowel motility, increased stool specific gravity, and reduced indication of protein putrefaction in the colon. Clinical improvements in intestinal function while supplementing with Aloe vera included reduced bloating after meals and reduced flatulence, indicating improved colonic bacterial function.”
May Help with Ulcers
Another study conducted in Russia involved giving Aloe vera to ulcer patients. The participants’ ulcers were completely healed after using Aloe vera. The researchers compared their findings to the results of commonly used anti-ulcer drugs and determined that a natural Aloe treatment was just as effective as the drugs, but with the added advantage of no toxic side effects. (2)
These results confirm the findings of an earlier study of 12 individuals with peptic ulcers (7 males and 5 females, ages ranging from 24 to 83). They were treated solely with Aloe vera. Every patient fully recovered from the ulcers within one year of beginning treatment. Moreover, one year after the last treatment no one in the group had suffered a recurrence. (3)
Researchers believe that Aloe vera may heal the lining of the intestines and stomach in the same way that Aloe vera used as a topical ointment heals wounds and burns. If so, it’s easy to see why many people report that taking Aloe vera cured their ulcers.
Aloe vera also seems to inhibit the production of excess stomach acid and slow down the emptying of the stomach. Since ulcer pain is more common when the stomach is empty, it’s not surprising so many ulcer patients report finding relief after using Aloe vera.
General Digestive Health
Dr. Ivan Danhof, Ph.D., M.D., a gastroenterologist and a leading authority on Aloe vera, believes Aloe vera can be beneficial to the entire gastrointestinal system. He maintains due to its magnesium lactate content, Aloe vera is able to lower activity in the stomach and is effective in reversing both occasional and chronic symptoms in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
He also feels Aloe vera is helpful because of its anti-inflammatory properties, and uses Aloe vera in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Dr. Peter Atherton a research Fellow at Oxford University is another who believes Aloe vera can be an effective treatment of stomach ulcers and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). In an article in the United Kingdom publication, the Daily Mail, Dr. Atherton said,
“Last year a patient asked me if I had heard of Aloe vera as a healing agent. I ordered all current research on it and I was astonished to find 39 out of 40 research papers were positive. Immediately I initiated trials on some of my long term chronically ill patients, suffering not only IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) but also psoriasis, eczema and arthritis, who had received no benefit from orthodox treatments.”
As a result, Dr. Atherton found that Aloe Vera seems to work well at healing damaged “epithelial tissue.” Skin represents the body’s largest area of epithelial tissue, but this tissue also lines the gastrointestinal tract. Consequently, it is not surprising to find that Aloe vera helps individuals suffering from stomach ulcers or a problem of the bowel lining(4).
In the Daily Mail article, it was also reported that a man who suffered debilitating pain from IBS for more than 10 years finally finding relief after starting a daily regimen of drinking Aloe vera juice. He said the relief was marvelous and for the first time in 10 years he could eat whatever he wanted!
Success in Treating Colitis
Lastly, a recent double blind, placebo controlled study was conducted of people with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. The results were published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. In just, four weeks 47% of the participant taking Aloe vera twice a day experienced a complete remission of the condition or an improvement in symptoms. What’s more, no side effects were reported. (5)
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Bland, Jeffrey, “Effect of orally consumed Aloe Vera juice on gastrointestinal function in normal humans”. Preventative Medicine March/April, 1985
Sotnikovg EP: Therapeutic use of Aloe in experimental stomach ulcers (Lechebnoe primenie Aloe prieksperimental). ’Nych Igzvakh Zhelukka Vrach Deb 6:71-74, June 1984 (Russia).
Blitz JJ; Smith JW; Gerard JR: Aloe vera gel in peptic ulcer therapy: preliminary report. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 62:731-735, 1963.
Atherton, Peter. The Essential Aloe Vera: Buckingham, UK 1997.
Langmead, L, et al.: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlloed trial of oral aloe vera gel for active ulcerative colitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 19:739, April 2004.
Take a look below at all of the Aloe vera scientific research. If you or someone you know is having gastrointestinal or digestion problems, then you need to give Aloe vera a chance to help you, naturally. It’s not just a folk remedy anymore!
Aids in the Gastrointestinal Tract, Digestion and Elimination
In his paper, “Effect of Orally Consumed Aloe Vera Juice on Gastrointestinal Function in Normal Human Beings”, Dr. Jeffrey Bland concluded from the results of a trial(1) that Aloe vera helps in the following ways:
(1) improves digestion without causing diarrhea,
(2) acts as a buffering agent to normalize the pH (balance between
acid and alkaline),
(3) reduces yeast content,
(4) promotes a more favorable balance of gastrointestinal symbiotic bacteria,
(5) improves bowel regularity and
(6) increases in energy levels and an improved sense of well-being.
Dr. Bland goes on to stay that “it can be confirmed that Aloe vera supplementation in normal individuals is well tolerated and did not produce any covert or overt adverse effects on gastrointestinal physiology. Oral supplementation resulted in improved bowel motility, increased stool specific gravity, and reduced indication of protein putrefaction in the colon. Clinical improvements in intestinal function while supplementing with Aloe vera included reduced bloating after meals and reduced flatulence, indicating improved colonic bacterial function.”
May Help with Ulcers
Another study conducted in Russia involved giving Aloe vera to ulcer patients. The participants’ ulcers were completely healed after using Aloe vera. The researchers compared their findings to the results of commonly used anti-ulcer drugs and determined that a natural Aloe treatment was just as effective as the drugs, but with the added advantage of no toxic side effects. (2)
These results confirm the findings of an earlier study of 12 individuals with peptic ulcers (7 males and 5 females, ages ranging from 24 to 83). They were treated solely with Aloe vera. Every patient fully recovered from the ulcers within one year of beginning treatment. Moreover, one year after the last treatment no one in the group had suffered a recurrence. (3)
Researchers believe that Aloe vera may heal the lining of the intestines and stomach in the same way that Aloe vera used as a topical ointment heals wounds and burns. If so, it’s easy to see why many people report that taking Aloe vera cured their ulcers.
Aloe vera also seems to inhibit the production of excess stomach acid and slow down the emptying of the stomach. Since ulcer pain is more common when the stomach is empty, it’s not surprising so many ulcer patients report finding relief after using Aloe vera.
General Digestive Health
Dr. Ivan Danhof, Ph.D., M.D., a gastroenterologist and a leading authority on Aloe vera, believes Aloe vera can be beneficial to the entire gastrointestinal system. He maintains due to its magnesium lactate content, Aloe vera is able to lower activity in the stomach and is effective in reversing both occasional and chronic symptoms in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
He also feels Aloe vera is helpful because of its anti-inflammatory properties, and uses Aloe vera in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Dr. Peter Atherton a research Fellow at Oxford University is another who believes Aloe vera can be an effective treatment of stomach ulcers and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). In an article in the United Kingdom publication, the Daily Mail, Dr. Atherton said,
“Last year a patient asked me if I had heard of Aloe vera as a healing agent. I ordered all current research on it and I was astonished to find 39 out of 40 research papers were positive. Immediately I initiated trials on some of my long term chronically ill patients, suffering not only IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) but also psoriasis, eczema and arthritis, who had received no benefit from orthodox treatments.”
As a result, Dr. Atherton found that Aloe Vera seems to work well at healing damaged “epithelial tissue.” Skin represents the body’s largest area of epithelial tissue, but this tissue also lines the gastrointestinal tract. Consequently, it is not surprising to find that Aloe vera helps individuals suffering from stomach ulcers or a problem of the bowel lining(4).
In the Daily Mail article, it was also reported that a man who suffered debilitating pain from IBS for more than 10 years finally finding relief after starting a daily regimen of drinking Aloe vera juice. He said the relief was marvelous and for the first time in 10 years he could eat whatever he wanted!
Success in Treating Colitis
Lastly, a recent double blind, placebo controlled study was conducted of people with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. The results were published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. In just, four weeks 47% of the participant taking Aloe vera twice a day experienced a complete remission of the condition or an improvement in symptoms. What’s more, no side effects were reported. (5)
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Bland, Jeffrey, “Effect of orally consumed Aloe Vera juice on gastrointestinal function in normal humans”. Preventative Medicine March/April, 1985
Sotnikovg EP: Therapeutic use of Aloe in experimental stomach ulcers (Lechebnoe primenie Aloe prieksperimental). ’Nych Igzvakh Zhelukka Vrach Deb 6:71-74, June 1984 (Russia).
Blitz JJ; Smith JW; Gerard JR: Aloe vera gel in peptic ulcer therapy: preliminary report. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 62:731-735, 1963.
Atherton, Peter. The Essential Aloe Vera: Buckingham, UK 1997.
Langmead, L, et al.: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlloed trial of oral aloe vera gel for active ulcerative colitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 19:739, April 2004.
Aloe vera and Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the country's fastest growing and most dangerous diseases. Approximately 16 million people in the U.S. (6% of the population) suffer from this disease and another 30 million are estimated to have diabetes but are undiagnosed.
About one million individuals are diagnosed with diabetes each year, a 40% increase over the past decade.
Furthermore, the rate of diagnosis in people in their 30’s has increased by 70%. This indicates diabetes is attacking Americans an earlier age. Among other health problems, a patient with diabetes can have up to four times the risk of developing heart disease and stroke.
Further study needs to be done to better understand the anti-diabetic activity of Aloe vera. However, Aloe vera along with other lifestyle and diet changes may be able to help control this dangerous disease.
A number of studies have shown that Aloe vera can be part of the answer to help control diabetes. Of course, diabetes is a complicated disease that involves lifestyle and diet modification, but adding Aloe vera to your diet can definitely help. Numerous studies conducted in recent years have proven that Aloe vera has anti-diabetic activity.
For example, a double blind study of 72 people by a team of scientists in Thailand demonstrated Aloe vera’s potential(1). Participants in the test group added a tablespoon of Aloe vera juice to their diet. After six weeks, the average blood sugar level of the 39 participants in the test group declined 43% from 250mg/dl to 142 mg/dl. The “control” group (those not receiving Aloe vera) showed an average increase in blood sugar of 2.4% during the same period.
Also, the Aloe vera treatment group saw blood triglyceride levels decline by 44% over the six week period from an average of 220 mg/dl to 123 mg/dl. The control group showed an average increase in blood triglyceride levels of 8.4%.
The scientists authoring the study believe the results suggest that Aloe vera has potential in treating diabetes because it can lower not only blood sugar, but also triglyceride levels which are often high in diabetic patients.
This study confirms the results of previous work done by Dr. Agarwal, who conducted a clinical trial on 5,000 patients with heart disease over a five year period (2). After adding Aloe vera to the patients diet he found a marked reduction in triglyceride and blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. (Side Note: ALL 5,000 patients were still alive at the end of the 5 years!!)
In 2006, researchers in Tokyo, Japan at the Biochemical Research Laboratory ran a clinical trial of 70 people diagnosed as borderline diabetic(3). The results indicated that regular intake of Aloe vera helped reduce levels of fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin. The scientists concluded that Aloe vera may play a role in preventing and improving diabetes.
The Japanese researchers also identified five phytosterol compounds (also known as plant sterols) that they believe give Aloe vera its anti-diabetic activity. Phytosterols are also the compounds now being added to foods such as butter to help lower cholesterol.
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Bunyapraphatsara N., et al. Antidiabetic activity of Aloe vera L. juice II. Clinical trial in diabetes mellitus patients in combination with glibenclamide. Phytomedicine. 1996;3,(3):245-248.
Agarwal, OP. Prevention of atheromatous heart disease. Angiology. 1985:36(8):485-492
Tanaka, M, et al. Identification of Five Phytosterols from Aloe Vera Gel as Anti-diabetic Compounds. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. July 2006;29(7):1418-22.
About one million individuals are diagnosed with diabetes each year, a 40% increase over the past decade.
Furthermore, the rate of diagnosis in people in their 30’s has increased by 70%. This indicates diabetes is attacking Americans an earlier age. Among other health problems, a patient with diabetes can have up to four times the risk of developing heart disease and stroke.
Further study needs to be done to better understand the anti-diabetic activity of Aloe vera. However, Aloe vera along with other lifestyle and diet changes may be able to help control this dangerous disease.
A number of studies have shown that Aloe vera can be part of the answer to help control diabetes. Of course, diabetes is a complicated disease that involves lifestyle and diet modification, but adding Aloe vera to your diet can definitely help. Numerous studies conducted in recent years have proven that Aloe vera has anti-diabetic activity.
For example, a double blind study of 72 people by a team of scientists in Thailand demonstrated Aloe vera’s potential(1). Participants in the test group added a tablespoon of Aloe vera juice to their diet. After six weeks, the average blood sugar level of the 39 participants in the test group declined 43% from 250mg/dl to 142 mg/dl. The “control” group (those not receiving Aloe vera) showed an average increase in blood sugar of 2.4% during the same period.
Also, the Aloe vera treatment group saw blood triglyceride levels decline by 44% over the six week period from an average of 220 mg/dl to 123 mg/dl. The control group showed an average increase in blood triglyceride levels of 8.4%.
The scientists authoring the study believe the results suggest that Aloe vera has potential in treating diabetes because it can lower not only blood sugar, but also triglyceride levels which are often high in diabetic patients.
This study confirms the results of previous work done by Dr. Agarwal, who conducted a clinical trial on 5,000 patients with heart disease over a five year period (2). After adding Aloe vera to the patients diet he found a marked reduction in triglyceride and blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. (Side Note: ALL 5,000 patients were still alive at the end of the 5 years!!)
In 2006, researchers in Tokyo, Japan at the Biochemical Research Laboratory ran a clinical trial of 70 people diagnosed as borderline diabetic(3). The results indicated that regular intake of Aloe vera helped reduce levels of fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin. The scientists concluded that Aloe vera may play a role in preventing and improving diabetes.
The Japanese researchers also identified five phytosterol compounds (also known as plant sterols) that they believe give Aloe vera its anti-diabetic activity. Phytosterols are also the compounds now being added to foods such as butter to help lower cholesterol.
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Bunyapraphatsara N., et al. Antidiabetic activity of Aloe vera L. juice II. Clinical trial in diabetes mellitus patients in combination with glibenclamide. Phytomedicine. 1996;3,(3):245-248.
Agarwal, OP. Prevention of atheromatous heart disease. Angiology. 1985:36(8):485-492
Tanaka, M, et al. Identification of Five Phytosterols from Aloe Vera Gel as Anti-diabetic Compounds. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. July 2006;29(7):1418-22.
Influenza or Flu
Therapeutic Benefits of Aloe Vera
The extract is made by grinding the plant’s leaves and is extremely popular and appreciated in cosmetology. Its extract contains calcium, amino acids, sodium, nitrogen and vitamins. The plant’s properties find expression in several cosmetic products in the form of creams, gels, lotions, cleansers, moisturizers, anti-ageing products, acne and pimple creams, and hair lotions. It is an important ingredient in health drinks and can also be taken as a dietary supplement. Listed below are some of its uses:
· Influenza or Flu: Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing an Aloe Vera nose spray that can effectively treat influenza. Aloe Vera leaves are put through a series of complex extraction steps to produce a chemically pure powder, which is combined with the flu vaccine. The special carbohydrate in the plant’s leaves is perfect for forming the gel-like substance needed to act as a carrier for the vaccine.
· Acidity: Fresh Aloe Vera juice when taken in a dose of 10ml to 20ml, two or three times a day, is a good cure for relieving acidity.
· Burns: The juice extracted from the plant’s pulp is applied to burnt skin as it acts as a soother and healer.
· Swelling: Mix some turmeric powder in Aloe Vera pulp and heat the paste slightly; apply it to the affected part for instant relief.
· Hair loss: Aloe Vera is considered to be one of the best treatments for hair loss. It has anti-inflammatory properties that prevent hair loss and are even beneficial for curing Alopecia. Moreover, the herb is very effective for hair growth. It also maintains the pH balance of the scalp and helps in cleaning of pores. Aloe Vera juice, coconut milk and wheatgerm oil can be mixed and applied to the scalp for combating dandruff.
· Skin care: A miracle worker on skin, Aloe Vera is used for treating wounds and cuts, burns, blisters, rashes, fungal infections, pain and inflammation. This wonder herb is a very common ingredient in moisturizer creams, which help reduce pigmentation, freckles, sunburn, dark spots, acne, and dry and patchy skin. Its creams are good for allergies and skin eruptions. For people suffering from eczema and psoriasis, Aloe Vera offers relief from reducing pain and itching. It also keeps ageing at bay.
· Stomach disorders: The juice of Aloe Vera helps in curing ulcers, heartburn and other digestive disorders. It also keeps the digestive system healthy by playing the role of a laxative that helps in controlling bowel movement.
· Vigour and strength: It is recommended to take Aloe Vera pulp with milk twice a day for renewed energy levels.
· Female disorders: The herb is beneficial for the healthy working of the uterus, and especially helps in regulating menstrual flow.
The extract is made by grinding the plant’s leaves and is extremely popular and appreciated in cosmetology. Its extract contains calcium, amino acids, sodium, nitrogen and vitamins. The plant’s properties find expression in several cosmetic products in the form of creams, gels, lotions, cleansers, moisturizers, anti-ageing products, acne and pimple creams, and hair lotions. It is an important ingredient in health drinks and can also be taken as a dietary supplement. Listed below are some of its uses:
· Influenza or Flu: Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing an Aloe Vera nose spray that can effectively treat influenza. Aloe Vera leaves are put through a series of complex extraction steps to produce a chemically pure powder, which is combined with the flu vaccine. The special carbohydrate in the plant’s leaves is perfect for forming the gel-like substance needed to act as a carrier for the vaccine.
· Acidity: Fresh Aloe Vera juice when taken in a dose of 10ml to 20ml, two or three times a day, is a good cure for relieving acidity.
· Burns: The juice extracted from the plant’s pulp is applied to burnt skin as it acts as a soother and healer.
· Swelling: Mix some turmeric powder in Aloe Vera pulp and heat the paste slightly; apply it to the affected part for instant relief.
· Hair loss: Aloe Vera is considered to be one of the best treatments for hair loss. It has anti-inflammatory properties that prevent hair loss and are even beneficial for curing Alopecia. Moreover, the herb is very effective for hair growth. It also maintains the pH balance of the scalp and helps in cleaning of pores. Aloe Vera juice, coconut milk and wheatgerm oil can be mixed and applied to the scalp for combating dandruff.
· Skin care: A miracle worker on skin, Aloe Vera is used for treating wounds and cuts, burns, blisters, rashes, fungal infections, pain and inflammation. This wonder herb is a very common ingredient in moisturizer creams, which help reduce pigmentation, freckles, sunburn, dark spots, acne, and dry and patchy skin. Its creams are good for allergies and skin eruptions. For people suffering from eczema and psoriasis, Aloe Vera offers relief from reducing pain and itching. It also keeps ageing at bay.
· Stomach disorders: The juice of Aloe Vera helps in curing ulcers, heartburn and other digestive disorders. It also keeps the digestive system healthy by playing the role of a laxative that helps in controlling bowel movement.
· Vigour and strength: It is recommended to take Aloe Vera pulp with milk twice a day for renewed energy levels.
· Female disorders: The herb is beneficial for the healthy working of the uterus, and especially helps in regulating menstrual flow.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Benefits of Forever Freedom Aloe Vera Drinking Gel
Protects against damage to cartilage
Promotes formation of new healthy cartilage
Ingredients know to relive the symptoms of arthritis and muscular rheumatism
Safely combines with conventional drugs
Powerful and fast acting
Suitable for those suffering from joint inflammation, also sports people wishing to prevent wear and tear.
Key ingredients have been shown to:
Relive pain
Reduce inflammation
Restore mobility
Glucosamine Sulphate
A natural component of cartilage. It can be proved that oral Glucosamine definitely finds its way into joint cartilage. It is safe and very powerful in that research has shown that 1500mg of Glucosamine Sulphate (found in one 120ml serving of Forever Freedom) is equivalent in pain killing terms to 1200mg (the recommended daily amount) of Ibuprofen the popular NSAID (NON Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug)
Chondroitin Sulphate
Again a naturally occurring substance in cartilage that forms its matrix and so works in combination with Glucosamine to make this healthy and strong shock absorber. Chondroitin also helps maintain the viscosity of the synovial fluid in the joint so it works like thick oil in an engine preventing the moving parts from being ground down by each other.
MSM (Methylsulphonylmethane)
This naturally occurring sulphur compound is found in every cell in the body and is necessary for the manufacture of proteins. Alone, it is a strong analgesic and anti-inflammatory and has been used for many years in successfully treating injured horses.
You don't have to suffer from joint problems to benefit from Forever Freedom. Anyone can drink this: athletes worried about recovery times; footballers who train every week and need to protect their joints from wear and tear; also cyclists, hikers, skiers, joggers: in fact anyone who wishes to maintain healthy joint function and mobility.
FOREVER FREEDOM ; FAQ’s
What is Forever Freedom?
An orange flavoured nutritional drink specially formulated by Forever Living Products for aiding in the maintenance of proper joint function.
What are the main ingredients in Forever Freedom?
Forever Freedom’s primary ingredient is our patented stabilised Aloe Vera Gel.
A 4 fluid ounce (120 mls) drink of Forever Freedom contains: 1500 mgs of Glucosamine, 1200 mgs Chondroitin, 720 mgs MSM and 250 mgs Vitamin C.
What is Glucosamine? Chondroitin? MSM?
Glucosamine is a substance found naturally in the body. It is a form of amino sugar, known to assist in cartilage formation and repair. It is also known for rebuilding damaged joints, tendons, cartilage and soft tissue.
Chondriotin is one of the most vital of the compounds in connective tissue, which is responsible for building and supporting the cartilage. As a nutritional supplement, this naturally occurring compound provides potent support for strong, healthy cartilage and joints.
MSM, also known as methyl-sulfonyl-methane, is an organic sulphur. Sulphur is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body found in every cell. It is found in food but is lost when washed, cooked or steamed. The body uses MSM to create new healthy cells as well as other health benefits.
Can I overdose on Glucosamine, Chondriotin and MSM?
No. Because all three elements occur naturally in the body, your body uses what is needed and flushes any excess out.
Are there any side effects?
There have been no negative side effects reported. MSM has been used as a dietary supplement for many years with no reports of negative reactions. Glucosamine and Chondroitin have no known negative side effects. Be sure to consult your physician if you have any concerns or if you are pregnant or nursing.
How much should I drink a day?
Because your body uses these natural components (Glucosamine, Chondriotin and MSM) daily, we recommend you drink Forever Freedom every day. Consumption may vary based on body size, age and type of condition you currently might be experiencing. We recommend you start with 4 fluid ounces daily and then later adjust to what best works for you.
When will I see results?
Everyone’s body will respond differently. You may experience relief within days, while others can take weeks or months. Based on some of our personal testimonials, people experienced relief within days of drinking Forever Freedom. The body will always gain from the benefits that Forever Freedom provides, but in different ways for different people.
What is the difference between Forever Freedom and Aloe Vera Gel?
Although both of these wonderful drinks contain our 100% pure stabilised aloe vera gel, the benefits of each are different. Our Aloe Vera Gel drink is rich in vitamins and minerals and helps boost energy and stimulate the metabolism. While our new Forever Freedom, which also contains Glucosamine, Chondriotin, MSM and Vitamin C, primarily focuses on the alleviation of aching bones and joints. It also helps maintain healthy cartilage and joints. While you can enjoy some of the same benefits in each drink, they both have their distinct functions. Many people choose to take both.
What are the benefits of drinking Freedom?
Forever Freedom helps the body, therefore, not only do you receive relief from aching joints but it also promotes healthy cells, skin, nails and hair.
Promotes formation of new healthy cartilage
Ingredients know to relive the symptoms of arthritis and muscular rheumatism
Safely combines with conventional drugs
Powerful and fast acting
Suitable for those suffering from joint inflammation, also sports people wishing to prevent wear and tear.
Key ingredients have been shown to:
Relive pain
Reduce inflammation
Restore mobility
Glucosamine Sulphate
A natural component of cartilage. It can be proved that oral Glucosamine definitely finds its way into joint cartilage. It is safe and very powerful in that research has shown that 1500mg of Glucosamine Sulphate (found in one 120ml serving of Forever Freedom) is equivalent in pain killing terms to 1200mg (the recommended daily amount) of Ibuprofen the popular NSAID (NON Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug)
Chondroitin Sulphate
Again a naturally occurring substance in cartilage that forms its matrix and so works in combination with Glucosamine to make this healthy and strong shock absorber. Chondroitin also helps maintain the viscosity of the synovial fluid in the joint so it works like thick oil in an engine preventing the moving parts from being ground down by each other.
MSM (Methylsulphonylmethane)
This naturally occurring sulphur compound is found in every cell in the body and is necessary for the manufacture of proteins. Alone, it is a strong analgesic and anti-inflammatory and has been used for many years in successfully treating injured horses.
You don't have to suffer from joint problems to benefit from Forever Freedom. Anyone can drink this: athletes worried about recovery times; footballers who train every week and need to protect their joints from wear and tear; also cyclists, hikers, skiers, joggers: in fact anyone who wishes to maintain healthy joint function and mobility.
FOREVER FREEDOM ; FAQ’s
What is Forever Freedom?
An orange flavoured nutritional drink specially formulated by Forever Living Products for aiding in the maintenance of proper joint function.
What are the main ingredients in Forever Freedom?
Forever Freedom’s primary ingredient is our patented stabilised Aloe Vera Gel.
A 4 fluid ounce (120 mls) drink of Forever Freedom contains: 1500 mgs of Glucosamine, 1200 mgs Chondroitin, 720 mgs MSM and 250 mgs Vitamin C.
What is Glucosamine? Chondroitin? MSM?
Glucosamine is a substance found naturally in the body. It is a form of amino sugar, known to assist in cartilage formation and repair. It is also known for rebuilding damaged joints, tendons, cartilage and soft tissue.
Chondriotin is one of the most vital of the compounds in connective tissue, which is responsible for building and supporting the cartilage. As a nutritional supplement, this naturally occurring compound provides potent support for strong, healthy cartilage and joints.
MSM, also known as methyl-sulfonyl-methane, is an organic sulphur. Sulphur is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body found in every cell. It is found in food but is lost when washed, cooked or steamed. The body uses MSM to create new healthy cells as well as other health benefits.
Can I overdose on Glucosamine, Chondriotin and MSM?
No. Because all three elements occur naturally in the body, your body uses what is needed and flushes any excess out.
Are there any side effects?
There have been no negative side effects reported. MSM has been used as a dietary supplement for many years with no reports of negative reactions. Glucosamine and Chondroitin have no known negative side effects. Be sure to consult your physician if you have any concerns or if you are pregnant or nursing.
How much should I drink a day?
Because your body uses these natural components (Glucosamine, Chondriotin and MSM) daily, we recommend you drink Forever Freedom every day. Consumption may vary based on body size, age and type of condition you currently might be experiencing. We recommend you start with 4 fluid ounces daily and then later adjust to what best works for you.
When will I see results?
Everyone’s body will respond differently. You may experience relief within days, while others can take weeks or months. Based on some of our personal testimonials, people experienced relief within days of drinking Forever Freedom. The body will always gain from the benefits that Forever Freedom provides, but in different ways for different people.
What is the difference between Forever Freedom and Aloe Vera Gel?
Although both of these wonderful drinks contain our 100% pure stabilised aloe vera gel, the benefits of each are different. Our Aloe Vera Gel drink is rich in vitamins and minerals and helps boost energy and stimulate the metabolism. While our new Forever Freedom, which also contains Glucosamine, Chondriotin, MSM and Vitamin C, primarily focuses on the alleviation of aching bones and joints. It also helps maintain healthy cartilage and joints. While you can enjoy some of the same benefits in each drink, they both have their distinct functions. Many people choose to take both.
What are the benefits of drinking Freedom?
Forever Freedom helps the body, therefore, not only do you receive relief from aching joints but it also promotes healthy cells, skin, nails and hair.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Different Medicinal Uses Of Aloe Vera
Dr. H.R. McDaniel, pathologist and researcher at the Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center said, and I wholeheartedly agree, that…“the use of Aloe Vera will be the most important single step forward in the treatment of diseases in the history of mankind!”
The health benefits of Aloe Vera cover a lengthy and increasing list of ailments and conditions. Traditional medicine and the pharmacological industry may not have embraced Aloe Vera because of the threat it poses to hundreds of prescription and non-prescription drugs and the fact that it cannot be patented.
But that notwithstanding, knowledge of the medicinal uses of Aloe Vera also widely known as the “Miracle Plant” is increasing worldwide at a rapid rate.
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Limits the activity of HIV
Aloe Vera contains Gluco-mannan, a special complex polysaccharide composed largely of the sugar Mannose. It interacts with special cell-surface receptors on those cells which repair damaged tissues, called fibroblasts, stimulating them, activating their faster growth and replication.
An extract of Mannose, one of the sugars in Aloe Vera can inhibit HIV-1, the virus associated with AIDS.
In a 1991 study in Molecular Biotherapy, HIV-1 cells were treated in vitro – outside the body – with the Mannose extract.
Virus reproduction was reduced by as much as 30% by Aloe Vera, viral load – total amount of the virus – as well was reduced, the spread of the virus from the infected cells was suppressed and the viability – chance of survival – of infected cells was increased.
The Aloe Vera gel also proved to be an effective part of a nutritional support program for HIV+ patients according to the Journal of Advancement in Medicine.
For 4 months, 29 patients were given 100% pure Aloe Vera gel (5 ounces, 4 times daily) along with an essential fatty acid supplement and another supplement containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
Patients were told to continue with their normal diet and not to take other supplements.
After 90 days all of the patients had fewer occurrences of opportunistic infections, thrush, fatigue and diarrhoea, as well as increased white blood cell counts meaning their immune systems were responding positively.
Their assessment of overall quality of health also improved. In 255 of the patients, Aloe Vera apparently knocked out the virus’s ability to reproduce.
Researchers found that Aloe Vera stimulates the body’s immune system, particularly T4 helper cells – white blood cells that activate the immune response to infection.
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Protects against Radiation
With the invention of the atom bomb it was discovered early in the search for protection against radiation burns that the best treatment was Aloe Vera gel.
It is rumored that the U.S.A. and the U.K. have huge stockpiles of Aloe Vera for use in the event of a nuclear attack and doctors have even prescribed it for intravenous use when treating radiation burns.
The Aloe Vera gel has a dramatic ability to heal wounds, ulcers and burns by putting a protective coating on the affected areas, speeding up the healing rate, relieving pain and preventing blisters.
It can also reduce inflammation, decrease swelling and redness and accelerate wound healing. Aloe Vera increases availability of Oxygen to the skin and also increases the synthesis and strength of tissue.
Aloe Vera protects against skin damage from X-rays according to researchers at Hoshi University in Japan publishing in the journal Yakugaku Zasshi.
They found that Aloe Vera was an effective antioxidant, mopping up the free radicals caused by radiation, and that it protected two of the body’s healing substances, Superoxide Dismutase (an antioxidant enzyme) and Glutathione (an amino acid which stimulates the immune system).
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Minimizes Frostbite Damage
A study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine established that Aloe Vera works well for frostbite.
Researchers gave standard treatments for frostbite – antibiotics, Ibuprofen and rewarding – to 154 patients with mild to severe frostbite.
Of patients who additionally received Aloe Vera cream, 67.9% healed without any tissue loss (amputation) compared to 32.7% in the control group.
Researchers concluded that Aloe Vera prevented a decrease of blood flow to the frozen tissues, a common cause of tissue loss in frostbite. Read on for more examples of the medicinal uses of Aloe Vera.
The health benefits of Aloe Vera cover a lengthy and increasing list of ailments and conditions. Traditional medicine and the pharmacological industry may not have embraced Aloe Vera because of the threat it poses to hundreds of prescription and non-prescription drugs and the fact that it cannot be patented.
But that notwithstanding, knowledge of the medicinal uses of Aloe Vera also widely known as the “Miracle Plant” is increasing worldwide at a rapid rate.
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Limits the activity of HIV
Aloe Vera contains Gluco-mannan, a special complex polysaccharide composed largely of the sugar Mannose. It interacts with special cell-surface receptors on those cells which repair damaged tissues, called fibroblasts, stimulating them, activating their faster growth and replication.
An extract of Mannose, one of the sugars in Aloe Vera can inhibit HIV-1, the virus associated with AIDS.
In a 1991 study in Molecular Biotherapy, HIV-1 cells were treated in vitro – outside the body – with the Mannose extract.
Virus reproduction was reduced by as much as 30% by Aloe Vera, viral load – total amount of the virus – as well was reduced, the spread of the virus from the infected cells was suppressed and the viability – chance of survival – of infected cells was increased.
The Aloe Vera gel also proved to be an effective part of a nutritional support program for HIV+ patients according to the Journal of Advancement in Medicine.
For 4 months, 29 patients were given 100% pure Aloe Vera gel (5 ounces, 4 times daily) along with an essential fatty acid supplement and another supplement containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
Patients were told to continue with their normal diet and not to take other supplements.
After 90 days all of the patients had fewer occurrences of opportunistic infections, thrush, fatigue and diarrhoea, as well as increased white blood cell counts meaning their immune systems were responding positively.
Their assessment of overall quality of health also improved. In 255 of the patients, Aloe Vera apparently knocked out the virus’s ability to reproduce.
Researchers found that Aloe Vera stimulates the body’s immune system, particularly T4 helper cells – white blood cells that activate the immune response to infection.
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Protects against Radiation
With the invention of the atom bomb it was discovered early in the search for protection against radiation burns that the best treatment was Aloe Vera gel.
It is rumored that the U.S.A. and the U.K. have huge stockpiles of Aloe Vera for use in the event of a nuclear attack and doctors have even prescribed it for intravenous use when treating radiation burns.
The Aloe Vera gel has a dramatic ability to heal wounds, ulcers and burns by putting a protective coating on the affected areas, speeding up the healing rate, relieving pain and preventing blisters.
It can also reduce inflammation, decrease swelling and redness and accelerate wound healing. Aloe Vera increases availability of Oxygen to the skin and also increases the synthesis and strength of tissue.
Aloe Vera protects against skin damage from X-rays according to researchers at Hoshi University in Japan publishing in the journal Yakugaku Zasshi.
They found that Aloe Vera was an effective antioxidant, mopping up the free radicals caused by radiation, and that it protected two of the body’s healing substances, Superoxide Dismutase (an antioxidant enzyme) and Glutathione (an amino acid which stimulates the immune system).
Medicinal uses of Aloe Vera: Minimizes Frostbite Damage
A study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine established that Aloe Vera works well for frostbite.
Researchers gave standard treatments for frostbite – antibiotics, Ibuprofen and rewarding – to 154 patients with mild to severe frostbite.
Of patients who additionally received Aloe Vera cream, 67.9% healed without any tissue loss (amputation) compared to 32.7% in the control group.
Researchers concluded that Aloe Vera prevented a decrease of blood flow to the frozen tissues, a common cause of tissue loss in frostbite. Read on for more examples of the medicinal uses of Aloe Vera.
An article from The Journal of the IASC
Excerpt from a study by Dr. Faith Strickland, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
In years past it was popularly supposed that a deep suntan made us look better than the pale look we wore during the winter months... as though a mahogany tan meant that we could afford to go south for the winter, or to some sun-drenched island, instead of having to work for a living like our contemporaries. It set us apart from the drudges who worked all winter, unable to afford the sunny climates.
Well, we may have looked better (although some would dispute the fact), but it turns out that what we were really doing was bringing about potentially serious damage to our skin and immune systems.
Recent studies have shown that a bad sunburn, even one that we might have suffered many years ago, can turn into cancer in later life. Not all of these cancers turn out to be melanoma, the really serious form of skin cancer, and may be surgically removed. But melanoma can metastasize, or spread through the body, and that becomes a serious problem, indeed.
Now we have information that sunburn can, and often does, wreak havoc with the body’s immune system, leaving us vulnerable to other diseases. The immune system helps keep us well by providing the body’s primary defense against those germs and viruses that it recognizes as “foreign bodies.” When it is functioning well, we may expect to remain reasonably healthy. When it is compromised, illness results, in most cases, since our bodies are constantly being bombarded by things that can make us ill.
Exposure to Ultra Violet-B light, from the sun, has been shown to impair the cellular immune response of the skin, which may lead to tumor formation. But the work of Dr. Faith Strickland, of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, suggests the possibility that Aloe vera can not only stop the damage done to the immune system, but can actually restore the system to full working order.
Obviously this doesn’t mean that we can go out and get a worry-free sunburn, then apply some Aloe to our skin and forget about it. Nevertheless, if you do happen to get a bit more sun than intended, it makes good sense to get yourself some Aloe vera gel and gently massage it into the affected area. It won’t hurt, and it may well make you feel a good deal better.
The research done by Dr. Strickland and hundreds of other researchers and scientists is mounting up, resulting in a more complete understanding of the therapeutic value of Aloe vera gel and the many ways in which Aloe can contribute to the health and well-being of people throughout the world.
In years past it was popularly supposed that a deep suntan made us look better than the pale look we wore during the winter months... as though a mahogany tan meant that we could afford to go south for the winter, or to some sun-drenched island, instead of having to work for a living like our contemporaries. It set us apart from the drudges who worked all winter, unable to afford the sunny climates.
Well, we may have looked better (although some would dispute the fact), but it turns out that what we were really doing was bringing about potentially serious damage to our skin and immune systems.
Recent studies have shown that a bad sunburn, even one that we might have suffered many years ago, can turn into cancer in later life. Not all of these cancers turn out to be melanoma, the really serious form of skin cancer, and may be surgically removed. But melanoma can metastasize, or spread through the body, and that becomes a serious problem, indeed.
Now we have information that sunburn can, and often does, wreak havoc with the body’s immune system, leaving us vulnerable to other diseases. The immune system helps keep us well by providing the body’s primary defense against those germs and viruses that it recognizes as “foreign bodies.” When it is functioning well, we may expect to remain reasonably healthy. When it is compromised, illness results, in most cases, since our bodies are constantly being bombarded by things that can make us ill.
Exposure to Ultra Violet-B light, from the sun, has been shown to impair the cellular immune response of the skin, which may lead to tumor formation. But the work of Dr. Faith Strickland, of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, suggests the possibility that Aloe vera can not only stop the damage done to the immune system, but can actually restore the system to full working order.
Obviously this doesn’t mean that we can go out and get a worry-free sunburn, then apply some Aloe to our skin and forget about it. Nevertheless, if you do happen to get a bit more sun than intended, it makes good sense to get yourself some Aloe vera gel and gently massage it into the affected area. It won’t hurt, and it may well make you feel a good deal better.
The research done by Dr. Strickland and hundreds of other researchers and scientists is mounting up, resulting in a more complete understanding of the therapeutic value of Aloe vera gel and the many ways in which Aloe can contribute to the health and well-being of people throughout the world.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Karina Smirnoff On Her Beauty Home Remedies: “Aloe Vera Cures Everything”
As a top hoofer on Dancing With The Stars Karina Smirnoff might have Hollywood’s best products at her disposal, but when it comes to beauty, the dancer revealed to PEOPLE last night, she’d prefers grocery store shelves to department store counters. “I’ve got to be honest,” she confided at the Entertainment Weekly and Women in Film Pre-Emmy Party, “I don’t spend a lot of time or money on buying expensive products, because there are so many natural ways — like you can use olive oil for your skin. You don’t even have to spend hundreds of dollars on an eye cream,” she says frankly. Karina traces her love of kitchen-cupboard beauty to her Greco-Russian upbringing. “Have you seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding? How I think they had Windex that cured everything. With my family, Aloe Vera cures everything. If you have a blister: Aloe Vera. If you have a wrinkle: Aloe Vera. So, I think it comes with being half-Greek and half-Russian. We’ve always been into natural.” And she’ll soon be making her family beauty fix-alls accessible to everyone.
Style News. People.com
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About Bee pollen
Pollen is the fertilizing dust of flowers. Bees gather and bring it back to their hives for food. Without pollen, plants, trees and flowers could not exist; even we depend on it.
Bee pollen contains a wide spectrum of nutrients to help maintain good health. These include all vitamins of the B-complex and vitamin C. Since these are water soluble, they can be taken daily. Bee pollen also contains vitamins D, E, K, and Beta Carotene (vitamin A), plus numerous minerals, enzymes and coenzymes, plant-source fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins, and 22 amino acids – including all eight “essential” amino acids that the body cannot manufacture for itself. Bee pollen is one of the most complete foods available.
Bee pollen also contains Lecithin, which exists naturally in all cells and aids in the metabolism of fats. The nutrients in bee pollen are readily digestible and easily absorbed by the human body. Forever Bee Pollen may assist in maintaining a healthy circulatory, digestive, immune, and nervous system.
• Essential supplement
• Contains many vitamins and minerals
• Contains all essential amino acids
• Beneficial to the skin
Bee pollen is often referred to as nature's most complete food. Human consumption of bee pollen is praised in the Bible, other religious books, and ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts. It has long been prescribed by traditional health practitioners-including the fathers of Western medicine Hippocrates, Pliny the Elder, and Pythagoras-for its healing properties. Bee pollen rejuvenates your body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about a longer life span. Bee pollen's ability to consistently and noticeably increase energy levels makes it a favorite substance among many world class athletes and those interested in sustaining and enhancing quality performance.
What is Bee Pollen?
Pollen is the male seed of flowers. It is required for the fertilization of the plant. The tiny particles consist of 50/1,000-millimeter corpuscles, formed at the free end of the stamen in the heart of the blossom. Every variety of flower in the universe puts forth a dusting of pollen. Many orchard fruits and agricultural food crops do, too.
Bee pollen is the food of the young bee and it is approximately 40% protein. It is considered one of nature's most completely nourishing foods. It contains nearly all nutrients required by humans. About half of its protein is in the form of free amino acids that are ready to be sued directly by the body. Such highly assimilable protein can contribute significantly to one's protein needs.
Gathering pollen is not as easy as it sounds. Once a honeybee arrives at a flower, she settles herself in and nimbly scrapes off the powdery loose pollen from the stamen with her jaws and front legs, moistening it with a dab of the honey she brought with her from the hive. The enlarged and broadened tarsal segments of her legs have a thick trimming of bristles, called pollen combs. The bee uses these combs to brush the gold powder from her coat and legs in mid-flight. With a skillful pressing movement of her auricle, which is used as a hammer, she pushes the gathered gold into her baskets. Her pollen baskets, surrounded by a fringe of long hairs, are simply concave areas located on the outside of her tibias. When the bee's baskets are fully loaded, the microscopic golden dust has been tamped down into a single golden grain, or granule.
One of the most interesting facts about bee pollen is that it cannot be synthesized in a laboratory. When researchers take away a bee's pollen-filled comb and feed her man-made pollen, the bee dies even though all the known nutrients are present in the lab-produced synthesized food. Many thousands of chemical analyses of bee pollen have been made with the very latest diagnostic equipment, but there are still some elements present in bee pollen that science cannot identify. The bees add some mysterious "extra" of their own. These unidentifiable elements may very well be the reason bee pollen works so spectacularly against so many diverse conditions of ill health.
Honeybees do double duty. They are programmed to gather pollen and carry it back to the hive as food for the colony. However, even more important as far as humans are concerned, they are also responsible for the pollination of more than 80 percent of green growing things. As bees buzz from blossom to blossom, microscopic pollen particles coat their stubby little bodies so densely that they sometimes look like little yellow fuzz balls. When they arrive at the next flower, a portion of the live golden dust is transferred to that blossom and pollination is accomplished.
It is important to recognize that a one teaspoon dose of pollen takes one bee working eight hours a day for one month to gather. Each bee pollen pellet, contains over two million flower pollen grains and one teaspoonful contains over 2.5 billion grains of flower pollen.
Bee Pollen Nutrition
The benefits of Bee pollen are that it contains all the essential components of life. The percentage of rejuvenating elements in bee pollen remarkably exceeds those present in brewer's yeast and wheat germ. Bee pollen corrects the deficient or unbalanced nutrition, common in the customs of our present-day civilization of consuming incomplete foods, often with added chemical ingredients, which expose us to physiological problems as various as they are numerous.
Pollen is considered an energy and nutritive tonic in Chinese medicine. Cultures throughout the world use it in a surprising number of applications: for improving endurance and vitality, extending longevity, aiding recovery from chronic illness, adding weight during convalescence, reducing cravings and addictions, regulating the intestines, building new blood, preventing infectious diseases such as the cold and flue (it has antibiotic type properties), and helping overcome retardation and other developmental problems in children. It is thought to protect against radiation and to have anti-cancer qualities.
Nutrient deficiencies and all the health problems they cause are recognized worldwide as a growing problem. Because bee pollen contains all the nutrients needed to sustain life, it is being used on an ever larger scale for human nourishment and health. Science teaches that bee pollen contains many substances that combine to make it a healthy, nutritious, complete food. There are numerous reports from medical experience that conclusively show the benefits of bee pollen exceed that of a simple food item. And the bees do most of the work.
Bee-gathered pollens are rich in proteins, free amino acids, vitamins, including B-complex, and folic acid.
According to researchers at the Institute of Apiculture, Taranov, Russia, "Honeybee pollen is the richest source of vitamins found in Nature in a single food. Even if bee pollen had none of its other vital ingredients, its content of rutin alone would justify taking at least a teaspoon daily, if for no other reason than strengthening the capillaries. Pollen is extremely rich in rutin and may have the highest content of any source, plus it provides a high content of the nucleics RNA [ribonucleic acid] and DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid]."
Bee pollen is a complete food and contains many elements that products of animal origin do not possess. Bee pollen is more rich in proteins than any animal source. It contains more amino acids than beef, eggs, or cheese of equal weight. Bee pollen is particularly concentrated in all elements necessary for life.
Medical Miracles
Researchers have demonstrated that there is a substance in bee pollen that inhibits the development of numerous harmful bacteria. Experiments have shown bee pollen contains an antibiotic factor effective against salmonella and some strains of bacteria. On the clinical level, studies have shown that a regulatory effect on intestinal function can be attributed to bee pollen. The presence of a high proportion of cellulose and fiber in pollen, as well as the existence of antibiotic factors, all contribute to an explanation for this efficacious effect.
Working with lab animals has demonstrated that the ingestion of bee pollen has a good effect on the composition of blood. A considerable and simultaneous increase of both white and red blood cells is observed. When bee pollen is given to anemic patients, their levels of hemoglobin [oxygen-carrying red blood cells] increase considerably.
It is reported that bee pollen in the diet acts to normalize cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood: Upon the regular ingestion of bee pollen, a reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides was observed. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) increased, while low-density lipoproteins (LDL) decreased. A normalization of blood serum cholesterol levels is also seen.
One of the most important articles ever published on bee pollen comes from our own United States Department of Agriculture. This article, entitled "Delay in the Appearance of Palpable Mammary Tumors in C3H Mice Following the Ingestion of PolIenized Food," is the work of William Robinson of the Bureau of Entomology, Agriculture Research Administration. It was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute way back in October 1948, five decades ago. According to the article, Dr. Robinson started with mice that had been specially bred to develop and subsequently die from tumors. He explains, "The age at which mice of this strain developed tumors ranged from 18 to 57 weeks, with an average appearance at 33 weeks. Tumor incidence was 100 percent."
The pollen used in this study was supplied by the Division of Bee Culture and, according to the report, "was the bee-gathered type." One group of mice was fed mice chow only; another group was fed mice chow with the addition of bee pollen at a ratio of 1 part bee pollen to 10,000 parts food. Dr. Robinson's article states, "Particular attention was given to the weight of the treated animals, since underweight can in itself bring about a delay in tumor development. No decrease in weight occurred in the animals receiving the pollenized food. Instead, a slight but fairly uniform increase was noted, possibly due to a nutritional factor in pollen."
In his summary, Dr. Robinson reveals the dramatic results: "In the untreated mice [the mice not given bee pollen], mammary tumors appeared as expected at an average of 31.3 weeks. Tumor incidence was 100 percent. In the postponement series, [the mice given bee pollen], the average [onset of tumors] was 41.1 weeks, a delay of 9.8 weeks being obtained. Seven mice in this series were still tumor-free at 56 to 62 weeks of age, when the tests were terminated. I would like to emphasize that these mice were especially bred to die from cancerous tumors. Without the protection of bee pollen in their food, the mice developed tumors and died right on schedule.
Given the fact that cancer is the number-two killer in the United States (heart disease is number one), we can all certainly agree that this is an electrifying article. What happened from it? Nothing. Even the National Cancer Institute, which published it, failed to follow up on this very promising line of research. It was dropped with no explanation.
More good news comes from the University of Vienna, where Dr. Peter Hernuss and colleagues conducted a study of twenty-five women suffering from inoperable uterine cancer. Because surgery was impossible, the women were treated with chemotherapy. The lucky women given bee pollen with their food quickly exhibited a higher concentration of cancer-fighting immune-system cells, increased antibody production, and a markedly improved level of infection-fighting and oxygen carrying red blood cells (hemoglobin). These women suffered less from the awful side effects of chemotherapy as well. Bee pollen lessened the terrible nausea that commonly accompanies the treatment and helped keep hair loss to a minimum. The women also slept better at night. The control group receiving a placebo did not experience comparable relief.
A report from the Agronomic Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Romania, showed the immune-strengthening effects of bee pollen. According to the report, "Comparative Studies Concerning Biochemical Characteristics of Beebread as Related to the Pollen Preserved in Honey" by Drs. E. Palos, Z. Voiculescu, and C. Andrei, "An increase has been recorded in the level of blood lymphocytes, gamma globulins, and proteins in those subjects given pollen in comparison with control groups. The most significant difference occurred in lymphocytes. These results thus signify a strengthening in the resistance of the organic system."
Lymphocytes are the white blood cells that are the "soldiers" of the immune system. They are responsible for ridding the body of injurious and harmful substances, including infected or diseased cells, mutant and cancerous cells, viruses, metabolic trash, and so on. Gamma globulin is a protein formed in the blood, and our ability to resist infection is closely related to this protein's activity.
Infertility Problems
Pollen stimulates ovarian function. The best results were obtained with a pollen supplementation of 2 parts per 100 in the ration, and with the substitution of animal proteins with pollen in a proportion of 5 parts per 100. The intensity of ovulation increased. Parallel to this increase in ovulation, pollen also improves the ability of eggs to withstand the incubation period. The best results were obtained with a quantity of 4 parts per 100 of pollen added to the ration, resulting in an increase in the percentage of eggs in respect to the control group. The application of pollen is recommended whenever the end result is obtaining eggs for reproduction.
Bee Products Also Treats Allergies!
Pollen is also a remedy for hay fever and allergies. However it must be taken at least six weeks before the season begins and then continued throughout the season if it going to work.
Bee pollen has been effectively used down through the ages to rid allergy sufferers of their afflictions. This technique, called desensitization, was developed at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London soon after the turn of the century. The treatment consists of administering small amounts of the allergen to stimulate the patients own immune system to produce antibodies that will eliminate the allergic reaction. It works rather like a vaccination does against childhood diseases. Desensitization is based on the premise that the administration of the allergen will cause the body to produce antibodies that will cancel out the effects of the offending substance when the patient is again exposed to it.
Leo Conway, M.D., of Denver Colorado, treated his patients with pollen. Dr. Conway reported: "All patients who had taken the antigen [pollen] for three years remained free from all allergy symptoms, no matter where they lived and regardless of diet. Control has been achieved in 100 percent of my earlier cases and the field is ever-expanding. Since oral feeding of pollen for this use was first perfected in his laboratory, astounding results were obtained. No ill consequences have resulted. Ninety-four percent of all his patients were completely free from allergy symptoms. Of the other six percent, not one followed directions, but even this small percentage were nonetheless partially relieved".
Relief of hay fever, pollen-induced asthma, with ever increasing control of bronchitis, ulcers of the digestive tract, colitis, migraine headaches, and urinary disorders were all totally successful. Unfortunately, Dr. Conway, an early pioneer in the field of allergies, is now deceased. What we did not know was just how lightning-fast it could bring relief. It actually eliminated long-standing symptoms in minutes. Everything from asthma to allergies to sinus problems cleared. These trials confirmed that bee pollen is wonderfully effective against a very wide range of respiratory distress.
Bee Products and Physical Activity
The British Sports Council recorded increases in strength of as high as 40 to 50 percent in those taking bee pollen regularly. Even more astounding, the British Royal Society has reported height increases in adults who take pollen. Antii Lananaki, coach of the Finnish track team that swept the Olympics in 1972, revealed, "Most of our athletes take pollen food supplements. Our studies show it significantly improves their performance. There have been no negative results since we have been supplying pollen to our athletes."
Alex Woodly, then executive director of the prestigious Education Athletic Club in Philadelphia, said, "Bee pollen works, and it works perfectly. Pollen allows super-stars to increase their strength and stamina up to 25 percent. This increase in strength and endurance may be the key to the secret regenerative power of bee pollen. Bee pollen causes a definite decrease in pulse rate. The whole beauty of bee pollen is that it's as natural as you can get. No chemicals. No steroids." Renowned German naturalist Francis Huber was a great proponent of this miraculous food from the hive. Huber called bee pollen "the greatest body builder on Earth."
Bee Pollen and Weight Control
Bee pollen works wonders in a weight-control or weight-stabilization regimen by correcting a possible chemical imbalance in body metabolism that may be involved in either abnormal weight gain or loss. The normalizing and stabilizing effects of this perfect food from the bees are phenomenal.
In weight-loss programs, bee pollen stimulates the metabolic processes. It speeds caloric burn by lighting and stoking the metabolic fires. Honeybee pollen is coming to be recognized as Nature's true weight-loss food. Bee pollen is a low-calorie food. It contains only ninety calories per ounce. (An ounce is about two heaping tablespoons.) It offers 15 percent lecithin by volume. Lecithin is a substance that helps dissolve and flush fat from the body. This is one reason why bee pollen lowers low-density lipoproteins (LDL) surer and faster than any other food while helping increase the helpful high-density lipoproteins (HDL), which science says protect against cholesterol and heart disease.
By boosting the value of each nutrient present in the food you eat, bee pollen also eliminates cravings. Its natural phenylalanine content acts as an appetite suppressant. Phenylalanine is a natural amino acid that the body requires. It acts on your apostate, the control center that signals fullness and hunger. Mother Nature knows what she's about. You just plain won't want to eat as much when you take bee pollen regularly. When you are overweight, phenylalanine exerts a natural appetite suppressant effect. When you need to gain weight, the phenylalanine in bee pollen works in reverse.
The chemical drug in over-the-counter weight-loss products is a man-made cousin of phenylalanine called phenylpropanolamine, which chemically depresses the appetite whether you are fat, thin, or just right. It can also give you the jitters and leave you with a drug-induced "hangover" and can be addictive. Phenylpropanolamine is a common ingredient in many decongestants, explaining why one of the side effects of these products is loss of appetite. Products that include phenylpropanolamine as an ingredient must by law carry a warning that they should not be taken by persons with certain conditions, including thyroid problems and high blood pressure.
Health and Beauty
Basic beauty begins with the glow of good health, which shines from within. A scrubbed and radiant complexion transforms any woman (or man) into a singularly attractive person. On the other hand, dull, muddy skin, often caused by poor nutrition or personal hygiene, can detract from even the most attractive. Studies have shown that unhealthy or aging skin can be dramatically improved by the consumption of honeybee pollen.
When bee pollen is included daily in the diet, it not only gives you the glow of health and aids in safe, permanent weight loss, but it can also be blended into seemingly "magic potions" to smooth, soothe, and rejuvenate every inch of the outside of your body. Several relatively inexpensive mixtures of hive products, used externally, can revitalize and rejuvenate the complexion and may even eliminate acne.
Dr. Lars-Erik Essen, a dermatologist in Halsinborg, Sweden, pioneered the use of bee products for skin conditions. He treated many of his patients successfully for acne. Dr. Essen says, "Through transcutaneous nutrition, bee pollen exerts a profound biological effect. It seems to prevent premature aging of the cells and stimulates growth of new skin tissue. It offers effective protection against dehydration and injects new life into dry cells. It smooths away wrinkles and stimulates a life-giving blood supply to all skin cells.
The skin becomes younger looking, less vulnerable to wrinkles, smoother, and healthier with the use of honeybee pollen," Dr. Essen says. "Taken internally or used externally, bee pollen exercises a suppressive effect on facial acne. It is also an important skin rejuvenator, primarily because it contains a high concentration of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA as well as a natural antibiotic factor."
The French, long noted for their preoccupation with all things beautiful, have done a great deal of research on the use of bee pollen and other hive products in cosmetic preparations. Dr. M. Esperrois of the French Institute of Chemistry notes that honeybee pollen contains potent antibiotics that can act to reverse the effects normal aging exerts on skin, correcting darkening, wrinkles, and blemishes.
Professors N. Mankovsky and D. G. Chebotarev, two Russian scientists, confirm honeybee pollen stimulates cell renewal. They say, "The rejuvenation of skin and body cells can be encouraged by the administration of the poly-vitamins, microelements, enzymes, hormones, and amino acids present m bee pollen. These nutrients are needed by the body to form new tissue." These professors go on to praise the properties of bee pollen, calling them "vital to a form of internal and external rejuvenation at the cellular level.
Longevity and the Aging Process
According to G. Liebold, a holistic physician and psychologist of Karlsruhe, Germany, "Bee pollen is an excellent prophylaxis and therapeutic treatment against all the precocious symptoms of old age. It should be considered a universal geriatric treatment in the form of a natural remedy.
"Bee pollen causes an increase in physical and mental abilities, especially of concentration and memory ability, activates sluggish metabolic functions, and strengthens the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This natural nutriment from the bees removes the causes of cardiovascular symptoms, such as arteriosclerosis, cerebral insufficiency, and other sequelae. It prevents nutrient deficiency during old age, gravidity [pregnancy], and the lactation [nursing] period. Bee pollen accelerates convalescence after serious illness and/or an operation, increases the body's physical defensive powers of the immune system stimulates mental and psychological resistance to stress, and creates a harmonizing of vegetative and hormonal disorders."
Dr. Nicolai Vasilievich Tsitsin, the USSR's chief biologist (and botanist) and an acknowledged expert on geriatrics, spent quite a few years pursuing the secrets of the many in what was the Soviet Union who live extraordinarily long lives. He visited the numerous small villages that dot the landscape high up in the Caucasus mountains, where the air is always clear and sweet. In summer, the breezes there are perfumed with the scent of thousands of wild flowers. The villagers work their small farms and tend their kitchen gardens without the dubious "benefits" of the space-age technologies employed by agribiz conglomerates. This is one of the few areas left in the world where the old ways still prevail.
The stalwart families who make their homes in the mountainous regions of the former Soviet Union are some of the most long-lived people in the world. On examination, many exhibit signs of "silent" heart disease, scars of "silent" heart attacks that would have almost certainly been lethal to a modern man or woman. The hard physical work they do every day well into what some of us in the so-called civilized world consider old age plays a part in their remarkably healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Tsitsin was amazed to find more than 200 individuals over 125 years of age, all still working every day and participating actively in village life. The hard facts of their daily existence partially explained the extended life span they achieved, but Dr. Tsitsin remained puzzled. He knew there had to be some other factor entering into the equation. He set himself the task of finding the common denominator. Then he stumbled upon it.
These people kept bees. Beekeeping is a profession that in itself a historically confers some sort of "magical" life protection on its members, a fact validated by today's scientific research. Still, only very well informed, modern beekeepers are knowledgeable about the many health-promoting benefits of bee pollen and regularly serve it at table. The villagers didn't fit the profile. Dr. Tsitsin dug deeper.
He found the answer. These beekeepers, happy and fulfilled though they were with their almost idyllic pastoral existence, were very poor. Bartering among themselves to exchange homegrown or handmade products for services was the accepted way of life. They had little cash available to them, so they regularly harvested-and either sold or bartered away the pure, clear honey from the combs of their beehives. What they kept for themselves and ate regularly was the thick residue that accumulated on the bottoms of their hives.
When he was served some of the sweet, sticky stuff in the home of one of the villagers, Dr. Tsitsin realized that this was the magic elixir that contributed to the remarkable longevity. The tasty but unattractive glob was rich with golden granules of bee pollen. Dr. Tsitsin attributed the remarkable health and extended life spans of these particular Russians to the scientifically documented action of bee pollen. He concluded his report by saying, "Taken regularly and in sufficient amounts, bee pollen will prolong the life span of man for many years."
Another Russian scientist, Naum Petrovich Ioyrish, chief of the Academy of July 26, 1997Vladivostok and author of Bees and People, agrees. In 1975, Dr. Ioyrish reported without any qualification, "Long lives are attained by bee pollen users. It is one of the original treasure houses of nutrition and medicine. Each grain contains every important substance necessary to life."
Bee pollen contains a wide spectrum of nutrients to help maintain good health. These include all vitamins of the B-complex and vitamin C. Since these are water soluble, they can be taken daily. Bee pollen also contains vitamins D, E, K, and Beta Carotene (vitamin A), plus numerous minerals, enzymes and coenzymes, plant-source fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins, and 22 amino acids – including all eight “essential” amino acids that the body cannot manufacture for itself. Bee pollen is one of the most complete foods available.
Bee pollen also contains Lecithin, which exists naturally in all cells and aids in the metabolism of fats. The nutrients in bee pollen are readily digestible and easily absorbed by the human body. Forever Bee Pollen may assist in maintaining a healthy circulatory, digestive, immune, and nervous system.
• Essential supplement
• Contains many vitamins and minerals
• Contains all essential amino acids
• Beneficial to the skin
Bee pollen is often referred to as nature's most complete food. Human consumption of bee pollen is praised in the Bible, other religious books, and ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts. It has long been prescribed by traditional health practitioners-including the fathers of Western medicine Hippocrates, Pliny the Elder, and Pythagoras-for its healing properties. Bee pollen rejuvenates your body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about a longer life span. Bee pollen's ability to consistently and noticeably increase energy levels makes it a favorite substance among many world class athletes and those interested in sustaining and enhancing quality performance.
What is Bee Pollen?
Pollen is the male seed of flowers. It is required for the fertilization of the plant. The tiny particles consist of 50/1,000-millimeter corpuscles, formed at the free end of the stamen in the heart of the blossom. Every variety of flower in the universe puts forth a dusting of pollen. Many orchard fruits and agricultural food crops do, too.
Bee pollen is the food of the young bee and it is approximately 40% protein. It is considered one of nature's most completely nourishing foods. It contains nearly all nutrients required by humans. About half of its protein is in the form of free amino acids that are ready to be sued directly by the body. Such highly assimilable protein can contribute significantly to one's protein needs.
Gathering pollen is not as easy as it sounds. Once a honeybee arrives at a flower, she settles herself in and nimbly scrapes off the powdery loose pollen from the stamen with her jaws and front legs, moistening it with a dab of the honey she brought with her from the hive. The enlarged and broadened tarsal segments of her legs have a thick trimming of bristles, called pollen combs. The bee uses these combs to brush the gold powder from her coat and legs in mid-flight. With a skillful pressing movement of her auricle, which is used as a hammer, she pushes the gathered gold into her baskets. Her pollen baskets, surrounded by a fringe of long hairs, are simply concave areas located on the outside of her tibias. When the bee's baskets are fully loaded, the microscopic golden dust has been tamped down into a single golden grain, or granule.
One of the most interesting facts about bee pollen is that it cannot be synthesized in a laboratory. When researchers take away a bee's pollen-filled comb and feed her man-made pollen, the bee dies even though all the known nutrients are present in the lab-produced synthesized food. Many thousands of chemical analyses of bee pollen have been made with the very latest diagnostic equipment, but there are still some elements present in bee pollen that science cannot identify. The bees add some mysterious "extra" of their own. These unidentifiable elements may very well be the reason bee pollen works so spectacularly against so many diverse conditions of ill health.
Honeybees do double duty. They are programmed to gather pollen and carry it back to the hive as food for the colony. However, even more important as far as humans are concerned, they are also responsible for the pollination of more than 80 percent of green growing things. As bees buzz from blossom to blossom, microscopic pollen particles coat their stubby little bodies so densely that they sometimes look like little yellow fuzz balls. When they arrive at the next flower, a portion of the live golden dust is transferred to that blossom and pollination is accomplished.
It is important to recognize that a one teaspoon dose of pollen takes one bee working eight hours a day for one month to gather. Each bee pollen pellet, contains over two million flower pollen grains and one teaspoonful contains over 2.5 billion grains of flower pollen.
Bee Pollen Nutrition
The benefits of Bee pollen are that it contains all the essential components of life. The percentage of rejuvenating elements in bee pollen remarkably exceeds those present in brewer's yeast and wheat germ. Bee pollen corrects the deficient or unbalanced nutrition, common in the customs of our present-day civilization of consuming incomplete foods, often with added chemical ingredients, which expose us to physiological problems as various as they are numerous.
Pollen is considered an energy and nutritive tonic in Chinese medicine. Cultures throughout the world use it in a surprising number of applications: for improving endurance and vitality, extending longevity, aiding recovery from chronic illness, adding weight during convalescence, reducing cravings and addictions, regulating the intestines, building new blood, preventing infectious diseases such as the cold and flue (it has antibiotic type properties), and helping overcome retardation and other developmental problems in children. It is thought to protect against radiation and to have anti-cancer qualities.
Nutrient deficiencies and all the health problems they cause are recognized worldwide as a growing problem. Because bee pollen contains all the nutrients needed to sustain life, it is being used on an ever larger scale for human nourishment and health. Science teaches that bee pollen contains many substances that combine to make it a healthy, nutritious, complete food. There are numerous reports from medical experience that conclusively show the benefits of bee pollen exceed that of a simple food item. And the bees do most of the work.
Bee-gathered pollens are rich in proteins, free amino acids, vitamins, including B-complex, and folic acid.
According to researchers at the Institute of Apiculture, Taranov, Russia, "Honeybee pollen is the richest source of vitamins found in Nature in a single food. Even if bee pollen had none of its other vital ingredients, its content of rutin alone would justify taking at least a teaspoon daily, if for no other reason than strengthening the capillaries. Pollen is extremely rich in rutin and may have the highest content of any source, plus it provides a high content of the nucleics RNA [ribonucleic acid] and DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid]."
Bee pollen is a complete food and contains many elements that products of animal origin do not possess. Bee pollen is more rich in proteins than any animal source. It contains more amino acids than beef, eggs, or cheese of equal weight. Bee pollen is particularly concentrated in all elements necessary for life.
Medical Miracles
Researchers have demonstrated that there is a substance in bee pollen that inhibits the development of numerous harmful bacteria. Experiments have shown bee pollen contains an antibiotic factor effective against salmonella and some strains of bacteria. On the clinical level, studies have shown that a regulatory effect on intestinal function can be attributed to bee pollen. The presence of a high proportion of cellulose and fiber in pollen, as well as the existence of antibiotic factors, all contribute to an explanation for this efficacious effect.
Working with lab animals has demonstrated that the ingestion of bee pollen has a good effect on the composition of blood. A considerable and simultaneous increase of both white and red blood cells is observed. When bee pollen is given to anemic patients, their levels of hemoglobin [oxygen-carrying red blood cells] increase considerably.
It is reported that bee pollen in the diet acts to normalize cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood: Upon the regular ingestion of bee pollen, a reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides was observed. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) increased, while low-density lipoproteins (LDL) decreased. A normalization of blood serum cholesterol levels is also seen.
One of the most important articles ever published on bee pollen comes from our own United States Department of Agriculture. This article, entitled "Delay in the Appearance of Palpable Mammary Tumors in C3H Mice Following the Ingestion of PolIenized Food," is the work of William Robinson of the Bureau of Entomology, Agriculture Research Administration. It was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute way back in October 1948, five decades ago. According to the article, Dr. Robinson started with mice that had been specially bred to develop and subsequently die from tumors. He explains, "The age at which mice of this strain developed tumors ranged from 18 to 57 weeks, with an average appearance at 33 weeks. Tumor incidence was 100 percent."
The pollen used in this study was supplied by the Division of Bee Culture and, according to the report, "was the bee-gathered type." One group of mice was fed mice chow only; another group was fed mice chow with the addition of bee pollen at a ratio of 1 part bee pollen to 10,000 parts food. Dr. Robinson's article states, "Particular attention was given to the weight of the treated animals, since underweight can in itself bring about a delay in tumor development. No decrease in weight occurred in the animals receiving the pollenized food. Instead, a slight but fairly uniform increase was noted, possibly due to a nutritional factor in pollen."
In his summary, Dr. Robinson reveals the dramatic results: "In the untreated mice [the mice not given bee pollen], mammary tumors appeared as expected at an average of 31.3 weeks. Tumor incidence was 100 percent. In the postponement series, [the mice given bee pollen], the average [onset of tumors] was 41.1 weeks, a delay of 9.8 weeks being obtained. Seven mice in this series were still tumor-free at 56 to 62 weeks of age, when the tests were terminated. I would like to emphasize that these mice were especially bred to die from cancerous tumors. Without the protection of bee pollen in their food, the mice developed tumors and died right on schedule.
Given the fact that cancer is the number-two killer in the United States (heart disease is number one), we can all certainly agree that this is an electrifying article. What happened from it? Nothing. Even the National Cancer Institute, which published it, failed to follow up on this very promising line of research. It was dropped with no explanation.
More good news comes from the University of Vienna, where Dr. Peter Hernuss and colleagues conducted a study of twenty-five women suffering from inoperable uterine cancer. Because surgery was impossible, the women were treated with chemotherapy. The lucky women given bee pollen with their food quickly exhibited a higher concentration of cancer-fighting immune-system cells, increased antibody production, and a markedly improved level of infection-fighting and oxygen carrying red blood cells (hemoglobin). These women suffered less from the awful side effects of chemotherapy as well. Bee pollen lessened the terrible nausea that commonly accompanies the treatment and helped keep hair loss to a minimum. The women also slept better at night. The control group receiving a placebo did not experience comparable relief.
A report from the Agronomic Institute, Faculty of Zootechnics, Romania, showed the immune-strengthening effects of bee pollen. According to the report, "Comparative Studies Concerning Biochemical Characteristics of Beebread as Related to the Pollen Preserved in Honey" by Drs. E. Palos, Z. Voiculescu, and C. Andrei, "An increase has been recorded in the level of blood lymphocytes, gamma globulins, and proteins in those subjects given pollen in comparison with control groups. The most significant difference occurred in lymphocytes. These results thus signify a strengthening in the resistance of the organic system."
Lymphocytes are the white blood cells that are the "soldiers" of the immune system. They are responsible for ridding the body of injurious and harmful substances, including infected or diseased cells, mutant and cancerous cells, viruses, metabolic trash, and so on. Gamma globulin is a protein formed in the blood, and our ability to resist infection is closely related to this protein's activity.
Infertility Problems
Pollen stimulates ovarian function. The best results were obtained with a pollen supplementation of 2 parts per 100 in the ration, and with the substitution of animal proteins with pollen in a proportion of 5 parts per 100. The intensity of ovulation increased. Parallel to this increase in ovulation, pollen also improves the ability of eggs to withstand the incubation period. The best results were obtained with a quantity of 4 parts per 100 of pollen added to the ration, resulting in an increase in the percentage of eggs in respect to the control group. The application of pollen is recommended whenever the end result is obtaining eggs for reproduction.
Bee Products Also Treats Allergies!
Pollen is also a remedy for hay fever and allergies. However it must be taken at least six weeks before the season begins and then continued throughout the season if it going to work.
Bee pollen has been effectively used down through the ages to rid allergy sufferers of their afflictions. This technique, called desensitization, was developed at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London soon after the turn of the century. The treatment consists of administering small amounts of the allergen to stimulate the patients own immune system to produce antibodies that will eliminate the allergic reaction. It works rather like a vaccination does against childhood diseases. Desensitization is based on the premise that the administration of the allergen will cause the body to produce antibodies that will cancel out the effects of the offending substance when the patient is again exposed to it.
Leo Conway, M.D., of Denver Colorado, treated his patients with pollen. Dr. Conway reported: "All patients who had taken the antigen [pollen] for three years remained free from all allergy symptoms, no matter where they lived and regardless of diet. Control has been achieved in 100 percent of my earlier cases and the field is ever-expanding. Since oral feeding of pollen for this use was first perfected in his laboratory, astounding results were obtained. No ill consequences have resulted. Ninety-four percent of all his patients were completely free from allergy symptoms. Of the other six percent, not one followed directions, but even this small percentage were nonetheless partially relieved".
Relief of hay fever, pollen-induced asthma, with ever increasing control of bronchitis, ulcers of the digestive tract, colitis, migraine headaches, and urinary disorders were all totally successful. Unfortunately, Dr. Conway, an early pioneer in the field of allergies, is now deceased. What we did not know was just how lightning-fast it could bring relief. It actually eliminated long-standing symptoms in minutes. Everything from asthma to allergies to sinus problems cleared. These trials confirmed that bee pollen is wonderfully effective against a very wide range of respiratory distress.
Bee Products and Physical Activity
The British Sports Council recorded increases in strength of as high as 40 to 50 percent in those taking bee pollen regularly. Even more astounding, the British Royal Society has reported height increases in adults who take pollen. Antii Lananaki, coach of the Finnish track team that swept the Olympics in 1972, revealed, "Most of our athletes take pollen food supplements. Our studies show it significantly improves their performance. There have been no negative results since we have been supplying pollen to our athletes."
Alex Woodly, then executive director of the prestigious Education Athletic Club in Philadelphia, said, "Bee pollen works, and it works perfectly. Pollen allows super-stars to increase their strength and stamina up to 25 percent. This increase in strength and endurance may be the key to the secret regenerative power of bee pollen. Bee pollen causes a definite decrease in pulse rate. The whole beauty of bee pollen is that it's as natural as you can get. No chemicals. No steroids." Renowned German naturalist Francis Huber was a great proponent of this miraculous food from the hive. Huber called bee pollen "the greatest body builder on Earth."
Bee Pollen and Weight Control
Bee pollen works wonders in a weight-control or weight-stabilization regimen by correcting a possible chemical imbalance in body metabolism that may be involved in either abnormal weight gain or loss. The normalizing and stabilizing effects of this perfect food from the bees are phenomenal.
In weight-loss programs, bee pollen stimulates the metabolic processes. It speeds caloric burn by lighting and stoking the metabolic fires. Honeybee pollen is coming to be recognized as Nature's true weight-loss food. Bee pollen is a low-calorie food. It contains only ninety calories per ounce. (An ounce is about two heaping tablespoons.) It offers 15 percent lecithin by volume. Lecithin is a substance that helps dissolve and flush fat from the body. This is one reason why bee pollen lowers low-density lipoproteins (LDL) surer and faster than any other food while helping increase the helpful high-density lipoproteins (HDL), which science says protect against cholesterol and heart disease.
By boosting the value of each nutrient present in the food you eat, bee pollen also eliminates cravings. Its natural phenylalanine content acts as an appetite suppressant. Phenylalanine is a natural amino acid that the body requires. It acts on your apostate, the control center that signals fullness and hunger. Mother Nature knows what she's about. You just plain won't want to eat as much when you take bee pollen regularly. When you are overweight, phenylalanine exerts a natural appetite suppressant effect. When you need to gain weight, the phenylalanine in bee pollen works in reverse.
The chemical drug in over-the-counter weight-loss products is a man-made cousin of phenylalanine called phenylpropanolamine, which chemically depresses the appetite whether you are fat, thin, or just right. It can also give you the jitters and leave you with a drug-induced "hangover" and can be addictive. Phenylpropanolamine is a common ingredient in many decongestants, explaining why one of the side effects of these products is loss of appetite. Products that include phenylpropanolamine as an ingredient must by law carry a warning that they should not be taken by persons with certain conditions, including thyroid problems and high blood pressure.
Health and Beauty
Basic beauty begins with the glow of good health, which shines from within. A scrubbed and radiant complexion transforms any woman (or man) into a singularly attractive person. On the other hand, dull, muddy skin, often caused by poor nutrition or personal hygiene, can detract from even the most attractive. Studies have shown that unhealthy or aging skin can be dramatically improved by the consumption of honeybee pollen.
When bee pollen is included daily in the diet, it not only gives you the glow of health and aids in safe, permanent weight loss, but it can also be blended into seemingly "magic potions" to smooth, soothe, and rejuvenate every inch of the outside of your body. Several relatively inexpensive mixtures of hive products, used externally, can revitalize and rejuvenate the complexion and may even eliminate acne.
Dr. Lars-Erik Essen, a dermatologist in Halsinborg, Sweden, pioneered the use of bee products for skin conditions. He treated many of his patients successfully for acne. Dr. Essen says, "Through transcutaneous nutrition, bee pollen exerts a profound biological effect. It seems to prevent premature aging of the cells and stimulates growth of new skin tissue. It offers effective protection against dehydration and injects new life into dry cells. It smooths away wrinkles and stimulates a life-giving blood supply to all skin cells.
The skin becomes younger looking, less vulnerable to wrinkles, smoother, and healthier with the use of honeybee pollen," Dr. Essen says. "Taken internally or used externally, bee pollen exercises a suppressive effect on facial acne. It is also an important skin rejuvenator, primarily because it contains a high concentration of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA as well as a natural antibiotic factor."
The French, long noted for their preoccupation with all things beautiful, have done a great deal of research on the use of bee pollen and other hive products in cosmetic preparations. Dr. M. Esperrois of the French Institute of Chemistry notes that honeybee pollen contains potent antibiotics that can act to reverse the effects normal aging exerts on skin, correcting darkening, wrinkles, and blemishes.
Professors N. Mankovsky and D. G. Chebotarev, two Russian scientists, confirm honeybee pollen stimulates cell renewal. They say, "The rejuvenation of skin and body cells can be encouraged by the administration of the poly-vitamins, microelements, enzymes, hormones, and amino acids present m bee pollen. These nutrients are needed by the body to form new tissue." These professors go on to praise the properties of bee pollen, calling them "vital to a form of internal and external rejuvenation at the cellular level.
Longevity and the Aging Process
According to G. Liebold, a holistic physician and psychologist of Karlsruhe, Germany, "Bee pollen is an excellent prophylaxis and therapeutic treatment against all the precocious symptoms of old age. It should be considered a universal geriatric treatment in the form of a natural remedy.
"Bee pollen causes an increase in physical and mental abilities, especially of concentration and memory ability, activates sluggish metabolic functions, and strengthens the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This natural nutriment from the bees removes the causes of cardiovascular symptoms, such as arteriosclerosis, cerebral insufficiency, and other sequelae. It prevents nutrient deficiency during old age, gravidity [pregnancy], and the lactation [nursing] period. Bee pollen accelerates convalescence after serious illness and/or an operation, increases the body's physical defensive powers of the immune system stimulates mental and psychological resistance to stress, and creates a harmonizing of vegetative and hormonal disorders."
Dr. Nicolai Vasilievich Tsitsin, the USSR's chief biologist (and botanist) and an acknowledged expert on geriatrics, spent quite a few years pursuing the secrets of the many in what was the Soviet Union who live extraordinarily long lives. He visited the numerous small villages that dot the landscape high up in the Caucasus mountains, where the air is always clear and sweet. In summer, the breezes there are perfumed with the scent of thousands of wild flowers. The villagers work their small farms and tend their kitchen gardens without the dubious "benefits" of the space-age technologies employed by agribiz conglomerates. This is one of the few areas left in the world where the old ways still prevail.
The stalwart families who make their homes in the mountainous regions of the former Soviet Union are some of the most long-lived people in the world. On examination, many exhibit signs of "silent" heart disease, scars of "silent" heart attacks that would have almost certainly been lethal to a modern man or woman. The hard physical work they do every day well into what some of us in the so-called civilized world consider old age plays a part in their remarkably healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Tsitsin was amazed to find more than 200 individuals over 125 years of age, all still working every day and participating actively in village life. The hard facts of their daily existence partially explained the extended life span they achieved, but Dr. Tsitsin remained puzzled. He knew there had to be some other factor entering into the equation. He set himself the task of finding the common denominator. Then he stumbled upon it.
These people kept bees. Beekeeping is a profession that in itself a historically confers some sort of "magical" life protection on its members, a fact validated by today's scientific research. Still, only very well informed, modern beekeepers are knowledgeable about the many health-promoting benefits of bee pollen and regularly serve it at table. The villagers didn't fit the profile. Dr. Tsitsin dug deeper.
He found the answer. These beekeepers, happy and fulfilled though they were with their almost idyllic pastoral existence, were very poor. Bartering among themselves to exchange homegrown or handmade products for services was the accepted way of life. They had little cash available to them, so they regularly harvested-and either sold or bartered away the pure, clear honey from the combs of their beehives. What they kept for themselves and ate regularly was the thick residue that accumulated on the bottoms of their hives.
When he was served some of the sweet, sticky stuff in the home of one of the villagers, Dr. Tsitsin realized that this was the magic elixir that contributed to the remarkable longevity. The tasty but unattractive glob was rich with golden granules of bee pollen. Dr. Tsitsin attributed the remarkable health and extended life spans of these particular Russians to the scientifically documented action of bee pollen. He concluded his report by saying, "Taken regularly and in sufficient amounts, bee pollen will prolong the life span of man for many years."
Another Russian scientist, Naum Petrovich Ioyrish, chief of the Academy of July 26, 1997Vladivostok and author of Bees and People, agrees. In 1975, Dr. Ioyrish reported without any qualification, "Long lives are attained by bee pollen users. It is one of the original treasure houses of nutrition and medicine. Each grain contains every important substance necessary to life."
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Aloe Vera and its natural health benefits
Aloe Vera - A Plant With a Long List of Nutritional and Health Benefits
Aloe Vera juice is one of the most vitamin and mineral packed nutrition drinks around. Natural aloe Vera juice contains 99.5% water, 18 amino acids, vitamins including vitamin B-1, vitamin B-2, vitamin C, niacinamide, vitamin B-6, choline, essential oil, calcium, chlorine, sodium, potassium, manganese, monosaccharides and polysaccharides including uronic acid, mannose and glucose. Aloe Vera also contains aloin (barbaloin), ethereal oil, isobarbaloin, emoding lucosides of d-Arabinose, emodin, resitannol, ester of cinnamic acid and cinnamic acid.
Some of the documented healing properties of Aloe include the following:
Helps suppress candida and microbial growth throughout the gastrointestinal tract, especially the mouth and upper GI, helping to prevent infections, pain and gas
Anti viral and antitumoral activities through activation of immune responses
Helpful in reducing urinary tract infections
Helps reduce sugar cravings
Helps heal wounds
Supports surgical, burn and wound Recovery
Is an effective antioxidant, standing guard against free radicals
Helps heal Psoriasis lesions
Eases intestinal problems
Reduces blood sugar in diabetes
Reduces arthritic swelling
Curtails HIV infection
Provides nutritional support for HIV patients
Benefits for cancer patients
Aloe is Great for Keeping the Skin Healthy
Aloe Vera is well known as a supreme skin care regimen. It can aid in keeping the skin supple, and is used in the control of acne and eczema. It has a moisturizing effect and is a common remedy for sunburn and skin irritation due to insect bites and allergies.
Aloe Plant Structure
Two "juices" may be extracted from the plant – a bitter yellow sap or "latex," and an opalescent internal gel. The yellow sap contains anthraquinones, chief among which is aloin. These substances are powerful laxatives which have been used for this purpose for several centuries. In the plant, this sap is contained in special tubules which form a portion of the nutrient tubes of the vascular bundles located just beneath the wax-covered, thick green rind of the leaf.
The gel, which constitutes the bulk of the leaf substance, serves a s the water storage organ for the plant. This gel, which may be removed as a semisolid “fillet” before processing, contains more than 200 different substances. Chief among these are polysaccharides (gluco-mannans), glycoproteins, vitamins, mineral and enzymes. Scientific evidence is accruing which documents several several activities that offer considerable promise when used in cosmetics and consumer pharmaceuticals.
Aloe Vera juice is one of the most vitamin and mineral packed nutrition drinks around. Natural aloe Vera juice contains 99.5% water, 18 amino acids, vitamins including vitamin B-1, vitamin B-2, vitamin C, niacinamide, vitamin B-6, choline, essential oil, calcium, chlorine, sodium, potassium, manganese, monosaccharides and polysaccharides including uronic acid, mannose and glucose. Aloe Vera also contains aloin (barbaloin), ethereal oil, isobarbaloin, emoding lucosides of d-Arabinose, emodin, resitannol, ester of cinnamic acid and cinnamic acid.
Some of the documented healing properties of Aloe include the following:
Helps suppress candida and microbial growth throughout the gastrointestinal tract, especially the mouth and upper GI, helping to prevent infections, pain and gas
Anti viral and antitumoral activities through activation of immune responses
Helpful in reducing urinary tract infections
Helps reduce sugar cravings
Helps heal wounds
Supports surgical, burn and wound Recovery
Is an effective antioxidant, standing guard against free radicals
Helps heal Psoriasis lesions
Eases intestinal problems
Reduces blood sugar in diabetes
Reduces arthritic swelling
Curtails HIV infection
Provides nutritional support for HIV patients
Benefits for cancer patients
Aloe is Great for Keeping the Skin Healthy
Aloe Vera is well known as a supreme skin care regimen. It can aid in keeping the skin supple, and is used in the control of acne and eczema. It has a moisturizing effect and is a common remedy for sunburn and skin irritation due to insect bites and allergies.
Aloe Plant Structure
Two "juices" may be extracted from the plant – a bitter yellow sap or "latex," and an opalescent internal gel. The yellow sap contains anthraquinones, chief among which is aloin. These substances are powerful laxatives which have been used for this purpose for several centuries. In the plant, this sap is contained in special tubules which form a portion of the nutrient tubes of the vascular bundles located just beneath the wax-covered, thick green rind of the leaf.
The gel, which constitutes the bulk of the leaf substance, serves a s the water storage organ for the plant. This gel, which may be removed as a semisolid “fillet” before processing, contains more than 200 different substances. Chief among these are polysaccharides (gluco-mannans), glycoproteins, vitamins, mineral and enzymes. Scientific evidence is accruing which documents several several activities that offer considerable promise when used in cosmetics and consumer pharmaceuticals.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Алоэ Вера и животные
НА ВАШИ ВОПРОСЫ ОТВЕЧАЕТ ДЭВИД УРХ (ЧЛЕН КОНСУЛЬТАТИВНОГО СОВЕТА ФЛП, КАНДИДАТ МЕДИЦИНСКИХ НАУК, ВЕТЕРИНАР)
В: Возможно ли принимать Алоэ вера при диабете?
О: Не смотря на то, что приём алоэ не специфичен для данного заболевания, я пришёл к выводу, что как на людей, так и на животных приём алоэ оказывает благотворное действие. В животном мире в основном собаки под вержены заболеванию диабетом. Из своей пра ктики могу посоветовать в течение шести недель включать 60-80 мг алоэ вера в ежедневный рацион питания больных собак. Это улучшает уровень глюкозы в крови, а в 20% случаев были снижены дозы инсулина. Но ещё раз хочу напомнить, что не следует самостоятельно изменять медикаментозное лечение, назначенное ветеринарным врачом.
В: Можно ли использовать алоэ при заболевании почек?
О: Обычно заболевание почек бывает у взрослых кошек. Это проявляется в том, что они пьют из непривычных мест - из купалок для птиц, луж и т. д. Они теряют в весе, страдают их зубы и горло, плохо пахнет изо рта, и они часто просят есть. Но когда Вы даете им еду, они чисто просят есть. Но когда Вы даете им еду, они не едят или едят совсем мало. Наряду с достаточно эффективными медикаментозными средствами я рекомендую давать кошкам 20 мл алоэ в день с едой или питьём. Можно также использовать и Нектар Алоэ. Так как кошки доволнотаки привередливы в еде, следует начинать с малых доз, постепенно доводя приём до 20 мл.
В: Подходитли алоэ вера старым животным?
О: Гель алоэ вера - отличная добавка к пище наших престарелых любимцев. Гель прекрасно стимулирует работу всех органов и повышает иммунитет животных. Я рекомендую следующие дозы:
Кошки 15-20 мл в день
Собаки 40-60 мл в день
Лошади 100-200 мл в день
С возрастом ухудшается работа желудочно-кишечного тракта, "пошаливают" почки и печень. Взрослому животному необходима хорошо сбалансированная питательная диета и большая защита от погодных условий. Не забывайте проверять их зубы и регулярно избавляйтесь от глистов.
В: Можно ли животным давать таблетки прополиса?
О: Да. Ведь прополис является одним из самых мощных природных противомикробных средств. Его можно давать как отдельно, так и в сочетании с антибиотиками, тогда их действие усиливается. При небольших инфекциях животному требуется достаточно большое количество прополиса, и, хотя приём прополиса не всегда прекращает процесс развития болезни, он часто уменьшает проявление клинических симптомов и время выздоровления. Однако, если Вы не наблюдаете у своего питомца улучшения, следует обратиться к ветеринару.
В: У моей кошки ушной клещ, могу ли я избавиться от них с помощью алоэ вера?
О: Алоэ вера не убивает клещей. Однако, в своей практике я использую алоэ при лечении ушных клещей. В первую очередь необходимо промыть уши небольшим количеством разбавленного водой Жидкого мыла алоэ. Таким образом, Вы можете удалить из уха выделения. Затем я капаю несколько капель Ветеринарной формулы, делаю лёгкий массаж и затем прочищаю ухо ватным тампоном. И наконец, я капаю несколько капель Желе алоэ и опять слегка массирую ухо. Такую процедуру следует проделывать два раза в день. При обильных выделениях из уха я только промываю его Жидким мылом. Если через три недели не наступило улучшения, следует обратиться к ветеринару.
Вопрос: Какие препараты подходят для животных?
Ответ: Практически все препараты, которые используются человеком, подходят и для животных. При внутренних расстройствах в своей практике я использую Гель Алоэ Вера. При лечении кожных расстройств поражённый участок я очищаю мылом или шампунем, затем использую Ветеринарную формулу (или Алоэ Фёрст) и обрабатываю его или Желе Алоэ Вера, или Кремом Алоэ с Прополисом.
Вопрос: Чго можно порекомендовать при аллергиях, вызванных 1 блохами, и дерматитах у кошек и собак?
Ответ: Следует обязательно устранить причину расстройства, а не только его симптомы. Поэтому необходимо использовать качественные препараты против блох, а экземные пятна можно обработать мылом или шампунем Алоэ, а затем наложить Желе Алоэ Вера. Желе следует накладывать два - четыре раза в день.
Вопрос: Можно ли использовать Алоэ Вера при ушных заболеваниях?
Ответ: Да. У кошек и собак бывают хронические, проявляющиеся в обострениях, заболевания ушей. Когда ветеринарным врачом поставлен диагноз - хронический отит, вы можете контролировать ситуацию, промывая ушные раковины Ветеринарной формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст), а затем смазывать уши Желе Алоэ два - четыре раза в день.
Вопрос: Можно ли использовать Алоэ Вера для поднятия аппетита?
Ответ: По моим наблюдениям, у всех исследованных видов животных аппетит восстанавливался через 48 часов.
Вопрос: У меня нет четкого понятия, какие дозы Геля Алоэ Вера следует давать животным?
Ответ: Я не удивлен, что Вы не можете разобраться в рекомендуемой дозировке, так как существует большое разнообразие видов животных, а кроме этого дозировка зависит от веса животного.
Однако существуют основные принципы, по которым можно рассчитать дозировку практически для всех животных. Сразу же надо сказать, что с Алоэ Вера не может быть передозировки. Я советую придерживаться моей рекомендации: начинать с небольшой дозы, а затем увеличивать ее в течение недели. Я предпочитаю давать Алоэ два-разегв день перед или во время кормления. Например, для обычной кошки достаточно одной чайной ложки два раза в день, и эта доза может быть увеличена до четырех ложек в день, Как только достигнут желаемый результат, количество потребляемых ложечек должно быть снижено до одной-двух в день, которые добавляются в корм или воду.
Вопрос: Какие препараты особенно хорошо использовать при язвах во рту?
Ответ: Хорошо промывать пасть Ветеринарной Формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст). Это помогает в больших количествах случаев. Вы также можете использовать Желе Алоэ Вера.
Вопрос: Что лучше всего использовать при ранах?
Ответ: Если рана не требует наложения швов, хорошее заживление может быть достигнуто, если первоначально промыть рану мылом или шампунем Алоэ, затем побрызгать на неё Ветеринарной Формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст) и обработать рану Желе Алоэ Вера. При такой обработке большинство ран заживает на 35% быстрее, чем при лечении обычными препаратами.
Вопрос: Может ли использоваться Алоэ Вера при заболеваниях пернатых?
Ответ: Да. У пернатых есть некоторые заболевания, которые хорошо реагируют на использование Алоэ Вера. Что же касается других животных, то особенно эффективно использование Алоэ Вера при кожных, желудочно-кишечных и респираторных заболеваниях, оно также хорошо укрепляет иммунную систему. Как Гель, так и Желе давали хорошие результаты.
В: Возможно ли принимать Алоэ вера при диабете?
О: Не смотря на то, что приём алоэ не специфичен для данного заболевания, я пришёл к выводу, что как на людей, так и на животных приём алоэ оказывает благотворное действие. В животном мире в основном собаки под вержены заболеванию диабетом. Из своей пра ктики могу посоветовать в течение шести недель включать 60-80 мг алоэ вера в ежедневный рацион питания больных собак. Это улучшает уровень глюкозы в крови, а в 20% случаев были снижены дозы инсулина. Но ещё раз хочу напомнить, что не следует самостоятельно изменять медикаментозное лечение, назначенное ветеринарным врачом.
В: Можно ли использовать алоэ при заболевании почек?
О: Обычно заболевание почек бывает у взрослых кошек. Это проявляется в том, что они пьют из непривычных мест - из купалок для птиц, луж и т. д. Они теряют в весе, страдают их зубы и горло, плохо пахнет изо рта, и они часто просят есть. Но когда Вы даете им еду, они чисто просят есть. Но когда Вы даете им еду, они не едят или едят совсем мало. Наряду с достаточно эффективными медикаментозными средствами я рекомендую давать кошкам 20 мл алоэ в день с едой или питьём. Можно также использовать и Нектар Алоэ. Так как кошки доволнотаки привередливы в еде, следует начинать с малых доз, постепенно доводя приём до 20 мл.
В: Подходитли алоэ вера старым животным?
О: Гель алоэ вера - отличная добавка к пище наших престарелых любимцев. Гель прекрасно стимулирует работу всех органов и повышает иммунитет животных. Я рекомендую следующие дозы:
Кошки 15-20 мл в день
Собаки 40-60 мл в день
Лошади 100-200 мл в день
С возрастом ухудшается работа желудочно-кишечного тракта, "пошаливают" почки и печень. Взрослому животному необходима хорошо сбалансированная питательная диета и большая защита от погодных условий. Не забывайте проверять их зубы и регулярно избавляйтесь от глистов.
В: Можно ли животным давать таблетки прополиса?
О: Да. Ведь прополис является одним из самых мощных природных противомикробных средств. Его можно давать как отдельно, так и в сочетании с антибиотиками, тогда их действие усиливается. При небольших инфекциях животному требуется достаточно большое количество прополиса, и, хотя приём прополиса не всегда прекращает процесс развития болезни, он часто уменьшает проявление клинических симптомов и время выздоровления. Однако, если Вы не наблюдаете у своего питомца улучшения, следует обратиться к ветеринару.
В: У моей кошки ушной клещ, могу ли я избавиться от них с помощью алоэ вера?
О: Алоэ вера не убивает клещей. Однако, в своей практике я использую алоэ при лечении ушных клещей. В первую очередь необходимо промыть уши небольшим количеством разбавленного водой Жидкого мыла алоэ. Таким образом, Вы можете удалить из уха выделения. Затем я капаю несколько капель Ветеринарной формулы, делаю лёгкий массаж и затем прочищаю ухо ватным тампоном. И наконец, я капаю несколько капель Желе алоэ и опять слегка массирую ухо. Такую процедуру следует проделывать два раза в день. При обильных выделениях из уха я только промываю его Жидким мылом. Если через три недели не наступило улучшения, следует обратиться к ветеринару.
Вопрос: Какие препараты подходят для животных?
Ответ: Практически все препараты, которые используются человеком, подходят и для животных. При внутренних расстройствах в своей практике я использую Гель Алоэ Вера. При лечении кожных расстройств поражённый участок я очищаю мылом или шампунем, затем использую Ветеринарную формулу (или Алоэ Фёрст) и обрабатываю его или Желе Алоэ Вера, или Кремом Алоэ с Прополисом.
Вопрос: Чго можно порекомендовать при аллергиях, вызванных 1 блохами, и дерматитах у кошек и собак?
Ответ: Следует обязательно устранить причину расстройства, а не только его симптомы. Поэтому необходимо использовать качественные препараты против блох, а экземные пятна можно обработать мылом или шампунем Алоэ, а затем наложить Желе Алоэ Вера. Желе следует накладывать два - четыре раза в день.
Вопрос: Можно ли использовать Алоэ Вера при ушных заболеваниях?
Ответ: Да. У кошек и собак бывают хронические, проявляющиеся в обострениях, заболевания ушей. Когда ветеринарным врачом поставлен диагноз - хронический отит, вы можете контролировать ситуацию, промывая ушные раковины Ветеринарной формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст), а затем смазывать уши Желе Алоэ два - четыре раза в день.
Вопрос: Можно ли использовать Алоэ Вера для поднятия аппетита?
Ответ: По моим наблюдениям, у всех исследованных видов животных аппетит восстанавливался через 48 часов.
Вопрос: У меня нет четкого понятия, какие дозы Геля Алоэ Вера следует давать животным?
Ответ: Я не удивлен, что Вы не можете разобраться в рекомендуемой дозировке, так как существует большое разнообразие видов животных, а кроме этого дозировка зависит от веса животного.
Однако существуют основные принципы, по которым можно рассчитать дозировку практически для всех животных. Сразу же надо сказать, что с Алоэ Вера не может быть передозировки. Я советую придерживаться моей рекомендации: начинать с небольшой дозы, а затем увеличивать ее в течение недели. Я предпочитаю давать Алоэ два-разегв день перед или во время кормления. Например, для обычной кошки достаточно одной чайной ложки два раза в день, и эта доза может быть увеличена до четырех ложек в день, Как только достигнут желаемый результат, количество потребляемых ложечек должно быть снижено до одной-двух в день, которые добавляются в корм или воду.
Вопрос: Какие препараты особенно хорошо использовать при язвах во рту?
Ответ: Хорошо промывать пасть Ветеринарной Формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст). Это помогает в больших количествах случаев. Вы также можете использовать Желе Алоэ Вера.
Вопрос: Что лучше всего использовать при ранах?
Ответ: Если рана не требует наложения швов, хорошее заживление может быть достигнуто, если первоначально промыть рану мылом или шампунем Алоэ, затем побрызгать на неё Ветеринарной Формулой (или Алоэ Фёрст) и обработать рану Желе Алоэ Вера. При такой обработке большинство ран заживает на 35% быстрее, чем при лечении обычными препаратами.
Вопрос: Может ли использоваться Алоэ Вера при заболеваниях пернатых?
Ответ: Да. У пернатых есть некоторые заболевания, которые хорошо реагируют на использование Алоэ Вера. Что же касается других животных, то особенно эффективно использование Алоэ Вера при кожных, желудочно-кишечных и респираторных заболеваниях, оно также хорошо укрепляет иммунную систему. Как Гель, так и Желе давали хорошие результаты.
О КРОВЯНОМ ДАВЛЕНИИ, ДИАБЕТЕ И ДРУГИХ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЯХ
Практический лечебник
из серии "Резервы здоровья" автор: Н. Семенова.
"Нам приходится выслушивать множество историй о том, почему люди начинают пить сок алоэ, и одна из причин, о которой упоминается довольно часто,- это высокое кровяное давление,- рассказывает терапевт районной больницы Татьяна К.- Часто говорят примерно следующее: у меня высокое кровяное давление, но с тех пор, как я начал пить сок алоэ, доктор значительно снизил количество рекомендованных мне лекарств". Петр А. много лет страдал от гипертонии и уже всерьез начал думать о том, что ему придется оставить интересную работу в крупной маркетинговой компании. "Я постоянно сидел на лекарствах, но они вызывали у меня сонливость и вялость. Кто-то из моих сотрудников рассказал мне о том, что сок алоэ понижает высокое давление. Я начал пить что-то около тридцати граммов сока в день и постепенно довел эту дозу до ста пятидесяти граммов ежедневно. За короткий период времени мое давление стало абсолютно нормальным. Вот уже десять лет оно держится на отметке 120/80 мм ртутного столба, но стоит мне прекратить пить алоэ, и оно мгновенно подскакивает до 150/100".
Владимир Г. страдал диабетом. Он утверждает, что сок алоэ помог ему вернуться к жизни, свободной от инсулина: "На это ушло около девяти месяцев, но мне ни разу не приходилось прибегать к инсулину в течение всех последних лет. Один из моих знакомых тоже перестал принимать инсулин после того, как по моему примеру с год пил сок алоэ".
Екатерине А. сок алоэ помог не только вылечить диабет, но и избавиться от бремени других болезней. "Я перенесла два инфаркта: у меня был острый бронхит, подагра, уремическое отравление и камни в почках. Мне делали инъекции кортизона от артрита и бусита,- перечисляет она.- Ко дню рождения, когда мне исполнилось пятьдесят восемь лет, мой брат прислал в подарок сок алоэ. Через три месяца я перестала принимать инсулин, а подагру, камни в почках и артрит как рукой сняло".
Тамара П. из Омска говорит, что она страдала от тромбоза (воспалительного процесса в венах на ногах) и у нее то и дело возникали кровяные тромбы. После того как она начала регулярно употреблять сок алоэ, все проблемы у нее исчезли.
Невропатолог Карина Д. вспоминает историю женщины из пригорода Сайкт-Петербурга, у которой был множественный склероз. Передвигалась она только на костылях. "Однажды она купила немного желе алоэ и начала его пить. Через месяц она пришла без костылей,- рассказывает Карина.- Напиток алоэ снял боль и воспаление в суставах моей пациентки. А ведь прежде она не могла передвигаться самостоятельно, так как каждое движение отзывалось острой болью".
Мария У. из Саратова считает, что ее организм избавился от опухолей только благодаря переходу на вегетарианскую диету с ежедневным употреблением сока алоэ в качестве тонизирующей поддержки. "Я была очень больна, и доктора настаивали на ампутации ноги, но я ни за что не соглашалась,- рассказывает она.- Я перешла на диету и начала читать все, что только могла найти о своем заболевании. Случайно узнав о чудодейственной силе алоэ, я начала ежедневно пить его сок, и кривая моего здоровья, резко сменив курс на противоположный, неотвратимо поползла вверх. Плюс к этому я употребляла сбалансированные количества аминокислот, углеводов и белка. Мое тело освободилось от опухолей, и я сохранила ногу. В течение года мне еще приходилось пользоваться костылями и поручнями, но теперь я снова хожу!"
К сожалению, в наш безумный век многие люди страдают от наркотической и алкогольной зависимости. Некоторые из них, желая победить болезнь, находят в себе силы обратиться в специализированные лечебные центры. Заинтересовавшись возможностями алоэ, врачи наркологического диспансера в Познани (Польша) решили провести своеобразный эксперимент. Группе пациентов назначили препараты цветочной пыльцы, богатой аминокислотами, витаминами, белками. Кроме того, они ежедневно пили сок алоэ. В отчете об эксперименте говорилось, что алоэ использовалось для очищения организма от шлаков и токсинов. Остальные продукты способствовали улучшению обмена веществ, служили для дополнительной подпитки организма, увеличения энергии и тонуса, а также как вспомогательные "кирпичики" для перестройки деятельности иммунной системы. Результаты эксперимента показали, что реабилитационный процесс у тех, кого лечили соком алоэ и цветочной пыльцой, прошел значительно быстрей.
Традиционная сфера применения алоэ - лечение простудных заболеваний. Алоэ назначают больным туберкулезом, бронхитом, трахеитом. Настойка из алоэ смягчает кашель, сок алоэ закапывают в нос при острых и хронических ринитах, а также при отитах.
из серии "Резервы здоровья" автор: Н. Семенова.
"Нам приходится выслушивать множество историй о том, почему люди начинают пить сок алоэ, и одна из причин, о которой упоминается довольно часто,- это высокое кровяное давление,- рассказывает терапевт районной больницы Татьяна К.- Часто говорят примерно следующее: у меня высокое кровяное давление, но с тех пор, как я начал пить сок алоэ, доктор значительно снизил количество рекомендованных мне лекарств". Петр А. много лет страдал от гипертонии и уже всерьез начал думать о том, что ему придется оставить интересную работу в крупной маркетинговой компании. "Я постоянно сидел на лекарствах, но они вызывали у меня сонливость и вялость. Кто-то из моих сотрудников рассказал мне о том, что сок алоэ понижает высокое давление. Я начал пить что-то около тридцати граммов сока в день и постепенно довел эту дозу до ста пятидесяти граммов ежедневно. За короткий период времени мое давление стало абсолютно нормальным. Вот уже десять лет оно держится на отметке 120/80 мм ртутного столба, но стоит мне прекратить пить алоэ, и оно мгновенно подскакивает до 150/100".
Владимир Г. страдал диабетом. Он утверждает, что сок алоэ помог ему вернуться к жизни, свободной от инсулина: "На это ушло около девяти месяцев, но мне ни разу не приходилось прибегать к инсулину в течение всех последних лет. Один из моих знакомых тоже перестал принимать инсулин после того, как по моему примеру с год пил сок алоэ".
Екатерине А. сок алоэ помог не только вылечить диабет, но и избавиться от бремени других болезней. "Я перенесла два инфаркта: у меня был острый бронхит, подагра, уремическое отравление и камни в почках. Мне делали инъекции кортизона от артрита и бусита,- перечисляет она.- Ко дню рождения, когда мне исполнилось пятьдесят восемь лет, мой брат прислал в подарок сок алоэ. Через три месяца я перестала принимать инсулин, а подагру, камни в почках и артрит как рукой сняло".
Тамара П. из Омска говорит, что она страдала от тромбоза (воспалительного процесса в венах на ногах) и у нее то и дело возникали кровяные тромбы. После того как она начала регулярно употреблять сок алоэ, все проблемы у нее исчезли.
Невропатолог Карина Д. вспоминает историю женщины из пригорода Сайкт-Петербурга, у которой был множественный склероз. Передвигалась она только на костылях. "Однажды она купила немного желе алоэ и начала его пить. Через месяц она пришла без костылей,- рассказывает Карина.- Напиток алоэ снял боль и воспаление в суставах моей пациентки. А ведь прежде она не могла передвигаться самостоятельно, так как каждое движение отзывалось острой болью".
Мария У. из Саратова считает, что ее организм избавился от опухолей только благодаря переходу на вегетарианскую диету с ежедневным употреблением сока алоэ в качестве тонизирующей поддержки. "Я была очень больна, и доктора настаивали на ампутации ноги, но я ни за что не соглашалась,- рассказывает она.- Я перешла на диету и начала читать все, что только могла найти о своем заболевании. Случайно узнав о чудодейственной силе алоэ, я начала ежедневно пить его сок, и кривая моего здоровья, резко сменив курс на противоположный, неотвратимо поползла вверх. Плюс к этому я употребляла сбалансированные количества аминокислот, углеводов и белка. Мое тело освободилось от опухолей, и я сохранила ногу. В течение года мне еще приходилось пользоваться костылями и поручнями, но теперь я снова хожу!"
К сожалению, в наш безумный век многие люди страдают от наркотической и алкогольной зависимости. Некоторые из них, желая победить болезнь, находят в себе силы обратиться в специализированные лечебные центры. Заинтересовавшись возможностями алоэ, врачи наркологического диспансера в Познани (Польша) решили провести своеобразный эксперимент. Группе пациентов назначили препараты цветочной пыльцы, богатой аминокислотами, витаминами, белками. Кроме того, они ежедневно пили сок алоэ. В отчете об эксперименте говорилось, что алоэ использовалось для очищения организма от шлаков и токсинов. Остальные продукты способствовали улучшению обмена веществ, служили для дополнительной подпитки организма, увеличения энергии и тонуса, а также как вспомогательные "кирпичики" для перестройки деятельности иммунной системы. Результаты эксперимента показали, что реабилитационный процесс у тех, кого лечили соком алоэ и цветочной пыльцой, прошел значительно быстрей.
Традиционная сфера применения алоэ - лечение простудных заболеваний. Алоэ назначают больным туберкулезом, бронхитом, трахеитом. Настойка из алоэ смягчает кашель, сок алоэ закапывают в нос при острых и хронических ринитах, а также при отитах.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Whole Leaf Aloe Vera A Holistic Protocol For The Immune System
Excerpts By Scott J. Gregory
O.M.D. Fifth Edition
Aloe Vera
For over five thousand years, folk medicine has celebrated the juice of the Aloe vera plant for its unique healing properties. Only recently, however, has modern medicine begun to unlock the deeper secrets of Aloe and to place the “miracle plant” under laboratory scrutiny. The Aloe plant is a succulent, consisting of thick green leaves with a gelatinous substance inside. Aloe juice, properly processed, contains a wide variety of healing constituents. The principal attributes are: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-viral.
Aloe Vera - Antiseptic
The Aloe Vera plant produces six antiseptic agents: Lupeol, a natural salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamic acid, phenol, and sulfur all demonstrate anti-microbial effects. Lupeol and salicylic acid also have analgesic effects.
Aloe Vera - Anti-Inflammatory
Aloe contains three plant sterols, which are important fatty acids-HCL cholesterol (which lowers fats in the blood), campesterol, and B-sitosterol. All are helpful in reducing symptoms of allergies and acid indigestion. These compounds also aid in arthritis, rheumatic fever, both internal and external ulcers, and inflammation of the digestive system. The stomach, small intestine, liver, kidneys, and pancreas can all benefit from these anti-inflammatory effects.
Aloe Vera - Anti-Viral, Anti-Bacterial
Recent research has suggested some exciting new possibilities. Aloe not only provides vigorous overall immune system support, but aids directly in the destruction of intravascular bacteria. The reason is Aloe’s unique polysaccharide component. The body’s natural “complement system” a critical defense system involving a series of proteins only needs to be activated in order to attack bacteria. It is the polysaccharides that trigger these proteins in a sequence called the “cascade phenomenon” to take on a doughnut shape and insert themselves into the surface membranes of bacteria. Through this action they literally create holes in the bacteria, exposing the pathogens’ interior to surrounding fluids, causing their death.
Aloe Vera - Effects in HIV and AIDS
In an article in the Medical World News, December 1987 issue, titled “Aloe Drug May Mimic AZT without Toxicity,” Dr. H. Reginald McDaniel stated, “A substance in the Aloe plant shows preliminary signs of boosting AIDS patients’ immune systems and blocking the human immune-deficiency virus’ spread without toxic side effects.”
In the summer of 1989, internationally recognized AIDS expert Terry L. Pulse, M.D., conducted a systematic study of a unique nutritional regimen combining the use of an Aloe vera drink with a supplementation powder and fatty acid capsules. The objective was to determine if this nutritional regimen would help to restore the patients immune systems and increase their ability to fight current and future infections.
Twenty-eight patients remained with the study through its 180-day period. Whereas initial rating showed 16 patients classified with full-blown AIDS, at 180 days all 16 had improved so dramatically that none could any longer be placed in that category. Additionally, two were accorded a MWR (Modified Walter Reed scale) classification of 0 - or HIV negative - at the end of the study. Subsequently, an additional five patients achieved a 0 rating on the MWR scale.
Dr. Pulse’s and Dr. McDaniel’s studies, though preliminary, became the catalyst for rapidly-expanding interest in the anti-viral and immune-enhancing potential of Aloe.
A unique feature of the polysaccharides or long-chain carbohydrates in Aloe is their remarkable ability to pass through the stomach and digestive tract and into the circulatory system without being broken down by stomach acid or digestive enzymes. By a process called endocytosis, they are taken up into the cells of the intestinal lining intact and extruded into the circulatory system, where they are able to fulfill their immune-supporting functions.
Whole-Leaf Aloe Concentrate
In the past decade the marketplace has been flooded with Aloe drinks, and almost all of these have been flooded with water. In fact, many are, so dilute as to be of almost no benefit. Recent years, however, have seen the promising development of new technologies enabling the best processors not only to produce stable concentrates of Aloe, but to utilize the whole leaf. It is now known that the polysaccharides are concentrated close to the rind, where these sugars are produced, though these layers were previously discarded due to the presence of undesirable Aloe resins, aloin or Aloe emodin. But now, state-of-the-art filtering technologies permit the removal of these highly purgative components without significantly reducing the healing agents of Aloe.
Within the rapidly-growing field of Aloe research, no one has done more than Dr. Ivan Danhof, M.D., Ph.D. Recognized as one of the world’s top experts on Aloe, Dr. Danhof has helped to pioneer critical work aimed at isolating Aloe’s healing agents and developing the most favorable processing and stabilizing techniques. Importantly, these new techniques use only limited heat (called “cool processing”).
O.M.D. Fifth Edition
Aloe Vera
For over five thousand years, folk medicine has celebrated the juice of the Aloe vera plant for its unique healing properties. Only recently, however, has modern medicine begun to unlock the deeper secrets of Aloe and to place the “miracle plant” under laboratory scrutiny. The Aloe plant is a succulent, consisting of thick green leaves with a gelatinous substance inside. Aloe juice, properly processed, contains a wide variety of healing constituents. The principal attributes are: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-viral.
Aloe Vera - Antiseptic
The Aloe Vera plant produces six antiseptic agents: Lupeol, a natural salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamic acid, phenol, and sulfur all demonstrate anti-microbial effects. Lupeol and salicylic acid also have analgesic effects.
Aloe Vera - Anti-Inflammatory
Aloe contains three plant sterols, which are important fatty acids-HCL cholesterol (which lowers fats in the blood), campesterol, and B-sitosterol. All are helpful in reducing symptoms of allergies and acid indigestion. These compounds also aid in arthritis, rheumatic fever, both internal and external ulcers, and inflammation of the digestive system. The stomach, small intestine, liver, kidneys, and pancreas can all benefit from these anti-inflammatory effects.
Aloe Vera - Anti-Viral, Anti-Bacterial
Recent research has suggested some exciting new possibilities. Aloe not only provides vigorous overall immune system support, but aids directly in the destruction of intravascular bacteria. The reason is Aloe’s unique polysaccharide component. The body’s natural “complement system” a critical defense system involving a series of proteins only needs to be activated in order to attack bacteria. It is the polysaccharides that trigger these proteins in a sequence called the “cascade phenomenon” to take on a doughnut shape and insert themselves into the surface membranes of bacteria. Through this action they literally create holes in the bacteria, exposing the pathogens’ interior to surrounding fluids, causing their death.
Aloe Vera - Effects in HIV and AIDS
In an article in the Medical World News, December 1987 issue, titled “Aloe Drug May Mimic AZT without Toxicity,” Dr. H. Reginald McDaniel stated, “A substance in the Aloe plant shows preliminary signs of boosting AIDS patients’ immune systems and blocking the human immune-deficiency virus’ spread without toxic side effects.”
In the summer of 1989, internationally recognized AIDS expert Terry L. Pulse, M.D., conducted a systematic study of a unique nutritional regimen combining the use of an Aloe vera drink with a supplementation powder and fatty acid capsules. The objective was to determine if this nutritional regimen would help to restore the patients immune systems and increase their ability to fight current and future infections.
Twenty-eight patients remained with the study through its 180-day period. Whereas initial rating showed 16 patients classified with full-blown AIDS, at 180 days all 16 had improved so dramatically that none could any longer be placed in that category. Additionally, two were accorded a MWR (Modified Walter Reed scale) classification of 0 - or HIV negative - at the end of the study. Subsequently, an additional five patients achieved a 0 rating on the MWR scale.
Dr. Pulse’s and Dr. McDaniel’s studies, though preliminary, became the catalyst for rapidly-expanding interest in the anti-viral and immune-enhancing potential of Aloe.
A unique feature of the polysaccharides or long-chain carbohydrates in Aloe is their remarkable ability to pass through the stomach and digestive tract and into the circulatory system without being broken down by stomach acid or digestive enzymes. By a process called endocytosis, they are taken up into the cells of the intestinal lining intact and extruded into the circulatory system, where they are able to fulfill their immune-supporting functions.
Whole-Leaf Aloe Concentrate
In the past decade the marketplace has been flooded with Aloe drinks, and almost all of these have been flooded with water. In fact, many are, so dilute as to be of almost no benefit. Recent years, however, have seen the promising development of new technologies enabling the best processors not only to produce stable concentrates of Aloe, but to utilize the whole leaf. It is now known that the polysaccharides are concentrated close to the rind, where these sugars are produced, though these layers were previously discarded due to the presence of undesirable Aloe resins, aloin or Aloe emodin. But now, state-of-the-art filtering technologies permit the removal of these highly purgative components without significantly reducing the healing agents of Aloe.
Within the rapidly-growing field of Aloe research, no one has done more than Dr. Ivan Danhof, M.D., Ph.D. Recognized as one of the world’s top experts on Aloe, Dr. Danhof has helped to pioneer critical work aimed at isolating Aloe’s healing agents and developing the most favorable processing and stabilizing techniques. Importantly, these new techniques use only limited heat (called “cool processing”).
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