How can one wonder a plant grown in such a dry climate, turn out to be such a phenomenal superfood? It's a cactus, a member of the lily family, and it is aloe vera. It is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. It's grown across desert and subtropical regions in Africa, America and Asia, but it is now been 'commercialized' and grown all over the world.
First look at this plant, long, uninteresting and filled with thorns. Most people may not know the awesome benefits of this food, and majority would not know exactly how to take advantage of this plant and use it as medicine or as a whole food itself. Me myself, many years back, did not know much about this food, and I only know about mostly benefits for skin health. Remember Cleopatra? Her secrets in beauty and youth which associated with the usage of aloe vera.
Now, in this post, I will share with you briefly about the benefits of aloe vera. But, I will also post photos of my own preparation of 'Aloe Vera Drink' which you may try on your own, and see if you like it. If you love lemon and lime, you are in for a treat. And of course, you need a bit of time to prepare this healthy beverage, perhaps 20 mins.
Now, this plant is really quite a superstar amongst the superfoods line up. The gel of raw aloe vera, contains Vitamin A, C, E and loaded with minerals sulfur, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, fiber, enzymes, sterols, lignins and antioxidants too. If you have eaten aloe vera before, you will know the slightly bitter taste, due to polysaccharides, which are so beneficial to the body in different ways.
The polysaccharides, has a lubricating effect on the joints, skin, brain and nervous system. Studies have shown that aloe vera is beneficial to aiding joints and bones to accelerate the healing process. This polysaccharides are long burning carbohydrates and provide steady energy over time. It does not spike your blood sugar and causes insulin overload.
Another benefit about aloe, it modulate the immune system in many ways. It allows the immune system to fights back bacteria, viral and fungal infections. For the ladies, if you want to be beautiful and have flawless skin, your immune system and nervous system needs to work well together, and detoxification pathways must be optimally functioning. Beauty from inside out, always remember that.
For whoever wants to build a healthier digestion and gut, this superfood is a blockbuster. It can aid digestive problems such as colitis, ulcers, and irritable bowel syndrome. Studies have shown that the polysaccharides are responsible for the calming effects on the digestion. It can also support the replication of healthy epithelial cells that line our inner digestive tract. It also can cuts and dissolve mucus in the intestines too.
Apart from that, for whoever looking for an alternative cure for yeast or candida infections, this food might proved to be helpful. Mannose polysaccharides is effective in killing candida and enhanced the presence of beneficial bacteria. It act as a prebiotic, and enables the effectiveness of probiotics to work much efficiently. The polysaccharides in aloe vera is converted into oligosaccharides, which then protect the mucosal lining of the gut, and have also been shown to be effective in fighting back organisms such as E.coli, H.Pylori and Bordetella Pertussis.
Besides that, it has been demonstrated in studies that could reduce radiation sickness in animals. Lipid profile including triglycerides were markedly improved and patients who are diabetic will benefit from this food. Meanwhile, this superfood has high affinity to concentrate Ormus minerals, which is beneficial for the surface of the joints, nervous system, skin, hair, pancreas and liver. The healing polysaccharides, carry Ormus to aid immunity, digestive system and the skin. In a nutshell, it help the body to achieve homeostatic balance.
Another known benefits about this plant, is hydration to the dried-out tissues such as collagen damage, wrinkles and hardening of the organs. It restores the elasticity and flexibility of these tissues from the sulfur contained in aloe vera. It rejuvenate this tissues and the body, and decrease aging and promote healing. It also activate the liver to produce more glutathione for critical production of white blood cells and other important functions in the body. Last but not least, aloe vera is a tonic adaptogen. Anyone with kidney disorders may find this food to be beneficial.
Now, I have made step by step photos of how to make a delicious healthy awesome goodness of aloe vera beverage. One serving, can provide tons of benefits and it cost less then a large McDonalds meal. Best of all, it's from organic raw aloe vera. Try it out, let me know if you enjoy it.
Organic aloe vera
Cut it into a few pieces
You want the raw gel, and not the leaf
The raw gel should look like this once taken out.
Chop the gel into small chunks, you may need a few minutes of this workout in the kitchen
One lemon, one lime
Organic raw honey, a teaspoon
All recipe in, stir it well, and you will get a gel-like mixture of this beverage
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| Enjoy this super awesome beverage. Still think a healthy organic raw drink is expensive? Don't waste your money on so called "Healthy fruit juices" stalls which available in malls and stores. Those 'fruit juices' will spike your blood sugar and contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals. |
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