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The proven workability of Aloe vera has created over 4,000 scientific papers to be written on the subject. There is no other plant that has been so thoroughly studied for its beneficial qualities to the human system.
No one is sure when Aloe was first used medicinally, but it is known that Chinese doctors were prescribing it at least 3,000 years ago and the Egyptian healers wrote of Aloe’s powers in the 4th century B.C.
In the scientific community there have been divergent theories on the application and workability of Aloe vera. But in the last 20 years with the advent of intensified scientific research, evidence has been fully established, demonstrating it’s diverse medicinal properties.
Aloe is second only to vitamins and minerals in respect to the amount of research conducted in the medical and nutritional communities. Over 4,000 scientific papers have been written to date, document this.
This compilation of abstracts is to remove Aloe vera out of mere folk lore and health fad and clearly show it has a full spectrum of healing benefits evaluated in a clinical environment.
In the final analysis, it will be clinical data which will clearly demonstrate that Aloe vera is a credible health alternative.
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.
Excerpt from a study by Dr. Faith Strickland, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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.
Aloe Vera is a wonderful detoxifier. Its anti-cancer value has been demonstrated in study after study. It is also an immunomodulator, meaning it will balance your immune system. .
There are many Aloe Vera products on the online aloe vera store, and the FDA hasn’t helped much by allowing companies to claim 100% Aloe Vera juice if they add only one tablespoon of 100% Aloe Vera juice to a gallon of water. Additionally, companies can claim their product to be cold processed if they use HTST (High Temperature Short Time) processing.
Here is an excerpt from a testimonial sent to Simply Aloe Vera Products by a user of their Aloe Vera Drinks
A friend of mine… was diagnosed last fall with malignant prostate cancer. They ran tests twice. I immediately urged him to start taking Aloe Vera Juice. He did, for about six weeks, and stuck with it very well. His family was urging him to get it surgically removed, but he resisted. Eventually, pressure from his mother influenced him to get the prostate taken out anyway, ‘for the sake of his family.’ After the surgery they ran tests on the removed prostate and found it [was] NOT MALIGNANT…. THEY REMOVED A PROSTATE WHICH WAS…HEALED!
Here is still another:
I have been drinking Aloe for 3 months. I had not told my family that I had found a skin cancer on my arm and on my leg, the year before. When the new AloeGel first came out I jumped and started applying my Aloe directly on the spots and then rubbing the AloeGel on throughout the day. Six weeks later, the spot on my arm totally disappeared and the spot on my leg has decreased to half the size. Thank you for this product.
In an article by Dr Bruce Eric Hedendal, D.C., Ph.D. he points out the effects of orally consumed Aloe Vera juice: “Urinary indican values decreased, indicating lowered bowel bacterial conversion of tryptophan and possible improved protein digestion and absorption, as well as reduced bowel putrefaction. This change, by itself, could help prevent colon cancer.”And finally, Dr. H. R. McDaniel, M.D., pathologist and researcher at the Dallas-Fort Worth Medical Center, has said, “The use of Aloe Vera will be the most important single step forward in the treatment of diseases in the history of mankind.” Top
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It could be said that it works because the Aloe Vera plant produces at least 6 antiseptic agents: Lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamonic acid, phenols, and sulphur. All of these substances are recognized as antiseptics because they kill or control mold, bacteria, fungus, and viruses, explaining why the plant has the ability to eliminate many internal and external infections. The Lupeol and salicylic acid in the juice explains why it is a very effective pain-killer.
Next, it could be said that Aloe Vera contains at least three anti-inflammatory fatty acids, cholesterol, campersterol and B-sitosterol (plant sterols) which explains why it is a highly effective treatment for burns, cuts, scrapes, abrasions, allergic reactions, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, acid indigestion, ulcers, plus many inflammatory conditions of the digestive system and other internal organs, including the stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, kidney, and pancreas. B-sitosterol is also a powerful anti-cholestromatic which helps to lower harmful cholesterol levels, helping to explain its many benefits for heart patents.
If we add that Aloe contains at least 23 polypeptids (immune stimulators), then we understand why Aloe juice helps control a broad spectrum of immune system diseases and disorders, including HIV and AIDS. The polypeptids, plus the anti-tumor agents Aloe emodin and Aloe lectins, explains its ability to control cancer.
If the SYNERGISTIC RELATIONSHIP between the elements found in the sap, gel, and throughout the entire plant does not explain why whole leaf Aloe works, then NOTHING DOES! All of which explains why “Across Time” lay persons and physicians alike, have proclaimed that Aloe has the ability to heal, alleviate, eliminate, or even cure a monumental list of human diseases and disorders. Therefore it truly deserves the name, “Medicine Plant”.
Melanin, Dr Williams points out, was thought to be only the pigment responsible for tanning, however, it has other important roles: it absorbs the UVA’s, UVB’s, and UVC’s in ultraviolet light, and neutralized oxygen free radicals during the invasion of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and from exposure to light. When you use a sunscreen, the melanocytes are not stimulated to produce melanin, which actually interferes with the skin’s natural ability to protect against the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. Additionally, without melanin, the UVA’s are allowed to penetrate deeper and bombard blood vessels, nerves, and other tissues.
Your primary source of vitamin D comes from the sun. The use of sunscreens interferes with our body’s natural synthesis of this vitamin. The increased use of sunscreens has created such a deficiency of vitamin D that some researchers feel that mother’s milk is nearly devoid of vitamin D and that newborns need extra supplementation to avoid rickets.
In addition to a rise in rickets in America, Dr Williams describes a number of problems associated with vitamin D deficiencies: hearing loss at high frequencies, increased dental cavities, increased hip fractures, increase in colorectal cancer, breast cancer.
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The sun has taken a lot of blame for our increased rates of skin cancers (along with the depletion of the ozone layer), but research uncovered by Dr David G Williams [Alternatives, April 1993; 4: 22] shows that the sun might not be the culprit, and hiding from the sun by using sunscreens can not only increase your chances of skin cancer, but it can increase your chances of all sorts of problems by interfering with vitamin D synthesis.
Aloe Vera Benefits For Heart Diseases
By Malcolm B Smith
I am a big fan of Aloe Vera products having used them successfully for many years for various things. The Internet being such a vast storehouse of knowledge has allowed me to investigate this miraculous plant and I have found a wealth of information. Following is some research I did about the Aloe Vera benefits for heart diseases.
In 1984, Dr. Om Prakash Agarwal speaking at the International College of Heart Diseases in San Antonio, Texas, during the annual conference surprised his colleagues with the apparently amazing successful results he obtained administering Aloe Vera to his patients. This was reported in Angiology, The Journal of Vascular Diseases in 1985. In the study the following was noted:
- 5000 patients with angina were studied for 5 years
- All were given a combination of Aloe Vera with high fibre from plant origin.
- A significant reduction was noted in blood cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar and lipid fats
- There was an increase in HDL levels (good cholesterol) and significant lowering of LDL (bad cholesterol)
- There was a reduction in frequency of angina attacks during the study period and patients had their drug dosages gradually reduced over time
- Patients who were also diabetic received the most benefit from the trial with 95 % of diabetics cured
- 85% of the patients overall were practically cured at the end of the study with their ECGs returning to normal.
- None of the patients reported untoward side effects and all 5000 patients were still surviving at the conclusion of the study.
Looking at these results it points to the fact that Aloe Vera definitely has significant health benefits for the treatment of Heart Disease and Diabetes. Upon looking further into the details of the study the following extra startling facts were uncovered. Of the 5000 patients studied
- 3167 were diabetic and 94% had blood sugar levels returning to normal after 3 months
- 2990 diabetic patients were taking hyperglycaemic medications and had to have their medication withdrawn at the end of 2 months of using Aloe Vera supplementation
- 2572 were smokers
- 2151 had hypertension and all those taking beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and diurectics for hypertension and angina had to have their medication reduced to half their dosages prescribed prior to the study.
Doctor Agarwal’s conclusion was that Aloe Vera has a definite role in the prevention and management of atherosclerotic heart disease and in controlling the blood sugar level in diabetic patients. People suffering with various forms of heart disease can take “heart” from this Aloe Vera study. Unfortunately not much significant research is done when it comes to natural products. Most evaluations are done by Pharmaceutical companies whose agenda is to provide drugs and not natural medicine. Therefore many of these studies admit minor benefits but also conclude that more research is needed therefore leaving the questions f the benefits wide open.
As for me, I have no doubts about the healing powers of Aloe Vera, having used it successfully myself, mostly for digestive tract complaints and topical skin conditions arising from burns, cuts and insect bites. I have no doubts the that the Aloe Vera benefits for Heart Diseases are real and I recommend that anyone who suffers from heart disease at least give it a try.
Further Studies
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- What is Aloe? — This Word file provides an overview of the nutritional components of aloe vera, with special emphasis on aloe polymannans — broken down into short chain, medium chain, large chain, and very large chain. Discusses what polymannans do in the body and why these nutrients have been disappearing from our diet in the industrial age.
- Aloe’s Growing Acceptance — A short, three page Word file that discusses the increased acceptance of aloe vera, particularly on account of our better understanding of the effects of polymannans. These include immunomodulation effects and the anti-viral effects of acemannans — with mention of the inhibition of HIV infection of lymphoblasts and the selective binding of HIV infected cells.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,786,342 — A clear leader in the research of mannans is Carrington Laboratories of Irving, Texas. (They have been the principal supplier to Mannatech , a popular multi-level marketing company in the U.S.) This patent, filed in June, 1995, and issued in July, 1998, discusses the known medicinal effects of acemannans in its corpus.
- Effects of aloe vera preparations on the human bioavailability of Vitamins C and E . This study, conducted at the University of Scranton (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA), demonstrates how the inner gel fraction of the whole leaf (which would contain acemannans) effected a substantial increase in the bioavailability of vitamins A and C in the subjects tested. Be sure to view the tables at the end of this four page paper.
- Compliments Using Mannose — This interesting graphic shows how protein enzymes in the blood called Compliments orchestrate immune system responses. Compliments coat invasive agents with mannose containing molecules so phagocytes can engulf them.
- Aloe, Immunity, and Health Care — This is the third page of the July, 2001 issue of “Inside Aloe,” put out by International Aloe Science Council, Inc. Of particular value is the content, expressed in clear layman’s terms, of the value of mannan glycoproteins (GP), which help the body identify “nearly all dangerous micro organisms,” and the nature of their signal structure.
- The biological activities of mannans and related complex carbohydrates (Doc, 9 pages) — This study was conducted at Texas A & M University and probably funded by Carrington Laboratories. The study’s abstract says it all: “Complex polymers containing mannose (mannans) possess significant biological activity when administered to mammals. When given orally, they inhibit cholesterol absorption and induce hypocholesterolemia. If administered by other routes, they bind to mannose-binding proteins and induce macrophage activation and interleukin-l release, inhibit viral replication, stimulate bone marrow activity, promote’ wound healing, and inhibit tumor growth. This range of activities makes the mannans potentially important biological-response modifiers and therapeutic agents.”
- The Importance of Harvesting and Manufacturing Premier Aloe Vera — This document like many of the links on this page were provided by colleagues and associates of Dr. R. Siegel, M.D., one of the foremost authorities on aloe research and the medicinal properties of its diverse nutrients. The dehydrate powder sited in this document is what you are purchasing from Alpha Omega Labs.
- Aloe: The Source of Master Glyconutrient — Dr. H. Reginald McDaniel (M.D.), like Dr. R. Siegel, is another pioneer in the field of aloe glyconutrients. This paper is a technical read, but it contains a level of depth on the importance of mannans in human physiology not contained in other documents. Despite being only slightly over a page in length, it gives both a chronological overview of what has happened since initial discoveries were made in the mid-80’s through accepted principles now in vogue in the early 21st century. Among its elucidating points: (1) “Cell relationships from attraction of the sperm to the egg, embryological growth development and differentiation, cell adhesion, defense, healing, and programmed cell death with regeneration (apoptosis), is regulated by a sugar-coding domain in activator molecules.” (2) “The medical and scientific community is now rapidly accepting the power of dietary sugars low or absent in the modern diet, to support restoration of health.” (3) As always, the corrupt influence of the pharmaceutical industry to short-circuit advances in this field and the dissemination of both product and the knowledge behind it. On this same line of thinking is a two-page overview by Dr. R. Siegel on The Science of Immunity and The Regulation of Immunity.
- Natural Plant Molecules — Mannans are critical to immuno-function. This five-page paper, with ample footnoted references, provides technical descriptions of their mechanisms of action. A good primer on the subject for those who will appreciate the technical detail.
- Innate Immune Mechanisms: Non-Self Recognition — Abstract: “The innate immune system contains a range of cell-bound and soluble proteins which eliminate pathogens by recognizing unique molecular patterns expressed by microorganisms, but not by host cells. Alternatively, host cells express proteins that protect them from attack by the alternative pathway of complement activation whereas foreign organisms lack these protective proteins and are, therefore, susceptible to complement attack.” This twelve page, 1999 paper was written by Christopher R. Parish with Australian National University and is a good primer on the critical importance of recognition molecules.
- Carbohydrate Research Headlines — This is a good four-page summary of findings up to the 2001-2002 time frame; however, the contents are largely covered in other links above. Check out the graphic on inflammatory protein disposal and the role of mannans in the process on page two.
- Inside A White Blood Cell — Excellent graphic demonstrating the the effects of mannan deficiency and the mechanics behind mannose assistance in producing the right enzymes necessary for the immune system’s white blood cells to do their assigned job.
SunscreenAccording to Dr Williams: “Despite what you may have been led to believe, there is not adequate scientific data to support the belief that sunscreens prevent skin cancer (melanomas or basal cell cancers).”
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Doctors Recommend Lifestyle Changes and Medication If Needed: Don’t Wait Until It Becomes Diabetes
July 23, 2008 — If you’re one of the estimated 57 million people in the U.S. with prediabetes, an expert medical committee has some advice for you.
The committee, assembled by the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, has been meeting in Washington, D.C., for the last two days talking about prediabetes.
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Here are their recommendations for dealing with prediabetes:
Don’t blow it off. In prediabetes, blood sugar levels are above normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes — yet. But prediabetes isn’t harmless; it makes diabetes (and its many complications) more likely. And it’s a risk for your heart right now.
The bottom line: Prediabetes is an immediate risk and a shadow hanging over your future health. So get aggressive about dealing with it now. Don’t wait until it gets worse.
Focus on lifestyle. “Lifestyle is the first way to go” in dealing with prediabetes, committee member Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FACE, medical director of the Metabolic Institute of America, said today at a news conference about the committee’s prediabetes recommendations.
Here are the steps the committee wants you to take:
- Lose 5% to 10% of your body weight — for good.
- Get 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity at least five days per week.
- Eat low-fat diet with adequate dietary fiber.
- To lower blood pressure, cut back on sodium and don’t drink too much alcohol.
- Take aspirin, unless you have a medical reason not to (ask your doctor first).
- Get your blood pressure and cholesterol down to the levels recommended for diabetes patients.
Take medication, if needed. If lifestyle isn’t enough to reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease, medications may help. But you’ll still need to persist with the healthy lifestyle.
Don’t get hung up on numbers. The blood sugar benchmarks for diagnosing diabetes are “somewhat arbitrary,” says Alan Garber, MD, PhD, FACE, the committee’s chairman and a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. If your blood sugar numbers are outside of the normal range, that’s enough of a cue to take action.
The committee also called for further research to find out which prediabetes patients are at the highest risk, and to study drug treatment for prediabetes. The committee’s work was sponsored by various drug companies.
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