How to get Maximum Benefit from your Aloe Vera

How to get the maximum benefit from Aloe Vera

The following hints and tips are designed to help you to maximize the benefits of Aloe Vera. If you have any additional question, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact us at info@aloeverajuicecosmetics.com

Why Should everyone try Aloe Vera Gel?

If you feel healhty - keep maintaining your inner organs clean and you feel young and healhy always.
If you feel sick - give your inner organs a chance to clean themselves.

Give Aloe Vera time to work

Aloe Vera is not an overnight cure, it is not medication and like any natural substance it takes time to work. Since our cells regenerate every 90 days you need to give Aloe Vera that time to work. But if you continue to smoke, eat unhealthy or if you have any specific problems, it might take up to 12 months to get the full result. Give your body time to adjust.

Consider the dosage

Dosage is very often where people make their first mistake. Always start on a smaller dose and build it up over the first week. You may start with as little as 15 millilitres twice per day when you start. To a maximum of 60 mls, twice a day. Keep your open Aloe Vera drinks in your fridge for up to 3 months. If they are closed, then keep them at room temperature as per expiration date found on the bottom of the bottle.

Take Aloe Vera on an empty stomach

It is recommend that you take Aloe Vera first thing in the morning and then again last thing at night and avoid food and hot drinks for about one hour. Avoiding the drinks is not necessary, but it will optimize Aloe Vera.
Some say Aloe Vera improves digestion when taken just before or just after a meal. It’s really up to the individual to determine how they take Aloe Vera, how often and how much.

The ‘detox’ effect

There are certain things whcih are part of the normal detox process, such as; skin rashes, headaches and diarrhea. Diarrhea, as part of the detoxification process of the body, is only a problem if it lasts longer than a couple of days, and will usually occur if you take a large amount of Aloe Vera. If such is the case lower the dose of Aloe Vera for a few days.

Using Aloe Vera for constipation

Constipation can be improved by drinking more filtered water every day (to help flush through the system, rehydrate the body and soften the stool), and increasing the dose of Aloe Vera until the bowel is working comfortably again.

Can pregnant women take Aloe Vera?

In the past, pregnant women have always been advised to avoid taking Aloe Vera internally as a tonic. This was because it was said to cause bowel spasms that could be detrimental to them. There seems to be an element of scaremongering on this issue. Those Aloe Vera products that do not meet the minimum IASC (International Aloe Science Council) quality criteria, or have too much alloin content would not be beneficial to pregnant women. They would also not be beneficial to anyone else either! The leading Aloe Vera brands, especially those products that are based on the pure, stabilized inner gel, with the now accepted therapeutic alloin levels, have been used by pregnant women for years without any apparent or reported side effects.

Using Aloe Vera with Diabetes

In some diabetics, it has been discovered that drinking Aloe Vera increases the amount of insulin produced by the body. Anyone who has diabetes who wishes to take aloe vera should be aware of this and should consult their doctor to ensure that their insulin levels are properly and carefully monitored. There are many diabetics now drinking aloe vera gels or juices and finding that their diabetes is more ‘under control’, that their weight is more stable and they have much more energy.

Using Aloe Vera if you have allergies/skin problems

If you are susceptible to any allergic reactions, it is always better to do a ‘patch test’ or ‘trial’ first. Always take advice when using Aloe Vera internally, especially for the treatment of sinuses, ears and eyes.

Can you take Aloe Vera while fasting?

Yes, you can definately take Aloe Vera while fasting. When Mahatma Gandhi was asked what secrets he had that sustained him during his long fasts, he answered “It was my unshakable faith in God, my simple and frugal lifestyle, and the Aloe [Vera] whose benefits I discovered upon my arrival in South Africa”.

Aloe Vera – not a panacea for all ills

Inspite of the wide ranging health benefits that can be derived from drinking Aloe Vera and applying it topically, don’t think of aloe vera as a panacea for all ills – in reality there is no such thing. Aloe Vera’s history and track record as a healer and the significant role that it has played in herbal medicine over the centuries is well documented. However, like most other ‘natural remedies’, it can often take longer to have any beneficial effect on some chronic symptoms than a chemically based drug, though there are no guarantees that such drugs may work or work any better than a natural remedy like Aloe Vera.

Contradictions, are there any?

To our knowledge, and from the experience of others over the last twenty years or more, there are no contradictions. Please remember Aloe Vera is a nontoxic, natural substance and it is also unlikely to react with any conventional medication.

Aloe Vera works harmoniously

The reason for this is that it works harmoniously with the body’s own self regulating systems rather than overcoming them and leaving them depleted. Aloe Vera works with the body to increase the absorption of nutrients and the bio-availability of vitamins and minerals and to boost the immune system, with no known detrimental side effects.

Once again, if you have any questions, concerns or want further clarification, please feel free to contact us via email.