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The Benefits Of Aloe Vera

Kiana White 6 years ago 0 45

In a world full of over-the-counter products and potentially dangerous medications, natural solutions are usually the best. For example, aloe vera – an incredible plant that’s chalk full of medicinal and nutritional benefits. Succulent and versatile, aloe vera belongs to the luscious lily (Liliaceae) family and has more than 200 active components. For that reason, it has been used both internally and externally by people all over the globe for thousands of years.

More than 99% of the aloe leaf is comprised of water. However, the gel-like substance found within the plant is teaming with healthful enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. In fact, topical use of aloe vera benefits the human body in numerous ways, but it’s edible as well. Below are the most incredible advantages of using aloe vera (and they’re all backed by scientific research).

Aloe Vera Boosts The Body’s Ability To Adapt

Commonly called an adaptogen, aloe vera helps the human body balance its natural mechanisms in the face of external change. This benefit helps people fight sickness and disease by keeping things on a more even keel. Adaptogens can stimulate the immune system and enhance functionality of the others. Meanwhile, it increases a person’s ability to handle physical, mental, emotional, and environmental stressors.

Aloe Vera Aids Digestion

Digestive issues are often synonymous with other health problems – obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc. Luckily, aloe vera is proven to aid in proper digestion by soothing and cleansing the digestive tract in a safe and natural way. Because it is a well-known adaptogen, it can both stop constipation or provide diarrheal relief depending on the needs of person using it.

In fact, people often use aloe vera to combat irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, and flora imbalances in the gut. By decreasing the number of unhealthy bacteria and acting as a vermifuge (or parasite eliminator), it can help the body rid itself of intestinal worms and other dangerous digestive upsets.

Aloe Vera Soothes The Skin

Most commonly respected for its skin healing benefits, aloe vera does more than treat sunburns. It is often used as a primary ingredient in modern-day cosmetics and wound medications, but it delivers swift and gentle pain relief as well. When applied to burns, scrapes, and bug bites it acts as an analgesic.

Aloe vera is an antipruritic, emollient, and astringent that has numerous functions for the struggling complexion. It helps moisturize the skin as well, rejuvenating it from the inside out by supplying oxygen to the cells and increasing the overall durability and strengthening synthesis of new tissue.

Aloe Vera Detoxifies

When consumed in moderate amounts, aloe vera’s gelatinous properties help move toxins out of the intestines. Like seaweed and chia seeds, aloe’s gel can absorb nasty substances in the body while being digested, thereby pushing those substances through the colon to be eliminated without need for laxatives, disgusting detox drinks and pills, or otherwise.

NOTE: As a secondary benefit, proper detoxification of the body can aid with weight loss as well.

Aloe Vera Is Packed with Nutrients

Although you cannot survive by eating aloe vera alone, it is dense in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that are essential to the human body. A single serving of aloe vera contains the following vitamins:

  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin B1
  • Vitamin B2
  • Vitamin B3 (or niacin)
  • Vitamin B6
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin E
  • Folic acid
  • Choline

It also contains the following minerals:

  • Zinc
  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Potassium
  • Manganese
  • Iron
  • Sodium
  • Selenium
  • Chromium

In fact, aloe vera also contains more than 22 amino acids that are mandatory to the human body, including three different plant sterols, campesterol, linoleic, myristic, palmitic, and stearic to name a few. Furthermore, aloe vera alkalizes the body, which is known to prevent diseases from developing.

The Conclusion

As one of the healthiest, safest, and most versatile substances on Earth, it’s no wonder why aloe vera is showing up everywhere, from foods and drinks to cosmetics and medicine. It can boost the immune system, provide quick pain relief, serve as a dietary supplement, and so much more. However, please note that long-term use of aloe vera may be dangerous if it’s not done so responsibly.

 

 

 

 

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