How does aloe vera work?

The plant aloe vera contains a complex mixture of molecules. The Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants by James A. Duke states that there are as much as 300 different types of molecules in aloe vera. Hardly surprising then that it has multiple effects on multiple tissue types. Unfortunately this broad spectrum of activity also fuels ‘academic’ scepticism because aloe vera does just too much to be true. To put that last criticism into perspective, even in Prescription Only Medication (POM) there is not just one thing any drug does. This is why we have monthly editions of MIMS and BNP to show, next to the indications of POMs, their contraindications, warnings, other drug interactions and adverse effects. POMs are as targeted molecules as a pharmaceutical company can make them, yet they affect so much. Imagine a plant with 300 different types of molecules, of course it is going to act broad spectrum. Aloe vera has been used by millions of people worldwide throughout the ages. Empirical evidence accumulated in accolades like ‘miracle plant’ and ‘burn plant’ but for academic validity such a sustained track record is said to be meaningless. But even in today’s climate of evidence based medicine (EBM) much of day to day healthcare is characterised by non evidence based practice, variation in practice, inadequate outcome data, inequality of access to optimal treatment and ultimately a lack of evidence base. (Virus Research, Volume 89, Issue 2, November 2002, Pages 175-181). Entrenched sceptics should note that lack of evidence of efficacy should not be confused with evidence of lack of efficacy. The former says that there is insufficient evidence to pass judgement. The latter says it does not work. Of course good aloe vera works. Quite beside that there is safety and validation in the numbers (millions of people) and in the length of time aloe vera has been used (centuries), there is a lot of good quality research on aloe vera as well as scientific knowledge about what its different type of molecules do. This said, how well an aloe vera product works depends entirely on its quantity of working molecules, the quality of them and purity of product. On all counts Aloeride® Aloe Vera is an exemplary product that stands head and shoulders above its competitors. So how does it work? Aloeride® Aloe Vera is mostly taken by mouth but can also be applied to the skin. When taken by mouth, in the fluid environment of the stomach, the Aloeride® Aloe Vera capsules dissolve within 1 or 2 minutes giving our powder plenty of time to mix with the ample water (your stomach’s mixing waves occur every 15-25 seconds) with which you swallowed the capsules. So you have now rehydrated your aloe vera powder. Only when you have lesions or inflammation in your mouth or oesophagus is there a need for opening the capsules and ingesting the powder with water. This is easy and it does not taste horrible. With all 300 different types of molecules are out of the capsule, Aloeride® Aloe Vera goes to work. Broadly speaking the action is threefold and interconnected: anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory and tissue healing with the target being mostly epithelium (tissue that separates tissue cells from air). Of course the first point of contact of these molecules is the alimentary canal, so it is hardly surprising that Aloeride® Aloe Vera’s molecules show their effect there first. Because Aloeride® Aloe Vera’s molecules also are absorbed into your bloodstream, they also find their way to peripheral tissue. Thus Aloeride® exerts effect way beyond the alimentary canal and causes powerful inside-out healing, the only route for safe wound healing and 24/7 skin care. Just how broad spectrum aloe vera works is underpinned by good research: cell growth, anti-inflammatory effect, anti-microbial effect, effect on burns, anti-diabetic effect, cardiovascular and lipid effect, anti-ageing effect and response to UV light, wound healing, gastrointestinal effects and immune modulation. Broad spectrum action is the result of 300 types of molecules as well as domino effect. To explain the latter, an inflamed intestinal wall for example becomes permeable to macromolecules that ought to stay within your alimentary canal. Enterocytes (intestine’s absorptive lining cells) normally determine what may enter the body - via transcellular crossing - and what stays inside the intestines. In leaky gut syndrome gaps occur in between the enterocytes so indiscriminate, paracellular crossing now can happen. Macromolecules gate crashing into your body trigger immune reactions. Aloeride® Aloe Vera helps close the gaps between enterocytes, thus indirectly changing immune response beyond its direct, researched effect on phagocytosis, lymphocytes and T-helper cells. Beyond that Aloeride® Aloe Vera also creates a more favourable milieu for good gut bacteria which in turn improves immunity. Three hundred different types of aloe vera molecules, working synergistically and causing domino effects, will act broad spectrum and the magic of all this forms the basis for aloe vera’s much deserved accolades.

Overtraining, Aloe Vera and probiotics

Overtraining, Aloeride® Aloe Vera and probiotics

Fortunately for most amateur athletes the problem of overtraining remains a theoretical issue. People training 4x a week or more may experience over-reaching or overtraining. And surprisingly enough, symptoms of overtraining can happen even to anoraks. This article describes useful aspects including the role of Aloeride® Aloe Vera and probiotics. Overtraining, also described as chronic fatigue, burnout and staleness has been defined as an imbalance between physical and/or psychological stress, training or competition and recovery. Early stages of overtraining result from ‘too much throttle and no breaking’ and are called the orthosympathetic form whilst in more advanced stages, your orthosympathetic tone gets exhausted enabling its opposite number, the parasympathetic system to become dominant. The orthosympathetic overtrainee is in permanent ‘fight or flight’ mode. Both fight and flight should be incidental challenges during which your adrenal glands pump out hormones like adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenalin (norepinephrine) and cortisol, whilst indirectly raising human growth hormone (HGH) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). These glands however are sprinter organs, they were not designed to cope with a marathon. The parasympathetic overtrainee mimics some of Addison’s disease symptoms hence it is referred to as Addisonoid overtraining. The marathon of fight and flight has exhausted the adrenal sprinter glands and they now fail to regulate hormonal concentrations properly, this now is a serious problem. On routine blood work the overtainee is likely to show progressive anaemias with low haemoglobin and low haematocrit. Athletes primarily complain of underperformance of course, other common symptoms are progressively susceptibility to common infections and injury, persistent high levels of fatigue, heavy muscles and depression. As said, an athletes' reaction to underperformance is often to increase training rather than to rest which exacerbates their recovery deficit (I am tired, but I feel better after exercise, so I exercise is the strategic equivalent of flogging a dead horse). Often symptoms are ignored until performance is chronically affected. Sleep disturbances like having difficulty in getting to sleep, waking up in the night and waking un-refreshed are experienced by some 90% of athletes suffering from overtraining. Other symptoms include loss of appetite, loss of weight, loss of competitive drive, increased emotional instability such as depression, anxiety, irritability and mental exhaustion, poor attitude to training and musculoskeletal soreness. A simple DIY monitoring system is by checking the morning heart rate. Take your pulse immediately upon waking whilst still in bed. If your waking pulse any day is elevated by more than 8 beats/minute above its average level for the preceding week you are falling into overtraining. Alternatively check your morning body weight, the weekly average weight should not vary by more than 2lbs. If it drops by more than 3lbs on any day from a previous stable body weight you are falling into overtraining. As far as laboratory tests go, a useful immunological marker for excessive exercise is salivary IgA whilst a useful stress marker is Cortisol/DHEA. The stress hormones Cortisol and DHEA are not released constantly throughout the day, but are secreted in a cycle called the circadian rhythm (highest values being in the morning and the lowest at night). When the adrenal glands become exhausted (parasympathetic phase) Cortisol and DHEA in the blood stream become imbalanced. Adrenal Stress Index uses four saliva samples to measure the adrenal rhythm and gives you a DHEA to Cortisol correlation. Of course hypothalamic-pituitary impairment of the corticotrophic axis causing adrenal insufficiency should be taken into account and specific testing of hypothalamus and pituitary gland may be considered. Three common pathways for overtraining are: o intensity / load excess o recovery deficit o nutritional deficiency To remedy the first two you need to lower stress load and increase recovery time. In severe overtraining athletes should stop training entirely for 7-14 days, increase sleep to 9 hours of solid sleep a night and increase broad spectrum antioxidant intake to 200% of usual intake. To support the adrenal glands you can supplement with good quality organic glandular extracts from government inspected, New Zealand or Australia free range animals that have not been fed hormones or antibiotics. Or you can use a complex homeopathic remedy like Glandula Suprarenalis Suis-Injeel (Forte). Appropriate supplementation with good quality DHEA should only be considered if an abnormal adrenal stress test dictates this. To remedy the last point you need to combine a right-for-you wholefood diet and should consider Aloeride® Aloe Vera and probiotics. Combined ignorance and arrogance has many athletes train 3 - 4x /wk without fuelling their bodies appropriately. The famous 5Ps: poor preparation produces poor performance open the gates towards overtraining, injury, degenerative changes and illness. Improving the immune system of athletes helps reduce the number and length of infections suffered by them. The large, highly immune modulating aloeride fraction within Aloeride® Aloe Vera together with good probiotics do exactly that. Also they improve the uptake of necessary nutrients. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial - published in Br J Sports Med. 2008 Feb 13 - was conducted in Australia over a four-month period of winter training of twenty healthy, elite male distance runners. The conclusion was that prophylactic administration of probiotics was associated with a substantial reduction in the number of days and severity of respiratory illness in a cohort of highly trained distance runners likely due to a two-fold (p=0.07) greater change in whole-blood culture interferon gamma (IFN-fx) compared with placebo. Athletes, anoraks or anybody else suffering from an imbalance between physical and/or psychological stress, training or competition and recovery should change that balance, and ingest Aloeride® Aloe Vera, probiotics and highly absorbable wholefood nutrition to recover.

Aloeride Aloe Vera For Your Child

Many people who have tried the healing effects of Aloeride Aloe Vera are convinced in the validity of the product. Of course, there is the question of whether or not it is good for children, or even more to the point, is it safe for children to use. The popularity and prestige enjoyed by the makers of Aloeride Vera would be markedly decreased if this product were found not to be safe for children or if children could not be among those who are able to benefit from the supplement. Not to worry, there are no harmful side effects or damaging consequences found by the doctor and dietician’s recommendations. However there are some undocumented rumors based on the use of aloe vera, which says use aloe vera is not recommended for children, pregnant women or nursing mothers. The majority of the concern of doctors is based on the use of aloe as a laxative, which is understandable for this mistake to be made by someone who has not looked into the products of aloe vera or the aloe vera plant itself. There is only a certain part of the aloe vera plant used as a laxative. The rest of the plant do not have those abilities. It is the same with Aloeride. Aloeride is made of pure aloe vera, however the skin, the portion of the plant with the laxative abilities is not used in the making of Aloeride Because of the technology used by Aloeride Aloe Vera, parents need not worry about their children fussing over the taking of a tiny capsule. With the internal use of aloe vera, usually it comes in the form of a juice. This can have a bitter taste when served alone. So many companies will dilute the aloe vera by adding fruit juices and other ingredients, which cover up the taste of the aloe vera. However the aloe vera is diluted to where there is very little left to serve you any purpose. In addition you will be consuming additional preservatives, which will lessen the effect the aloe vera has on your body. So, if you and your family want the full benefits of aloe vera, you will want to take it in the form of a pill. As a parent with young children, you will lose count of the number of scraped knees, cut fingers, burns from touching hot objects and even sunburns your child will receive during those formative years. By giving your child an Aloeride Aloe Vera capsule you will know you have given your child probably the best preventative medicine you can buy. Aloeride works from the inside out. So those little cuts and scrapes will stay just little cut and scrapes until they are gone. You will also be giving your child the opportunity of a healthier life. All of those childhood disease will be minimized or non-existent. The Aloeride Aloe Vera will help prevent your child from all those little sniffles and running noses they seem to have on a regular basis. The Aloeride is not only beneficial to you as an adult, but will also help your child throughout those child hood years.

Power up your day with Aloe Vera

Listed below are some very common situations that we see around us in everyday life.

• It is a bright and sunny day and the world seems to be on a high. Everything and everyone around seems energetic but Alan S. from Staten Island, New York City simply cannot drag himself out of bed. He constantly feels lethargic and nauseated. The gym is the last thing on his mind. And no, Alan is no septuagenarian. He is a 23 year old young man in the prime of his health. What plagues him?

• Betty C. suffers from constant bouts of the common cold. The days when she is completely healthy are far and few in between. Doctors suggest that the problem is with her immune system and it is what makes her prone to constant attacks from bugs and viruses. How can she give her immune system a complete boost?

These are real life cases in which the people involved (names withheld or changed to protect identity) are not suffering from any major illness or ailment. But they are simply not able to enjoy their life to the hilt due to a weak immune system or a lethargy that refuses to leave them no matter what. There are thousands of people like this in the United States alone. The answer to their problems does not lie in drugs and pills that artificially elevate the mood or trigger hormones that do it. Not when there are much safer, much better and much more potent solutions within nature. Yes, I am talking about Aloe Vera. Aloe Vera is a plant that needs no introduction. It is a common sight now in millions of homes around the world. It is one of the most beneficial medicinal plants that are loaded with natural minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants.

Harnessing the power of Aloe Vera

Very few people and health companies have been able to harness the power of Aloe Vera to its fullest. Most Aloe Vera supplements available in the market today are either extracted from low grade Aloe Vera species or contain loads of added preservatives and coloring to protect it. Some aloe Vera juices in the market will destroy your taste buds or cause irreparable damage to it (Sorry, I got a bit carried away). The point that I am trying to emphasize is that there is just one product that is completely tasteless and yet delivers all the benefits of Aloe Vera. It is called Aloeride® Aloe Vera.

The magic Pill

Millions of satisfied customers have changed their lives with Aloeride® Aloe Vera. They call it many names and the magic pill is one of them. Aloeride® Aloe Vera is created out of the most potent species of the plant on earth today. It is estimated that one box of Aloeride® Aloe Vera is equivalent to one liter of Aloe Vera juice. It is loaded with molecules that have extremely potent . The key lies in the polysaccharide chains that enhance the vitality of the immune system. A strong immune system in turn protects you from any common ailment that you can catch. It is almost like an invisible wall that you are building against your body. You can fight back infection with ease. Stand up and face the world as Aloeride® Aloe Vera will give you back the confidence and enhance your self esteem.

It’s all about flexibility

Aloeride® Aloe Vera is the second name for flexibility. If you are tired of consuming Aloe Vera juice, then simply pop a pill on the move. On the other hand, if you are tired of popping pills, then simply break it into a glass of water for a delicious natural immune system booster. Click here now to order Aloeride® Aloe Vera.

TAKE ONE: on set and on location with Aloeride® Aloe Vera

Being on set or location of a movie, television show, commercial or editorial may sound glamorous and exciting but it is by far one of the most demanding aspects of being in the business. Many days if not months of intense preparation culminate in a shoot. The shoot being a few days or weeks of actual filming that falls between prep and post. It is when a group of enormously talented people come together as a perfect unit for the sole purpose of fulfilling the vision of a director. These intense days or weeks are truly pivotal—and everyone involved knows it. Each day on set or location can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. One tiny mistake, one little thing goes wrong, one person gets sick and drops the ball, and the budget is blown to bits. Needless to say, this arena is not for the fainthearted and certainly not for amateurs! It requires a person possessing an A-type personality, brilliant and extraordinary talent, extreme confidence, the severest of discipline and a complete and utter blissful dedication. Those who possess these remarkable qualities are the people who possess the formula by which a film, commercial or editorial is successful. And it is truly a remarkable experience to be in the vortex of such a dedicated team of talented people creating and giving 200% to achieve a powerful, singular goal. There are fewer highs so intoxicating.

However, as anyone in the industry will tell you, the hours and demands on any shoot are utterly brutal. Depending on whether the project is union or non-union you can work 12-16 hour days - 6 days a week. During a shoot everything is heightened and crystallized, so every sense in your body is on red-alert for hours and days and possibly weeks at a time. It is all about living on adrenalin. The mental, physical and emotional stamina required for this work is phenomenal and almost super-human.

So you might be asking how in the world do these professionals keep up?! How do they do it?! Most in the business know what to expect and what is required. They know to take extensive down time and replenish themselves. Part of the unwinding and preparation for the next job comes in the form of long vacations between assignments, working out, eating right, sleeping long hours and taking lots of supplements. Out of all of these health supports, only one is available to them while on set or location,--and that is the supplement. No one ever sleeps normal hours during a shoot, rarely will someone have the opportunity or desire to work out, and most especially with a craft service table and set caterers, does anyone ever eat healthy. So the only thing left to help maintain their stamina and health on set or location, is the precious supplement. And this is where a remarkable little capsule called ALOERIDE Aloe Vera has been coming to the rescue!

Aloeride® Aloe Vera is a pure powdered food supplement in a tiny hypoallergenic capsule made exclusively in England. It contains all the powerful nutrients produced by the highest-grade aloe vera plant, Barbadensis Miller. For centuries people have known the aloe vera plant contains almost magical healing and rejuvenating properties. In fact, it is one of the worlds most mysterious and potent plants which still stupefy biologists and clinicians today. This remarkable plant contains nutrients, which have been clinically proven to address hundreds of weaknesses and nutritional deficiencies within the human body. Aloeride® Aloe Vera contains all those nutrients including 300 active cell building molecules which deliver health, stamina and resiliency directly to every cell. Aloeride® Aloe Vera has far surpassed all it’s competitors in its ability to perform because it is the purest derivative of the aloe vera plant on the market. But we all know the real test comes when a product can deliver under extreme and demanding circumstances. Being on set or location definitely qualifies as one of those circumstances. And the great news is, professionals in the entertainment industry are raving about the results they are getting from Aloeride. They’re expressing a marked improvement in overall health, strength and stamina after taking Aloeride for only a few short weeks. Because of this, many professionals simply won’t consider leaving for work without it! Aloeride® Aloe Vera is becoming a part of the very preparation and sustenance of those who face the extraordinary agony and ecstasy of life on set and on location!