Well, of course, I can't claim that I know this for certain - but I believe that the reason I seldom succumb to the bugs that keep afflicting others is simply the aloe vera that I drink daily!
Not just any brand of aloe, mind - it has to be Forever Living's. Why? Because in my view it is the 'Rolls-Royce' of aloe drinks - and that isn't just my opinion. Hear it from esteemed TV journalist Martyn Lewis and a distinguished doctor, too, via this link.
I gather that this drinking gel boosts my immune system on a daily basis, detoxifies my system, acts as a natural anti-inflammatory (keeping aches and pains at bay) and - what else? Oh yes, it gives me an internal spring-clean!
Is it this 'spring-clean' that helps put the spring in my step that I mentioned the other day? Who can say?
Thursday 27 November 2008
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Aloe Vera DID put a spring in my step!
Well, in the beginning I only took it to keep Sam company. No, perhaps that's a slight inaccuracy! I was curious to see whether I would detect any difference in how I felt. The thing is, I already felt healthy. So how could drinking Forever's Aloe possibly help?
No question but that it helped my energy levels. About three weeks after starting on the drink (that sounds a bit suspicious, doesn't it?) I noticed that I had more energy than I knew what to do with. Sam quickly capitalized on this, taking me for ever longer walks and ensuring that we seldom returned home before he was ready.
The next thing I noticed was that my nails were less brittle than they had been and didn't chip easily. And my hair seemed thicker - and to need cutting more often. Was all this coincidental?
It could have been, had these developments not continued - standing the test of time. Then, as winter approached, I realized I was virtually the only person I knew without a cold or flu ...
I've now been drinking aloe vera for over ten years and found throughout that time that my energy levels have remained high and "bugs" of all kinds have virtually passed me by. Can that be a coincidence? Somehow I doubt it, don't you?
Friday 21 November 2008
I feel great from my daily aloevera intake!
Is aloevera worthy of attention? You bet! I said yesterday that I'd be back soon - and wow, here I am, back! That's because I love my subject and would like the whole world to love it too. You see, aloe is special. How special?
Well, it can help our health. Isn't that plenty in itself? I had my first inkling of its powers over a decade ago when my dog's limbs stiffened up with arthritis. I was given a tub of aloevera gel and told to pour 60 mls daily on to his dinners. Can you imagine my astonishment (as I was a skeptic, back then!) when, within two weeks, Sam was frolicking like a spring lamb?
Yes, I was astonished - and at first put his new lease of life down to coincidence. Obviously an aloe drink couldn't work miracles ... could it? After all, aloe was 'just' a plant and none of the stuff his vet had given him had helped my Beardie. Vets surely knew better than anyone else about how to help pets.
Time went by and Sam's limbs continued to be rubbery instead of stiff. He was more like a puppy than an 'old man' of eight. And people noticed. They began asking questions, the chief one being "What's Sam on? He's like a different dog." This was soon followed with: "Can I have some? Would it help my Rottweiler's stiffness?"
Well, it did - and in the end even Sam's vet remarked on the change in him and wanted the aloevera for his other patients. Not long afterwards I was asked to write a feature for a national dog magazine. You can read it, if you wish, via this link.
Finally I decided to share Sam's daily aloe habit. No, my limbs weren't stiff like his had been - but I could do with a frolic! Would the aloe drink put a spring in my step as it had in Sam's? More on that in my next post ...
Well, it can help our health. Isn't that plenty in itself? I had my first inkling of its powers over a decade ago when my dog's limbs stiffened up with arthritis. I was given a tub of aloevera gel and told to pour 60 mls daily on to his dinners. Can you imagine my astonishment (as I was a skeptic, back then!) when, within two weeks, Sam was frolicking like a spring lamb?
Yes, I was astonished - and at first put his new lease of life down to coincidence. Obviously an aloe drink couldn't work miracles ... could it? After all, aloe was 'just' a plant and none of the stuff his vet had given him had helped my Beardie. Vets surely knew better than anyone else about how to help pets.
Time went by and Sam's limbs continued to be rubbery instead of stiff. He was more like a puppy than an 'old man' of eight. And people noticed. They began asking questions, the chief one being "What's Sam on? He's like a different dog." This was soon followed with: "Can I have some? Would it help my Rottweiler's stiffness?"
Well, it did - and in the end even Sam's vet remarked on the change in him and wanted the aloevera for his other patients. Not long afterwards I was asked to write a feature for a national dog magazine. You can read it, if you wish, via this link.
Finally I decided to share Sam's daily aloe habit. No, my limbs weren't stiff like his had been - but I could do with a frolic! Would the aloe drink put a spring in my step as it had in Sam's? More on that in my next post ...
Thursday 20 November 2008
MY ALOE VERA
Hello - and a big welcome to my blog! Let's, together, explore some of the wonders of aloe vera. I expect you've heard of it. Most people have these days, haven't they? It has suddenly become a bit of a buzzword. There's a good reason for that, though. Actually, that's an understatement! There are plenty of reasons! We'll be going into some of those in my next posts. For today I simply wanted to say how glad I am to have your company ... and how much I'm looking forward to meeting up again very soon. Watch this space!
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