Aloe vera, superfood or nonsense?
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What about the aloe vera? This product has long been seen as extremely healthy, a kind of superfood. All kinds of properties are attributed to it as cancer healing and the like. So what is true of this? Maybe all 'normal' vegetables that you can buy in the supermarket are just as healthy.
Ethnicity
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Aloe vera can be found around the Mediterranean, and in other warm climates similar to this place, such as Indonesia and the Netherlands Antilles. Originally it is said to come from the Arabian Peninsula. It is the gel of the leaves that has been used for a long time and is widely available in health food stores. This is processed in all kinds of products, to eat or drink, but also in skin products and shampoos. There are even people who put the aloe vera gel pure on their skin to combat blemishes or dryness.
What's in aloe vera?
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In addition to water, the gel of the aloe vera contains twenty types of minerals, twelve different vitamins, eighteen amino acids and two hundred active plant substances, such as enzymes and polysaccharides. If you read this like this, the plant certainly seems to be full of all kinds of substances, all of which are healthy in one way or another. But, doesn't this actually apply to every type of fruit and vegetable? Are the substances of the aloe vera better, more diverse, or more?
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Benefits that Aloe Vera is said to provide
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The aloe vera is said to be especially helpful against intestinal and skin complaints, such as dandruff and psoriasis. The plant is said to have a laxative effect and thus can aid in digestion and against constipation. The plant also helps against diabetes, increased cholesterol, muscle and joint pain and cancer. The pure gel is said to be very good for the skin. This can be used on wounds, because it is antiseptic, protects against bacteria. Thus, the aloe vera can stop inflammation. In the same way, it affects skin affected by acne.
So superfood?
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The above properties of the plant have indeed been proven by science. Now this does not mean that you are immediately cured of cancer, as long as you get enough aloe vera, but that the plant can make a difference. However, this is only the case if you are using fresh and unprocessed aloe vera. If a product contains aloe vera, it is usually not enough to actually change anything. Aloe vera can therefore be seen as a superfood, unlike many other 'superfoods', because its medicinal effect has been scientifically proven. But don't fall for the marketing lies that certain products contain aloe vera and you should buy them. Only pure aloe vera can help you.
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The above properties of the plant have indeed been proven by science. Now this does not mean that you are immediately cured of cancer, as long as you consume enough aloe vera, but it does mean that the plant can make a difference. However, this is only the case if you are using fresh and unprocessed aloe vera. If a product contains aloe vera, it is usually not enough to actually change anything. Aloe vera can therefore be seen as a superfood, unlike many other 'superfoods', because its medicinal effect has been scientifically proven. But don't fall for the marketing lies that certain products contain aloe vera and you should buy them. Only pure aloe vera can help you.