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I'm sitting in my office (yes, I have a home office now) and I'm trying to make my schedule for the day. One of which includes a PR plan for TwentySomething TV (The show I now appear on semi-regularly) and the other is a profile on Executive Chef Robert Buchanan for dine.to.
I'm so happy everything's coming together well... besides a horrible crash and burn episode with BlogTO on the weekend... otherwise, life is good!
Of course, I'm procrastinating just a little tiny bit. So I went out for a walk and on the recommendation of my friend Nicola Moore I decided to pick up a bottle of Koya's Aloe Vera juice.
Born of the sweaty aloe vera plant (pictured above) comes this kinda sweet, kinda refreshing, kinda tasty beverage with floaty bits of translucent aloe. Thank you Korea for making it, because I really like it!!
While the jury is still out on whether or not ingesting aloe provides the health benefits that the company claims. Many dedicated aloe adorers believe in its power to smooth skin, boost collagen production, aid in digestion and assist in proper joint function by reducing inflammation.
I was always of the school of thought that eating aloe was toxic and according to wikipedia it is. Luckily for me, I found research conducted by Jeremiah Herlihy, PhD at the University of San Antonio. He attempted to observe the negative side effects of ingesting aloe at high levels. Unfortunately, his study turned up nothing negative and, in fact, the animals who consumed aloe daily had a 25% increased life span in comparison to the control group.
Sure, this could mean nothing for humans! But, if it ain't gonna kill a rat, it ain't as heck gonna kill me!
So bottoms up, delicious aloe nectar packed with protein; calcium; magnesium; zinc; vitamins A, C, and E; vitamin B-complex; and essential fatty acids! Let's make me pretty!!!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Aloe Vera in my tummy tum tum!
Posted by
KarmaCake
5/28/2008 10:19:00 AM
- Anonymous 1:03 PM
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I was cutting a vent-hole in the side of my house using a diamond saw to cut through the concrete. The powdered concrete-dust mixed with sweat from my hands and severly damaged the skin on both hands. (concrete being corrosive...ie an acid)
The flesh between my fingers was raw for days and showed no sign of healing whatsoever. My alopathic GP prescribed $50.00 worth of Rx cremes with steroids etc. The 'medicine' did nothing at all and after two weeks of treatment my hands were still open wounds. I was getting scared because of the lack of healing. The would looked as freash as day one.
Finaly a friend reminded mr that Aloe is good for lacerations and chemical burns not just sunburn.
I cut some fronds and niped of the spikes then slit the fronds lengthwise and spayed them out like a hotdog bun. I wrapped these like a poultice around the wounds and wore gloves overnight to keep them in place. Wow! I could not believe how much improvement there was overnight. In one day the wounds had closed and on the second day they looked like a three day old scab. There was an amazing stabiliization of the wound and it began to heal normally after that. (mind you the damage was so severe that the skin seemed delicate for more than 18 months.
I heartily recomend that if you want use Aloe on your skin don't buy a crappy gel or scoop the meat out a live frond. Use the whole frond. The plant's skin remains alive and helps the healing process. After 8 hours as a poultice all of the meat of the plant had absorbed into me and all that was left was the skin.
I just want to add that even if there are a lot of benefits to using aloe , one should also be aware that in some cases, for some ilnesses, it is not recommended due to some side effects.