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| Article: Avoiding the Aloe Con - by Jill Kay | ||
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Avoiding the Aloe Con I've been taking Aloe for arthritis for about two years, it does help relieve the nagging pains and joint stiffness. It's not a cure but at 39 years old I'm able to do things specialists said I wouldn't!! Unfortunately there are at lot of products which claim to 'cure' this crippling condition. I've choosen to look at aloe as it's a buzz word at the moment and write some guidelines about choosing a brand. Which I hope will help you sort the rubbish from the genuine. Maybe there are some guidelines out there but generally it's difficult to know what's a good product and what is a rip off. So here goes. *Check to see if the product has the International Science Council Seal(ISCS) This guarantees the purity of the aloe but not the quantity in the product. * By law the first ingredient listed on a product is the main ingredient. If aloe isn't near the top of the list the product it's not necessarily of a high aloe content.Only 0.01% might be used just to sell it. *Even though a product says 95% aloe concentrate, it may have started out with 95% and was then turned into powder or diluted. *The label may say:contains 100% pure aloe.The actual content may be only 5%, even though it's 100% pure! *Look for a product that is Aloin-free.This a natural part of the plant which unfortunately is a very strong laxitive.It is found mostly in the outer leaf which cheaper products contain as manufactors useit to 'bulk' out their products and save money. *Generally if it's a drink shake the container, if it makes a 'gulopy sound it's thick aloe, if it sounds like water it probably is! *Drinks can be called gel, juice or drink.They mean roughly the same, by law the need only 5% of aloe to call the product a juice.Rather like cartons of orange juice. *If someone makes claims about cures acheived with aloe avoid them! Aloe can give excellent relief to many conditions, but it's not a cure.Note it doesn't work for everyone. *If your on medication always tell your doctor before taking aloe.There's no reported cases of problems with conventional medicine and aloe, but it's better to be safe. *Finally, if your paying less than £16 per litre it's a false economy,it's unlikey the product will be giving you much benefit if any. So where can you buy aloe based products with confidence? One major aloe manufacturer, Forever Living Products is currently carrying out a double-blind controlled placebo trial of aloe in the treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome.This is taking place at the Morrison Hospital in Swansea.It's part-funded by the Prince Charles foundation for Intergrated Medicine. Forever Living Products and Morley's both produce manufacture aloe products which you can trust. Happy Aloe hunting! For furter info: www.pure-aloe.net/products (passcode FFF97118 |
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