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Aloe vera

Cleopatra Meets the R&D

Chemist
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In the beginning…

Whoever had the best

story about Cleopatra
earned the business; then
we had testimonials and
anecdotal evidence
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Today science has

caught up with
testimonials and we
have real science to back up
what we have been saying
for years.
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Aloe Science

Marked Increase in Research

 From 1945-1950 there were a handful of papers

published regarding Aloe vera
 From 1995-2000 there were 150 papers
 From 2000-2005 there were over 300 papers
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Aloe vera Whole Leaf and

Aloe vera Gel

What is the difference?

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Aloe vera Whole Leaf

 As the name implies the entire leaf for is

processed

 The leaf is ground up and any little bits and

pieces of leaf rind are removed using coarse
filtration
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Aloe vera Gel

 The leaves are stripped of all the green rind

before processing.

 The same filtration process begins

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Aloe vera Whole Leaf and Aloe vera Gel

 What is contained in Aloe vera Gel is in Aloe

vera Whole Leaf

 However,what is contained in Aloe vera

Whole Leaf is not necessarily in Aloe vera
Gel
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All Aloe vera is NOT alike!!

 Over the years many Aloe products have been tested
 Some are of good quality
 Some are over-processed
 Some are watered down
 At least one is water
 Always ask: Is this company a member of the IASC?
Is this product certified by the IASC?
Has the bio-activity been retained?
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Supporting Digestive Health

Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., Linus Pauling Institute of Science &

Medicine, Preventative Medicine 1985

Effect of Orally Consumed Aloe vera Juice on

Gastrointestinal Function in Normal Humans

 Improved bowel motility

 Decreased stool specific gravity
 Reduced bloating after meals
 Reduced flatulence
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Supporting Digestive Health

Effect of aloe (Aloe vera barbadensis Mill) on

healthy adult volunteers; changes in urinary
composition

 Significantly increased urinary citrate excretion

 Significantly increased Permissible Increment in
Calcium (PI Ca), and Permissible Increment in
Oxalate (PI Ox)
 Potential for preventing kidney stone formation
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Supporting Digestive Health

Changes in urinary compositions among children

after consuming prepared doses of Aloe vera

 Significantly increased urinary citrate excretion

 Significantly increased Permissible Increment in
Calcium (PI Ca), and Permissible Increment in
Oxalate (PI Ox)
 Potential for preventing kidney stone formation
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A Single Center, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Human Test
to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Aloe regarding the
Immunity Enhancing Effect

Dept. of Family Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Results show that the product enhanced the immune system
by a non specific mechanism including an increase in HLA
class II antigens and the activation of natural killer cells.
Consuming Aloe vera stimulates macrophage
Simply stated: consuming Aloe may enhance the immune
system
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A Pilot Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of 2

Aloe vera Supplements in Patients with pre-
Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome

UC Davis Medical Center, CA

 Significantly improved glycemic control in patients

with metabolic syndrome
 Average total Cholesterol dropped from 206 to 186
 Average LDL dropped from 135 to 118
 Significantly reduced fasting blood glucose
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Evaluation of oral intake of an Aloe vera

product on the functionality of human skin as
assessed by the Korean Food and Drug
Administration (KFDA)

The study showed a significant increase in

skin elasticity
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Many in vitro and animal studies have been

done and have shown Aloe vera, when taken
internally to have benefits for the skin

Positiveinfluence on the synthesis of

glycosaminoglycans (GAG’s)
Increase collagen content
Influence’s wound healing
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Effect of Aloe vera preparations on the human

bioavailability of vitamins C and E

The results indicate that Aloe vera improves

the absorption of both vitamins C and E. The
absorption is slower and the vitamins last
longer in the plasma when taken with Aloe.

Only known supplement to increase

absorption and should be considered as a
complement to them
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Effect of Aloe vera preparations on the human
bioavailability of vitamins C and B-12

A similar study was repeated at the University of

California, Davis with the same results.

The UC Davis study also showed Aloe vera

significantly increased plasma ORAC.

Both studies were funded by the IASC

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Aloe vera Worldwide

 The amount of Aloe vera research is growing

 The awareness of Aloe vera is growing
 New and different products containing Aloe vera
 New growers and suppliers of Aloe vera
 More misleading information being spread
 More gimmicks being used
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If you are going to consume

Aloe vera, why not have
the Aloe vera that research
scientists are using?
 Ultimate Aloe
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from 100 percent aloe vera, 50 percent aloe
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17 essential minerals needed for good nutrition.
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