The Ancient—and Very Modern—Miracle of Aloe Vera

These recommendations are now being quite substantiated by science. According to Ken Jones, chief science officer of Aloecorp, a leading provider of high-quality aloe vera products, “Scientific studies have emerged that cite the positive effects of internal consumption of aloe vera in creating a balance from the inside out. Whether it is aloe’s effects on soothing burns and wounds, its promotion of the body’s anti-inflammation responses, or other ‘less obvious’ health indicators such as a healthy immune system, digestion, or sugar and cholesterol levels, aloe vera has always been a nutritional leader in many internal and external aspects of good health.”

Aloe vera is a natural antioxidant, which means that it helps boost the immune system and reduce cell damage caused by genetic, diet and environmental factors. Oxidative damage, which occurs within a cell as a result of an imbalance in certain types of molecules, has been linked with cancer and numerous cardiovascular and neurological disorders as well as with the aging process itself, and aloe vera has been found to negate the stress caused by this damage both through the activation of bodily inherent antioxidant systems and through its own properties.

Elsewhere on the ever growing list of problems aloe vera has been used to successfully address can be found the reduction of the crystallizing effect that creates kidney stones, stimulation of the enzymes necessary to combat type 2 diabetes, reduction of inflammation resulting from radiation therapy, increasing of blood vessel generation in lower extremities of people with poor circulation, soothing of stomach irritation, promotion of normal bowel movements, and the alleviation of many colon problems.

According to Shawn M. Talbot, PhD, author of A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements, the aloe plant also “has been shown to exert beneficial effects on cardiac disease risk factors by reducing blood levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose.”
The application of modern science to the processing of this natural miracle has resulted in a uniquely effective certified organic product called ACTIValoe.

Aloecorp, the manufacturer of ACTIV-aloe, has succeeded in not only fully preserving but even enhancing aloe vera’s natural benefits through the application of strict scientific methods, beginning with the growing and harvesting of the plants themselves and continuing all the way through processing and delivery of the final product. Studies of cell proliferation (cell growth) have confirmed that ACTIValoe produces twice the stimulation of cell growth of overprocessed commercial aloe products and even 28 percent better than native aloe vera by itself.

Due to its effectiveness, ACTIValoe is included as an ingredient in Peter Gillham’s Natural Vitality Organic Life Vitamins. Described as a daily “multi-nutrient,” going far beyond the multi-vitamin, Organic Life Vitamins features ACTIValoe as a key food-based active ingredient along with vitamins, trace minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, MSM, noni and chromium picolinate. According to Natasha Lee, president of Peter Gillham’s Natural Vitality, “We are proud to be featuring ACTIValoe in our product as a way to introduce customers to the benefits of this wonderful organic ingredient in a context where it not only provides its own benefits but also enhances those of other nutrients.”