Here are some examples of why drinking aloe vera juice can be beneficial to your overall health:
1. Aloe vera contains a ton of beneficial & anti-inflammatory active compounds
Aloe vera contains about 75 active compounds that benefit your overall health and support important functions in your body. Here are some of the main properties:
Vitamins: It contains vitamins A (beta-carotene), C, E, B12, folic acid, and choline
Minerals: It contains calcium, chromium, copper, selenium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc.
Enzymes: It contains 8 enzymes— aliiase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, bradykinase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulase, lipase, and peroxidase. Bradykinase is especially important as it helps to reduce inflammation.
Fatty Acids: It contains 4 fatty acids that have inflammatory action— cholesterol, campesterol, β-sisosterol and lupeol.
Amino acids: It provides 20 of the 22 human required amino acids and 7 of the 8 essential amino acids.
Anthraquinones: It provides 12 anthraquinones (mainly aloin), which are often used as laxatives.
2. Aloe vera balances the ratio of good vs. bad gut bacteria
According to recent studies, aloe vera can boost the growth of beneficial bacteria, inhibit harmful bacteria, and balance the pH of the microbiome. These are all essential properties of a gut healing protocol!
Polysaccharides found in aloe vera, fructans and acemannan, were found to have prebiotic properties. In other words, these polysaccharides feed the good bacteria in your gut! The results of this study showed that the prebiotic properties of aloe vera induced a 14% increase in the bacteria Bifibidobacterium spp. in the gut microbiome.
Aloe vera also contains antiseptic agents, which can help rid the gut microbiome of pathogenic bacteria. It contains lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamonic acid, phenols and sulfur, all of which inhibit harmful fungi, bacteria, and viruses!
Additionally, aloe vera is naturally alkalizing, which can help balance the pH of the gut.
3. Aloe vera can help heal leaky gut
Aloe juice helps coat the stomach lining, preventing and soothing irritation, helping to heal leaky gut. Leaky gut, or intestinal permeability, occurs when there are holes in the tight junctions along your gut lining. This allows for toxins to leak into your bloodstream, causing loads of inflammation.
Recent research has shown that aloe vera helps to decrease the lactulose/ mannitol ratio, which is a marker of intestinal permeability and essential for healing the gut!
Aloe vera also helps heal the gut lining as it’s super high in fiber and triggers the production of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Acetate, butyrate, and propionate are the main SCFAs produced when bacteria in the gut breaks down prebiotic foods like fiber. They are extremely anti-inflammatory and healing for the gut!
And lastly, aloe vera aids in the production of collagen. The polysaccharide glucomannan and growth hormone gibberellin found in aloe increase collagen after both topical and oral treatment. This is great because collagen is fantastic for the gut! It repairs the gut lining, regulates stomach acid, and is rich in the amino acid glycine, which helps with daily detoxification.
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