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Note: Even though garlic exhibits great nutritional benefits, it is not a complete food.
Garlic provides an excellent source of vitamin B6. It also offers a very good source of
vitamin C, manganese, and selenium. Garlic is also a good source of other minerals
including calcium, copper, phosphorous, iron, and potassium.
Garlic offers many therapeutic effects which are due to its volatile factors. It is
composed of sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl disulfide, allicin, diallyl
trisulfide, and a few others. Garlic also contains a high concentration of trace minerals,
(particularly selenium and germanium), glucosinolates, and enzymes.
Studies have shown that garlic provides protection against atherosclerosis and heart
disease. The studies revealed that garlic decreases total serum cholesterol levels while
increasing serum HDL-cholesterol levels. HDL cholesterol, also known as "good"
cholesterol, is a protective factor against heart disease. Studies have also shown that
garlic is effective in lowering blood pressure.
Throughout history, garlic has also been used as an infection fighter. Allicin has been
proven to be effective against common infections such as colds, flu, stomach viruses,
and candida yeast. It is also effective against powerful pathogenic microbes, including
tuberculosis and botulism. Garlic has been known to offer protection against some
cancers.
Why Aloe Vera?
You’ve packed your bags. You’ve got your tickets and you travel. Fantastic, but may have left something behind that should have been in your wash bag or beauty case.
There are three things people commonly meet when going on holiday: sunshine, new food types and alcohol. And fancy there being one single herb that has something to offer for all three…
Aloe vera is known to ease the effects of the above and good aloes may help your natural immune response. There is plenty of good research to underpin that aloe vera delivers these effects. Many people know aloe vera as a liquid in bottles, hardly the thing to pack into a suitcase! So you will be interested to know that there is one blisterfoiled, encapsulated aloe product available that is manufactured to pharmaceutical GMP standard.* It takes up no space in your travel bags (or your coat pocket) and, as it so happens, it contains way more working ingredients than other aloe products.
Eases Digestion & Hangovers
Travel guides immediately gravitate towards travel diarrhoea due to contaminated water (and ice cubes) or contaminated food stuffs. Sensible too, because during a two week vacation, up to 50% of people will have one or more episodes of it, the person suffering from it can feel very ill indeed and it can certainly be distressing enough to ruin a holiday or business trip. [Steffen R, DuPont H, Wilder-Smith A. Manual of Travel Medicine and Health, 2nd ed. BC Decker Inc., Ontario, Canada, 2003.] Fortunately for most European and American Continent travellers, things rarely get this drastic. But you’ll be surprised how many people do get a dicky tummy travelling.
Aloeride® placates the stomach and the gut lining (gastrointestinal tract), studies in aloe research show aloe to have ulceroprotection properties as well as to accelerate healing rates.** There are at least eight proper research papers on aloe’s natural anti-inflammatory effect, so a food irritated digestive tract will feel so much better for taking just a few capsules. It also is an extraordinary help the-day-after drinking beyond an elegant sufficiency of alcohol the night before, just two tiny capsules settle that horrible stomach feeling. Of course you’ll never need it for that but still.
Eases Sunburn
The seasoned traveller knows that on the beaches in the Caribbean you can get your back rubbed with a freshly cut chunk of aloe vera to appease the red skin. The interesting thing is that, when you take Aloeride® orally - 2 capsules a day one week before and during your holiday - , you can achieve a similar effect, it helps the skin bounce back from a sudden change in sunlight exposure and is likely to keep your tan for longer. So one herb made to unrivalled standards may make your holiday more enjoyable still.
Among plants aloe vera may be an Ugly Betty but it has a 4,000+ year track record of being hugely valued for improving both health and beauty. Earliest recorded pharmaceutical use dates back to 2100 BC (Sumeria/Babylon), also hieroglyphic inscriptions of aloe dated to 4100 BC were found in the tomb of an Egyptian Court physician. Queen Cleopatra and Queen Nefertiti, both renown for their stunning beauty, used aloe vera to stay healthy and beautiful. Aloe vera today still is unfailingly popular for the same reasons it was valued for throughout the ages.
Although aloe vera looks like a cactus, it actually is a succulent and a member of the Liliacae family (like the onion, garlic, asparagus, lily and the tulip). Unsurprisingly one of aloe vera’s nick names is ‘lily of the desert’ because that is where it grows naturally. To survive long periods of droughts these xeroids plants have the ability to retain and preserve large quantities of water.
Being able to survive such a harsh environment has interesting implications for you. When for instance an aloe leaf gets damaged it instantaneously repairs this damage thereby avoiding loss of water. Failure to quickly repair the injury site would result in evaporation of its precious reservoir and might jeopardise the plant’s health or survival. Such tissue repair and other powerful aloe vera properties are transferred to you when you ingested in medication.
That aloe drnk sounds really healthy!
Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food - Hippocrates
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Aloe has been well known for centuries for its healing properties, and both oral intake and topical dressings have been documented to facilitate healing of any kind of skin wound, burn, or scald - even speeding recovery time after surgery. Situations to try it on include blisters, insect bites, rashes, sores, herpes, urticaria, athlete's foot, fungus, vaginal infections, conjunctivitis, sties, allergic reactions, and dry skin. The raw plant is best, but commercial preparations can also be used, especially for taking orally, as this plant tastes horrible. Other topical uses include acne, sunburn, frostbite (it appears to prevent decreased blood flow), shingles, screening out x-ray radiation, psoriasis, preventing scarring, rosacea, warts, wrinkles from aging, and eczema.
Internally, aloe is showing real promise in the fight against AIDS, and the virus has become undetectable in some patients who used it on a regular basis, due to its immune system stimulant properties. It also seems to help prevent opportunistic infections in cases of HIV and AIDS. It appears to be of help in cancer patients (including lung cancer) by activating the white blood cells and promoting growth of non-cancerous cells. The National Cancer Institute has included Aloe Vera in their recommendations for increased testing because of these apparent cancer fighting properties. Taken orally, aloe also appears to work on heartburn, arthritis and rheumatism pain and asthma, and studies have shown that it has an effect on lowering blood sugar levels in diabetics. Other situations in which it appears to work when taken internally include congestion, intestinal worms, indigestion, stomach ulcers, colitis, hemorrhoids, liver problems such as cirrhosis and hepatitis, kidney infections, urinary tract infections, prostate problems, and as a general detoxifier. Lastly, many people who take aloe internally report just feeling better overall, which is in and of itself something of a testament to its remarkable properties.
Commercially, aloe can be found in pills, sprays, ointments, lotions, liquids, drinks, jellies, and creams, to name a few of the thousands of products available. Unfortunately, the aloe industry is virtually unregulated, and some products that advertise aloe content actually have little to none. Therefore, if you are embarking on a regimen with aloe, you should become an avid reader of ingredients. Look for the word aloe to appear near the top of the ingredient list first and foremost, then follow the guidelines below:
Sunburn treatments - 20% or more aloe content
Creams & Ointments - 20% or more aloe content
Juices - 95% or more aloe content
Beverages - 50% or more aloe content
Drinks - 10% or more aloe content
Capsules - 5-10% or more aloe content
As far as dosages are concerned, start small and work your way up to a therapeutic dose. Juices are a good way to start, and pills are probably the worst way to go with aloe. Aloe pulp is 95% water, and if you consider the process of drying this, then sticking it back together into a pill form, you can see why pills are probably not the best way to go. Also, give your regimen time to work. Sometimes it takes a couple of months for you to see the real effects of aloe treatments, so don't give up too soon.
Aloe is safe when used in moderation, but there are a few contraindications. If you have a heart problem and use any kind of digitalis medication, consult your doctor before using any aloe product internally, as the interaction may cause irregular heartbeat. Avoid aloe preparations if you are pregnant, breast feeding, or menstruating, as it can cause uterine contractions.
{Yes, better than any prescribed medicine.
For years, I just thought it was a wild growing cactus.
We live in Fl. and have always had aloe plants in our yard, usually right outside our doors.
wow!!!Was some super news!!!!
USFM NEWS:US Farms, Inc. Announces Nursery Greenhouse Improvements to Increase Sales
Market Wire "US Press Releases "
SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/08/09 --
US Farms, Inc. (OTCBB: USFM), a diversified
commercial Farming and Nursery company, today announced completion of its
Nursery Greenhouse improvements. These improvements include Heaters, new
exhaust ventilation and all new plastic roofs with insulation to stop heat
loss in winter and maintain cool in the summer. These improvements were
done in coordination with US Farms, Inc. Canadian Nursery partners Morgan
Creek Tropical to support its partnership for its retail and wholesale
Nursery accounts.
Yan Skwara, CEO of US Farms, Inc., stated, "With the completion of these
Greenhouse improvements, this will enable US Farms, Inc. and our partner
Morgan Creek to effectively continue to service our customers with high
quality Nursery products year round. With these green house improvements it
gives the ability to run operations years round while increasing inventory
and sales in the 20% percent range. This is key to keep our nursery
business moving forward in 2009. Protecting the plants from adverse cold
during the winter months is a key operating aspect for any nursery player
and these improvements will do just that. Our Aloe nursery business and
Nursery warehouse fulfillment for box stores at our greenhouse facility in
Valley Center, California continues to drive our future Nursery business."
About US Farms, Inc.
US Farms, Inc. is a diversified commercial Farming and Nursery company. The
company currently grows, markets and distributes horticultural products
through a number of its wholly owned subsidiaries. US Farms, Inc. is
currently one of the largest domestic growers of Aloe Vera, growing well
over 6 million pounds annually. The company plans to further its vertically
integrating path by moving into the marketing and sales of Aloe Vera based
products. The company's products are sold through supermarkets, home
centers, retail merchandisers, garden centers, mail order, direct sales,
re-wholesalers, and landscapers throughout the United States and Canada.
Through internal growth and strategic acquisitions the company is expanding
its market share in its businesses.
For more information on US Farms, Inc., please visit
http://www.usfarmsinc.com. US Farms, Inc. is publicly traded on the
over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol USFM.OB.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,
projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance
are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking
statements."
Such statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the
time the statements are made and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to produce and
market a nutraceutical Aloe Vera based energy supplement in the United
States; acceptance by the market of an Aloe Vera nutraceutical supplement;
continued popularity of the energy drink marketplace; the continued
production of Aloe Vera products; the Company's ability to develop an
energy drink from a whole food source; the expansion and growth of farming
and nursery products; ability to raise additional capital; the impact of
competitive products; product demand; fluctuations in operating results and
other risks detailed from time to time in US Farms, Inc.'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. US
Farms undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to
reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact:US Farms, Inc.Tel: 858-488-7775 ext 102Fax: 858-488-2828Investor RelationsJamie DryerFlagler Communications561-837-8057http://www.energyaloe.com/" target="_blank">http://www.otcfn.com/usfmhttp://www.energyaloe.com/
USFM News:US Farms, Inc. Announces Nursery Greenhouse Improvements to Increase Sales
Market Wire "US Press Releases "
SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/08/09 --
US Farms, Inc. (OTCBB: USFM), a diversified
commercial Farming and Nursery company, today announced completion of its
Nursery Greenhouse improvements. These improvements include Heaters, new
exhaust ventilation and all new plastic roofs with insulation to stop heat
loss in winter and maintain cool in the summer. These improvements were
done in coordination with US Farms, Inc. Canadian Nursery partners Morgan
Creek Tropical to support its partnership for its retail and wholesale
Nursery accounts.
Yan Skwara, CEO of US Farms, Inc., stated, "With the completion of these
Greenhouse improvements, this will enable US Farms, Inc. and our partner
Morgan Creek to effectively continue to service our customers with high
quality Nursery products year round. With these green house improvements it
gives the ability to run operations years round while increasing inventory
and sales in the 20% percent range. This is key to keep our nursery
business moving forward in 2009. Protecting the plants from adverse cold
during the winter months is a key operating aspect for any nursery player
and these improvements will do just that. Our Aloe nursery business and
Nursery warehouse fulfillment for box stores at our greenhouse facility in
Valley Center, California continues to drive our future Nursery business."
About US Farms, Inc.
US Farms, Inc. is a diversified commercial Farming and Nursery company. The
company currently grows, markets and distributes horticultural products
through a number of its wholly owned subsidiaries. US Farms, Inc. is
currently one of the largest domestic growers of Aloe Vera, growing well
over 6 million pounds annually. The company plans to further its vertically
integrating path by moving into the marketing and sales of Aloe Vera based
products. The company's products are sold through supermarkets, home
centers, retail merchandisers, garden centers, mail order, direct sales,
re-wholesalers, and landscapers throughout the United States and Canada.
Through internal growth and strategic acquisitions the company is expanding
its market share in its businesses.
For more information on US Farms, Inc., please visit
http://www.usfarmsinc.com. US Farms, Inc. is publicly traded on the
over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol USFM.OB.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans,
projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance
are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking
statements."
Such statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the
time the statements are made and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to produce and
market a nutraceutical Aloe Vera based energy supplement in the United
States; acceptance by the market of an Aloe Vera nutraceutical supplement;
continued popularity of the energy drink marketplace; the continued
production of Aloe Vera products; the Company's ability to develop an
energy drink from a whole food source; the expansion and growth of farming
and nursery products; ability to raise additional capital; the impact of
competitive products; product demand; fluctuations in operating results and
other risks detailed from time to time in US Farms, Inc.'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. US
Farms undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to
reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact:US Farms, Inc.Tel: 858-488-7775 ext 102Fax: 858-488-2828Investor RelationsJamie DryerFlagler Communications561-837-8057http://www.energyaloe.com/" target="_blank">http://www.otcfn.com/usfmhttp://www.energyaloe.com/
Human error results in contamination scare
BOZEMAN, MT, August 8, 2008 (Water Tech) — Human error at this city’s water department prompted a possible episode of drinking water contamination, according to an August 8 Associated Press article on www.montananewsstation.com.
According to the article, a subcontractor hired to install new software on the computer system that controls the city’s water storage, distribution and wastewater services forgot to put the system back online when he finished on August 7. This caused a decrease in pressure and the possibility that the water could be contaminated with fecal bacteria and chemicals.
Local officials are asking that residents do not drink the water, even if it has been boiled, because that could increase the contamination, according to the article
Ontario city pushes bottled water ban
LONDON, ONTARIO, August 12, 2008 (Water Tech) — A proposal to ban the sale of bottled water on city-owned property is scheduled to go before the City Council here on August 18 after the city’s environment and transportation committee passed a recommendation calling for the ban, according to an August 12 article in The London Free Press.
During the committee’s August 11 meeting, the regularly scheduled public forum turned into a heated discussion among those in attendance, the article said.
On June 9, the City Council voted in principle to stop selling bottled water in city offices, cafeterias and parks in an effort to reduce waste. Jay Stanford, director of the city’s environment and solid waste programs, said the recommendation calls for the gradual phase-out of the sale of plastic water bottles, as WaterTech Online™ reported.
Biologist: DC tap water ‘abominable’ for fish
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2008 (Water Tech) — The recently renovated National Aquarium — which at the age of 135 is the nation’s oldest aquarium — is seeking a higher profile despite the local water quality issues that complicate filtration and treatment, according to an Associated Press article in The Washington Post.
At a recent briefing, aquarium officials discussed the quality — or lack thereof — of the local tap water.
“D.C. water is abominable. It cannot sustain life,” Andy Dehart, director of biological programs at the aquarium, said in the article.
“But it’s safe to drink!” Executive Director Bob Ramin told the audience, according to the article.
Dehart responded to Ramin by specifying that the water was not safe for fish or invertebrates.
The water flowing from taps in the nation's capital is treated with chloramine year-round and with chlorine in the summer. In order to sustain aquarium life, these chemicals must be removed using activated carbon and the mineral zeolite.
The aquarium has added a new part to its water treatment system after a four-year, $1.6 million upgrade funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which studies what marine creatures need to survive in captivity. Recent trends in aquarium water quality focus on replicating the animals’ natural environments, according to the article.
Filters, fractionators and biofilters have recently been added under the advice of consultant Andy Aiken, life support engineer at the Baltimore National Aquarium.
Elevated lead levels found at eight schools
BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, September 4, 2008 (Water Tech) — Eight elementary and high schools here are providing bottled water to students after elevated levels of lead were detected in the buildings’ drinking water, according to a September 3 article in The Community Press.
Water testing was performed in anticipation of the resumption of classes after summer recess. There are no lead pipes in any of the buildings, and the source of the lead is thought to be lead solder or brass fixtures. Water sitting in the pipes during the summer months may have encouraged leaching, according to the article.
The acceptable upper limit for lead in school water is 0.010 milligrams per liter (mg/L). The levels discovered at the schools ranged from 0.0121 mg/L to 0.0262 mg/L, according to the article.
Water fountains at the schools have been bagged to prevent use and the pipes will be flushed until lead levels return to acceptable limits, according to the article.
It is needed badly, no doubt about it's coming success!
Hoopefully we won't have long to wait.
So very true. Puro's technology is badly needed!
We do take too much for granted, and we don't know how fortunate we are. Everyone needs to be educated on water
problems. I had no idea how bad the problem was until I started researching Puro.
I agree, they need help!
STORY:
Over six-and-a-half million people from India's eastern West Bengal are drinking arsenic-contaminated water and suffering from skin diseases, other health problems, and even death.
Arsenic is a slow poison. People of the state are suffering from various diseases starting from arsenic skin lesions which leads to skin cancer and Bowen's disease, caused by drinking arsenic contaminated water.
[Subhash Patra, Villager, Tabu Para Village]:
"Because of these diseases our hands, feet and nails are getting destroyed. We realized that the waters, which we get from the tube wells, are not arsenic free. The tube wells have not yet been treated."
Organizations like UNICEF are also working in coordination with Self Help Groups and various public organizations in affected districts, to motivate the villagers to use the filters for safe drinking and cooking.
But most of the villagers in the affected region are so poor that they are unable to even afford the filters.
Canada's water problem sounds like an underdeveloped natiion.
That's true, I'm stayin far far away from Canada and their water.
I'd almost be afraid to put my foot in that water for fear it would fall off.
No wonder Canada has clean water problems. they seriously need some standards enforced!
Sounds serious when it's most of the water not just some.
Norovirus outbreaks linked to drinking water: study
TORONTO, October 27, 2008 (Water Tech) — Findings from a study looking for patterns that might explain winter flare-ups of Norovirus-induced stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis, may be linked to drinking water sources that also serve as sewage treatment outlets, The Canadian Press reported on October 27.
The research found that winter outbreaks were more likely to happen in the week after water temperatures in Lake Ontario dipped below 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit) or flow from the Don River into Lake Ontario was high. These findings suggest that under certain environmental conditions, noroviruses from human sewage may proliferate in bodies of water that are used both as municipal water sources and sewage treatment outlets, eventually finding their way back into human gastrointestinal tracts through drinking water, according to the report.
Lead author of the study, Amy Greer, is a post-doctoral fellow working on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases at the Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She presented the findings at an October 26 joint scientific conference of the American Society for Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America in Washington, DC.
While Greer cautioned that the findings are preliminary, she said, “So the question is, if we have a reservoir in the lake of environmental virus, essentially how is it that people are coming in contact with it? … Our findings may suggest that that [drinking water] might be something that we should look at.”
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Some WI well water contains viruses
MADISON, WI, October 20, 2008 (Water Tech) — Research released last week by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey and the Marshfield Clinic, headquartered in Marshfield, shows that human viruses are present in most of the drinking water in this city, and could be infectious enough to cause illness if the city water were not chlorinated, according to an October 18 article in the Wisconsin State Journal.
During the study, six city wells were tested every month between September 2007 and September 2008. While no well tested positive in every sampling, gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses were found at least twice in every well. Samples were taken prior to being treated with chlorine, according to the article.
Researchers say they believe that the source of the viruses is the leakage of untreated sewage from the Madison sewer system into the wells, according to the article.
Neither the states nor federal government sets standards for viruses in drinking water, and communities are not required to treat for them. Hundreds of communities across Wisconsin do not chlorinate their drinking water, according to the article.
I can't win for losin'. Stronger sounds better and more fun!
My drink of choice is diet soda, but that's taken a bad rap, because of the sweetener, maybe something stronger would be better!
interesting, but scary.The more I read and research the water subject, the further away I want to be from it, unless boiled.
L.A. schools begin big lead sampling program
LOS ANGELES, December 11, 2008 (Water Tech) — Each of the 800 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) now is being tested for levels of lead in water from school drinking fountains, NBC Los Angeles reported on December 10.
The recent sampling stems from a finding of lead in the water from an elementary school drinking water fountain in April. At that time, it was reported that there were concerns that the problem was more widespread, as WaterTech Online™ reported.
NBC Los Angeles, which is crediting its reporter Joel Grover for prodding the school district superintendent about the sampling program, reported that concerns about aging pipes and fountains leaching lead into the drinking water is the reason every source of drinking water at every Los Angeles school now is being tested.
District officials said they hope to complete the sampling program within the next four months. When results are in, the school district said it will determine its course of action about pipe and fountain replacement.
Sometimes quality means more than quantity!
Crawl, walk, then run!!
Hopefully, the right move is to stay closer to home and give it our all!!!
Sharga, thanks for the info.
Good article. Canada definately needs help with their water problems, which are many.
What an honor, being one of the companies asked to participate in the sessions.
Yes, Africa and China are in need of help.
From what I have read, Africa is one of the neediest countries when it comes to water problems. Endless opportunities for Puro.