Improved health for you :-): 2014

Sunday, 8 June 2014

Improved health for you :-): Aloe Vera and Arthritis. How can it help?

Improved health for you :-): Aloe Vera and Arthritis. How can it help?: What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a crippling disease. It restricts activities such as walking and even standing. It attacks joints in the b...

Aloe Vera and Arthritis. How can it help?

What is Arthritis?

Arthritis is a crippling disease. It restricts activities such as walking and even standing. It attacks joints in the body and can cause extreme pain.
Arthritis is also a chronic disease; once a person develops it they will have it for life. The only way to deal with arthritis is to find a way to manage the pain and other symptoms like swelling and stiffness.

Many people suffer the effects of arthritis; statistics show that in adults over 40, one in three will have arthritis as they get older. It can develop in infants, but most people show signs of arthritis in their fifties. More than 50 percent of people who have arthritis develop it before they turn age 65.

Most people who have arthritis have either Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of the weight-bearing joints. The knees, hips, and ankles are usually affected. It can also settle in the shoulders and other mobile joints in the regions of the spine, such as the lumbar or cervical regions. The synovial fluid in the joints shrinks with age and wear and tear of the joints. It eventually will cause the bones to grind against each other. It is this grinding that causes pain and movement difficulties.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is actually caused by antibodies attacking the synovial lining of joints. The antibodies are produced by the immune system but genetics, infections, or environmental factors can upset the immune system. What results are swelling, stiffness, and pain in the joints. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a immunologically induced arthritis that can start at any age

Both of these forms of arthritis will cause the joints to stiffen because of the drying of the liquid in the joints. But this drying is not what causes pain. The pain in the joints is caused by inflammation around the joints. The inflammation is what causes the muscles to swell and ache.

Aloe Vera and Arthritis Pain

Arthritis is a chronic condition. There is NO cure. But it can be controlled and managed so that the condition does not result in debilitation.
There have been many scientific studies about aloe vera and its use for easing arthritis pain.
A study that was published in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association in 1994 reported that aloe vera reduced the inflammation in joints that were affected by arthritis. It also supports the autoimmune reaction when the body attacked its own tissue as happens with rheumatoid arthritis. What will result when using aloe vera is a reduction in the pain and immobility from arthritis.

Reduce Inflammation with Aloe Vera

Joints in the body become swollen with arthritis, especially in damp and cold weather. The swollen joints can respond well to the drinking of aloe vera gel. This is because Aloe Vera Gel is full of vitamins A, B, C, and E. The Aloe Vera Gel contains natural steroids that reduce inflammation. Alanti infalammatory properties as well as strong anti-oxidants. The juice absorbs the toxins in the body that are produced with the joints are inflamed, and can decrease the level of swelling that is caused by the arthritis.

Relieve Soreness with Aloe Vera

A person with arthritis often complains of stiffness and soreness in the joints. Aloe vera Gel will relieve pressure from the inflamed joint, thereby reducing pain and soreness. Being able to move freely, exercise, and not feel stiff when getting up, walking, or standing will keep the body flexible and strong. Aloe vera can eliminate the inflammation and pressure around the joints, making movement easier.

Repair Joints with Aloe Vera

Aloe vera contains glucosamine which is a natural compound found in cartilage. Glucosamine is a known treatment for arthritis pain and stiffness. Aloe vera juice also has minerals that will promote enzyme reactions in the joints, allowing them to heal faster. No more joint immobility or deformation with aloe vera.

How to Take Aloe Vera

Aloe vera comes in many forms. It is a member of the Lily family in that it is a succulent, perennial plant that resembles a cactus. It thrives in warm, arid areas and does not do well in cold. The aloe vera plant has thick, spiny leaves that grow above ground level, usually in a rosette pattern. Each plant can have 12 or more leaves when mature. While there are over 250 species of Aloe, only five of them have nutritional and medicinal value. Most people know the Aloe Barbadensis Miller species of aloe vera. There are several ways to use the aloe vera plant to help ease the difficulties of arthritis.

The gel of the aloe vera plant can be applied directly on the swollen and painful joints. The gel will provide relief of joint immobility and pain due to its anti-inflammatory properties. It It has been well documented that rubbing the affected joints with aloe vera gel results in the reduction of swelling and pain.
Aloe vera gel will coat the stomach. Taking large quantities of NSAIDs over time for the pain associated with arthritis can cause gastrointestinal problems. If the aloe vera juice is taken regularly, these side effects are eliminated. The body is also ingesting anti-inflammatory agents as well.
Combine aloe vera with other remedies to improve your arthritis relief! Although applying aloe gel to affected joints or taking aloe vera pills can alleviate a lot of your arthritis symptoms (swelling, pain, immobility), it is NOT a cure.

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Saturday, 7 June 2014

Improved health for you :-): Which health drink is for you? Change your drinkin...

Improved health for you :-): Which health drink is for you? Change your drinkin...: We all want to improve our health and general well being. I bet there is not a single person reading this who doesn't have a health or...

Which health drink is for you? Change your drinking habits?

We all want to improve our health and general well being.
I bet there is not a single person reading this who doesn't have a health or beauty problem. It doesn't matter if it is a life changing illness or a mild irritation. Sit and think just for a moment...what is there about your health or beauty that you would like to change?

Ok...at this point, you may well be saying...I am fine. My health is good, my skin is clear, my joints are healthy, I have no health worries at all. OR are you like me who daily was screaming out for help.

How many times do we go to the Dr and take the pills, lotions and potions only for the same or different problem to appear and we go through the same visit to the G.P time and time again.

Personally, I took anti-inflammatory drugs for 7 years for joint pain....suddenly I couldn't take them any more because, GUESS WHAT? they had caused me to develop Crohn's Disease. SO, what did I do?...I went back to the Dr and got different tablets for my Crohn's Disease...8 HUGE pills a day and a couple of months worth of Steroids a year!...Then there were the drugs to counter the side effects of the...um...drugs...and well, you know how it goes...the cycle continues.

So, what did i do?...I came off ALL MEDICATION! I just stopped, I had had enough. I spoke to my specialist first, and we called in my G.P to keep an eye on things.

What happened...Firstly my symptoms that had been dumbed down returned...and a few more besides. Coming off any medication should be a gradual process...BUT i really had reached breaking point...to be honest I am not sure that I cared what happened. Depressed? you bet i was....and guess what...I ended up on antidepressants...I soon stopped taking as they increased my Crohn's symptoms.

I tried all sorts of things including some sort of Fungi that you grew in the fridge. Nuts eh? I can see why my friends think I am a bit of a hippy :-)
My Crohn's got so bad that I became medically anorexic.NO, I wasn't avoiding food or any of the other things you may think about when you hear this term...SIMPLY I was malnourished. Deficient nutritionally on many levels. I had patchy hair loss, nails that split and barely grew. I was spotty, I had no energy...the list goes on...

I HAD TO DO SOMETHING...

I WAS DESPERATE

A very sweet friend whose baby had been born with a bowel condition told me a family member was selling Aloe Vera Gel...Did I want to try it?...I tried it...YUK...spat it out and forgot all about it.

A few months later someone else mentioned they were taking it as they had a skin problem...it did look much better but I didn't think anything much more of it. I dabbled with it...a bit like one might dabble with alcohol...a quick glugg every now and then...then nothing for a week or two. It was always in the fridge...but the same bottle stayed there well past its expiry date.UNTIL...I met my lovely partner, John :-)
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He knew all about the health benefits of Aloe and encouraged me to drink it...I found it annoying at first...I would barely be awake and he would thrust a couple of supplements and a glass of Aloe at me...Drove me insane sometimes. Here was someone who I can see now loved me and wanted me to be well...NEEDED me to be well so that we could have fun and do things together without me rushing off to the loo...No public toilet...no outing :-(

Guess what...four years on we have added little Noah to our already huge family...between us he was baby number 9...we are older parents and now I have the worry of wanting to not only be around to see the 2 Grandchildren my eldest daughter has produced BUT I want to be around and be Granny to Noah's children one day too.
That is far more likely now that I have taken control of my health...The Aloe Vera has helped me so much that I am ready to face the world again. My Crohn's symptoms are minimal. My inflammation markers are lower than they have ever been. My average blood pressure reading is 110/60 (I am 43)

I am not saying this has cured me...far from it, there is no cure for Crohn's.
I still have mobility problems due to hip displaysia...though I have recently had surgery and 3 weeks on can stand unaided...I won't be walking for a while yet as I have a broken pelvis and four screws in my hip, but all the while I know that the Aloe is improving my inflammation (No anti inflammatories for me after surgery)

I believe that drinking Forever Living Aloe Vera Gel has improved my health beyond measure. I still have to run to the loo sometimes but NOT 12-15 times a day.
My hair is glossy and healthy.
My nails grow so fast I can barely keep up with them.
My joints are less painful.
My blood pressure is down.
My weight is stable.
My skin is soft and blemish free.
I have more energy.
I take no reguarly prescribed medications, with the exception of an inhaler
I rarely get a niggly cold
I have had one tummy bug in the last four years
I feel great.
I have gone from being unemployable and on disability benefits for 20yrs to being self-employed,

I bet you know what I sell... well wouldn't you when you know what a difference it can make to someones life?

PLEASE do one thing for me...watch this video...it is a few minutes out of your time and it is for ALL of you...I bet that one of the four drinking gels available will be able to help you, either now or in the future.

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AND FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE NO HEALTH PROBLEMS...Don't forget that like for me, things can suddenly strike you out of the blue...Prevention is better than a cure :-)

Which one is for you?

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