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Aloe Vera - The Heart-friendly Herbal Supplement |
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One of the most difficult healthcare challenges of the modern era is to prevent arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, a natural outcome of aging. Fortunately there are a lot of steps which can be taken to reverse the process.
One of the biggest benefits of aloeride is that it contains pure aloe which is known to lower levels of triglyceride and LDL or the ‘bad cholesterol’. It has been demonstrated through several studies that aloe, when included in the diet can help in complete eradication of coronary arterial diseases. The same studies have shown that the patients not only never had any heart problems but could even stop taking their usual prescribed pills. These patients could stop all pill consumption which they were using for years to control chest pain, blood pressure and blood sugar. A clinical study was done in 1985 using 5000 patients suffering from coronary arterial disease and angina pectoris (chest pain due to physical exertion caused by lack of blood circulation to heart muscles) before the goodness of aloe vera and Aloeride was known. These patients were given aloe vera along with their diet. The result showed that angina pectoris vanished, there were no longer any risk of developing signs and symptoms of heart attacks, and there was no longer any need for prescription drugs. Aloe vera however did not cure the ailments. Arterial hardening is not a simple ailment to cure. It damages both small and big arteries and hardened plaques line the arterial walls. Smaller arteries when lined with plaques, it constricts the blood passage making circulation difficult. Thus, all organs and tissues needing blood are deprived or blood as well as oxygen. This helps in building up of carbon dioxide and harmful toxic waste which are carried forth by the arteries. Thus when the coronary arteries are blocked, blood can not pass through and the heart is deprived of critical blood and oxygen. Continuous physical exertion would require continuous supply of blood in the body and when this does not happen the heart muscles get damaged and subsequently they die. This causes a heart attack and when the right muscle of the heart dies, the person can die instantly. Aloe vera helps in reducing the stickiness of the platelets. It works much the same way as aspirin and Plavex work. The primary function of the platelets is to help in clotting of the blood and stop bleeding which happens when the blood vessels are damaged. When the blood vessels are lined with plaque, the platelets form blood clots and become sticky. This may sometimes completely stop arterial blood flow or flow of blood through any small or big vessels. Blood clotting has far-reaching effects: damaging brain tissues causing stroke; damaging kidneys for those with diabetes, and more. Aloe vera lessens the platelet stickiness. It can also reduce inflammation caused by vascular injuries and damages. It prevents progression of such conditions and can even reverse the hardening of arterial walls. |