Those of us in the Americas and Europe are only now re-discovering what has long been known in other part of the world – that aloe Vera is truly a miracle plant! The Chinese, Indians, Egyptians, and others have made the aloe plant an essential part of their medicinal tradition for several thousand years, and the West is only now catching up. Though we have long been accustomed to the plant’s topical uses, new studies have shown just how beneficial it can be when taken as a drink. These aloe drinks, commonly juices, have been shown to have an increasing number of healthy effects, which helps to explain why aloe drink is now near the top of everyone’s list of health supplements. Read the rest of this entry »