Juicing your home grown aloe vera plants in your garden is a fantastic way to maximize its amazing healing properties which can give you lots of benefits in terms of health. Morever, processing your home grown aloe plants does have an added benefit of keeping out chemical additives which may have been included to extend the shelf life of the product. Furthermore, you can have some organic ingredients for you to make your own aloe fruit juice.
Here are some steps to observe if you want to prepare delicious aloe vera juice with home grown aloe plants:
1. Knife off the both ends of a ripen aloe vera plant.
2. Cut the aloe leaf into 2 sections and scrap off the transparent aloe gel.
3. Place the aloe vera gel into a blending machine and to lift up the bland taste of aloe vera, add some fruits like lemon, orange or lime.
4. It tastes much better consuming it in the cold than warm. Hence do consider putting the aloe vera juice in the chiller for fast cooling.
5. Creativity at its best! You can mix whatever fruits or juices to make it more personalized.
Well, you can refer to the aloe vera juice recipes found in this blog. These are juices have been found to mix well in the selected ingredients.
And if you are daring enough, try to drink the aloe vera juice in its pure natural state. You will discover that the taste feels weird and it does have a laxative effect hence do not try to sample too much at one go. But I bet no one will do that!
Remember, if you have aloe vera plants in your garden, treat them with love and care. It is one of the nature’s best gifts to you!
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An average female who is conscious about her skin and beauty must have heard of the famous Aloe Vera plant and the many benefits of applying its gel on the skin, scalp and hair. But how many of you have heard of Aloe Vera drink benefits? Yes, there is such a drink known as Aloe Vera juice, not to be applied topically but to be taken orally just like any other drink you purchase from the market.
Apparently, the researchers have found that there are many benefits of Aloe Vera juice drink when taken orally. It might be a bit expensive; and some people do claim that it can be made at home but there a couple of hitches attached to that. Firstly, trying to extract and making your own Aloe Vera juice could turn out to cost you more, not to mention that it is a tedious task. Secondly, there are many things to consider, which are not in the common knowledge of a layman; for instance, which species to use, how mature should the plant be and what about the oxidation that starts to occur a few minutes after extracting its juice?
It is undoubtedly established that it is just better to purchase a good brand of this juice to truly enjoy the Aloe Vera drink benefits; let’s look at some of the health benefits of Aloe Vera drink.
Aloe Vera Drink Benefits
• One of the biggest benefits of Aloe Vera juice drink is to our digestive tract. The magic potion starts to work its wonders as soon as it reaches our gut. Surprisingly, it is equally beneficial in the state of constipation and diarrhea. Aloe Vera juice could be taken as a corrective measure for any other digestive or intestinal problem as well. It is meant to cleanse the colon. It can even prove beneficial for a person suffering from ulcers.
• Secondly, drink Aloe Vera juice benefits to detoxify the body as well as the blood stream.
• One of the special Aloe Vera drink benefits for which it has become popular amongst health watchers is that it boosts the immune system. Everyone needs to assist their immune systems every once in a while and especially after winters when it has had a hard time.
• Last, but not the least, Aloe Vera juice drink has a powerful anti-inflammatory property and also works well as a pain reliever. It therefore brings comfort to the sore joints and muscles.
I would like to share with you that my daily routine is to drink on empty stomach a mixture 15ml of Aloe Concentrate plus 60ml of warm water. Yes, that very first time you wake up in the morning. Before you wash you face or brush your teeth. If you do this routinely for 3 months or more, you will find that your skin will be clearer and skin spots may even diminish!
Fruity Aloe Smoothie
This delightful smoothie is especially suitable for those who crave for the unique taste of multi-fruit juice. Here, 4 types of common fruits come together with honey and Aloe to give you a taste that is unforgettable. To top it up, the aromatic scent of Herbalife F1 Vanilla certainly makes this a must-have to share with your friends. Healthy, rich and fragrant!
- 1 small Apple
- 1 small Banana
- 2 Pears
- 1 juiced Orange
- 4 tablespoons of Honey
- 1 t0 2 cupfuls of Aloe Concentrate
- 2 tablespoons of Herbalife F1 Vanilla
- Add 1 scoop of Herbalife Active Fiber
- 250 ml of ice water
- Place ingredients in blender and blend until smooth
- Relax and enjoy the smoothie!
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If you have a penchant for the ginger, this aloe vera juice recipe is just for you. The addition of carrot, papaya and pear will make the juice easy on the stomach. Packed with rich nutrients, this juice guarantees you an unforgettable aloe experience.
- A small piece of Ginger (to taste)
- 1 Carrot
- 2 Pears
- Half of a small Papaya
- Add 1 to 2 cupfuls of Aloe Vera Concentrate.
- 250 ml of ice water
- Place ingredients in blender and blend until smooth
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I remember when I was young, my dad had a row of this strange greenish plant with jagged edge right at the corner of his mini garden. He always said those are the nature’s miracle and a God’s gift to our family. He also said the tube of gel that he used to apply on my knee bruises was made of the plant. It was so weird, there I thought of.
William Brown of Herbal Skin Remedy wrote that “By utilizing steam, baths, and vapors, the skin will immediately absorb the properties of your chosen herbs. Rosehips, calendula, orange and other citrus oils, almond and macadamia nut oil, horsetail, shea butter, rosemary, lavender, ylang ylang, and aloe vera are some of the most beneficial herbs for skin rejuvenation. [Source: http://www.herbalskinremedy.com/aromatherapy-to-promote-skin-rejuvenation]
Later, of course I learnt that the name of this strange plant is Aloe Vera, which sounds nice I guess. From here, I have taken a firm interest on this plant too.
Today let me share with you some tips on how to take care of Aloe Vera plant.
1. Aloe Vera is an easy to maintain houseplant.
2. It doesn’t require a lot of water, just like cactus (You can water it once a week or 2 weeks)
3. Place aloe plants near the place where there is a lot of sunlight.
4. Transplant if it overgrows the pot.
As you can see, there is practically nothing much when it comes taking care of Aloe plants.
However, one thing to note is that, it will grow extremely fast if you place it at bright spots. When the pot is too small for it, there is a need to transplant and grow the new shoots in other pots.
Here is a video on how to transplant aloe vera:
Comments are very much welcomed.
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