Vitamin C vs Aloe Vera during this Pandemic & Flu seasons.
Vitamin C is good for body, no doubt in it. It has many physiological functions such as taking part in collagen synthesis, wound healing, mucous membrane, iron absorption etc. And, we also know it as an Anti-Oxidant.
RDA of Vitamin C is 60 mg. Now question is does Vitamin C offer Anti-Oxidant properties at this dose?
Answer is NO.
According to the famous Doctor in Nutritional Medicine Dr. Ray D. Strand, M.D (link below), the optimal dose of vitamin C is approximately 1200 to 2000 mg daily for it to work as Anti-Oxidant, which means eating of 18 oranges, or 17 kiwifruit, or 160 apples or taking a lot of Vitamin C tablets, which doctors don't recommend for long term. And, it is impossible to eat that much of fruits & vegetables daily.
So, if you are taking conventional 500 -1000 mg Vit C tablet daily, most likely it is not giving you Anti-Oxidant effect.
But, No Worries, you have Aloe Vera if you know how to consume it and you will be surprised to know its benefit.
Aloe Vera is considered as a miracle plant in Chinese & Indian traditional medicine and is being used for thousands of years.
Aloe Vera contains 200 + active ingredients, which help in various physiological functions such as cleanse & healing our guts, boost metabolism, boost immune system, maintain integrity of skin & mucous membrane, hydration etc.
Aloe Vera has a special ingredient which is called mucopolysaccharide and it has the ability to bind with pathogens and several chemical factors. We call it Adaptogen. Please google to learn more about Adaptogen. You will be mesmerized.
Several medical research have shown effectiveness of Aloe Vera against strong viruses like HIV, H1N1, Herpes etc.
So if you combine Vitamin C and Aloe Vera, it will boost your both Innate & Adaptive immune system, which we need the most during this pandemic.
Note: Not all Aloe Vera are the same. Same goes to your garden fresh Aloe Vera. Because, recent medical research shows that Aloe Vera contains an ingredient name Aloin which is toxic to your gut and must be removed from the Aloe gel before consuming. Only a few commercial brand has Aloe Vera products without Aloin. Please PM me to know the name of those brands as I don't want to endorse any brand in the social media.
Thank you.
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* Dr. Ray Strand: https://www.raystrand.com/cellular-nutrition.asp
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