Aloe Barbadensis

Although there are over 200 species of aloe, one of the best is Aloe Barbadensis, which contains over 75 nutritional compounds including vitamins, minerals and 18 amino acids.

One of the top rated vegetable sources of vitamin B12, Aloe is also an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6, C niacinamide and choline. It has long been used for ailments ranging from cuts, burns and bruises to digestive and intestinal irregularities.

Oxygen at the cellular level is essential to growth and life, and Aloe Vera contains more oxygen molecules than the fluids of any other plant. Dr. Steve Levine reports in Antioxidant Adaptations: Its Role in Free Radical Pathology, 1985, "Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the tissues is the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease." Dr. Otto Warbur, twice Nobel Laureate, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1931 for discovering the cause of cancer. He states, "The growth of cancer cells is initiated by a relative lack of oxygen. Cancer cannot live in an oxygen rich environment."