Aloe Vera Juice Benefits - Weight Loss

The aloe vera plant can be grown indoors as well as outdoors. Aloe vera extract has been used as a soothing balm for burns and to heal cuts and wounds. However, there are very few people, who are aware of the fact, that it can also be used to felicitate weight loss. Before we turn towards aloe vera juice for weight loss, let's get to know more about the medicinal properties of this wonder plant.

Health Benefits of Aloe Vera

 Aloe vera juice is an excellent natural nutritional supplement, which contains as many as twenty amino acids, twenty minerals and about twelve vitamins. Read on to find out the other health benefits of aloe vera.

Improved blood circulation

Regulation of blood pressure

Strengthens the immune system and defends the body against bacterial and viral attack

Promotes healing of bones, joints and internal tissue damage

Heals ulcers

Eliminates constipation

Regulates the level of sugar in the blood

Helps in dilating the capillaries and supports cell growth, which in turn helps in improving circulation

To gain the benefits of the medicinal uses of aloe vera, you will have to consume two to four ounces of aloe vera juice a day. If consumed daily it also aids in digestion, detoxifying the body and cleansing the colon.

Aloe Vera Juice and Weight Loss

 We have just read about aloe vera juice benefits, now let's look into how does aloe vera juice aid in weight loss. That aloe vera assists in weight loss was relatively an unknown fact. Let's understand how does aloe vera help in weight loss. It stimulates the metabolic rate, due to which more energy is consumed. This helps in stabilizing and reducing the body mass index. The energy which is burned is taken from the fats and carbohydrates stored in the body. It is said that drinking aloe vera juice through the week is equivalent to multiple workouts done through the week.

 Apart from stimulating your metabolic rate, the other reason why aloe vera juice aids in weight loss is that, it contains high amounts of the protein, collagen. The body has to spend extra energy to assimilate the collagen protein in the body. The expenditure of all that extra energy helps in weight loss, at the same time due to the collagen protein, it also promotes muscle development.

 Aloe vera juice is also a laxative, due to which food is forced out of the colon faster. Hence, less energy is absorbed from the food. As there are so many benefits of aloe vera it is not astonishing that it is called 'the dietary plant' and also the 'harmony remedy'.

 Along with the aloe vera juice weight loss, to achieve greater benefits I would suggest you have a well chalked out exercise and weight loss diet program as well. A minimum of 30 minutes exercise for 3 to 5 days a week is recommended. You should adopt a low fat, low sugar and low calorie diet to keep the pounds at bay. At the same time increase the amount of fiber consumption, and say no to fast food.

 Now comes the question, what is the right quantity of aloe vera, that should be consumed. Since aloe vera juice has a bitter taste, it is recommended, that it be mixed with vegetable and fruit juice, which will make it palatable. However, if you want, you can also choose to have the juice plain on its own as well. In the initial days, one can choose to have about two ounces of aloe juice combined with vegetable or fruit juice. Gradually over a period of time, the quantity of the aloe juice can be increased to eight ounces.

 There are not too many known side effects of aloe vera juice, if the juice is taken in moderation. It is advisable to seek advice from your health care professional, if a person has colitis, appendicitis, intestinal problems or Crohn's disease. Even menstruating women should have a word with their health care professional, if they want to start consuming aloe vera juice for weight loss. At the same time, if you are on medication, then talk to your physician, as the medicine will not work as expected, as the result of the side effect of aloe vera juice. A pregnant woman should not consume aloe vera juice without medical advice.

By Bhakti Satalkar