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What is fitness? And fit for what, exactly?
Have you ever noticed how people can get very fit for one particular activity then find themselves at a loss when they try something else?
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Aloe Vera... getting more from it
Getting more out of....using Aloe Vera When the aloe vera gel is used fresh from the leaf or when it is properly stabilised and processed to retain the essential 'freshness and efficacy' of the raw gel, it has:
  • potent healing,
  • immune boosting,
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Aloe Vera ... getting started
Perhaps you are suffering from: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Eczema, Psoriasis or skin problems Asthma Arthritis or other inflammatory or digestive disorder. Or may be you don't suffer from any of these - and nor do you want to...
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Aloe Vera ... why?
Asthma rates double in 10 years, eczema and psoriasis now affects 1 in 3 people, 1 in 5 suffer from Irritable Bowel syndrome. Millions more suffer from arthritis, chronic fatigue, stomach and digestive problems. Every year the flu epidemic gets worse and more and more people get cancer and there is nothing we can do....
Getting fit preparing for an active cycling holiday
As with everything else, your chances of success in improving your fitness are improved by setting a goal and making a plan.
Goal setting inspiration - Lance Armstrong & the Tour de France
If you're looking for some more encouragement in setting and working towards your goals, the upcoming Tour de France should do the trick.
Aloe Vera works on Psoriasis - International Congress of Dermatology
Patients with plaque psoriasis has a better improvement in their condition when their skin was treated with Aloe Vera than with a typical steriod.

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Aloe Vera Gel - use for diabetes
"Aloe Vera gel and phytosterols derived from Aloe Vera gel have a long-term blood glucose level control effect and would be useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus."

Diabetes is a hereditary illness, so if your parents and/ or grandparents suffered, then you will be at a higher risk too.

So, you'll know if you need to plan for this illness. Can Aloe Vera gel help?

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Shock news - obesity linked to increased food intake
Increase in obesity in the US can be almost entirely explained by increased intake of calories, rather than decrease in exercise.
Aloe Vera - helps remove chicken pox scars
Aloe Vera has many uses. The gel - which can be applied to the skin - has been used to reduce burns and heal tissues. It is also thought that it can reduce chicken pox scars.
Losing weight, maintaining energy
All too often an attempt to lose weight leads to the reverse. After a day or two of over-dieting, then comes the backlash.... Read how to eat yourself fitter and stronger
How fit are you? Try this and find out....
Check your fitness level using a few odds and ends you might have around the house....
Rowing - compare your best times against the rest of the world
Concept 2 runs a list of the fasting indoor rowing machine times in the world. Get your own online logbook and see how fit you are.
Fitness – fighting the urge to just not bother
There are at least 15,000,000 ways to start getting fit. Don't let the choice stop you getting started....