AloeCran

The use of Aloe for health dates back over 4,000 years.  Part of what makes Aloe unique and helped it thrive on Earth for thousands of years is its biological complexity.  It naturally grows with an estimated 200 nutritional compounds including many vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, plant sterols and the powerful Aloe polysaccharides.

As many of these nutrients are only present in trace amounts, the brilliance of Aloe vera is how these nutrients work together to help support your digestion, skin, joint health, heart and blood sugar health, and more.

Some Aloe vera researchers have explained this by comparing Aloe to a symphony orchestra versus a solo performer. The many instruments playing together sound much more powerful and beautiful than apart.

This is why it’s important to choose a premium quality Aloe vera ingredient for your supplement. You want Aloe that’s been handled properly after harvesting to ensure that the many nutrients haven’t been degraded or destroyed.  The organic ACTIValoe® Aloe vera in AloeCran is carefully grown and handled to maximize nutritional potency.

ACTIValoe® is made using a patented dehydration technology – called Qmatrix™ – that helps protect the Aloe vera nutrients.  Qmatrix™ removes water from a fresh Aloe leaf using a low temperature/short time (LTST) method that protects heat sensitive Aloe nutrients.

Each serving of ACTIValoe® is guaranteed to provide a minimum of 10% polysaccharides – which are among the most important nutrients in Aloe vera.  What’s more, ACTIValoe® is certified for content and purity by the International Aloe Science Council (IASC).

Research with ACTIValoe® and Aloe vera indicates it may help you in the following ways:

• Helps balance stomach acid and supports healthy digestion
• Helps support already-healthy cholesterol levels
• Helps support already-healthy blood sugar levels
• Helps reduce oxidative stress and support immune system function
• Helps promote healthy looking skin

Cranberries are native to North America and grow in several cold-weather northern states (and parts of Canada).  Cranberries are rich in phytonutrients that help the plant survive the cold weather season.

In addition to vitamins and many types of polyphenols, cranberries contain powerful proanthocyanidins (PACs) that are believed to contribute to cranberry’s urinary tract health benefits and antioxidant support.

AloeCran is formulated with a whole cranberry powder called PACran®.  It’s made from the entire cranberry – the skins, flesh, juice and seeds – just as nature made it.  Research with whole cranberry extracts suggests that the whole berries may be more beneficial than single components.

PACran® naturally packs a lot of potency as it’s made with berries harvested from cranberry bogs in Massachusetts, some of which are over 100 years old.

PACran® whole cranberry powder extract was the subject of a high-quality research study cited by the FDA in their issuance of a qualified health claim for cranberry and urinary tract infections (UTI) which says:

“Limited scientific evidence shows that by consuming 500 mg each day of cranberry dietary supplement, healthy women who have had a urinary tract infection (UTI) may reduce their risk of recurrent UTI”.  

Better yet, the urinary tract health benefits of PACran® come without the sugar found in cranberry juice.  Cranberries are actually naturally low in sugar – but the juice is very bitter.  To compensate, many makers of cranberry juice add a lot of sugar to make it taste better.  

In each 500mg serving of PACran®, you’re only consuming about 64mg of sugar, which is 468x less than the 30g of sugar found in some cranberry juice products.

Almost everyone struggles to consume enough dietary fiber daily.  In fact, it’s estimated that less than 10% of adults reach the target levels for fiber daily. These targets are 25g to 30g for women and 30g to 35g for men (men tend to weigh more and have a greater calorie requirement).

To help bridge some of the shortfall, taking a fiber supplement makes sense.  The challenge is that many fiber supplements can cause unwanted effects, namely gas, bloating, cramping, or other gastrointestinal discomfort. 

Why do many fiber supplements cause these unwanted effects? 

Two main reasons, both of which relate to gas.  First, fiber ferments in the intestines.  This is good because it contributes to the prebiotic properties of fiber, and otherwise can help support a healthy gut.  However, when fiber ferments too fast, it creates a lot of excess gas and can make you feel bloated.

On top of this, some fibers have a bulking or gelling effect, where water becomes a gel, which creates bulk. This can be a good thing because it may help eliminate waste through the system, but it can also trap gas. This results in the gas being expelled slower, which again can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort.

Non-GMO Fibersol®-2 is a soluble dietary fiber made from Non-GMO corn and gives you the best of both worlds.  It helps support intestinal regularity, healthy bowel movements and gives you many other benefits associated with fiber yet is unlikely to cause the discomfort caused by excess gas and bloating.

Once Fibersol®-2 gets to the large intestine, it ferments very slowly.  This results in the production of short chain fatty acids, which promote gut friendly bacteria in the gut (prebiotic activity).  A natural byproduct of this fermentation is gas, but because Fibersol®-2 ferments so slowly, it’s doesn’t cause flatulence of bloating.  This is why it’s tolerated much better than other fibers.

FIbersol®-2 has been the subject of over 100 research studies and reports, and here’s a summary of how the 5g of Non-GMO FIbersol®-2 in each serving of AloeCran may help you:

• Helps you stay regular with more complete bowel movements
• Helps promote a healthy gut microbiome and balance of good gut bacteria by acting as a prebiotic
• Helps reduce the post meal spike in blood sugar, which helps support healthy blood sugar metabolism
• Helps you maintain already- healthy triglyceride levels
• Helps support healthy digestion