Hello Thom.

20 May 05 13:57, you wrote to me:

 TL>> THe one I saw simply said that it was organic....so I assume that
 TL>> they get the juice by pressing the leaves.

 RT>> The Aloe is a fleshy leaved succulent, they make a cut in the
 RT>> leaf, and it  drains the "juice" which is then
processed, to aloe
 RT>> vera
 RT>> ...

 TL> Ah...OK...and I have also heard that nopal or prickly pear cactus is
 TL> good for reducing blood sugar...although while it is a popular food in
 TL> Mexico, the local mexican markets son;t seem to have it.

Okay ...

 TL> I have also heard that in India diabetes is becoming a huge problem.
 TL> One local Indian resturant owner swears by the treatments/herbs he
 TL> gets from his home land....and it appears that some of them, Bitter
 TL> Lemon being one of them.

Only Bitter Lemon, I know is a rather sweet bevarage, with a bitter tang to 
it, have seldom been able to drink a 340ml can on my own, before it gets too 
sweet.

Russell

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