When I saw my 80+ grandmother a few months ago, I was shocked! She looked as if she\u2019d had a face lift. If you knew my grandmother, you\u2019d know why this is ridiculous. She is the least likely woman on earth to have plastic surgery. What was her secret? She\u2019d been eating aloe vera. Yes, that slimy plant for scrapes and sunburns. Yes, it\u2019s gross. Yes, it worked.<\/p>\n
I should explain. When my grandmother was a young girl, she was burned over 60% of her body. She has extensive scarring on her body and arms. It itches. A lot. She also has eczema. It itches. A lot. Her doctor, who has tried everything else, told her that the \u201cold fashioned\u201d treatment was to tell a patient to eat an inch of aloe vera every day. That was all it took.<\/p>\n
Grandma is a fantastic gardener and has aloe growing everywhere. Every morning for a month, she got up, cut a piece of the plant, skinned it, and ate the gooey insides. Within a week, she was less itchy. Within a month, the itch was gone and she noticed softer skin. Then she noticed that her hair was softer and people started asking if she\u2019d had some work done.<\/p>\n
Well, that convinced me. I need to try it. I\u2019m in my thirties with the beginnings of crow\u2019s feet that I\u2019d rather live without. I\u2019m not really into surgery, but I\u2019ll try this. I\u2019ll be honest, it took me a couple months to get up the courage to even try it. It really is slimy, but surprisingly tasteless. I peeled a bit and swallowed it whole. It will be interesting to see if it really works. I\u2019ll be your guinea pig, or you can try the experiment with me. 30 days. An inch a day. How long before we see results? Or, is my grandmother losing it? Or, (gasp) has she had a lift and doesn\u2019t want to let me know? This could be a clever ruse\u2026.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll post crow\u2019s feet pictures every Wednesday. You can compare them and judge for yourself. I looked it up on line, and it\u2019s not poisonous, and there seems to be some agreement that this works. We all know that we can trust everything we read on the internet, so it must be safe.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the experiment day 1. I ate the aloe vera. It wasn\u2019t as bad as I expected. My crow\u2019s feet look the same.<\/p>\n
(I\u2019ll post pictures later today. I have to pluck my eyebrows first.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I saw my 80+ grandmother a few months ago, I was shocked! She looked as if she\u2019d had a face lift. If you knew my grandmother, you\u2019d know why this is ridiculous. She is the least likely woman on earth to have plastic surgery. What was her secret? She\u2019d been eating aloe vera. Yes, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1979,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n