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" I DISCOVERED ALOE-VERA DRINKS at a golf course in South Korea. The plastic bottle was square, and sea monkeys appeared to be floating in the otherwise clear liquid. Its very foreignness fascinated me, and damned if it wasn&amp;#039;t as refreshing and citrusy as the shade of an orange grove on an August afternoon. Think juice version of 7Up, with the consistency of Tropicana Grovestand.  No one disputes the external-healing and pain-relief properties of aloe vera, but AV geeks debate the plant&amp;#039;s value in drink form. True believers say it&amp;#039;s a tonic that controls bacteria and yeast, soothes heartburn, boosts the immune system, cleanses the digestive tract, replenishes amino acids, and removes coffee stains. Okay, that last one&amp;#039;s definitely bullshit, but the stuff goes down smooth and always brings a smile to my lips. I bought a bottle for my friend GI (gastrointestinal) Jon, who&amp;#039;s a veteran chamomile sipper and colonic getter. &amp;quot;Whoa,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Where has this been all my life?&amp;quot; He now has a bottle-a-day habit--and I don&amp;#039;t feel the least bit guilty. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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