BarleyLife Ah, the lusciousness of a green field of barley grass—sweet greenness that can only be provided by nature. The color green is synonymous with life, yet many of us do not get enough of the life-providing nutrition from the greens that our bodies require. As the finest of all green juice products, AIM BarleyLife®Continue reading “Green Is Synonymous With Life”
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Protect Your Macula from Degeneration
Twenty-five percent of people over the age of 50 will start to lose their eyesight from various causes but the majority will lose it from a condition called Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). The medical system has now renamed it to simply Macular Degeneration because it is now being found in younger people. The fact isContinue reading “Protect Your Macula from Degeneration”
RediBeets Being Tested in Clinical Trials
Clare Zamzow, PhD candidate at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, is using AIM’s RediBeets in an upcoming clinical trial at the college’s Human Performance Lab. The trial will test the effects of dietary nitrate on trained athletes during wingate trials. A wingate trial, for those unfamiliar, is similar to riding a stationary bicycle. TheContinue reading “RediBeets Being Tested in Clinical Trials”
AIM Nutrition: Essential for Good Health
With such a wide variety of AIM Nutrition available to Members, sometimes a little direction is needed, especially for those new to AIM. To keep it simple, let’s look at nutrition that is considered to be essential on a daily basis: greens, fiber and essential fatty acids (EFAs). AIM has supplemental options to increase theContinue reading “AIM Nutrition: Essential for Good Health”
What’s at the Source of Your Pain?
Physical pain can occur anywhere in your body. It may be the result of an injury, such as banging your knee or toe, straining your back to lift something, or tripping and falling. The resulting pain is the inflammatory response of your body to heal the damage. Even when the source is not so obviousContinue reading “What’s at the Source of Your Pain?”
The Missing Link to Good Health
Over the centuries, there has been much debate over the value of dietary fiber. In fact, before the 1970s, it was called crude fiber because it was thought to be unimportant for good health. Since then, fiber has been proven to be an essential part of a healthy diet, but most people don’t get enough.Continue reading “The Missing Link to Good Health”
The Inflammatory Core of Arthritis
People suffering with arthritis have a great need to cool the inflammation associated with pain and stiffness. Arthritis is just one of many diseases with the suffix -itis, which indicates an inflammatory condition. Osteoarthritis—the degeneration of joint cartilage and underlying bone—is the most common type. Although this chronic disease has been classified as non-inflammatory byContinue reading “The Inflammatory Core of Arthritis”
The Mind-Stomach Connection
Many claim to operate on their gut instinct, meaning they rely less on facts and standard procedure and more on certain mysterious feelings that emanate from the midsection, twinges of instinct or suspicion for example. Although gut-trusting results may vary from gut-owner to gut-owner, there does seem to be a definite connection between theContinue reading “The Mind-Stomach Connection”
Q&A: AIM Members Commonly Ask These Questions
I have read that cruciferous vegetables can negatively affect those with hypothyroidism or those prone to hypothyroidism. Am I at risk when taking LeafGreens? There has only been one case that links cruciferous vegetables to hypothyroidism in humans — an 88-year-old woman who ate 1-1.5 kilograms (2-3 pounds or 1,000- 1,500 grams) of bok choy daily. AContinue reading “Q&A: AIM Members Commonly Ask These Questions”
Greens for Kidney Health
March is the health awareness month that draws attention to kidneys. If you have kidney disease, you are aware of how important it is to do everything possible to keep them functioning optimally. If your kidneys are working just fine, National Kidney Month might make you wonder how much you know about these bean-shaped organs.Continue reading “Greens for Kidney Health”
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