5 Nutritional Strategies for a Healthy Mouth

Teeth are the hardest part of the human body, even harder than all your skeletal bones. It’s because teeth have to do a lifetime’s worth of rending and chewing. This makes your chompers vulnerable to wear and tear.  It’s important to have healthy teeth, not just for efficient mastication, but also because the value of a winning smile isContinue reading “5 Nutritional Strategies for a Healthy Mouth”

You’ll Never Guess Why We Harvest Our Barley at Night

Plants, for the most part, live outdoors. A few have cushy jobs bringing that “natural feel” to office buildings, and some are raised under sterile conditions in greenhouses. But for most of history, plants have resided beneath the blue, wide-open sky. Pelted by rain and hail, battered by wind and clobbered by cold, plants haveContinue reading “You’ll Never Guess Why We Harvest Our Barley at Night”

Why Supplement with a Wholefood Juice Concentrate?

Most doctors, nutritionists, health coaches, etc. will tell you that wholefood nutrition is superior to supplements. It’s not that supplements don’t have their place. They do, and The AIM Companies makes a handful of high-quality, effective nutritional supplements, but our bread and butter–or our beets and barley grass rather–is wholefood nutrition (as well as herbal supplements!).Continue reading “Why Supplement with a Wholefood Juice Concentrate?”

Iron and Fitness, The Keys to Good Grades

College marks the beginning of adulthood for many, and big life changes can be really hectic. New students have to learn to navigate the various social, economic and logistical challenges posed by college, and also, they have to deal with the very straightforward, practical challenge at the heart of the matter: passing their courses. While there is no substituteContinue reading “Iron and Fitness, The Keys to Good Grades”

Renewed Life from Renewed Balance

I am eighty-one years old, and I have had headaches ever since I was a child. Nothing I could find would stop them. I would get headaches about every four days. Sometimes I would get nauseated due to the pain being so bad. It was frustrating for it interfered with my daily activities. One dayContinue reading “Renewed Life from Renewed Balance”

Recovering From the Shock of Her Life!

Back in August 2004, several Canadian newspapers published articles about the life-threatening tale of three friends out for a leisurely sail on Quebec’s Gatineau River. The mast of their boat touched a sagging hydro wire, sending 120,000 volts of electricity surging down to the deck. People on the shore heard a loud blast and witnessedContinue reading “Recovering From the Shock of Her Life!”

How We Maintain the Natural Bounty of Enzymes

Enzymes are often an overlooked element of daily nutrition. This might stem from the fact that there are over 50,000 enzymes, and we’ve only discovered around six percent. And although we don’t know everything about them, what we do know is that they are essential for driving vital biological processes like detoxification and the transportationContinue reading “How We Maintain the Natural Bounty of Enzymes”

It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Superoxide Dismutase!

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is as powerful as a locomotive. You’ll find it in every living cell in your body. It’s an enzyme that functions as a primary antioxidant, so it helps break down potentially damaging oxygen molecules that can lead to chronic low-grade inflammation which plays a role in atherosclerosis, arthritis and many other illnesses.Continue reading “It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Superoxide Dismutase!”

Interview with Lew Hollander: World’s Oldest IronMan Triathlete

Lew Hollander holds the world record for being the oldest person to complete an IronMan Triathlon as well as the record for being the oldest person to complete the IronMan Triathlon Championship in Kona, Hawaii. AIM: You’ve run about 2,000 races, correct? Lew Hollander: That’s an estimation, counting all the little races and the endurance riding.Continue reading “Interview with Lew Hollander: World’s Oldest IronMan Triathlete”

BarleyLife Now with More Chlorophyll

For over three decades, The AIM Companies has sold the finest green juice on the planet–BarleyLife.  Made from the raw, leaves of the young barley plant,  BarleyLife has helped countless people take control of their health through nutrition. BarleyLife is jam-packed with nutritional gems like beta-carotene, folate, superoxide dismutase, vitamin K, lutonarin and saponarin. But oneContinue reading “BarleyLife Now with More Chlorophyll”