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!”
Category Archives: Nutrients
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”
Why We Exclusively Use the Fresh Young Leaves of Green Barley
Hard work. Quality. Nature Unadulterated. These are the values infused in every canister of AIM’s BarleyLife. To meet these high standards, we use only the fresh juice from the raw leaves of the young barley plant. This is not because it’s easier. Harvesting the juice from leaves of adult barley grass would be less laborContinue reading “Why We Exclusively Use the Fresh Young Leaves of Green Barley”
Vegetables Linked to Weight Loss Yet Again
In the last year alone, several studies have linked vegetables to weight loss and weight management. Dietary nitrate–found in beets (Red Rush/RediBeets)–may help with thermogenic weight loss. A study in the British Medical Journal discovered that the people who consumed more vegetable flavonoids (BarleyLife Xtra) gained less weight throughout the year and that the thylakoids inContinue reading “Vegetables Linked to Weight Loss Yet Again”
How to Test for Enzymes in your Green Juice
Our state-of-the-art, proprietary processes were designed, in part, to protect the natural enzymes of the plant. Enzymes are proteins, a component of all living things that aid in the processes of turning food into energy which then can be stored until needed, and it is enzymes that do the releasing. Enzymes also aid growth and work toward theContinue reading “How to Test for Enzymes in your Green Juice”
Vitamin Deficiency Is the New Normal
Some disturbing news was released in the United Kingdom that likely affects the rest of us in the West and all those worldwide who consume foods associated with the Western pattern diet. According to a survey released by England’s National Health Service, nearly seventy-five percent of the working adults aren’t getting their recommended daily allotment of vitamins andContinue reading “Vitamin Deficiency Is the New Normal”
Cold Season? Protect Yourself with Zinc
The long, dreary winter months are often punctuated by long, dreary colds.You try and avoid illness by keeping your hands clean and by stocking up on vitamin C, but still you still somehow wind up ill. You should try taking zinc. Zinc, of course, is an essential mineral that can only be obtained through diet. Zinc has been knownContinue reading “Cold Season? Protect Yourself with Zinc”
Why Topical Magnesium?
We’ve been taught that we get nutrition from the things that we eat. So when you apply magnesium to the skin, nutrition may not be the first thing that leaps to mind. However, Mag-nificence CWR was designed with nutrition at the forefront. Essential magnesium is involved in hundreds upon hundreds of biological activities in the body, but only around 20 percentContinue reading “Why Topical Magnesium?”
Low Vitamin D: High Rate of Cognitive Decline
Vitamin D deficiency–alongside magnesium, potassium and folate to name just a few–is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies. You need vitamin D to absorb calcium for bone growth, and your muscles need it for movement; it helps nerves transmit messages and bolsters the immune system. Low levels of vitamin D have been linked toContinue reading “Low Vitamin D: High Rate of Cognitive Decline”
Nutritional Supplements Are Cost Effective, Research Finds
If you’ve been a long-standing BarleyLife drinker, it might be a good time to pat yourself on the back. Sure, drinking BarrleyLife has improved your nutrition, and that in turn, has likely enhanced your overall health, but it looks like all those green smoothies may have saved you some money as well. A study published in Clinical Nutrition took a lookContinue reading “Nutritional Supplements Are Cost Effective, Research Finds”
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