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”
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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”
Study Finds Fatty Acids May Improve Reading Skills
Reading books is one of the all-time great pastimes. You can enjoy the same stories that your ancestors pored over hundreds and hundreds of years ago. Books can illuminate the past and help you imagine a brighter future. However, reading doesn’t always come easy. It takes a lot of practice, and children can struggle with it for various reasons.Continue reading “Study Finds Fatty Acids May Improve Reading Skills”
Healthy Fats Might Save Millions
According to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, it is estimated that 711,800 people die annually because they don’t eat enough omega-6 polyunsaturated fats. They also estimate that 537,200 deaths are caused by people eating too many trans fats and that another 250, 900 perish from the over-consumption of saturated fats (inContinue reading “Healthy Fats Might Save Millions”
3 Exciting New Discoveries About Omega-3 You Need to Know
There are a lot of fats in this world, and they get a bad rap. Even the word “fat” has a lot negative connotations hanging from it like so much unwanted adipose tissue. But fats can be a good thing. For starters, you need fat in your diet because it helps the body produce energy, build cellContinue reading “3 Exciting New Discoveries About Omega-3 You Need to Know”
Nutrition for Lifelong Skeletal Health
Osteoporosis International recently published an article that examined the nutritional needs of the skeleton during its bony lifetime. Using the results of over 130 studies, the researchers set out to outline ideal nutritional goals to aid the bones during their journey from the cradle to the Craftmatic adjustable chair. Here are some highlights: During Pregnancy: An overall healthy dietContinue reading “Nutrition for Lifelong Skeletal Health”
CalciAIM: A Healthy Foundation for Your Body
Postmenopausal women, the lactose intolerant, vegetarians, people who consume large amounts of alcohol, caffeine, and/or soda, folks with Crohn’s disease or celiac disease, people who don’t get enough sun, those who live in nursing homes, IBS sufferers, the obese, the very dark-skinned, and most people. It may seem like a random list of qualities, but everyone mentioned has something inContinue reading “CalciAIM: A Healthy Foundation for Your Body”
Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Healthy Veins
If you’re into beet juice–like AIM’s RediBeets–then you probably already know the value of healthy veins. The endothelial lining of your veins is where dietary-nitrate derived nitric oxide–now thought to be as fundamental to respiration as oxygen and carbon dioxide–is produced. It’s a vasodilator, helping blood flow easily throughout the body and lowering blood pressure, too.Continue reading “Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Healthy Veins”
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New Study: Plant-Based Omega-3’s as Good as Fish-Based Ones
Fish-based omega-3 fatty acids have long overshadowed their plant-based counterparts, but a new study out of Penn State has found that alpha-linolenic acid–the omega fatty acid derived from flax and other plants–is just as effective at preventing heart disease as its fishy counterpart. Omega-3’s cannot be produced by the body and must be consumed through foods or dietaryContinue reading “New Study: Plant-Based Omega-3’s as Good as Fish-Based Ones”
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