A new gold standard in supplemental protein

Gary Slusher“Everybody wants the best for their body, and this is it,” says Gary Slusher, an AIM Preferred Member from East Peoria, Illinois.

Gary could not be happier with AIM’s new protein product, AIM ProPeas“. As a bodybuilder and workout expert, Gary has seen his fair share of supplements come down the line. He knows quality when he sees it, and he could not be happier with ProPeas.

“Being familiar with body building techniques and diet, I am so stoked about ProPeas,” Gary says. “This is a new gold standard in supplemental protein.

“Adding lean muscle isn’t easy. Supplementing with a high quality protein combined with daily activity and exercise is the best and healthiest way to build lean muscle. With ProPeas, you now have a product that can help maintain and build your lean muscle while you do your housework! Adding this one product to your daily activity is going to improve your lean muscle.”

Lean muscle is a key component to the weight management nutrition that ProPeas provides. Muscle helps the body burn calories, meaning that keeping a similar amount of food intake could result in weight loss thanks to the addition of extra lean muscle. In addition to lean muscle, ProPeas also aids weight management by increasing metabolic rate and satiety.*

The formulation of ProPeas also helps set it apart from run-of-the-mill protein supplements. Most protein products are based on whey or soy, both of which pose several serious health risks. The pea source of ProPeas’ protein gets rid of those worries and provides even more nutrition than you could otherwise get.

“ProPeas is a vegetable protein, and that translates into more power,” Gary says. “The ‘green’ in AIM BarleyLife® and ProPeas oxygenates the blood, allowing your body to execute more taxing movements. Without oxygen, you’re dead in the water when it comes to body building. Your body absolutely needs a high quality protein for the building and repair process that goes with strenuous activity.*

“Another thing I like about ProPeas is there isn’t the bloat you typically get with whey-based protein products. I recommend staying away from whey protein concentrate, especially if you have problems with lactose intolerance.

“There is nothing like ProPeas on the market that compares. It is far superior to whey and soy at any price, so I’m very excited.”

The message of ProPeas’ powerful nutrition has spread throughout Gary’s family. His father, Curtis Slusher, an AIM Director from East Peoria, Illinois, has already been reaping the lean muscle-building benefits of ProPeas.

“You know that feeling when you flex your bicep?” Curtis asks. “One morning, I did that full body stretch you do soon after you wake up, and it was like everything felt taut and firm like it used to. To me, it’s a feeling of strength and vitality. I’ve been a strong man all my life, and in recent years I’ve felt my body begin to atrophy. But with ProPeas, it’s definitely making a difference.”

The Slushers are sold on the new product, and they have little trouble sharing their enthusiasm with others. Whether you are looking to add needed muscle to your frame or just searching for a healthy weight management and lean muscle too, ProPeas fits the bill.

“Not all protein is created equal,” Gary says. “After taking just one bag of ProPeas, I can see what a phenomenal product this is. ProPeas really puts AIM above everything else on the market.”

{This testimonial cannot be construed as representing results everybody can achieve.}

100 Years Young with AIM BarleyLife®

Edna ReeWhen asked what keeps her going, 100-year-old AIM Member Edna Ree from Roswell, New Mexico, points to three main things:

• God • Church family • BarleyLife

Those three elements have sustained Edna through a century of living, and thanks to those three, Edna shows no signs of stopping.

“Don’t park in the handicap spot,” Edna will tell friend Mary Hale as she drives her around town. “Leave that for someone who really needs it.”

For the past 25 years, Edna has not needed it, and her remarkable story stands out as an example for others to hope for. Edna goes to the doctor only twice a year for routine checkups. She has been out and about two to three times each week for the past 25 years. She is an active member of her local church where she always wins the award for “oldest member” and has received dozens of standing ovations every time she reaches another birthday. And she takes BarleyLife every morning straight from the jar. She likes the taste.

“Take BarleyLife and you will get standing ovations when you turn 90 and 100,” Edna says.

During the 1970s, Edna suffered from severe arthritis, and her doctor advised her to travel around the country to different states to see if a new location would reduce her discomfort. She was told to wake up in the morning and see if she could walk without pain; if she could, the doctor recommended that she move to that state.

Edna tried several different places, but when she arrived at Roswell, the difference was immediate. She woke up in the morning at Roswell and thought, “I could run!”

She moved to Roswell in 1977 from her home in Iowa, and nine years later, in 1986, Edna got her start with The AIM Companies. A friend took Edna to a home meeting, featuring two doctors speaking about nutrition. Edna was interested in attending because she had a daughter who was suffering from cancer, and she wanted to see if this nutrition information could help. The meeting was sponsored by Members Pat Copple, now a Director in Roswell, and Opal Wright, Royal Emerald Director and wife of AIM co-owner and CEO Ron Wright. Neither Pat nor Opal remember Edna signing up at that first meeting, which is why it came as quite a surprise to Pat this year when she discovered that Edna, who attends the same church as Pat, was in her downline.

Edna believes that the barley product she learned about at the first meeting is responsible for adding two years to her daughter’s life. Edna would eventually lose both of her daughters to cancer, but the gift of two extra years with one of them, thanks to BarleyLife, was priceless.

BarleyLife has added so much to Edna’s life over the years, and she is giving back by setting a great example in her church and in her community of how nutrition and lifestyle play a big part in longevity and health. Many of her close friends take BarleyLife, and her friend, Mary, the pastor’s wife, is interested in getting started on AIM products to help with arthritis. Mary has plans to introduce the whole church choir to AIM products.

At 100 years old, Edna Ree is proof of AIM’s power to extend lives and improve health. When people ask Edna how she has managed to live so long, her answer is simple: “Take BarleyLife.” As Edna has proven for the past two decades, it is hard to argue with the results.

{This testimonial cannot be construed as representing results everybody can achieve.)

Eagle Ranch Children's Home – Helen Snodgrass's Legency Lives On

Helen SnodgrassEagle Ranch Children's HomeAIM Chairman Club’s Director Helen Snodgrass (above left) spent her life caring for others, sharing AIM health and nutrition, and touching people’s lives. And thanks to AIM, she will continue to do so long after her passing.

Helen, who passed away in 2008, has left her mark on Georgia’s Eagle Ranch children’s home where her legacy reaches all corners. The multi-faceted Eagle Ranch center reaches out to boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 18 with troubled home lives and provides a nurturing environment centered on Christian values and seeks family restoration and reunification. At Eagle Ranch, the children are provided with a safe home, a good education, and professional counseling services, teaching the kids how to overcome their past and giving them a bright future to look forward to.

“It’s a wonderful place for children to receive some healing in their life and to receive some counseling and to really receive a second chance in life,” says Beth Wilson, an Eagle Ranch administrator.

Helen Snodgrass’s impact on Eagle Ranch traces back to 2001 when Helen graciously paid for a girls home to be built on the Eagle Ranch campus. The facility, christened as the Praise Home, was the very first girls’ facility at Eagle Ranch, and Helen paid for the construction out of her earnings as a Chairman’s Club Director with The AIM Companies™.

“At the time, we only had 42 boys on campus, but there were a lot of sisters to these boys who needed a place to go for this season of their life,” Beth says. “They got some counseling, some better education, and worked on troubles that were going on in the home.

“Since then we’ve had many girls come through that Praise Home and spend a season of their life. Two years is the average that the kids spend at the ranch. They attend the school on the campus, have devotions in the chapel, play amongst the horses and have a horse program, play in the lake and in the pool and the recreation center.”

The Praise Home, along with another girls home built the same year, allowed for the first girls to attend Eagle Ranch. Just last year, the ranch completed construction of two more girls homes that are set to open later in 2010.

Since its founding in 1985, Eagle Ranch has helped over 600 teens and children. The campus contains six boys homes, the four girls homes, a middle school, a chapel, a recreation center, and an athletic center. To this day, Eagle Ranch runs almost entirely on private donations and remains debt-free.

A big part of the financial stability can be attributed to the legacy of Helen Snodgrass. Her contributions have helped Eagle Ranch become the largest children’s home in northern Georgia, and her generous giving continues to be a constant for Eagle Ranch thanks to the business that Helen built with AIM. When Helen passed away in 2008, she bequeathed her AIM business to Eagle Ranch. Every month, the ranch receives a check from AIM, and that money goes to help care for the children of Eagle Ranch.

“We will never forget Helen and her generosity,” says Beth, who helps manage the AIM membership.

Helen Snodgrass’s legacy continues to touch new lives every day. What kind of legacy will you leave?

J.R. Celski on the road to recovery and the 2010 Olympics

JR CelskiThe road to recovery for AIM-sponsored speedskater J.R. Celski has been marked with extraordinary healing and unbeatable AIM nutrition. For that reason, being full-speed at the 2010 Winter Olympics seems like a very real possibility.

J.R. qualified for the Olympics in a dramatic Olympic Trials meet at Marquette, Michigan, in September. The 19-year-old speedskating superstar experienced both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. During the competition, J.R. took first in the 1,500-meter race and finished second in the overall standings. However, on the final day of competition, J.R. took a nasty spill and suffered a serious injury that ended his run at the Olympic Trials and put his Olympics status in jeopardy.

After surgery for a deep cut on his left leg, J.R. has spent the past two months recovering and recuperating at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His regimen has included regular physical therapy and an increased amount of AIM nutrition. The results have been nothing short of miraculous.

“He’s ahead of schedule and doing super well,” says Sue Celski, an AIM Director from Federal Way, Washington, and the proud mom of J.R. “He is very anxious, as you can imagine. However, we all know that we need to get this right since this is our only chance to do so. His healing is going great, and his outlook – like ours – is totally positive.”

J.R. Celski and Darryl HicksThe providential circumstances surrounding J.R.’s injury are remarkable. J.R.’s injury had the potential to be devastating. When he crashed, his skate sliced into his leg, and had the cut been an inch or two in a different direction, it could have done irreparable damage to the leg. J.R.’s location on the track and the efficiency of the medical team helped get J.R. out of the rink and over to the hospital as quickly as possible. Dr. Larry Lewis performed emergency surgery that evening and consulting and overseeing J.R.’s recovery is Dr. Eric Heiden, himself an Olympic speedskater (long track) and the winner of five Olympic gold medals in the 1980 Olympic games. Dr. Heiden called J.R.’s injury simply a “speed bump on the road to the Olympics.”

Since the injury, J.R. has been quickly improving. Doctors did not expect J.R. to be able to bend his leg at a 90-degree angle until six weeks after surgery. It took J.R. just 31 days. He bent the knee to 115 degrees soon after, and he continues to improve leading up to the February Olympics.

A big part of J.R.’s recovery has been regular supplementation with AIM products. His product regimen is lengthy and includes the following: AIMega®, AIM BarleyLife® Xtra, AIM Herbal Fiberblend®, AIM PrepZymes®, AIM Just Carrots®, LeafGreens®, AIM Peak Endurance®, CalciAIM™, AIM Redi­­­Beets®, AIM Cellsparc 360®, and AIM Proancynol® 2000. J.R. has recently added AIM’s new ProPeas vegetable protein powder, which is one of the finest protein products on the market. Together, the AIM products and J.R.’s determined effort have him on the right road to recovery.

In next month’s Olympics, J.R. is expected to compete in the 1,500-meter individual race and the 3,000-meter team relay. With the experience of the past year under his belt and his stellar performances in the World Cup racing season, J.R. will be considered by many as a favorite to win a medal at the Vancouver Olympics.

Look for Olympic schedules and news from AIM in the coming weeks, and be sure to cheer on J.R. as he prepares for the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Celski family would like to thank all members of the AIM family for the support, encouragement, and prayers you have extended to J.R.

{J.R. Celski is a sponsored athlete of AIM International, Inc.}

What would you do to lower your cholesterol?

ArrowWhat would you do to lower your cholesterol by 81 points?

All that Tami Cole had to do was add AIM fit ’n fiber® to her routine.

“I have been using fit ’n fiber for about six weeks,” says Tami Cole, an AIM Wholesale Member from Raymond, New Hampshire. “My cholesterol numbers went from 286 to 205, and I have no more sleep apnea or acid reflux! My primary doctor and Ob-gyn were so pleased; they want to know my secrets.” {Research suggests a reduction of 11-17% cholesterol can be achieved with supplementation of 8-12 g of soluble fiber per day for 16 weeks. –Salas-Salvado J, et al. (2008) Br J Nutr 99, 1480-1387.}Tami Cole

Tami’s secret is common knowledge to tens of thousands of AIM Members: combine the AIM products with a healthy lifestyle and the results speak for themselves. Tami is one of a growing number of Members to achieve improved health with AIM’s heart healthy fiber product, fit ’n fiber. Packed with 12 grams of soluble fiber per serving, the fit ’n fiber formula is designed to cut down bad cholesterol, aid in healthy weight loss, and improve cardiovascular health.*

High cholesterol was one of several health issues that Tami was enduring.

“Back in March, I started to really do some research on nutrition and why I wasn’t feeling so good. My cholesterol was high, and I had the beginnings of acid reflux and sleep apnea. I was tired all the time and had trouble with cramping and bloating and difficulty with bowel movements.”

Tami’s search for help took her a lot of different places.

“I changed my eating habits and added more fruits and vegetables as well as cutting out white flour, sugar, and other simple carbohydrates and adding in whole or sprouted grain complex carbs, lean proteins, and beneficial fats. I also added some very good multi-vitamins and antioxidants.

“I must admit, I was feeling much better with just those changes, except I was still having trouble with hard stools and infrequent eliminations, possibly from my increase in protein. I had been using AIM Herbal Fiberblend® twice weekly for about six months, which did help some. I wasn’t real crazy about the taste, but when I tried the fit ’n fiber, I found the taste was great!”

fit ’n fiber and Herbal Fiberblend work great as a team, helping users to easily attain daily fiber recommendations. Herbal Fiberblend’s insoluble fiber works as a colon cleanser, and fit ’n fiber’s soluble fiber helps reduce appetite and lower cholesterol. fit'n fiber

And Tami’s right. The fit ’n fiber does taste great thanks to a natural orchard peach flavor. Like other new AIM products – AIM ProPeas™ and AIM CellStar™ – fit ’n fiber is sweetened, in part, with stevia, a plant-based extract.

“I mix one scoop of fit ’n fiber with my AIM BarleyLife® Xtra every day,” Tami says, “and my stomach is not bloated and I don’t strain during my two to three bowel movements per day! It is a big relief to not have to strain to go. No loose stools or diarrhea – just normal elimination.

“I believe the improvements are from my lifestyle change in eating, but also the results of a healthy digestive tract and colon thanks to AIM products. In fact, I liked the products so much, I became an AIM distributor. Thanks for fit ’n fiber. It is such a great product!”

{This testimonial cannot be construed as representing results everybody can achieve. Tami received product for her endorsement.}

Strengthen your immune system with AIM products

Immune SystemAIM Products
When cold and flu season hits, will you be ready?

The 2010 cold and flu season could go down as one of the worst in recent history. In addition to the seasonal flu, there is a new threat making waves this winter: the H1N1 virus. Classified by the World Health Organization as a pandemic, H1N1 has spread across the globe and has been traced to numerous deaths, mostly among those afflicted whose health was already compromised

A healthy immune system is one of the best responses to a dastardly flu season, and AIM products, featuring a powerhouse of antioxidants, are up to the task.

Antioxidants are a key defense against free radicals, the unstable oxygen molecules associated with most diseases and the major cause of damage to body tissue, genetic material, and cell membranes.

Free radicals are the forceful bullies of the body, pressuring other molecules into joining their destructive gang. Antioxidants are the peace keepers – the good guys – that disarm free radicals and turn them into productive molecules for your immune system. No nutrient turns bad guys into good guys quite like the antioxidant.

Fruits and vegetables are a good source of antioxidants, and you can do your body a favor by bulking up on these good foods during flu season. However, with the variety of produce waning in winter months, antioxidants get harder to come by, which could be a reason for the seasonal effect of the flu. As such, daily antioxidant supplementation becomes the best way to enable the immune system to ward off illnesses year-round.

AIM Proancynol® 2000 is one of many AIM products that can help out in this regard. Getting a variety of antioxidants is important for boosting the immune system, and Proancynol offers seven from sources like green tea extract, grape seed extract, and selenium, all of which enhance the immune system. In addition to those sources, Proancynol also provides rosemary extract, N-acetylcysteine, alpha-lipoic acid, and lycopene – antioxidants that target specific free radicals and body tissue.Proancynol

Antioxidant health doesn’t stop with Proancynol. AIM’s newest product, AIM CellStar™, is an antioxidant superjuice, bursting with antioxidant health from natural fruit extracts. CellStar juices boast a 1,250 ORAC rating (a standardized measurement of antioxidants) per two ounce serving, which is more than many leading superjuice brands. Mango Tango, specializes in immune-boosting power. Combined with antioxidants, Mango Tango also features echinacea, camu-camu, and hibiscus – just what the doctor ordered for boosting a tired immune system.

In addition to CellStar, there are many other AIM products to help boost antioxidants. AIM Garden Trio® – featuring AIM BarleyLife®, AIM Just Carrots®, and AIM RediBeets® – provides your body with a daily source of absorbable vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, protein, amino acids, and chlorophyll. AIM FloraFood® helps balance the friendly intestinal flora in your digestive tract so when any bugs attack, you’ll have the advantage.

With AIM on your side, you never have to brave the winter blast on your own. Build up your immune system and survive the hazardous flu season the healthy, natural way – with AIM antioxidant nutrition.

Tyler Jensen's Compromised Immune System

“I feel brand new,” says Tyler Jensen, an AIM Product Consultant from Portland, Oregon.

Feeling brand new did not come easily for Tyler. With his immune system deteriorating and having been diagnosed with Lyme disease, Tyler began researching different ways to get his body back to where it belonged. His research led him to whole-food nutrition with AIM, a healthy diet and lifestyle, and detoxifying cleanses.

“My immune system just got so compromised,” Tyler says. “I knew I had to start taking care of it through lifestyle choices and diet. Our whole goal in life is to try to be healthy, and I believe that this is a good way. You just have to keep researching, keep learning, attract the right people into your life, and I do believe that nutrition and cleanses could make a difference in your health.

“I’ve spent a lot of money and a lot of time on my health, and I’ve met some of the best people in my whole life. I do believe that when you get the toxins out of your body and put in healthy things, your outlook will improve. It really does. I’ve done it, and I know I’ve felt some results. I had a really compromised immune system … or, at least, I did.”

Tyler chose two cleanses to help get his body detoxified: a liver cleanse and a master cleanse. The liver cleanse helped move gallstones out of the body, allowing the liver to function better and for the body to absorb more nutrients. The master cleanse worked on the whole body, slowing down the digestive system to allow the body to detoxify tissues, break down and eliminate old waste, clean cell receptors, and assist in cell regeneration.

“Whether your immune system is compromised to the point where you have a disease that can be named, a cleanse could give you a functioning liver that may help with just about anything, and that’s why I did this,” Tyler says. “I’m sure my liver needs to be functioning as well as it can. Sleeping, exercising, nutrition, and the AIM products – they all work together.”

The cleanses work complementary to much of AIM’s outstanding product line. The insoluble fiber in AIM Herbal Fiberblend® is a noted colon cleanser, and the alkaline effect of products like AIM BarleyLife® traditional and Xtra and AIM LeafGreens® help balance the body’s pH level and counteract toxic, acidic diets.

The benefits of good nutrition with the AIM Garden Trio® and the rejuvenation of cleanses helped bring Tyler back to where his body and immune system felt right.

“I have felt more results from the AIM products, from the herbs that I take. My immune system feels like my own again. I feel like myself. I’ve had a mental, physical overhaul; I’m even-tempered, focused, and I have a positive outlook. I attract better people and better things into my life.”

“I’m brand new. You can be brand new, too.”Tyler Jensen Tyler Jensen

{This testimonial cannot be construed as representing results everybody can achieve.}

Melissa Dobney – My Symptoms got much worse

Melissa DobneyThe AIM business is about people and products, and Melissa Dobney, an AIM Product Consultant from Payette, Idaho, would not be where she is today without both.

Melissa became an AIM Member in the fall of 2008, but her AIM story begins the year prior. Melissa began dating her husband, James Dobney, in April 2007, and James had been taking BarleyLife off and on under the encouragement of Opal Wright, Royal Emerald Director and wife of AIM co-owner and CEO Ron Wright. James and his connection to AIM turned out to be just what Melissa needed.

“I had been very sick off an on for over six years,” Melissa says. “I suffered from dizziness, fatigue, muscle weakness, and recurrent bladder infections. This would cycle every three to four months, and it became worse in the summer or if I was stressed.

“In 2007, my symptoms got much worse. I was having difficulty walking, talking, and swallowing; my muscle weakness got much worse. I couldn’t even do the exercises I had been doing to stay healthy. I started pool therapy, and this helped but didn’t alleviate many of the symptoms. A doctor I worked for finally told me I needed an evaluation. At that point, I didn’t realize how bad I was. I was very emotional and this wasn’t like me either.”

Seeing her struggle, James and Opal teamed up to see if AIM might provide the answer for her health issues.

“James had talked to Opal about me,” Melissa says. “Opal asked him to bring me over so we could meet. I was hesitant but went anyway. While I was there, I met a man who had recovered from lymphoma, and I got to hear his testimony. Afterward, Opal introduced me to AIM BarleyLife®.”

Not long after, Melissa was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy (MS). The BarleyLife that Opal had given her was helpful, but it did not relieve all the symptoms Melissa had. Fortunately, there was another AIM product that ended up fitting her needs even better: AIM LeafGreens®.

“LeafGreens has changed my life,” Melissa says. “It gives me the anti-inflammatory nutrition I need. I have always been anemic, so the iron content helps. My facial twitching is gone, same with the numbness and tingling, and my muscle strength is much better. I sleep better, my skin looks better, and my hair has started coming back in.

“I am a medical assistant for an ear, nose, and throat doctor, and I have always been leery of alternative health. I now take AIM Just Carrots®, AIM RediBeets®, BarleyLife® in the afternoon, as well as AIMega®, AIM Frame Essentials®, AIM Peak Endurance®, CalciAIM™, and AIM Herbal Fiberblend®.”

AIM products have had such a profound effect on Melissa that she made them a constant part of her family’s routine.

“I feel great, and now James, my grandmother, and our four kids take AIM products daily in a breakfast smoothie,” Melissa says. “We all realize being healthy is a lifestyle choice.”

AIM nutrition has been a blessing for Melissa and family, and now she is beginning to reap the benefits of AIM’s rewarding opportunity plan, too.

“My business has grown without even trying,” she says. “I can see all the people that need help and medications, and doctors just give another pill or surgery to placate. I would like AIM to be my job eventually.”

{This testimonial cannot be construed as representing results everybody can achieve.}