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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. What is AIM BarleyLife® ?
  2. Why Barley?
  3. Where does it come from and/or where is it made?
  4. I eat well, why do I need AIM BarleyLife® ?
  5. What does AIM BarleyLife® taste like?
  6. What does it do?
  7. What ingredients and nutrients are in AIM BarleyLife® ?
  8. I'm on medication, how will it affect me?
  9. Having been very ill recently, should I ask my Doctor first?
  10. Why is it so expensive?

WHAT IS AIM BARLEYLIFE®

AIM BarleyLife® is a green juice powder made from the leaves of the young barley plant and blended with a little brown rice and kelp. AIM BarleyLife® is a whole food. Not a substitute but a supplementary product to add to your diet to ensure you are getting enough of the vital nutrients your body needs to get going and keep going. It comes packaged in 3.5 oz, 7 oz and 10.5 oz bottles and is also available in caplet form.



WHY BARLEY?

Barley was chosen for it's high nutrient levels, resistance to natural disease and insects, in addition to its palatability over other green plants. Through research over many years, Dr. Hagiwara, a Japanese scientist and pharmacologist, discovered that when barley juice is extracted from the leaves of the young barley plant at 8 - 12 inches of growth, it contains the widest spectrum of nutrients available in any single source on the planet today.



WHERE DOES IT COME FROM AND/OR WHERE IS IT MADE?

AIM BarleyLife® is produced in California and also in Japan. Oxnard, California has been the home of YH (Yoshihide Hagiwara) Products since 1991. The need for a production facility in the USA came about due to the demand for high quality crops to be produced closer to the North American market. Originally, all AIM BarleyLife® came from Japan and the original product, though slightly more expensive, is still available for any AIM member to order today.



I EAT WELL, WHY DO I NEED AIM BARLEYLIFE®

To provide nutrients which your body requires that are not available in sufficient quantities from other sources. There are two types of food groups today. These are:

Natural: ( grown from natural sources ) such as fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, herbs, seeds, nuts, etc.

Processed: ( as in man-made, or having man's technological advancements as the key to their production, growth, taste and shelf life.
This category includes all laboratory produced foods, neutraceuticals ( health supplements ), and products modified from their original natural state to produce a new food or product.

Note: Only natural Organically Grown foods can provide effective biological interaction with the components of your cellular structure. For example, natural foods are alive and will continue to grow until either harvested or effected by seasonal change. Only natural products have enzymes.

Enzymes are the key components to absorption or assimilation into the cellular structure of the human body. A nutrient, whether a vitamin, mineral, or amino acid cannot enter the cellular membrane unless piggybacked or accompanied by an enzyme.
Enzymes are living carriers of these nutrients. When processed in any manner such as cooking, blanching, pasteurization, micro waving or other, the enzymes in their natural state begin to transform. Enzymes, being the most important part of the link between food and the human body, begin to destruct at 107 degrees F and are totally destroyed at 122 degrees F. The resulting effect of food which has become enzyme-less is that other vital nutrients contained in the food will not be assimilated and may pass totally through the digestive system providing little or no benefit.

The other effect from consumption of enzyme-less food is that the storehouse of enzymes produced by the human body ( which require the ongoing replenishment from outside natural sources ) will become depleted. If the body's reserve of enzymes continues to be depleted due to the workload coming in, then there will be little of anything left to see that these nutrients reach the part of the body where they are needed most.



WHAT DOES AIM BARLEYLIFE® TASTE LIKE?

AIM BarleyLife® has an alkaline flavour which will often give the first time user the sensation of eating grass clippings and may taste bitter. The reason for this is due to the reaction between body acidity and the high alkalinity of the product. To overcome this bitter sensation, it is best to introduce AIM BarleyLife® in small quantities for the first few days while your taste buds are being detoxified. This is best done by adding it to your favorite fruit juice and sipping it slowly.



WHAT DOES IT DO?

AIM BarleyLife® detoxifies and cleans your cells and strengthens your immune system by providing high quality nutrients produced naturally and chemical free.

AIM BarleyLife® is very alkaline at 66.4% which is almost 20% higher than the next closest green food which is spinach. This alkalinity from natural chlorophyll helps to neutralize acid toxicity in the body. The chlorophyll cleans and balances the chemical levels in the body. This restores their natural biological function while providing freshly prepared cellular structure to more efficiently assimilates the numerous nutrients contained in the product.



WHAT INGREDIENTS AND NUTRIENTS ARE IN AIM BARLEYLIFE®

AIM BarleyLife® contains 23 minerals, 16 - 19 vitamins ( as identified in various jurisdictions ), 18 amino acids including 8 essential ones, about 300 enzymes, generous amounts of super-oxide dismutase (SOD) and very rich in chlorophyll. AIM BarleyLife® also contains brown rice, kelp and maltodextrin. Kelp provides small amounts over 50 trace minerals which Dr. Haglwara has determined to be essential to our diet. The brown rice provides a base for the barley juice to be sprayed upon and the maltodextrin is a corn base preservative which coats the barley juice and protects or shields the chlorophyll from oxidization, ensuring a safe, stable product able to be stored for up to three years.

If you wish more complete details please consult the AIM AIM BarleyLife® data sheet, AIM Health Professionals Support Kit, Dr. Swope's Book "Green Leaves of Barley" (209 pages) or Dr. Hagiwara's book "Green Barley Essence" (147 pages), for complete details, listings and references to research data pertaining to this product. Both books are available through Swope Enterprises online store.



I AM ON MEDICATION, HOW WILL IT AFFECT ME?

Taking a teaspoon of AIM BarleyLife® every day is like adding a cup of deep green leafy vegetables to your meal, right out of your garden. Over time AIM BarleyLife® will lessen the effects of excessive use of man made pharmaceuticals and the effects of chemo-therapy and radiation. It will help to fortify your body and immune system to better deal with the undesirable side effects of these treatments.



HAVING BEEN VERY ILL RECENTLY, SHOULD I ASK MY DOCTOR FIRST?

Yes, it is always advisable to consult your doctor when beginning a new diet or if on a special medication and under a doctors care. Remember however that many medical doctors have not studied nutrition and, therefore, may not have as much knowledge. AIM BarleyLife® is a stable, dependable source of nutrition, drug and chemical free production of the highest standards. It is ideal due to it's simple easy to use format for use when experiencing difficulty in consuming other foods. Use of AIM< BarleyLife® will ensure a positive and generous amount of what the body needs through these times of severe stress to the system.



WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE?

When compared to other foods, AIM BarleyLife® is a bargain, it contains more useful nutrition per serving than most other foods. Each 2 teaspoon serving costs about .55$ US (.80 $CDN) which is less than a soft drink, a cup of coffee or even a pack of gum and is certainly better for you than any of these. When compared to the food value of deep leafy green vegetables, it measures up very well to Spinach, Kale or Collard greens at 1.49 - 1.99 for a package or bunch. A single teaspoon of AIM BarleyLife® is equal in nutritional value to 2 heads of Broccoli. You may reduce this cost again to as little as .47$ US (.63 $CDN) by becoming a wholesale member.