Living Well – December 2025

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Gratitude in Motion

Gratitude isn’t just something we feel - it’s something we live. It shows up in how we treat people, how we handle challenges and how we choose to move forward when things don’t go exactly as planned.

Nicolas van Rensburg, AIM Chief Operating Officer

As we wrap up another year, I can’t help but think about how powerful that simple word - Gratitude - really is. It turns ordinary moments into meaningful ones and keeps us grounded in what truly matters: health, family and purpose.

At AIM, gratitude is woven into everything we do. It’s in the care we put into our products, the support we show each other and the community we’ve built together. Every Member, every Customer, every story, every shared success, it all adds up to something bigger than ourselves.

Health isn’t just about physical wellness; it’s about balance - being present for the people who matter most and finding peace in the small things. When we’re thankful for what we have, we take better care of ourselves, our families and the communities around us.

So as you reflect on 2025, take a moment to appreciate how far you’ve come. Even if it wasn’t the year you expected, you’ve grown, you’ve learned and you’ve made an impact. Gratitude reminds us that progress isn’t only measured in numbers, but in the quiet moments of perseverance and care.

Here’s to carrying that gratitude into the year ahead, with open hands, steady hearts and a renewed sense of purpose. May we step into 2026 with the courage to embrace every opportunity, the patience to nurture what truly matters and the clarity to see that even the smallest acts of gratitude ripple farther than we realize.

Choosing the Best

The AIM lineup of products has grown over the past 43 years, beginning with a juice powder derived from young barley plants. BarleyLife continues to be the top star attraction on the list, along with all of the stellar powders and dietary supplements that have been added along the way. Such additions include Herbal Fiberblend, CellSparc 360, GinkgoSense and RediBeets. Each product selection contributes to the fine notion of nutrition that works.

The most recent product additions have introduced skincare that works from BioVivify, Repair Ointment and the REPLY Trio. The common goal of product research and development from past to present has always been to provide the absolute best by choosing the finest ingredient formulations.

Sourcing the best ingredients involves discovering those of the highest quality so that AIM can make safe and effective product formulations. Furthermore, a sense of sustainability factors into those ingredient choices, allowing AIM to play a positive role in the environment and in the lives of the people who grow and harvest the plant-based ingredients used in the product lineup: nutrition and skincare that works on many healthy levels.

Being in the business of improving people’s health for over four decades means that AIM has continued to improve methodology and manufacturing processes over all of those years. Whenever advancements open doors to new developments, it’s similar to adding another ingredient that allows AIM to continue providing the best products possible.

Undeniably, Members remain the pivotal ingredient in AIM’s success. With a Member-driven sales force that delivers nutrition and skincare that works to Customers and other Members, AIM has always offered an opportunity to anyone who wants to have a business sharing the product lineup. Since April 1982, AIM has compensated the sales efforts of Members with on-time monthly commission payments and bonuses rewarded in the AIM Member Income Plan. That’s because Members are the best, and AIM’s worldwide staff is grateful for everyone who decided on The AIM Companies as the best choice for a business.

Immune Support from Proancynol 2000

One of the ways to support your immune system any time of the year is to increase your intake of antioxidants. Proancynol 2000 was made for this purpose. Among the many antioxidant-rich products offered by AIM, this dietary supplement is solely comprised of seven antioxidant-dense ingredients:

• Green Tea Extract: polyphenol-rich source of powerful antioxidants

• Rosemary Extract: bioactive compounds with high antioxidant activity

• Tomato Extract: potent antioxidant properties from lycopene

• Grape Seed Extract: free radical fighting flavonoids and proanthocyanidins

• Alpha-Lipoic Acid: fat-and water-soluble scavenger of free radicals

• N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine: glutathione precursor with effective antioxidant properties

• Selenium: mineral for regulating free radicals and maintaining the immune system

The immune-boosting ingredients of Proancynol 2000 are like a go-to antioxidant factory. Each ingredient is like a multiplicity of antioxidants, and the more diversity, the better. Together, they work cyclically to regenerate even more protective antioxidants with inflammation-fighting and neuroprotective properties, enhancing and supporting the immune system.

A variety of antioxidants in Proancynol 2000 donate electrons to unbalanced oxidants known as free radicals. Even though free radicals play a required role in cellular communication and immune response, an overabundance of these oxidants damages DNA, lipids, proteins, etc. By stabilizing and dominating the presence of free radicals, antioxidants help prevent oxidative stress that negatively impacts the immune system.

The activity of antioxidants is like having bodyguards that protect immune cells and enhance their function, which is to defend the body against harmful viruses and other microorganisms. Without the presence of antioxidants, oxidative stress would impair the immune system’s effectiveness, causing damage to body cells, including immune cells.

Taking Proancynol 2000 is a healthy way to support your immune system with increased antioxidant activity.

Winter Health

With winter knocking at North American doors, the cold and flu season is expanding its reach of sickly effects. Scientific evidence shows a nose and coldweather connection to the rise in these all too common illnesses.

Research reveals that the nasal passage is an immune-system gateway that is affected by lower temperatures. When it gets cold, the nose produces fewer extracellular vesicles, which are needed to combat viruses that enter the nasal passageway. Even the vesicles that are produced tend to be less effective in cold temperatures. Given that the nose is actually involved in the defense afforded by the immune system, taking winter steps to help maintain that protection simply makes healthy sense.

Consuming a variety of fruits and vegetables is one of the healthiest ways to increase your intake of body-boosting nutrients and phytonutrients. Wholesome food that includes lean protein is nutritional fuel for the optimal functioning of your immune system.

High-quality AIM choices of concentrated whole-food powders and dietary supplements help to maximize your intake of beneficial nutrients and phytonutrients, especially for the protection provided by many antioxidant-rich selections.

CoCoa LeafGreens and the Garden Trio of BarleyLife, Just Carrots and RediBeets are plant-based choices that provides winter fuel for good health. All four wholefood powders dip into the always available AIM garden of goodness. The concentrated nutrition of powders makes digestion quick and assimilation easy for a direct line of immunesupportive nutrition daily.

ProPeas provides a healthy, lean source of protein that delivers amino acids required for the production of immune cells, most notably bioactive peptides: a more bioavailable form of amino acids for building proteins. The bioactive peptides in pea protein can have a modulating effect on immune responses.1

Dietary supplements such as Fit ’n Fiber, FloraFood and PrepZymes promote a healthy gut, the center of the immune system, so highly suitable for a winter focus. GarlicAIM gets the best out of three types of garlic, providing immune support from inflammation-fighting organosulfur compounds with powerful antioxidant activity. And when it comes to antioxidants and the immune system, Proancynol 2000 was made to order.

Make winter a healthy time of year with AIM on your side.

Redder RediBeets

With an aim to make improvements whenever methodology allows, The AIM Companies™ is always open to making changes that provide the best products possible. One of the most visual examples of a recent change this year was the difference in color and texture of the juice powder of beets.

If you regularly take RediBeets, you will likely have noticed the changes in this source of concentrated nutrition. The powder’s color is now a much deeper shade of red while its texture is even more crystalline than previously. These visible changes are the result of an improved process that was designed to better preserve the nutrients and phytonutrients.

Although complete details of the process for creating AIM’s juice powders are proprietary, a bit about the drying and grinding of beet juice can be shared:

1953E, $36.00 M, $39.00 C (CAN 1209E, $39.00 M, $42.50 C)

As the beet juice goes through the drying process, it turns into a thin, crystalized sheet, which then needs to be ground so that it becomes a powder. RediBeets used to undergo an extended grinding process that produced a finer texture of powder. Recent advancements in this part of the process allow for a shorter grinding duration, which produces larger particles and gives the juice powder an overall darker color.

Even with the changes in color and texture, RediBeets is as nutritionally rich as ever, given that it takes 15 pounds of beets to make one canister. Enjoy and benefit from a juice powder that delivers deep red crystals of nutrition.

This month’s AIM Spotlight focuses on CranVerry+ CranVerry+ and the berry that suggested its name. As the primary ingredient, cranberry extract delivers potent antioxidant activity that makes this natural health product so body protective, especially for the urinary tract

AIM Spotlight on CranVerry+

The nutritional components and bioactive compounds in cranberries made the extract of Vaccinium macrocarpon a unique ingredient choice for a standalone natural health product in the AIM lineup. Most people know these crimson red berries as the main ingredient of a beverage or seasonal sauce. As the primary ingredient of CranVerry+, cranberry extract provides a variety of benefits for the body, especially the health of the urinary system of women and men.

To begin with healthy color, anthocyanins are the polyphenol pigments in cranberries that create their crimson red hue. Beyond pigmentation, anthocyanins are flavonoids that combat oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals and by activating the body's own antioxidant defenses.

CranVerry+

6650E, $26.00 M, $28.00 C (CAN 6655E, $29.00 M, $31.50 C)

CranVerry+ delivers a significant source of anthocyanins. The recommended serving size of 2 capsules provides roughly the same amount of anthocyanins as 65.5 oz (1,940 ml) of cranberry juice. This impressive concentration of anthocyanins in CranVerry+ capsules is just one part of the formulation.

It continues with the power of PACS, short for proanthocyanidins, polyphenol compounds that also fall under the flavonoid umbrella of beneficial

phytonutrients. All parts of the actual cranberry are used to make the extract that goes into CranVerry+, and proanthocyanidins are found in the skin, seeds and core of cranberries.

The presence of proanthocyanidins in cranberries is to protect the entire plant from invasive creatures such as microbial pathogens. When these cranberry flavonoids are ingested by humans, the inflammationfighting proanthocyanidins prevent pathogenic bacteria from sticking to the walls of the urinary tract and causing irritation.

As time goes on, research on cranberries has expanded to reveal other benefits, including those for dental, gut and heart health. More pluses for CranVerry+ and worthy of spotlighting.

References: doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051503

Antioxidants

Ingredients in many of the AIM products provide a supplemental source of antioxidants. BarleyLife’s superoxide dismutase, CellSparc 360’s coenzyme Q10, GarlicAIM’s organosulfur compounds, even REPLY Skincare’s barley seed extract are just a few examples of the AIM lineup’s provision of these protective molecules. The following Q&A examines antioxidants and their vital importance for good health.

Q: What is the difference between oxidants and antioxidants?

A: Oxidants such as free radicals are highly reactive molecules that antioxidants combat, which is why they are called antioxidants. Oxidants oxidize what they come into contact with, creating oxidative stress. A visual example is a sliced apple that begins to turn brown. Squeezing lemon juice on the apple adds vitamin C, an antioxidant that prevents further oxidative damage to the flesh of the apple.

Q: How do antioxidants work?

A: Antioxidants use different mechanisms depending on the oxidant. For example, a free radical molecule is missing one electron, making it unstable and potentially harmful. Antioxidants donate an electron and restore balance in the molecular structure of this form of oxidant, preventing damage to cells, DNA, tissues, organs, etc.

Q: What can be done to increase antioxidant intake to prevent the damage caused by oxidants?

A: First, it’s important to note that oxidants are a natural presence in the body, which also produces antioxidants to stabilize them, but not enough antioxidant are produced for optimal protection. That’s why a regular dietary intake of antioxidants through wholesome nutrition is a necessity to prevent damage from oxidants. Using AIM products is a supplemental way to ensure sufficient antioxidant intake.

Q: Which antioxidants are available in AIM products?

A: It would be difficult to list all of the antioxidants that AIM product provide. Some key antioxidants are vitamins A, C and E and minerals that include copper, selenium and zinc. Then there are a myriad of plant compounds (phytonutrients) with antioxidant properties. AIM’s whole-food powders such as the Garden Trio and CoCoa LeafGreens provide a wide range of antioxidants with their sources of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients in naturally balanced amounts. Natural health products that include BioVivify for astaxanthin and Proancynol 2000 with 7 antioxidant-rich ingredients (see page 4) increase the presence of these beneficial molecules, providing increased antioxidant activity.

Healthcare Begins at Home

We all owe it to ourselves to live life in a way that promotes good health, especially with the increasingly high cost of healthcare. Lifestyle factors make a difference. Wholesome dietary intake and regular exercise are key foundational moves that keep our bodies healthy.

Most important of all is likely the nutritional moves we make. Wholesome nutrition builds and maintains healthy cells, which are the building blocks of a healthy body. Then there’s the AIM factor on nutritional intake: optimizing the consumption of nutrients and phytonutrients with plant-based nutrition that works.

We have to start by making healthy food selections because AIM is about supplemental nutrition from concentrated whole-food powders and dietary supplements. There’s that word again: supplements. AIM supplements food intake with nutritious products that can make a healthily huge difference.

Taking AIM nutrition is investing in your health. AIM products cost money,

BarleyLife

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but paying for nutrition that works is a far better option than paying for the alternative after your health is compromised. And given the rising expense of healthcare, it is all the more important to maintain well-being and prevent ill health.

Taking BarleyLife every day is just one example of nutrition that works from AIM. The simple move of ingesting the unique nutrition that can be found only in young leaves of barley grass can make a significantly healthy difference in the body, right down to the cellular level… where good health begins.

The goal of using AIM’s supplemental nutrition as a lifestyle factor is to assist the body in replicating cells that are healthy from the start and maintaining that inner wellness. In doing so, it provides preventative healthcare where it counts the most.

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For over four decades, the AIM brand has been improving people’s health with a diverse selection of health products delivered by independent distributors in the business of promoting nutrition and skincare that works.

Since 1999, theaimcompanies.com has been the company website that showcases the products in all their entirety and in the following focused health categories . . .

Skincare

… support skin health with the Trio that cleanses, hydrates, tones and moisturizes daily and Repair Ointment restores problematic skin areas.

Whole Body

… BarleyLife, Just Carrots, RediBeets and CoCoa LeafGreens . . . AIM whole-food powders that fuel your whole-body balance with a diverse profusion of supplemental nutrients and phytonutrients.

Cardio

AIMega, CellSparc 360 and GarlicAIM take aim at the health of your heart with essential nutrients and potent antioxidants that benefit the cardiovascular system.

Digestive

Fit ’n Fiber, FloraFood, Herbal Fiberblend, Herbal Release, Para 90 (not available in Canada) and PrepZymes form a nutritional force of digestive dietary supplements that support a group of organs in a body system that remains central for the overall state of your health.

Targeted Nutrition

… nutrition that works for a diverse number of needs, including bone health from CalciAIM, joint health from Frame Essentials and prostate health from ReAssure SP, plus a crossover supplement with BioVivify for nutrition and skincare that works.

Weight Management

… maintain a healthy body weight with AIM nutrition that features Fit ’n Fiber, ProPeas and GlucoChrom, available in combination as the Weight Loss Pack

The following testimonials showcase the profound impact that AIM products have on people's lives, from achieving optimal weight and overcoming gut health issues to boosting immune systems. Through their stories, these individuals demonstrate the potential of natural nutrition to transform lives and inspire others on their own wellness journeys.

From Weight Loss to Wellness

After just four months of using AIM products, I achieved remarkable results by incorporating the Garden Trio, FloraFood and AIMega into my daily routine and cutting out gluten, dairy and alcohol from my diet. I lost over 50 lb (23 kg), and I continued to lose weight until I reached my optimal weight of 140 lb (63 kg). Although I've maintained a relatively healthy diet avoiding gluten and dairy, financial constraints unfortunately forced me to discontinue using AIM products. I've since developed various gut-related health issues and realized that I need to resume taking BarleyLife and FloraFood. I sincerely hope my story will encourage others to continue with their AIM journey to optimum health.

Suzie Warner

AIM Preferred Member in Sandton, South Africa

Tayleigh's AIM Journey

Tayleigh was born full term, but she was constantly sick. Just 10 days old, she was hospitalized for severe dehydration. Her AIM journey started at 1½ years of age. Before that, I'd tried everything to boost her immune system and get rid of her constipation issues, but nothing seemed to work. But after starting her on BarleyLife and FloraFood, the constipation disappeared. I'm so grateful for the changes AIM has brought into our lives.

Terren-Li Booyzen

AIM Preferred Member in Pretoria, South Africa

Hope and Healing

In February 2025, my 87-year-old mother underwent surgery to repair her broken jaw, which had been weakened by bone degeneration. What followed was a traumatic experience in the hospital. She lost the ability to swallow and was placed on a liquid diet. We watched helplessly as she deteriorated before our eyes, desperate for a solution. That's when I reached out to my wellness advisor, who recommended the Garden Trio and FloraFood. After five days of receiving no nutrient-dense food, we started her on AIM products, and the results were astounding. She regained strength and energy, progressed from using a walker to walking on her own. This transformation has been nothing short of a miracle, and we are beyond grateful for the incredible support and power of proper nutrition.

Cedrie van de Ven

AIM Preferred Member in Pretoria, South Africa

Testimonials should not be construed as representing results that everyone can achieve. Contributors who submit a published testimonial in Living Well magazine receive a nutritional gift

Why AIM: The Gift of Health

This Living Well magazine is the last issue of 2025, given its publication for the final month of the year. December finishes off the calendar with a string of holidays that embrace gift giving, making this is a fine page to emphasize why AIM has been a valuable choice for so many people over the past 43 years: the gift of health.

Being in the business of improving and maintaining people’s health has a kind of value that cannot easily be measured. In a world of choices, the necessities, conveniences and luxuries in life are available in a seemingly endless variety of products and activities. All of these “things” become far less important when people find themselves in a particularly poor state of health.

Wellness is something that is often taken for granted, particularly in the younger years of life. Taking care of one’s health is often an afterthought following a health challenge. The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” remains a good approach to take. And while there are no guarantees in life, choosing the path of prevention may be one of the best ways to avoid a cautionary tale.

For Members who have chosen to promote AIM products as independent distributors, influencing the health of other people can be one of the most satisfying pursuits in life. Witnessing the positive turnaround of people’s wellness adds invaluable meaning to life’s multitude of experiences, particularly participation in the gift of health.

Holidays are Made for CoCoa LeafGreens

For a unique holiday season beverage, enjoy the delicious taste of cocoa combined with ultra-nutritious green powders from barley leaves, spinach, kale, arugula, Swiss chard and broccoli sprouts. A toast to your health!

Iced Mexican CoCoa

Mix:

• 6 -10 oz (180 to 300 ml) of cold milk or water

• 1 rounded teaspoon (4g) CoCoa LeafGreens

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• Blend well and add ice

To learn more about the benefits of CoCoa LeafGreens, go to AIM's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/aimusers)

Product Pricing Adjustments for 2026

To maintain our commitment to bringing you the very best in nutritional products with tested ingredients that meet our high standards, most AIM products will receive a price increase on January 1, 2026. In the U.S. and Canada, prices will increase by 50 cents per container and $3.00 per six-pack for Members and Customers. However, AIM BarleyLife products, BarleyLife Xtra, REPLY skincare products and Repair Ointment will not receive a price increase.

Although shipping rate increases are routinely passed on to the company from the carriers, AIM remains committed to helping our loyal Members and Customers with this expense. In the U.S. and Canada, Members will continue to receive a 50% savings on the standard shipping method. AIM Customers will continue to receive free standard shipping on product orders of $75 or more.

DECEMBER CROSSWORD

A fun puzzle for you to complete using the articles in this month's Living Well Magazine.

We are truly grateful to our worldwide AIM Family. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a new year filled with vibrant health and prosperity!

Crossword answers will be provided in the next

Across 6 One of the ways to support your immune system any time of the year is to increase your intake of

7. Many AIM products provide a supplemental source of antioxidants. including BarleyLife's ______ dismutase.

Down

1. Research reveals that the nasal passage is an immune-system gateway that is affected by lower

2. We all owe it to ourselves to live life in a way that promotes good health, especially with the increasingly high cost of ______.

3. To begin with healthy color, ______ are the polyphenol pigments in cranberries that create their crimson red hue.

4. S ourcing the best ingredients involves discovering those of the highest ______ so that AIM can make safe and effective product formulations.

Down (cont.)

5. Recent advancements in the grinding process allow for a shorter grinding duration, which produces larger particles and gives the juice powder an overall ______ color.

For December, the cut-off for month-end qualifying orders received via phone, fax, or mail is 4:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, December 31. Online orders count until 11:59 pm MT on Wednesday, December 31.

Holiday Closures

AIM USA will be closed Thursday, December 25 for Christmas, and Thursday, January 1 for New Year’s Day. AIM Canada will be closed December 25 and 26 to observe Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and January 1 to observe New Year’s Day.

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