AIM Just Carrots ® in AIM Australia
 Whole
Body Health
Whole body health results when all body systems are in balance. No
single body system is targeted—we make choices that keep all systems
toxin-free and that supply all systems with optimum nutrition. The
result is total wellness: waking up every day feeling great! AIM Just
Carrots provides the nutrition you need to develop a strong foundation
for your good health.
Benefits of carrots
It is well established that carrots are a healthy food. They
contain many important nutrients-beta carotene and other carotenoids,
B vitamins, vitamin C, the minerals calcium and potassium, and much
more. Of all of these, it is beta carotene that traditionally has
received the most attention.
Beta carotene
Beta carotene is one of about 500 similar compounds called
carotenoids, which are present in many fruits and vegetables. The body
changes beta carotene into vitamin A, which is important in
strengthening the immune system and promoting healthy cell growth.
However, beta carotene is much more than the precursor for vitamin A.
Only so much beta carotene can be changed into vitamin A, and that
which is not changed contributes to boosting the immune system and is
also a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants fight free radicals and help
prevent them from causing membrane damage, DNA mutation, and lipid
(fat) oxidation, all of which may lead to many of the diseases that we
consider "degenerative."
Alpha carotene
Beta carotene is not the only carotenoid. Often overlooked, and
also found in carrots, is alpha carotene. According to an article in NCI
Cancer Weekly (Nov. 13, 1989), Michiaki Murakoshi, who leads a
team of biochemists at Japan's Kyoto Prefectural University of
Medicine, contends that alpha carotene may be more powerful than beta
carotene in inhibiting processes that may lead to tumor growth.
Murakoshi indicates that neuroblastoma (cancer) cells coated with
carotenoids experience a drop in N-myc activity compared to untreated
cells. N-myc is a gene that codes for cell growth-stimulating proteins
and can contribute to cancer formation and growth. Alpha carotene was
found to be about ten times more inhibitory toward N-myc activity than
beta carotene. Murakoshi concludes that all types of carotenoids
should be studied for possible health benefits.
In sum, alpha carotene and beta carotene, like all nutrients found
in vegetables and fruits, have health benefits. Indeed, The 1995
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released by the U.S. government,
states that "The antioxidant nutrients found in plant foods
(vitamin C, carotene, vitamin E, and the mineral selenium) are
presently of great interest to scientists and the public because of
their potentially beneficial role in reducing the risk of cancer and
certain other chronic diseases."
Phytochemicals
Many claims about plants and health have not been tested in
clinical, double-blind trials or by other traditional means. Should we
believe them? The universal acceptance of the benefits of plant
phytochemicals-substances found in plants that might play a role in
preventive health-might at least nudge us toward the willingness to
accept the possibility that plants have benefits.
Some of the research on phytochemicals is funded by the National
Cancer Institute (NCI), which has launched a multimillion-dollar
project to find, isolate, and study phytochemicals. The result
of this and similar research is an ever-increasing wealth of data that
points to the possible positive effects of fruits and vegetables on
our health.
For example, research has shown that broccoli contains a substance,
sulforaphane, that may prevent, even cure, breast cancer. Citrus
fruits contain limone, which increases the activity of enzymes that
eliminate carcinogens. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and
similar vegetables contain indoles, which might lower the risk of
breast cancer. Currently in the news is genistein, a substance found
in soy beans which may block tumor growth, and lycopene, a component
of tomatoes which has been linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer.
One of the results of this research is that the NCI recommends that
we eat five servings of vegetables and three servings of fruits per
day.
Juicing
How healthy are carrots? According to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, three raw carrots (216 g, or a little less than one-half
pound) contain about 2 g of protein, 21 g of carbohydrates, 60 mg of
calcium, 1 mg of iron, 696 mg of potassium, 60,000 International Units
(IUs) of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene, 19 mg of vitamin C,
30 mcg of folate, and traces of many more vitamins and minerals.
Juicing adds to the benefits of carrots. Because juicing removes
the fiber, the important nutrients and phytochemicals found in carrots
and other plants are absorbed more easily by our bodies-sometimes
within minutes-without too much effort on the part of the digestive
system. As well, more of the nutrients are absorbed; fiber is not
present to escort some of them out of the body.
Fresh fruit and vegetable juices also are rich in enzymes. Enzymes
spark the hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that occur
throughout the body; they are essential for the digestion and
absorption of food, for conversion of foodstuffs into body tissue, and
for the production of energy at the cellular level. In fact, enzymes
are essential for most of the building and rebuilding that goes on in
our bodies every day. Without enzymes, and the sparks they provide, we
would be helpless: a bag of bones, unable to walk, talk, blink, or
breathe. When foods are cooked, enzymes can be destroyed; that is why
raw foods and juices are so important to us. They provide us with an
excellent source of all-important enzymes.
Juicing provides another substance that is essential for good
health-water. Water is essential in the digestion and transportation
of food, in the elimination of waste, in the lubrication of joints, in
the regulation of body temperature, and in cellular processes; all
physiological functions rely on water in one way or another. Most
health professionals recommend that we drink eight glasses of water
per day.
It is important that we drink good water. Many of the fluids that
we do drink-coffee, tea, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages,
artificially flavored drinks, and even tap water-contain substances
that are harmful and might require additional water for our bodies to
eliminate. Fruit and vegetable juices provide natural water straight
from nature. Be sure to use purified or filtered water with AIM Just
Carrots.
AIM Just Carrots ® from AIM Australia
AIM Just Carrots is made from 100 percent natural carrot juice
crystals with only the fiber removed. The powder is concentrated 25
times, which means that 25 pounds of raw carrots are used to make one
pound of AIM Just Carrots powder. The caplets are formed from the
powder.
AIM Just Carrots has one of the highest sources of natural beta
carotene-up to 700* percent of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance
(RDA). Drinking one serving of AIM Just Carrots provides you with
35,000* IUs of beta carotene. In addition to beta carotene, AIM Just
Carrots contains vitamin C, calcium, and potassium. AIM Just Carrots
is monitored for maximum nutrient levels. A single serving of AIM Just
Carrots powder contains 40* calories; a single serving of caplets
contains 25* calories.
When you eat raw carrots, only 1 percent of the beta carotene is
absorbed by the body. Cooking breaks down the fibrous walls of carrots
and increases the body's absorption to 19 percent. Approximately 90
percent of the beta carotene in AIM Just Carrots is absorbed.
The carrots used in AIM Just Carrots are residue-free, ensuring
that you will get no harmful toxins. A special process is used to
produce AIM Just Carrots, which ensures that nutrients and enzymes
remain active. This process does not use additives, sweeteners,
fillers, or artificial ingredients to produce AIM Just Carrots. The
caplets contain a small amount of inert binders to hold them together.
*These figures vary depending on variations in carrot crops due to
climate, soil, and times of harvest.
Nutrient information*
*The above figures are an average; specific figures vary from batch
to batch due to variations in crops due to climate, soil, and times of
harvest.
The complete Whole Body line consists of The AIM Garden Trio
(BarleyLife, AIM
Just Carrots®, AIM RediBeets®,), AIM
Herbal Fiberblend ®, and AIM's CWR. Use these
products to give yourself a solid foundation for your health. |
