Inequality: $(x + y + z)^3 \geq 27 xyz$ Edit: $a,b,c$ and $x,y,z$ are positive, real numbers. 
Since $(a-b)^2 \geq 0~$, $a^2 + b^2 - 2ab\geq0~$ and $a^2 + b^2 \geq 2ab~$. Similarly, $a^2 + c^2 \geq 2ac~$ and $b^2 + c^2 \geq 2bc~$.  
Adding these inequalities together, $2(a^2 +b^2 + c^2) \geq 2(ab + ac +bc)~$ and accordingly, $a^2 +b^2 + c^2 \geq ab + ac +bc~$  
Multiplying both sides by $(a + b + c)$:   
$(a^2 +b^2 + c^2)(a+b +c) \geq (ab + ac +bc)(a + b + c)~~$ and simplifying this, $ a^3 + b^3 + c^3 + \Sigma a^2 b \geq 3abc + \Sigma a^2 b $
Therefore, it follows that $a^3 + b^3 + c^3 \geq 3abc~$, and letting $a^3 = x~$, $b^3 = y~$, $c^3 = z~$: $x + y + z\geq 3\sqrt[3]{xyz}$   
Cubing both sides, $(x + y + z)^3 \geq 27 xyz~$ which was to be proven.
I was wondering if there are alternative approaches to solve this problem (possibly using higher-level maths), and is my proof entirely correct?

Since the inequality is homogeneous we may WLOG assume that $xyz=1$ and we have  to prove the inequality $(x+y+z)^3 \geq 27$ or $x+y+z \geq 3.$  But the last inequality we obtain immediately from $AM \geq GM$ under the assumption $xyz=1.$
