Bones are continuously turning over in a cycle of building, growing, excavating and rebuilding. Calcium is the primary building block in this cycle. This essential mineral cannot be manufactured by your body, so it must come from dietary intake every day. Only one percent of all the calcium stored in your body is found outsideContinue reading “Women and the Calcium Balance”
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Are You Sleepy?
Answering yes to “Are you sleepy?” is fine if it’s time to go to bed. However, if you’re just getting started with your day or you’re falling asleep in front of your computer at work, then being sleepy is not so fine and likely the result of not having a good night’s sleep. We allContinue reading “Are You Sleepy?”
Five Good for Guys
It’s a fact of life that achieving healthy nutrition is a challenge for many people. Guys tend to be among those even more challenged given the popularity of processed foods and snacks as well as fast foods that frequently end up as their go-to nutritional choices. Of course, this goes against the best advice forContinue reading “Five Good for Guys”
Knowing Your Botanicals
When you make yourself a cup of herbal tea, Do you ever wonder how it came to be?And when you buy a supplement,Was your hard-earned money well spent? The above lines are certainly not great poetry, but they do get to the heart of this blog: botanical sources. “Where do the botanicals in herbal teasContinue reading “Knowing Your Botanicals”
Organically Speaking
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) divides organic products into four categories: crops, livestock, processed products and wild crops.¹ According to USDA regulations, if produce is certified to have been grown in soil without the application of prohibited substances for three years prior to harvest, then it can be called organic.²The problem is that certifiedContinue reading “Organically Speaking”
Muscle Up with Veggies!
There are so many super reasons for eating a lot of vegetables, especially leafy greens. Whole, plant-based food simply supplies the best source of nutrition for our bodies. The same can be said for many others in the animal kingdom. For example, all the way back in 1854, one of America’s greatest writers, Henry DavidContinue reading “Muscle Up with Veggies!”
Earth Day
April 22 is the official date assigned for the annual awareness of Earth Day. This year’s theme is Restore Our Earth™, which is appropriate on a number of levels, notably at ocean depths. Given that 71 percent of our planet is covered by water and the Earth’s oceans account for 96.5 percent of the world’sContinue reading “Earth Day”
You Can Do It Too!
Shared by Mari Nel, AIM Director in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. I’m a stay-at-home mom of three, and my journey with AIM started almost 15 years ago. Attending AIM health talks, I learned about the products and supporting my immune system with wholesome food. My family and I have been benefiting from AIM nutritionContinue reading “You Can Do It Too!”
Food for Thought
“Why bother?” is one of those indifferent responses to healthy lifestyle choices that lean toward wholesome food and supplementing your nutritional intake. Other people are not so so-so about these subjects. AIM Members know all too well that these choices are steps in a healthier direction. And they take it to heart for the sakeContinue reading “Food for Thought”
The Garden Trio Way
How do you start your day? Many AIM Members begin their mornings with an incredibly beneficial boost from the Garden Trio, providing a healthy beginning for the hours ahead.One of the many conveniences of choosing to supplement your nutritional intake with BarleyLife, Just Carrots and RediBeets is the ability to harvest a garden of richnessContinue reading “The Garden Trio Way”
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