Lifestyle Medicine

Change is not always an easy thing to manage. It takes a concerted effort to make healthy alterations to your lifestyle and not revert back to old habits. But the proof is in the pudding for doing so: lifestyle medicine The American College of Lifestyle Medicine  defines it as “evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic intervention—including a whole-food,Continue reading “Lifestyle Medicine”

Plant Probiotics?

Research reveals the many benefits from having a primarily plant-based diet, meaning you don’t have to become a strict vegetarian. The vast array of essential nutrients and phytonutrients from fruit and vegetables promotes whole-body health. It is well-known that this wholesome source of food provides natural antioxidants, enzymes, fiber, minerals, protein, vitamins, etc. What isn’tContinue reading “Plant Probiotics?”

Women and the Calcium Balance

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”

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!”