Four Brain Health Habits

Around the world, approximately 50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. In the USA, over 5 million people have age-related dementias. The figure in Canada is well over half a million. Alzheimer’s is a disease that attacks the brain, affecting memory, thinking, behavior and personality, and ultimately causing death.Continue reading “Four Brain Health Habits”

The Probiotic and Prebiotic Connection

Over the years, The AIM Companies has stressed the importance of good gut bacteria known as probiotics. The latest research is now confirming the significance of prebiotics—types of fiber that good bacteria eat—establishing that these two go hand in hand to improve and maintain good health. AIM offers healthy sources of both: FloraFood probiotics and fit’Continue reading “The Probiotic and Prebiotic Connection”

Never Give Up Hope!

Shared by Katherine “Cass” Brown Capel, AIM Director in Auburn, California.    I was a “Taco Bell Queen” and “Diet Coke Drunk” before being diagnosed with estrogen negative stage II ductal carcinoma breast cancer in 1987 at age 32.  A friend recommended I talk to a woman named Julia Braddock.  Julia had gone through theContinue reading “Never Give Up Hope!”

A Love Relationship with Mag-nificence CWR

Shared by Jacquelyn Frimpter, AIM Director in Riceville, Tennessee.    A few years ago, I was taking my morning walk with my dog. All was going well when I suddenly stepped wrong and twisted my ankle. But I continued our walk without incident. I had a busy day scheduled, which began at my church whereContinue reading “A Love Relationship with Mag-nificence CWR”

Nutrition for Vision

Your five senses are such a daily part of being alive. Yet it is usually only when one of them is compromised that you give it the awareness it deserves. Take vision as an example. The gift of sight is such an important sense. You only have to close your eyes and imagine never beingContinue reading “Nutrition for Vision”

What Makes Essential Fatty Acids ESSENTIAL?

Contrary to negative thoughts about fat, the human body uses it as a major source of fuel energy and helps with the absorption of carotenoids and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. So fat is a nutrient that every body needs . . . in moderation and from healthy sources. Fat is acquired fromContinue reading “What Makes Essential Fatty Acids ESSENTIAL?”

Water – The Essence of Life

“Once, during Prohibition,” said comedian W.C. Fields (1880-1946), “I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.” Of course, he was known for spiking his water, so for him it probably was not as bad as he made it sound. Water is normally free and abundant and is necessary to replenishContinue reading “Water – The Essence of Life”

Moms and AIM Nutrition

This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 13, a date to honor all of the wonderful things about moms. There’s the love, the caring, the kindness and the sup­port that good mothers give to their children. This outpouring of motherly con­cern is an everyday occurrence whenever re­quired. Essentially, motherhood is a full-time job: sevenContinue reading “Moms and AIM Nutrition”

Healthy Bones and Joints

The hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone … by a joint. Bones and joints go hand in hand … or ball in socket to be more exact when it comes to hip and thigh bones or shoulders for that matter. The structure and performance of the skeletal frame and all of its movable partsContinue reading “Healthy Bones and Joints”

“Aren’t They All Just Pyramid Schemes?”

How I joined a network marketing company and never looked back I consider myself open-minded, but in the last few years I have found that the majority of people do not share my open-mindedness. My story begins a few years ago when a friend introduced me to a product called Herbal Fiberblend. I was havingContinue reading ““Aren’t They All Just Pyramid Schemes?””