Under normal conditions, moderate and even intense exercise is very healthy. It does, however, put a lot of oxidative stress on the body. Oxidative stress has been linked to a lot of nasty things like cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney problems and more. In the case of exercise, all this is fine because the oxidative stress caused byContinue reading “LeafGreens and Exercise Recovery”
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Vitamin D Helps Sports Performance, Heart Health
They call vitamin D “the sunshine vitamin” because it’s one of the few vitamins that you can acquire just by sitting in a turtle-shaped kiddie pool in the backyard or just while being outside in the sunlight generally. Despite being a free vitamin that literally falls right out of the sky, nearly seventy-five percent of American adultsContinue reading “Vitamin D Helps Sports Performance, Heart Health”
5 Reasons to Get More Plant Protein in Your Diet
The World Health Organization recently classified processed meat as a carcinogen because eating a lot of it can increase your risk of colorectal cancer. This means many people around the globe are going to be limiting the amount of processed meats that they’re tossing onto their sandwiches and stuffing into their casseroles. Although protein deficiency doesn’t tend to be aContinue reading “5 Reasons to Get More Plant Protein in Your Diet”
Peak Endurance Infographic
The AIM Companies and its network of worldwide distributors offers a sports drink that stands head and shoulders above the competition. Peak Endurance provides 125 mg of PEAK ATP as well as B vitamins, vitamin C and six essential electrolytes. It works great as a pre-workout, but it can also help you recover from exercise,Continue reading “Peak Endurance Infographic”
ATP Keeps Your Muscles Energized
Around these parts, we like to say that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the “energy currency of the cells.” This is why, around these parts, we don’t get asked to parties very often (at least not the fun ones). Don’t get me wrong, ATP is that thing we said, and ATP is great. It’s just that explaining how ATP works onContinue reading “ATP Keeps Your Muscles Energized”
Does Exercise Make You Salty?
When you were a child, you might have heard the conspiracy that sport drinks contained salt in order to make the imbiber thirstier. While it’s true that most athletically inclined beverages have sodium, the reason is not to force people to guzzle more. Athletes need it to replenish what was lost in sweat. Of course, sodium is hardlyContinue reading “Does Exercise Make You Salty?”
11 Important Factors of a Healthy Diet
The much-maligned Western pattern diet has very little to do with your position on the globe and more to do with how developed a nation is. Eastern countries like China and India are suffering from similar dietary woes now that their streets are lined with purveyors of cheap, mass-produced and processed foodstuffs and they are aboutContinue reading “11 Important Factors of a Healthy Diet”
Messy in the Middle
By Cheryl Lucas Chairman’s Club Director When I have written or spoken about my AIM journey previously I tended to focus on my road to Chairman’s Club or the beginning stages of my journey as a business owner partnering with The AIM Companies. This time as I sat down to write it was different. I kept thinkingContinue reading “Messy in the Middle”
AIM Nutrition Helped Me Through RA and Surgeries
As an Internationally Certified Prevention Coordinator, I know a lot about avoiding disease, but I never expected that rheumatoid arthritis and two cervical surgeries would be in my future. I had tried to do all the right things to stay healthy, but when horrible pain left me pacing and moaning at night, I knew that this was something more than what my chiropractorContinue reading “AIM Nutrition Helped Me Through RA and Surgeries”
For Healthy Lunches
by Leré Robinson, Star Sapphire Director and Nutrition Consultant This month I want to share some helpful information about healthy lunches, which not only apply to children but also to those who work and desire to pack a nutritious lunch. Today, so many kids eat unhealthy lunches, yet parents still expect their children’s brains to function properly. In their book,Continue reading “For Healthy Lunches”
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