Consuming a diversity of plant-based foods provides you with such a wealth of nutrition, especially when it comes to phytonutrients. For the most part, these plant compounds have not been given dietary intake references; however, plant-based research continues to confirm their health benefits. Some of the most common phytonutrients in the human diet come fromContinue reading “The Flavonoid Advantage”
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Keeping Your Immune System Strong
Over the past several years, we all learned just how vitally important it is to have a strong immune system. The strength of your body’s natural defense system is a vital factor in staying healthy.¹Eating, exercising and sleeping well are three ways to keep your immune system functioning at optimal protection mode and to maintainContinue reading “Keeping Your Immune System Strong”
Winterizing Your Body
With the onset of cold weather in North America, depending where you are on the continent, the temperatures are only heading downward in the months ahead. The changes can be gradual or sudden on any given day. Individuals respond differently to temperature fluctuations, but generally people in good health take up to two weeks toContinue reading “Winterizing Your Body”
Creating Healthy Cells
Comparing our body structures to a building is a good way to begin analyzing the stuff we’re made of: cells. The health of a building depends on the material it is constructed of, so it is important to use bricks that will stand the test of time. If the bricks are not of the highestContinue reading “Creating Healthy Cells”
Back to School Prep
Summer can never be long enough for most children, so any thoughts about returning to school are likely unwelcome. Fortunately, it’s parents or guardians who are responsible for all of the preparation required to send kids back to school. Otherwise, it might never happen. Along with scheduling, clothing and school-accessory buying, facing the daily challengeContinue reading “Back to School Prep”
Supplemental Summer Nutrition
June 21 marked the first official day of summer. It’s a season that is often longed for during the dead of winter and warmly anticipated come spring. Blue skies and sunshine entice people out of doors for the better part of the day, making this a time of open-air activity. Even with the heat, beingContinue reading “Supplemental Summer Nutrition”
AIMing for Vitamin K
Most people are aware of the vitamins they need to stay healthy. The ones that immediately come to mind are the first four letters of the alphabet: A, B, C, D and E. For the most part, getting these essential nutrients primarily from your whole-food intake is the way to go. One vitamin that mayContinue reading “AIMing for Vitamin K”
The Rise of Brain Fog
If you have ever experienced being in a place where the fog rolls in and obliterates the seascape or landscape, you know the feeling of being enveloped by mist that makes everything around you temporarily disappear. It has become all too common for the physical sensation of fog to happen mentally, causing the blurring ofContinue reading “The Rise of Brain Fog “
Four Generations of Wellness
Shared by Lynn Roberts, AIM Director in Ruscom Station, Ontario. AIM is a company of integrity attested to by my use of their products for 32 years. I give them credit in part for being able to do all the things I do at the young age of 76.I have been a Member of theContinue reading “Four Generations of Wellness”
Fortify My Family
AIM Director Emily Layton personally knows that out of the most painful experiences can come beautiful things. She ended up having a business that greatly serves people’s nutritional needs as a result of her 13-year-old daughter’s health issues. “It started about three years ago,” Emily related. “We were in the throws of darkness, trying toContinue reading “Fortify My Family”
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