For students who are physically going back to school this month, there is a combination of relief and concern about this return. Things are simply not the same as they were pre-pandemic, and the new normal suggests that we are not out of the woods just yet. Being cautious is a good thing. Preventive strategiesContinue reading “Plant-Based Back-to-School Protection”
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Grateful for Feeling Better
Shared by Hannah Kotzé, AIM Preferred Member Klerksdorp, South Africa. In 1982, my husband, Gert, had a motorcycle accident that broke his collarbone and tore a nerve in his arm. Paralyzed from the elbow to his hand, he had constant arm pain that worsened when the weather was stormy or cloudy. In 2020, he startedContinue reading “Grateful for Feeling Better”
10 Top Supplement Ingredients
The popularity of vitamins, minerals, herbs, extracts and other supplements is something that changes over the time, depending on the latest research and trends. The following are some of the most popular ingredients that can be found in the AIM product lineup. 1. ) Multivitamins Supplements that are multivitamins are synthesized in laboratories because youContinue reading “10 Top Supplement Ingredients”
The World of Phytonutrients
Chemicals are often associated with something unnatural or harmful, negatively affecting our health through exposure or consumption. Then again, certain chemicals are essential for good health. If you’re familiar with the periodic table of elements, you might recall some of the symbols for chemicals that are naturally present in the environment. AIM Members may recognizeContinue reading “The World of Phytonutrients”
Nutritional Boost for Winter
Depending on where you live in North America, you may be in the middle of a February freeze, one of the coldest times of the year. And there are chilling reasons why this is so. Interestingly enough, the winter solstice in late December is the day when minimal sun exposure occurs, so it would beContinue reading “Nutritional Boost for Winter”
Traveling Safely
As the holiday season approaches, plans for visiting family and friends or taking a winter break are on the horizon. Of course, things are a bit different this year. Traveling in traditional ways has changed immeasurably in 2020’s pandemic. If you aren’t going to be behind the wheel yourself, you have to choose your modeContinue reading “Traveling Safely”
A Balanced Connection
Shared by Jan Baxter, AIM Director in Waterloo, Ontario. In mid-June during the COVID-19 pandemic, I spent some time at our cottage. After a day of kayaking and biking, I was reading on the couch when a frightening incident occurred with my vision. Some cloudiness suddenly appeared in the lower part of my left eye,Continue reading “A Balanced Connection”
The Nature of Inflammation
There’s a theory that chronic inflammation is at the core of disease, including those that are non-infectious. Even with this realization, inflammation is usually treated after the fact. In other words, once an inflammatory condition has been identified, only then is something done to alleviate the inflammation. Testing for inflammation usually involves measuring the presenceContinue reading “The Nature of Inflammation”
Aging Well with AIM Nutrition
If there is one secret to aging well, it is the sources of nutrition that you feed your body as the years go by.1 Consuming the right kinds of food adds up to “inner housekeeping” that makes for a healthy body environment. It’s a “nourishing your cells equals a healthy you” situation that is soContinue reading “Aging Well with AIM Nutrition”
Sensational Selenium
Okay, you may immediately ask yourself what makes a trace mineral such as selenium so sensational. Fair enough, so let’s begin with 3 points extrapolated from a 2019 study that describes selenium as . . . fascinating: Essential for the proper functioning of all organisms Protective against damage from free radicals Important for maintaining homeostasisContinue reading “Sensational Selenium”
