If you’re into beet juice–like AIM’s RediBeets–then you probably already know the value of healthy veins. The endothelial lining of your veins is where dietary-nitrate derived nitric oxide–now thought to be as fundamental to respiration as oxygen and carbon dioxide–is produced. It’s a vasodilator, helping blood flow easily throughout the body and lowering blood pressure, too.Continue reading “Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Healthy Veins”
Category Archives: RediBeets
The Best Day of My Life
Shared by Lorraine Grove, AIM Group Builder from Camrose, Alberta. My name is Lorraine S. Grove, and I have Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.). I was lying in bed fairly regular; the fatigue was really bad, no energy. My husband was doing all the cleaning, cooking, and laundry, and driving me wherever I wanted to go. I was too tiredContinue reading “The Best Day of My Life”
Almost Ninety Percent of Americans Aren’t Eating Their Veggies
According to the Centers for Disease Control and NBC News, eighty-seven percent of Americans don’t get their recommended daily allowance of vegetables, and seventy-five percent don’t get enough fruit. It is recommended that adults eat two or three servings of vegetables per day and one to two cups of fruit; however, many Americans consume lessContinue reading “Almost Ninety Percent of Americans Aren’t Eating Their Veggies”
Potassium and Magnesium Linked to Fewer Strokes
If you like nutritional meta-analyses, then have I got a treat for you. Two separate papers (one for each gender) were published this year (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Stroke) that reviewed the relationship between magnesium, potassium, calcium and the likelihood of strokes. The study on women published in the AJCN, tookContinue reading “Potassium and Magnesium Linked to Fewer Strokes”
AIM Products and Cardiovascular Health
The Cardiovascular System The cardiovascular system transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones and cellular waste and is comprised of the heart, blood and veins. The term cardiovascular disease refers to a series of illnesses that can affect this system. Many health problems related to the cardiovascular system have been dubbed “lifestyle diseases” because they stem from badContinue reading “AIM Products and Cardiovascular Health”
AIM Products and Whole Body Nutrition: A Brief Overview
Whole Body Nutrition Food choices are the most important element of a healthy lifestyle. A diet rich in whole-foods, in fresh foods, in real foods can impact our lives more than almost anything else. The problem is, most of us are eating processed foods, sweetened foods or foods loaded with artificial flavors and chemicals. ItContinue reading “AIM Products and Whole Body Nutrition: A Brief Overview”
A Healthy Diet a Day May Keep COPD at Bay
Recently, they did a study that found beet juice may be able to help people who suffer COPD increase their ability to exercise. In the lab trials, those who imbibed beetroot juice saw a significant increase in mobility.However, it turns out that beet juice is just the tip of the food pyramid when it comes to COPD.Continue reading “A Healthy Diet a Day May Keep COPD at Bay”
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