Here’s an unusual question to pop up during the summertime, but worth some thought: How fast do you usually eat your meals? By chewing slowly and thoroughly, right from the start you give your body help for digesting food: in your mouth. By taking time to really chew, you break down food into smaller andContinue reading “The Chew Factor”
Tag Archives: Diet
What UP Foods Are Missing
One of the main downsides of UP foods is that ultra-processing can take nutritionally rich food that is whole and remove not only essential micronutrients but the many plant compounds that fall under the banner of phytonutrients. These beneficial bioactives include betalains from beets, carotenoids from carrots, glucosinolates from broccoli and polyphenols from barley leaves.Continue reading “What UP Foods Are Missing”
Nutritional Essentials for Men’s Health
Even though there are no absolute guarantees in life, consuming a primarily whole-food diet that includes a wide variety of plant-based nutrition is pretty much a sure thing for guys who want to improve and maintain their state of health. As for supplemental whole food, BarleyLife delivers a truly unique source of nutrition that contributesContinue reading “Nutritional Essentials for Men’s Health”
SOCIAL MEDIA VERSUS SCIENCE
What used to be opinions that went nowhere except within a person’s social circle can now be posted online and claimed as the truth. But opinions remain only opinions when they are not evidence-based. Uninformed opinions are rampant on social media. Take the recent news regarding so-called unhealthy seed oils. The misinformation includes seed oilsContinue reading “SOCIAL MEDIA VERSUS SCIENCE”
GlucoChrom: Blood Glucose Assistant
When you turn to the pages of Living Well magazine, you are likely to read about a variety of health issues in respect to using AIM’s natural health products. Such is the case with the dietary supplement that targets blood glucose health: GlucoChrom. Glucose is an “energy” sugar that your body gets from the breakdownContinue reading “GlucoChrom: Blood Glucose Assistant”
Beetroot Juice
If you are an AIM Member or Customer, then you have probably made lifestyle choices that include consuming a wholesome diet and supplementing that intake with natural products that improve and maintain your health. And best of all, you have likely chosen selections such as RediBeets whole-food powder from AIM’s high-quality natural products, which haveContinue reading “Beetroot Juice”
Plant-Based or Carnivore Diet
Throughout modern times, a variety of recommended diets have been unleashed upon the public, especially in regard to low-carb diets. One of the most recent and possible extreme examples is the carnivore diet, which stems from the idea that our ancestors ate foods that were primarily animal-based. The conclusion drawn is that eating mostly meatContinue reading “Plant-Based or Carnivore Diet”
Supplemental Nutrition
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, dietary supplement refers to “a product taken orally that contains one or more ingredients (such as vitamins or amino acids) that are intended to supplement one’s diet and are not considered food.” That last bit is important for several reasons. First of all, you’re supposed to get the vast majorityContinue reading “Supplemental Nutrition”
Supplemental Nutrition
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, dietary supplement refers to “a product taken orally that contains one or more ingredients (such as vitamins or amino acids) that are intended to supplement one’s diet and are not considered food.” That last bit is important for several reasons. First of all, you’re supposed to get the vast majorityContinue reading “Supplemental Nutrition”
