Shared by Jan Baxter, AIM Director in Waterloo, Ontario. Brain health is of prime importance for healthy aging. Just like computers, every now and then we have to “reboot” our brains to make them work more efficiently. As my husband, Wayne, and I are both in our late 70s, we are very interested in learningContinue reading “Reboot Recipes”
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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”
A New Lease on Life Through Nutrition
Shared by Giles Richardson, AIM Group Builder in Roodepoort, South Africa. For the greater part of the past 40 years, I have lived with stiffness and severe pain in my body. Getting up from a chair or into a car has been a major challenge. I was also plagued with stabbing nerve pain running upContinue reading “A New Lease on Life Through Nutrition”
Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition
You’ve likely heard a lot about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables ever since you were a child. Children who develop a taste for both take on a healthy habit that can last a long lifetime. While research in Europe and America has produced mountains of evidence to support fruit and vegetable intake forContinue reading “Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition”
AIM Support for Your Immune System
It’s cold outside in the dead of winter, a time that increases the risk of catching colds and the flu. Recent research suggests a previously unknown reason why this happens. The drop in temperature inhibits a specific immune response, and the nose knows all about it. When confronted with bacterial or viral pathogens, the noseContinue reading “AIM Support for Your Immune System”
4 Ways to Winter Wellness: C.O.L.D.
The dead of winter can add a slippery slope to staying well. Healthy eating, physical activity and sufficient rest can all be blindsided by shorter hours of daylight, cold days of weather and long waits for spring. Keeping on track with choices that maintain wellness can require a more focused effort given the appeal ofContinue reading “4 Ways to Winter Wellness: C.O.L.D.”
Sugar, Sugar
Sugar is naturally present in the healthiest foods on earth: fruits and vegetables. It’s part of the nutritional mix that includes the essential nutrients and beneficial phytonutrients found in plants. That’s the key to the healthy side of sugar. Whether it is a natural part of the nutrition you ingest or it has been addedContinue reading “Sugar, Sugar“
Looking Back at Earth Day
Even though Earth Day was celebrated two months ago on April 22, the message is clear: the future of the Earth is a global concern every day of the year. Presently, human beings have only one planet to live on. The possibilities in regard to large-scale, outer-space options remain distant. In the meantime, this planetContinue reading “Looking Back at Earth Day”
An Angel on Earth
Shared by Denise P. DeVito, AIM Preferred Member in Stony Brook, New York. About 15 years ago, I had a doctor’s appointment regarding my thyroid. I was on medication and gaining weight that I could not lose no matter how hard I tried. My physician told me everything was good. She also said that IContinue reading “An Angel on Earth”
HOW WELL DO YOU SLEEP?
The question of how well you sleep addresses not only the amount but the attributes of time spent in slumber. The aim for most adults is 7 to 8 uninterrupted hours, which takes in both quality and quantity of sleep. There’s a difference in sleep quality if you are regularly waking up during the night.Continue reading “HOW WELL DO YOU SLEEP?”
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