CELL PROTECTION
Lockdown
Family survival kit By Sonja Joubert - AIM Director, Klerksdorp, South Africa
AIM products were a blessing in disguise when Lockdown forced me to be creative with foods to keep my family healthy. Figuring out “What’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner?” was my biggest daily challenge during lockdown. To make things even harder, panic buying and disruptions to food supply systems, meant some foods would now be difficult to find. It was easy to cut on nutrition and resort to eating unhealthy comfort foods. For many people including us, unemployment and loss of income made food shopping an additional financial challenge. I can say with certainty that purchasing and preparing fresh meals were really my biggest challenge during lockdown until my first AIM products arrived. I was really excited to use the products, because I have a great passion for health, nutrition and people. As a mom of four very active boys who take exercise and fitness seriously - I know the importance of healthy eating and using well formulated supplements. My husband is an Optometrist and we know that supplementation plays a crucial part in eye health and protecting yourself against issues. I wanted to ensure our family gets plenty of fruit and vegetables in their diet and with the addition of AIM products in lockdown it was easy to ensure they get as many nutrients and antioxidants as possible. 18
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I also know children often need to eat a snack or two during the day to keep them going. Rather than giving them sweets or salty snacks, I started making smoothies with the Garden Trio, ProPeas, nuts and some frozen and fresh fruit for healthier options. These smoothies were not only nutritious and more filling, but delicious and became a part of the kids’ daily routine when they were busy studying or exercising. I am grateful that lockdown and a few AIM products forced me to become more creative. These products assisted in keeping us healthy and protected our immune systems. Lockdown also gave us time to detox and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff in our home, just like Herbal Fiberblend helped us to detox by cleansing our bodies from toxins. “Gut health” became the most popular phrase in our home. Once level 3 of lockdown was instituted, we went for our first 50 km cycle ride. It was 6 o’clock in the morning and I decided to mix some Peak
