Living Well – February 2022 by The AIM Companies

LIVING WELL FEBRUARY 2022

Four Generations of Wellness 1

Corporate Message

Above

& Beyond

The mission of The AIM Companies™ is to continue improving people’s lives through health and free enterprise as we journey confidently into the future. This is accomplished by Members consistently delivering wholesome, high-quality nutritional products. Now in our 40th year of operation, the AIM Family continues this mission by going above and beyond basic business requirements of the times. What was required 40, 30, 20 or even 5 years ago continues to change because times, situations and, of course, people change. The marketplace four decades ago is certainly not the same as it is today. Back then, Members who had grasped the opportunity to become AIM entrepreneurs would often personally deliver canisters of barley grass powder from the trunks of their vehicles: a prime example of going above and beyond. The personal touch will always have a place in time. In 1982, most people did not have computers, and those who did will remember slow speeds and limited capabilities. Forty years later, many people have mobile phones with built-in speedy computers, sharp-shooting cameras, voice recorders and a variety of other applications.

Advances in technology now allow Members and guests to access AIM’s mobile-friendly website from the palm of their hands and easily place orders for BarleyLife, Herbal Fiberblend or any other desired products. Technological advances also make it easier for Members to build their businesses from the comfort of their own homes. Looking ahead into the future, AIM will continue to innovate in the digital space to accommodate current and future generations, making it easier to reach new customers and provide consumers with innovative customer experiences. AIM will also continue to work behind the scenes to fulfill online, phoned, faxed and mailed product orders along with the monthly commissions they generate. Since 1982, those on-time payments have rewarded Members for going above and beyond. AIM's nutrition-that-works sales force will always be our priority.

AIM Videos

AIM Video Series January 2021 saw the launch of a new video series entitled, AIM Products - The Essentials. Members and customers are keen on getting product information directly from AIM, so the series was created and produced by Scott Foust, Audio/Video Producer. At that point in time, an initial 13 product videos had

of the many potent phytonutrients you get with CoCoa LeafGreens. Go a little deeper into the bark of the Boswellia serrata tree for an essential extract found in Frame Essentials.

been uploaded to the AIM Nutrition YouTube channel. This number has doubled since then.

you wish to add to your knowledge so that you can share it with others, AIM Products – The Essentials is a series that presents a wealth of useful information in bite-sized video amounts.

The series provides audio-visual access to unique insights about AIM nutrition. Presented by Phillip Jermann and Taylor Christensen, who front AIM’s Quality Assurance Department as well as Product Development, the videos focus on specific aspects of individual products. Look into the carefully formulated ratio of omega-3 and -6 from the coldpressed, organic oils in AIMega. Find out about beneficial fructooligosaccharides that are part of the fruit and vegetable powder blend in BarleyLife Xtra. Learn more about beneficial sulforaphane, one

Whether you want to learn more about AIM products that you personally use or

As a sales tool, each video can be pasted as a link in an email or text message and sent to individuals who are interested in particular products. Or link people directly to youtube.com/ user/aimusers for the entire selection of videos available on the AIM Nutrition YouTube channel. The format of AIM Products – The Essentials leaves room for additions to the series, so expect to see more of these informative videos in the future.

Health Feature

�Hearty Healthˮ

Exhibiting vigorous, good health is just one definition of the word, hearty.1 It makes perfect sense. If your heart is healthy, your health is likely to be good. To maintain hearty health, consuming the right kind of food plays a key role, and the latest research points to a mostly plant-based diet.2 It’s simply the best nutrition for the entire body, which is powered by a pump: the heart. Taking a range of AIM nutrition that targets cardiovascular health is like adding supplemental insurance provided by key nutrients and phytonutrients that help the heart to never miss a healthy beat.

AIMega

The blend of oils in AIMega includes a rich source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) from flax seeds. ALA is a plant-based omega-3 essential fatty acid that is beneficial for cardiovascular health.3 All of AIMega’s organic s e e d s — s u n f l o w e r, sesame and flax — and olives are cold-pressed into heart-healthy virgin oils, providing a balanced 2:1 ratio of omega-3 and -6 essential fatty acids as well as omega-9.

References: 1 bit.ly/HeartyDefined 4

CellSparc 360

The supplemental coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in CellSparc 360 delivers an active source of this energizing antioxidant. The highest levels of CoQ10 are found in the heart, which beats over 100,000 times a day. The body normally synthesizes CoQ10, which is required to convert energy from fats and carbohydrates into adenosine triphosphate (ATP): cellular energy.4 However, less CoQ10 is produced from the age of 20 onward, making CellSparc 360 a beneficial dietary supplement.

bit.ly/HeartyDiet

bit.ly/ALABenefit

GarlicAIM

Consuming garlic is a nutritional way to give your body a cardio boost.5 The three types of garlic in GarlicAIM add distinctive varieties of this hearthealthy plant. The ingredient choices of alpine wild garlic leaf, fermented black garlic bulb and garlic bulb extract deliver another unique dietary supplement aimed at helping to maintain cardiovascular health.

bit.ly/CoQ10Energy

bit.ly/HeartyGarlic

The Weight of It All

Health Feature

If losing some pounds was a New Year’s resolution that somehow slipped away from you or you really want to weigh less, it’s a good time to consider nutritional help that will balance the scale in the direction you desire. One of the best choices for healthy weight management is a predominantly plantbased, whole-food diet, which contributes fine nutrition with fewer calories. It’s a way to eat less and eat better, which are key factors for losing unwanted pounds and maintaining good health. Making lifestyle changes such as having raw fruits or raw vegetables as one or two of your daily meals will result in a reduction of calories.¹ These incredibly filling and nutritious foods provide nutrients and phytonutrients that keep you healthy. At the same time, you want to lose weight safely, so be content with losing a pound or two weekly. Gradual loss over time requires determination and patience. Along the way, you’ll be taking on healthy habits that will help to avoid weight gain in the future. Keep in mind that while you can lose weight without exercising, regular physical activity whether mild, moderate or intense is a healthy move overall.

The AIM Weight Loss Pack

Support your pounds of reduction even further with supplemental nutrition from the Weight Loss Pack. Carb- and fatmetabolizing GlucoChrom and satiating, tasty drinks made with Fit ’n Fiber and ProPeas complement weight loss. When combined with a healthy diet and exercise, GlucoChrom promotes the reduction of body fat and the increase of lean muscle mass. ProPeas provides plant-based protein that maintains lean muscle, increasing your ability to burn calories. Pea protein is slowly digested by your body, so you don’t feel hungry for hours even after only one serving. Beverages made with ProPeas and Fit ’n Fiber add even more of that satiated feeling of fullness. And one Fit ’n Fiber serving contains 8 grams of prebiotic fiber that feeds your microbiome’s good bacteria, which have an effect on your ability to lose weight.² If extra pounds are weighing on your mind and body, you can ease the weight of it all with plant-based nutrition and a side of AIM. ¹ bit.ly/FVWeightLoss ² bit.ly/GutWeightLoss 5

Testimonial

Four Generations

Shared by Lynn Roberts, AIM Director in Ruscom Station, Ontario AIM is a company of integrity attested to by my use of their products for 32 years. I give them credit in part for being able to do all the things I do at the young age of 76. I have been a Member of the AIM Family since 1989. My husband, my son, my daughter and I are pastors. I have eleven grandchildren, five great grandchildren with the sixth on the way. My great grandson, Levi John, enjoys drinking his favorite juice: CoCoa LeafGreens mixed with RediBeets. He is the fourth generation in our family benefiting from a healthy lifestyle, which includes consuming the AIM products daily. Through generational wellness, we all love the AIM products! I was a physical fitness instructor for the YMCA and YWCA and thought fitness was the answer to everything. I was a jogger; unfortunately, I developed plantar fasciitis, a common syndrome in runners that involves inflammation of the thick tissues running across the bottom of the feet. Combined with another chronic inflammatory condition that caused debilitating pain in every part of my

Left to right: Jack (Lynn’s husband), Lynn, Levi John (great-grandson), Julie (daughter), Rachel (granddaughter).

body, I became almost totally bedridden. I was forced to walk with a cane or be supported by my husband’s strong arm for over a year. These signs were telling me that my body was nutritionally deprived. When I met Irene and Helmut Thiessen, who owned a bookstore in my area, they gave me a jar of green barley juice powder and a video by Dr. Mary Ruth Swope. I did not believe in such things and stuck the jar in the cupboard for

of Wellness

three months. But as the pain became more intense, I decided to give it a try. In a very short time, I started to get relief from the pain to the point where I no longer needed a cane. The green barley juice powder is BarleyLife, a name that is so appropriate as it really gave me a new life. Now I can walk five miles and ride seven miles on my bike daily.

For many years, I have been teaching a ten-week course on “Nutrition and God’s Word.” I truly believe if we get the correct nutrition and exercise for our bodies, they will rebuild and repair themselves. In one of the Member meetings, I met Dennis and Kay Itami, who shared the value of BarleyLife, as well as Teresa Schumacher, who taught us the importance of cleansing with Herbal Fiberblend. When I first got started, I was encouraged to become an AIM distributor in order to help pay for my products. I now use an assortment of AIM products, and I like to say that, I am my own best customer. My husband and I start every morning with what he calls “our power drink”: the Garden Trio (BarleyLife, RediBeets and Just Carrots), and I add in Peak Endurance. Going from the point where I thought my life was over to now feeling the best I have ever felt is nothing short of a miracle. I look forward to many more exciting and fulfilling years.

Testimonials should not be construed as representing results that everyone can achieve.

Contributors who submit a published testimonial in Living Well magazine receive a nutritional gift valued at $9.00 US. 7

Product Feature

CoCoa LeafGreens

BOOST

A cup of hot cocoa is often thought of as a comforting and tasty inner warm-up, particularly in cold climates. A glass of cold CoCoa LeafGreens can be thought of as an incredibly healthy taste of top-notch nutrition for all seasons, even in the frigid cold of winter. The powder blend of six, supernutritious greens with natural chocolate from three types of cocoa produces beverages that boost a wholesome dietary intake. However, the powders of organic cacao, organic cocoa and alkalized cocoa deliver far more than taste.

Bioactive Cocoa Compounds

The huge number of bioactive compounds found in cocoa make it a highly complex food source that is of keen interest for scientific research.¹ Depending on the information source, cocoa is said to contain between 600 and 800 compounds, many of which deliver antioxidant activity. For example, polyamines, such as spermidine and spermine, and polyphenols that include anthocyanins, catechins and proanthocyanidins have all been

determined to contribute to cocoa’s antioxidant potency. Along with antioxidant properties that reduce oxidative stress and free radical damage, cocoa’s compounds contribute greatly to inflammation reduction, a key factor for good health.²

Cocoa and Greens

In the AIM tradition of providing high-quality products that improve people’s health, adding a three-part cocoa blend to a leafy green mix—barley leaf, spinach, kale, arugula, Swiss chard and broccoli sprout powders—created CoCoa LeafGreens, a unique, whole-food supplement that delivers a nutritional boost. Anytime you have a cup of AIM’s chocolaty greens is a healthy time. ¹ bit.ly/BioactiveCocoa ² bit.ly/CocoaHealth

Testimonial

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 I should get used to weight gain as I get older. I was frustrated by her response and didn’t know what to do. Fortunately, I came across a flyer about Dr. Yu-Shiaw Chen’s 10-week Healthy Weight for Life course. Taking her classes turned out to be the answer to my problem. The time I spent learning how to take care of my body and also my family’s health were the most exciting 10 weeks of Denise pictured my life. Dr. Chen is so very kind, gentle, incredibly knowledgeable with grandson and always there to assist and answer questions. I felt deep in my heart that I had discovered an angel on Earth. She opens one’s eyes to a very healthy lifestyle that includes incredible nutrition from The AIM Companies. Before I started taking BarleyLife Xtra, I had no energy. I could hardly get up in the morning to go to work and fell asleep as soon as I arrived home. After three days of using BarleyLife Xtra, I was energized. Realizing that AIM products were the best things I had ever come across, I added others, including Just Carrots, ProPeas, Herbal Release, AIMega and FloraFood as well as Composure for calming my mind and body at my very stressful job. At 75 years of age, I have a healthy lifestyle that includes walking one to two miles daily, working out with light weights and doing yoga four times a week. I feel happy and healthy. And it’s all because Dr. Chen has guided me with information that will keep me healthy for the rest of my life. Testimonials should not be construed as representing results that everyone can achieve.

Contributors who submit a published testimonial in Living Well magazine receive a nutritional gift valued at $9.00 US.

fresh

focus

AIMega gives you a plant-based source of omega-3 and -6. These two essential fatty acids that your body cannot produce are an essential part of your dietary intake. AIMega’s ingredients also include heart-healthy omega-9 and energizing medium-chain triglycerides. AIMega: Cold-Pressed, Virgin Oils from Flax, Sunflower and Sesame Seeds and Olives ─ All Organic!

GLUTEN FREE

NON GMO

AIMega capsules 4033E, $28.50 (Canada 4036E, $30.25)

AIMega’s omega-3 essential fatty acids come from the seeds of a flowering plant known as flax, one of the richest sources of omega-3 in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). bit.ly/Plant-BasedOmega-3

Converting Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA)

ALA It has been suggested that plant-based sources of omega-3 are not easily converted from the form of ALA to DHA and EPA, which are typically marine-based. However, a study measuring the omega-3 intakes of 14,422 men and women between the ages of 30 and 78 revealed surprising results. Compared to fish- and meat-eating participants, women who consumed vegan diets had significantly more long-chain omega-3 essential fatty acids (DHA and EPA) in their blood, which is evidence of the conversion of their plant-sourced, short-chain fatty acids (ALA). bit.ly/Omega3Vegans

Too much dietary intake of omega-6 creates an imbalance in relation to omega-3. Nevertheless, omega-6 is an essential nutrient. It just needs to come from healthy sources in sufficient amounts. AIMega delivers a 2:1 ratio of omega-3 and -6 from organic, plant-based oils to help maintain a healthy balance of these essential nutrients. 10

DHA EPA

Recipes

Fiberrific Fit ’n Fiber Recipes

Getting sufficient amounts of dietary fiber is a necessity for good health. Supplementing your intake with Fit ’n Fiber takes an even tastier turn thanks to the following recipe ideas from Leré Robinson, AIM Star Sapphire Director in Irmo, South Carolina.

Quick, Overnight Fit ’n Fiber Oats Ingredients • • • • •

⅓ cup gluten-free oats or gluten-free muesli 1 tbsp Fit ’n Fiber 2 tbsp chia seeds 1 tsp raw, runny almond butter 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or plantbased milk of choice

Directions

In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Using a whisk, stir in the almond milk. Mix well until all lumps are smooth. Cover and put in fridge overnight to thicken. Use preferred sweetener if desired. Top with freshly grated apple, a dollop of coconut yogurt, a drizzle of raw honey or maple syrup and a little toasted coconut flakes just before serving! Optional: To boost protein intake, add a scoop of ProPeas to the almond milk and blend until smooth. Pour over dry ingredients. For “chocolate” overnight oats, add 1 teaspoon of CoCoa LeafGreens to the ProPeas.

My Sunshine Drink Ingredients • • • •

1 tbsp Fit ’n Fiber 1 scoop CalciAIM 1 tsp Just Carrots 12 oz cold water

Directions

Blend all ingredients with a mini cordless mixer until smooth. Pour over crushed ice and enjoy. Note: Leré enjoys her sunshine drink with 2 AIMega as CalciAIM contains vitamin D, which is better absorbed in the presence of fat. 11

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Crossword

FEBRUARY CROSSWORD

A fun puzzle for you to complete using the articles in this month's Living Well Magazine.

Crossword answers will be provided in the next issue of the Living Well magazine

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Down (continued)

1. Lynn Roberts was encouraged to become an AIM ______ in order to help pay for her products.

5. The huge number of ______compounds found in cocoa make it a highly complex food source that is of keen interest for scientific research.

3. One of the best choices for healthy weight management is a predominantly plant-based, ______ diet. 8. The AIM Products- ____ ______ is a series that presents a wealth of useful informationin bite-sized video amounts. 9. Optional ingredient to boost protein intake in Leré Robinson's recipe for "Quick, Overnight Fit 'n Fiber Oats"

6. ______ gives you a plant-based source of omega-3 and -6. 7. Since 1982, AIM commission payments have totaled over a ______dollars.

DECEMBER CROSSWORD SOLUTION

10. Denise Devito felt deep in her heart that she had discovered an ______ on earth. Down 2. Along with antioxidant properties that reduce oxidative stress and free radical damage, cocoa's compounds contribute greatly to ______ reduction, a key factor for good health. 4. Exhibiting vigorous, good health is just one definition of the word, ______. 13

Pet Health / Notice

Taking Care of our Pets with AIM Products

Missy AIMega

The omega-3 and -6 essential fatty acids in AIMega may support cardiovascular and digestive health for both dogs and cats. By adding AIMega’s organic seed oils to pet food, noticeable improvements to a cat or dog’s nails, coat and skin may be observed.

FloraFood

Just like humans, the microbiome of cats and dogs is integral to their health. FloraFood’s formulation of three good bacteria can help pets to maintain a healthy bacterial balance in their gut microbiome.

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Some AIM products are beneficial for pets. These natural products supplement the diets of cats and dogs with health-boosting nutrition.

BarleyLife

Nutrient-dense barley leaf juice powder gives pets a healthy source of plant nutrition. BarleyLife’s antioxidants, enzymes, minerals, vitamins and many other natural compounds can provide anti-inflammatory activity, antioxidant ability, immune-system support and overall good health for cats and dogs.

Frame Essentials

Joint issues are one of the painful signs of an aging pet. Frame Essentials’ two types of glucosamine, methyl-sulfonylmethane (MSM) and boswellia extract deliver a unique combination of compounds that can support the joint health of cats and dogs.

More pet specifics are detailed in the AIM for Pets datasheet, which is downloadable at www.theaimcompanies.com and available by request in orders. In the U.S., packs of 25 can be ordered for only $3.75 (code 5946E) to share this valuable information with pet lovers.

Remember to Place Your Commission Qualifying Orders For February, the cutoff date for placing month-end commission qualifying orders received via phone, fax and mail is 4:00 p.m. MT on Monday, February 28. Online orders will count until 11:59 p.m. MT on Monday, February 28. 14

Holiday Closures AIM Canada will be closed Monday, February 21 to observe Family Day.

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Dear Valentine

I Promise to Take Care of You by... Taking AIM Products

Keeping Active and Moving

CellSparc 360 402E, $34.50 (CAN 1576E, $37.25)

Eating Fruits and Vegetables

GarlicAIM 6621E, $23.00 (CAN 6625E, $25.50)

AIMega 4033E, $28.50 (CAN 4036E, $30.25)

Eating Whole Grains Regularly