Living Well – November 2022

Giving

The word “gratitude” has been around for a long time in human history, having been derived from gratus, a root word in Latin. It is an emotion that can be felt during good and bad times. And practically everyone in the world has experienced both.

Giving thanks for the blessings you have is truly a wonderful notion. Besides, expressing gratitude is actually a healthy approach to being alive. Research has shown that it leads to a more positive attitude. The results of two studies published in Frontiers of Psychology (2019) revealed a connection between gratitude and life satisfaction that suggest a “virtuous circle of human wellbeing.” ¹

A holiday such as Thanksgiving is specifically aimed at gratitude, giving those who celebrate it some time to reflect on whom and what they are most thankful for as a presence in their lives. Along with a feast that is usually enjoyed on this special day, acknowledgments of gratitude are often made around the dining table and during an evening of camaraderie among family and friends.

Enough cannot be said about the gratitude that the worldwide administration and staff of The AIM Companies™ feel for Members and Customers and the collective action of the AIM Family as product users and business builders.

Since 1982, Members have been the drivers of business for AIM in their roles as independent distributors. They are what sets AIM apart from the retail business model, using their network marketing skills to deliver nutrition that works into the hands of those who want to improve and maintain their health. Members also deliver the option of starting an AIM business to those whose interests include entrepreneurship.

We give thanks to the entire AIM Family for their 40+ years of engagement, creating the present state of success and propelling AIM into the future.

¹ bit.ly/Gratitude_LifeSatisfaction

The Minerals and Herbs in GlucoChrom

Two statistical ingredients that indicate a person’s state of health are blood glucose levels and body weight. And there’s a causative connection between the two. An unhealthy body weight can lead to the complications of high blood sugar.

GlucoChrom is formulated with four natural ingredients that support both healthy blood sugar levels and weight management in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

The Minerals Chromium

This trace mineral acts like a facilitator for insulin, a hormone that regulates the transfer of glucose from blood into cells. Chromium is thought to be a cofactor of chromodulin, a chromiumbinding substance that enhances insulin sensitivity and the uptake and storage of glucose for energy. Furthermore, chromium plays a role in the breakdown and absorption of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Vanadium

The activity of this mineral has an influence on the insulin signaling pathway that effects glucose uptake and storage. In the July 2020 Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vanadium is called a partner of insulin in regard to metabolic regulation. Even though the body requires only a trace amount, vanadium’s biological action is extensive, right down to cellular metabolism.

The Herbs Bitter Melon

This edible, tropical fruit is a food that provides benefits for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Over 200 compounds have been identified in bitter melon, including bioactive carotenoids, flavonoids and phytosterols. A study published in 2022 focused on the peptides in bitter melon that prove to be effective for lowering blood glucose levels.

Gymnema Extract

This herbal ingredient comes from the leaves of Gymnema sylvestre, a woody, climbing plant that is native to India, where its Hindi name means “destroyer of sugar.“ Recent research indicates that gymnema enhances the secretion of insulin, lowers blood sugar and suppresses cravings for sweet foods and snacks, thereby reducing caloric intake and contributing to weight management.

GlucoChrom -

References: bit.ly/CausativeConnection bit.ly/Chromium_1 bit.ly/Chromium_2

bit.ly/Vanadium_1 bit.ly/Vanadium_2

One capsule of GlucoChrom delivers 200 micrograms of chromium, 37.5 micrograms of vanadium and a combined 475 milligrams of bitter melon and gymnema extract.

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More Exercise, Please

Moving results continue to come in. Making exercise a regular part of your routine maintains good health and extends the length of your life. How much weekly time should be spent exercising was provided in the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

Physical Activity By the Numbers

Moderate (e.g., brisk walking): 150 to 300 minutes a week Vigorous (e.g., running/jogging): 75 to 150 minutes a week

Upping Your Moving Numbers

What happens if you go beyond the recommended weekly minutes of physical activity? A study published in July 2022 suggests by doing so, you can achieve the nearly maximum association with lower mortality.

The study analyzed the physical-activity efforts of over 100,000 adults involved in the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study conducted over 30 years (1988 – 2018).

Essentially, doubling the numbers for moderate or vigorous exercise can reduce the risk of early death by as much as 31 percent, a 10 percent increase from the 21 percent maximum figure for following the 2018 guidelines.

Increased Physical Activity By the Numbers

Moderate (e.g., brisk walking): 300 to 600 minutes a week

Vigorous (e.g., running/jogging): 150 to 300 minutes a week

or equivalent combination of both or equivalent combination of both

Even the maximum amount of time of 10 hours a week spent doing moderate physical activity isn’t all that much considering how many hours there are in 7 days. If you use the brisk walking example, that’s less than 1.5 hours of physical activity a day. That can be broken into two or more walks, and taking them after a meal is a healthy way to put this regular exercise into action. Even though there may be a lot on your plate that needs to be done, add more exercise, please.

The Pros of Proancynol 2000

The oxidative stress created by free radicals can cause harm to your body’s organs, tissues and cells, right down to your DNA. Each of these out-of-control molecules is missing an electron, which can be replaced only by the presence of antioxidants.

The finest food sources of antioxidants are plant-based meals that include a variety of fruits and vegetables. And Proancynol 2000 delivers a super supplemental source of these vital, free radical scavengers in a potent combination of seven antioxidant-laced ingredients.

Selenium is a trace mineral that appears in the formulation as L-selenomethionine. Oxidative stress is linked to cognitive dysfunction, and a selenium deficiency is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline.

Proancynol 2000 - 60 gel caps 2120E, $31.50 M, $34.00 C (CAN 2170E, $33.25 M, $35.00 C)

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) acts as a precursor for the essential amino acid L-cysteine and the king of antioxidants glutathione, the body’s production of which decreases with age. NAC gives super support to the immune system, enhancing the production of its protective T cells.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) is an organosulfur containing compound that provides antioxidant activity, particularly for neutralizing the highly reactive oxygen and nitrogen species of free radicals. Interestingly enough, supplementing with ALA is more effective at increasing its presence in cells and plasma than consuming food sources.

Rounding out the ingredients in Proancynol 2000 are the extracts of Green Tea Leaf, Rosemary Leaf, Grape Seed and Tomato. These antioxidant-rich extracts contain a wealth of polyphenols, oligomeric proanthocyanidins, diterpenes, carnosol, carnosic acid and lycopene, releasing potent protection against oxidative stress.

The pros of Proancynol 2000 start by significantly multiplying the number of protective antioxidants delivered to your body, and its seven ingredients top off the pros through the recycling of antioxidants by replacing their donated electrons that neutralize free radicals.

References: bit.ly/AntioxidantSelenium bit.ly/SeleniumCognitive bit.ly/NACAntioxidant bit.ly/ALAAntioxidant

Diabetes: Being Aware

In the USA and Canada, November is an awareness month for diabetes, and the truth is that we should all be aware of type 2 diabetes, given its nature as a silent killer.

A person can have type 2 diabetes for years without any noticeable symptoms. Chronic insulin resistance results in longterm, high blood sugar levels, which damage the body over time and can lead to other serious health complications, such as kidney disease, vision loss and heart disease.¹

Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes, but there has been a rise in cases among children, teens and young adults in the past few decades. This increase is connected to other worldwide increases: the prevalence of obesity and the consumption of ultraprocessed foods.

Diabetes and Diet

Globalization has introduced both positives and negatives into unique cultures around the world, including a sameness of goods and services.² The global marketing of unhealthy, ultraprocessed, fast foods has changed the dietary intake of populations in many countries and contributed to a rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes cases where once previously rare.³

Even if a person’s diet is otherwise healthy, the consumption of ultraprocessed foods still increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.⁴ Adopting a primarily whole-food, plant-based diet is considered nutritional prevention of this

References:

¹ bit.ly/SK_Symptomless

bit.ly/UPF_Diabetes

bit.ly/EatandWalk

disease, reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes and improving a person’s overall health.⁵

It’s important to emphasize plantbased, whole foods because there are many junk foods among plantbased products that are actually ultraprocessed, including pre-packaged snacks, breakfast cereals and energy bars.⁶

Awareness helps to make diseases such as type 2 diabetes preventable.

Healthy Tip

Walking for even two minutes after eating can help to lower blood sugar levels, so move right after a meal.

bit.ly/GlobalEffects

bit.ly/PB_Diabetes

bit.ly/Plant-BasedJunkFood

Test Your pH Balance

Whether you are a Member or a Customer, one of the health tools available to you is the AIM pH Test Kit, a handy supply of test strips that provide accurate readings of your pH levels.

The pH balance that determines the degree of acidity or alkalinity in your body is a work of healthy art. It’s part of homeostasis, the ongoing state of balance among all your body systems to maintain optimal wellness.

Normally, your blood is slightly alkaline, measuring within a pH range of 7.35 to 7.45.1 Meanwhile, the gastric acids in your stomach are necessarily acidic with a pH range of 1.5 to 3.5, required to digest food and act as a line of defence against harmful bacteria and viruses.2

Then there’s the acidity or alkalinity you add to your body environment through your nutritional choices. Whole, plant-based foods have an alkalizing effect when consumed while ultraprocessed foods (e.g., fast foods, soft drinks, cookies, potato chips, etc.) acidify your body environment. And there’s a cellular connection between acidity and inflammation.

An acidic environment can activate immune-system receptors called inflammasomes in macrophages, protective white blood cells in your immune system. On the other hand, alkalinization of the macrophage environment inhibits inflammasome activation. Controlling pH inside and outside of cells is crucial for homeostasis.3 Furthermore, in diseases

bit.ly/BloodpH

such as arthritis, cancer, neuro-inflammation and stroke, an elevated level of acidity is found outside the cells of affected tissues.4

Helping people make the right nutritional choices for pH balance has been a part of AIM’s four-decade mission, ever since the introduction of its barley grass juice powder that helps alkalize the body naturally. Using the AIM pH Test Kit is a practical way to regularly check your acid-alkaline balance. Each comes with 100 strips that are easy to use for measuring the pH of your saliva or urine and for monitoring the effects that your nutritional choices have on pH balance.

pH Test Kit

$12.50

(CAN 4656E, $12.50)

The AIM pH Food Guide is

Frame Essentials for All-Weather Joints

It’s an unfortunate fact that as temperatures drop and colder, damper weather sets in, people with joint issues can feel increased discomfort and pain. Although there’s no absolute known cause, it is thought that falling barometric pressure and lower temperatures may increase joint swelling and pain.

The 17th-century Welsh poet, George Hebert, may have unwittingly hinted at the distress of cold-weather joints when he wrote, “Every mile is two in winter.” This man of insightful words is also credited with writing: Living well is the best revenge.

The AIM Companies is all about living well with a nutritional boost from the AIM products. The natural choice for joint support in cold weather or any season is Frame Essentials. Its four vegan ingredients supply the building blocks of healthy joints and help alleviate the inflammation associated with joint pain, swelling and stiffness.

Glucosamine sulfate, glucosamine hy drochloride, and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) are components in the for mation and maintenance of connective body tissue, including the cartilage that covers bone ends and creates cushioned joints. Both glucosamine and MSM oc cur naturally in the body, but supple mentation can be beneficial to prevent or manage the onset of joint issues.

MSM and boswellia extract have been shown to work effectively together at lowering inflammation in knee joints and providing functional recovery.¹ Glucosamine also exerts activity that reduces inflammation,² and its effect on chronic inflammation was emphasized in glucosamine research published in Frontiers in Pharmacology (March 2022).³

Having the nutritional boost of Frame Essentials’ ingredients working on the inside to support joint health simply makes supplemental sense.

Let’s Get Back to Basics

Shared by Ilze van Pletzen, AIM Director in Pretoria, South Africa

It is because of my story that a passion for health and wellness was stirred within me. I have faced a long list of health challenges that affected my childhood, late teens and early adulthood. But one’s past does not determine the future. I want to give people hope and strength for their own future.

After being reintroduced to The AIM Companies in 2019, I had an intense desire to know everything about this amazing company and the products. Everything suddenly made sense to me. I began to understand how wonderfully the body has been created and what it needs to build and maintain a healthy immune system.

I have also found that common sense goes a long way. We need balance in our lives but more often than not, the scale seems to tip to one side. We need whole foods, sunlight, exercise and sufficient sleep.

Of course, many of us live in the fast lane, and there is no time for mindful eating and preparing healthy meals. Fast foods, multi-tasking, working around the clock and minimal sleep is the daily recipe to succeed in the rat race, until you are forced to slow down because of illness.

This doesn’t have to be your story. Every day is an opportunity to chuck a bad habit and add a good one. Take baby steps, and in only a year’s time, you will be amazed at how far you have come.

This is my advice with the AIM products as well. Start slowly and be consistent. As your budget allows it, add more AIM products. The best investment is your health.

Going back to basics is not a bad thing, slowing down and focusing on the things that really matter. If you don’t have your health, what are you left with? Medical bills and unnecessary stress.

I love sharing the basics of this post: Happiness is the new rich.

Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool.

– Syed Balkhi

This is why I love my AIM Garden Trio making life healthy but also easier. By the way, the Garden Trio and FloraFood are our favorites.

Start today with one step. 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.

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The Truth About CranVerry+

The cranberry extract in CranVerry+ contains the whole fruit and nothing but the fruit, so from the outside skin to the inner seeds you get whole cranberry nutrition and the benefits it delivers, particularly for urinary tract health.

Cranberry sauce is traditionally a Thanksgiving side dish in America and Canada, but research published this year suggests that this scarlet red fruit should be a regular part of dietary intake as a food or a supplement. Why? Benefits for both cardiovascular and brain health from cranberry polyphenols that include proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins and flavonols.

bit.ly/CardioCranberries bit.ly/MemoryCranberries

Proanthocyanidin Power

Many plants contain natural, chemical compounds called proanthocyanidins that protect them from potential predators, including plant-eating mammals, invasive insects and microbial pathogens. It turns out that proanthocyanidins consumed from a plant-based diet provide inner protection and health benefits for the human body. The unique A-type found in cranberries are a protective example of proanthocyanidin power.

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If pathogenic bacteria are present, they can attach themselves to the uroepithelial cells of the bladder. A-type cranberry proanthocyanidins allow these pathogens to be flushed out of the body during urination.

Cranberry extract combined with mangosteen, beta-glucanase and giant knotweed (resveratrol) puts the plus in CranVerry+ with three additional phytonutrient-rich ingredients that promote urinary tract health.

CranVerry+ - 60 vegan capsules 6650E, $24.50 M, $26.00 C (CAN 6655E, $27.25 M, $29.00 C)

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The AMR Convenience AMR

Being a business-building Member opens the door to a number of benefits that include introducing AIM nutrition to new Members and Customers and earning commissions on their product orders. Depending on your title in the Member Income Plan, a monthly qualifying order must be placed to be paid commissions on your downline orders:

As an AIM Member, one of the most convenient options you have for placing your

orders is signing up for an Automatic Monthly Reorder, AMR for short.

Each month, your AMR will be automatically shipped to you. And every month, you can change your

day before your chosen shipping date.

On top of “I don’t have to think about placing a qualifying order” every month, using the AMR option saves you:

And if your AMR includes any 6-packs, combination packs or starter packs, that means even further savings

For AIM Customers who may be considering a business-building move with AIM, the AMR option is just one of the perks of making the decision to become a Member.

The CoCoa LeafGreens Calm

About a month ago, I noticed that my hands were shaking uncontrollably at times. This unpleasant reflex really bothered me. I remember I had read an article years ago regarding the benefits of dark green, leafy powders. These greens are a rich source of flavonoids, natural plant compounds that can help reduce oxidative stress—a key factor that contributes to many neurological health issues. After taking CoCoa LeafGreens for about two weeks, the shaking was gone. I find CoCoa LeafGreens is a very beneficial, green food and love to share it with other Members and Customers.

Karen Chan

AIM Director in Vancouver, BC

CoCoa LeafGreens

6381E, $40.50 M, $43.00 C (CAN 6570E, $42.25 M, $45.00 C)

NOVEMBER 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

Down (continued)

n ______ environment can activate immune-system receptors called inflammasomes in macrophages.

ark leafy greens are a rich source of ______ .

epending on your title in the Member Income Plan, a monthly ______ order must be placed to be paid commissions on your downline orders.

ranberries contain natural, chemical compounds called ______ that protect them from potential

_____ is a trace mineral that appears in the formulation as L-selenomethionine.

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More______ , please.

ormulated with four natural ingredients that support both healthy blood sugar levels and weight management in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

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_____ is an inner cosmetic made with nutritionally beautifying ingredients— astaxanthin, three amino acids and vitamins B7 and C.

_____ for even two minutes after eating can help to lower blood sugar levels, so move right after a meal.

BioVivify Feedback WANTED

Attention All BioVivifyers!

We Want to Hear from YOU!

First introduced in July 2022, BioVivify is AIM’s newest product in more ways than one. It’s a standalone new product and it’s AIM’s first nutricosmetic, a dietary supplement you take that works from the inside out. In other words, BioVivify is an inner cosmetic made with nutritionally beautifying ingredients—astaxanthin, three amino acids and vitamins B7 and C, all of which work synergistically to strengthen and improve the structure of your hair, nails and skin. As a result of taking BioVivify regularly, you should be able to see noticeable enhancements of your appearance.

How is BioVivify working for you?

Your testimonial about BioVivify will appear online, in Living Well magazines and other AIM publications. Of course, for your effort in sharing your story, you will receive a gift from AIM, which will be acknowledged as with all published testimonials. And if you have before and after photographs of BioVivify usage, all the better!

FREE BioVivify Gift Bag with feedback testimonial. (while supplies last)

As a BioVivifyer who has been enjoying the benefits of AIM’s newest product, let the world know how this unique dietary supplement is working for you!

Remember to Place Your Commission Qualifying Orders

For November, the cutoff date for placing month-end commission qualifying orders received via phone, fax or mail is 4:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, November 30.

Online orders count until 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday, November 30.

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AIM USA will be closed on Thursday, November 24, for Thanksgiving, and will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT on Friday, November 25

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