CA Nurturing Health – January-February 2023

Manyofusareenjoyingdomesticoroverseastravelagain, goingonlong-delayedholidaysandhavingfamilygatherings. Yourupcomingtripwillgomoresmoothlyandless stressfullyifyoutakeafewprecautionarystepsthatmaynot haveseemedasimportantjustthreeyearsago.

Asidefromhavingabalanceddietandconsistenteating patterns,bringalongthefollowinggreatAIMproductsfora worry-freetrip:

Beforeplanningandbookingyourtrip,makesureyour passporthasaminimumofsix-monthvalidityfromtheday ofdeparture,asitisacommonentryrequirementformany countries.Ifyouneedtorenewyourpassport,adjustthe datesofyourholiday,astheprocessingtimefortherenewal maybelongerthanusual.

Besidespresentingavalidpassport,manycountriesnow haveenforcedadditionalentryregulations.Spendsome timelookingupforbothpre-departure andarrivalrequirements,suchasproof ofvaccinationoracceptablehealthtest results.Giveyourselfsufficienttime toprepareforthedocumentstoavoid anydelays.Priortodeparture,verify therulesagaintoensurenothinghas changedatthelastminute.Bringmasks withyoubecauseinsomeregions maskwearingmaystillbemandatoryin publicsettings.

Ifyouaresickorinjuredwhile travelling,orstrandedinaplacedueto adverseclimateconditionsorunexpected circumstances,travelinsurancecanhelp protectyoufrompayingtheexorbitant medicaloraccommodationexpenses. Reviewthepolicythoroughlytomake surethecoverageincludesbothmedical andtripinterruptionissues.

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DuringtheQueen’sPlatinumJubileelastJune,AIMCanada graphicdesignerMattLautravelledtotheUKtovisit friendsandfamily.Whilethere,hesawthatthecountry wasinahighlycelebratorymoodandveryfewpeople woremasks.Withsensiblesocialdistancingand whilestillenjoyinghimself,Mattsuccessfullyavoided beinginfected.

InNovember,hevisitedhisfamily inSingaporeandmadeasidetrip toTokyo.Inbothcrowdedcities whereamajorityofpeoplewore masks,heagaincamehomenoninfectedbykeepinghisdistance andstayingsafe.Alongwithabiding totheusualsafetymeasuresthat includedwearingamaskwheneverinpublic, hecreditshiswell-beingduringthesetrips bytakingthetrustworthyAIMproducts Neverleavehomewithoutthem. Testimonialsshouldnotbeconstruedasrepresenting resultsthateveryonecanachieve.

Thoughprebiotics,probioticsandpostbioticssoundsimilar,theyallplaydifferentrolesinyourbody.

PREBIOTICS

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POSTBIOTICS

PROBIOTICS

Therearetrillionsofmicrobes(live,tinyorganismssuchas bacteria,viruses,fungi,etc.)livinginsideyourgut,knownasgut microbiome.Althoughthemajorityofthemicrobesareharmless, therearebadonesthatmaynegativelyimpactyourhealth.

Probioticsaregoodbacteriathatcaninfluencethemicrobes colonizingyourgutandhelpmaintainaharmoniousmicrobiome, especiallyiftheharmonyisdisturbed,forexample,bymedication (antibiotics),poordiet,travellingorchronicstress.

Probioticspromoteahealthymicrobiomewhichinturncan supportyourhealthindifferentways:

•Aiddigestion

•Keepharmfulmicroorganismsatbay

•Helpsupportimmunesystem

•Producevitaminsandaidinnutrientabsorption

Probioticsexistinmanynaturallyfermentedfoodssuchas yoghurt,kombuchaandmisoaswellasindietarysupplements.But notallprobioticsupplementsarebeneficialforyourbody.Youshould lookforstrainsthatarecolonizedinahealthyhumansource.

Prebioticsarefoodforprobiotics.Inotherwords,they helpnourishyourgoodbacteriaandsupportabalanced gutmicrobiome.

Servingas“fuel”forprobiotics,prebioticsplayan importantroleinsupportingahealthydigestivesystemand immunesystemby:

•Promotingbowelregularity

•Improvingdigestivefunction;inotherwords,theycan enhancenutrientabsorption,energybalance,andblood sugarmetabolism.

•Supportingthebody’snaturaldefenses

Mostprebioticsaredietaryfibres,butnotallfibreis prebiotic.Althoughsomeprebioticsarepresentinfibrerichfoodssuchaschicoryroot,artichokes,garlic,onions, bananas,andmore,theconcentrationcanbelow.To increasetheintakeofprebiotics,aprebioticsupplement willbeyourbestbet.

Postbioticsarethebioactivecompoundsthatareproducedwhen thegoodbacteria(probiotics)consumethefood(prebiotics)inyour colon.Theseinclude:

Youcannaturallyincreaseyourpostbioticsby increasingyourintakeofpro-andprebioticssince postbioticsareproducedwhenprobioticsbreakdown prebiotics.

andyeast) •Othermetabolitessuchasvitaminsandaminoacids

References:

•RobertsonR.(2017).WhytheGutMicrobiomeisCrucialforYourHealth.https://www. healthline.com/nutrition/gut-microbiome-and-health

•RamenR.(2021).WhatarePostbiotics?AComprehensiveOverview.https://www. healthline.com/nutrition/postbiotics

•ókiewicz,J.,Marzec,A.,Ruszczyski,M.,&Feleszko,W.(2020).Postbiotics-A StepBeyondPre-andProbiotics.Nutrients,12(8),2189.https://doi.org/10.3390/ nu12082189

•Tarrerias,A.L.,Costil,V.,Vicari,F.,et.al.(2011).TheeffectofinactivatedLactobacillus LBfermentedculturemediumonsymptomseverity:observationalinvestigationin 297patientswithdiarrhea-predominantirritablebowelsyndrome.Digestivediseases (Basel,Switzerland),29(6),588–591.https://doi.org/10.1159/000332987

•Mayhelpsupporthealthybloodsugarlevels

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