Back To School With a Pineapple Twist

It’s almost the beginning of a new year again. A new school term starts the long haul for students at all learning levels. Getting an education requires a concerted effort to study, and wholesome nutrition supports those mindful demands. For a limited time only, a supplemental part of that nutritional support can be BarleyLife Xtra with a succulent taste of pineapple.

Students of all ages have chosen to get their taste of BarleyLife with something Xtra. That means a total of 18 fruit and vegetable powders that still deliver a 4-gram serving of barley leaf juice powder. The Xtra sweetens the grassy essence of BarleyLife but Back to School with a Pineapple without any added sugar. Now it can be topped off with the sweet flavour of pineapple. BarleyLife Xtra Pineapple mixed in water or a favourite juice can be a morning boost at breakfast for anyone on the educational path. Or put a serving of the dry powder in an empty water bottle and pack it with a school lunch. Even young children will be able to add some water and give it a shake when they’re ready to have a tasty pineapple drink. For all students, start the new school year on a flavourful note with BarleyLife Xtra Pineapple.

AIM continues to research and develop new products. BarleyLife Xtra Pineapple is new but on a limited basis. It’s the perfect time to nourish the students in your life with its temporary taste sensation.

Refer to to page 6 and 7 to learn more about BarleyLife Xtra Pineapple flavour.

contents

2 Back To School With a Pineapple Twist

4Festive with PrepZymes

6 Introducing BarleyLife Xtra

8Thrive with AIMega

10 BarleyLife & Thyroid HEALTH

12 Product Brochure

14 Test your pH Balance

15 The AMR Convenience

16 Pet Health

18 A Family Passionate about AIM Products

20 Diabetes: Being Aware

21 The Minerals and Herbs in GlucoChrom

22 Fresh Focus CranVerry+

21 Kidz Corner

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Vol. 25 No. 6

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Festive with PrepZymes

By Charlotte Meschede - Nutritionist

The holiday season is approaching...fast! For many people, it is the season where we find the perfect excuse to eat and drink whatever takes our fancy and in quantities that far surpass the ‘normal portion size’! It is also a time to spend with family and friends and the importance of this can never be overemphasized. However, it usually implies several indulgences along the way. All that excess rich food can wreak havoc on the digestive system, as we eat one more mince pie, piece of Christmas cake or have ‘just another glass of champagne’ to celebrate these special moments.

Indigestion, constipation, flatulence and major gut discomfort are common side-effects of holiday gustatory affairs. To put this all into perspective, here are a few disconcerting facts:

• The festive season alone, can provide up to 5 ,200 Calories and a whopping 190 grams of fat (we are not talking healthy fats here!). • 73% of people do not even think of the calorie intake over the festive season. • You would have to run 2 marathons, or, 84 kilometres to burn this off. • If you ate this way every day, you would be 140 kilograms heavier by the same time the next year. In these situations, taking supplementary digestive enzymes is an absolute must.

The naturally occurring digestive enzymes are:

• Amylase for starch digestion • Maltase for maltose (a complex sugar) digestion • Lactase for the breakdown of lactose (the sugar in milk) • Lipase for the breakdown of fats into fatty acids • Proteases (several of them) for the breakdown of proteins into amino acids • Sucrose to break down sucrose into glucose and fructose2

Most people gain some fat over the holidays due to all the extra calories. Whilst your body naturally produces enzymes to facilitate the breakdown, transport and absorption of nutrients from the food that is eaten, overconsumption within short periods of time requires more enzymes than the body can produce1,2 . In comparison, AIM PrepZymes have the following formula:

1. Protease I 2. Protease II 3. Alpha/Beta Amylase 4. Lipase 5. Cellulase 6. Lactase 7. Maltase 8. Invertase 9. Papain

Taking 1-2 capsules of AIM PrepZymes with each meal, especially over the festive season, can help digest all that rich food and help calm gastric discomfort.

In addition to taking supplementary digestive enzymes, here are some tips to help this gastric overload and dysfunction:

• Eat more vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and kale. • Drink more water – we tend to forget our water requirements in the face of so many other delicious options. Keep hydrated, especially if you have any alcohol, which will cause dehydration amongst other symptoms. Drinking more water also fills us up so we tend to eat less when drinking more water.

About 1.5 – 2 litres per day is the recommendation. • Exercise even if you have no access to a gym. Walk, run, swim or do anything that keeps your body moving. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise every day.

Research has shown that even walking immediately or within 30 minutes of eating helps to reduce blood sugar levels. • Chew your food thoroughly. Most of us tend to eat too fast with the result that the food does not get enough exposure to the enzymes that are produced in the saliva.

These enzymes are responsible for much of the starch digestion, which explains why eating too quickly may often result in ‘sore tummies’.

Our grandmothers were right! • Eat more fibre and if that is not an option, then take a fibre supplement (AIM Fit n’ Fiber).

Fibre helps reduce the transit time of the food bolus in the gut, therefore helping constipation as well as bloating. If the food bolus sits in the digestive tract for too long, it will ferment and this is the reason for the production of gas and resultant flatulence. Foods that contain natural fibre include all the whole grains such as brown rice, whole wheat bread, potatoes with the skin on and of course more of the fibrous vegetables such as the cabbage family. • Tropical fruits and fermented vegetables are a great source of naturally occurring digestive enzymes. Start the day with papaya or pineapple, both of which contain protein-digesting enzymes, which greatly help the breakdown of these nutrients.

Other naturally fermented foods include sauerkraut, natural yoghurts, kimchi and kombucha, which can all help to maintain the healthy gut microbiota.

References

1. https://justfortummies.co.uk/ digestive-enzymes-take-digestivestress-christmas/ 2. https://www.mylifeinfused.com/ read-how-enzymes-can-helpduring-holiday-digestion/