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How to tell if you need more magnesium

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Magnesium’s function in the human body is vast—everything from electrolyte
maintenance to metabolism to heart health and so much more can be traced back to
magnesium. The new AIM Mag-nificence™ can help create a body in balance and lead to improved health in a number of areas.

How can you tell if you need more magnesium? Without a definitive test for magnesium deficiency, the best option is careful self-examination of your diet and lifestyle. Answer the following questions to see
where you stand.

Do you regularly drink dark-colored soft drinks?

The phosphates in these sodas bind with magnesium and hinder its efficacy.

Do you eat sweet foods and desserts on a regular basis?

Refined sugars rob the body of vital nutrients, including magnesium.

Are you constantly under stress?

The body uses magnesium to counter emotionally stressful situations.

Have you recently undergone a major medical procedure?

Like emotional stress, physical stress takes a toll on the magnesium reserves in
your body.

Do you drink coffee, tea, or caffeinated beverages daily?

Caffeine causes the kidneys to release extra magnesium.

Do you take prescription drugs?

Certain diuretics, heart medications, asthma medications, birth control pills, and
estrogen replacement therapies may cause magnesium deficiency by way of excess kidney filtering, similar to caffeine’s effect.

Do you drink more than seven alcoholic beverages per week?

Like caffeine and prescription drugs, a high intake of alcohol can cause the kidneys to over-excrete magnesium.

Do you take calcium supplements without a proper ratio of magnesium supplements?

Magnesium and calcium work hand-in-hand, but when the amount of calcium greatly exceeds that of magnesium, the imbalance can hinder magnesium absorption and retention.

Do you experience neurologic or neuromuscular symptoms?

Neurologic symptoms may include anxiety, restlessness, or sleeplessness; neuromuscular symptoms may include spasms, cramps, and tics. These signs could hint at magnesium deficiency since magnesium plays an important role in the health of the neurologic system.

Are you over the age of fifty-five?

Aging, stress, and disease all contribute to lower magnesium levels.

To meet your magnesium need, consider the Mag-nificence family of products —three new applications: bath crystals, spray, and gel, plus traditional AIM Cell Wellness Restorer™ bath additive.

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I re-energized my cells with AIM Mag-nificence™

Director Melissa Dobney from Adrian, Oregon

I have a trigger point along the right side of my neck down to nearly my shoulder. It gives me electrical, shooting pain. I had a treatment for it thirteen years ago—a steroid injection—and that was the only thing that has given me relief … until Mag-nificence.

The last two years, when the pain started coming back, I would just go with it. But when the Mag-nificence products came out, Director Ron Murray suggested I put it on there. The pain went away almost immediately. Now, it’s very infrequent, and if it does bother me, I’ll simply put on more Mag-nificence.

When I’m at home, I use the Mag-nificence gel and rub it onto my shoulder. If I’m out and about, I’ll use the spray.

For my face, I’ll spray the magnesium spray on and then apply the magnesium gel. I can feel it tighten up my skin.

I had a dark scar on my leg from a spider bite, and with Mag-nificence, the scar is
lightening up and thinning up. It’s been a remarkable visible change. The scar even had a big indentation because of tissue death, and now it’s almost even with the skin.

Natural, non-stimulant energy

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How often during the day do you say to yourself, “I feel tired” or “I don’t have any energy”? You probably need more adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Your body produces ATP—
converted from nutritional intake for your inter-cellular energy. However, ATP production declines after you reach the age of twenty. To increase your energy level, reduce fatigue, and enhance your general well-being, supplement with ATP from AIM Peak Endurance®—a natural blueberry-açai-flavored energy drink.

Whether you need more ATP for your fitness program, your demanding daily schedule, or
an age-related deficiency, Peak Endurance increases your energy without elevating your
heart rate. This is a common side effect from products containing caffeine and ephedra—neither of which are in Peak Endurance. And you won’t find the 30 or more grams of refined sugar found in most energy drinks. Peak Endurance contains only 1 gram of natural sugar.

Electrolytes transport electrical impulses and messages from cell to cell for functions such as muscle contractions and glucose metabolism. So in addition to ATP, Peak Endurance also contains six major electrolytes—sodium (from sea salt), potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and chloride. Peak Endurance also includes a whole-food electrolyte, coconut water, which is rich in potassium and contains a natural source of calcium and sodium.

Peak Endurance offers even more nutritional benefits. One serving provides 50 percent of the U.S. recommended daily intake (RDI) of six B vitamins—1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 12—essential for metabolizing carbohydrates into energy, as well as building muscle and DNA synthesis. Peak Endurance also provides 72 percent of the RDI for vitamin C per serving.

Daily boosts of energy from Peak Endurance can help to keep you younger longer.

Limit caffeine and sugar and start living well

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Two highly addictive and debilitating substances to our body also happen to be two of the more common elements in our diet. Caffeine and sugar are rampant in the food choices we make, the beverages we drink, and the world in which we live. Escaping the draw of caffeine and sugar is a must for living well.

Instead of consuming energy drinks and beverages high in caffeine, consider the energy
boost provided by AIM Peak Endurance®, which features adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the “energy currency of the body.” Peak Endurance has zero caffeine, only one gram of
sugar per serving, and contains all six major electrolytes and six B vitamins.

Caffeine-rich coffee raises blood cholesterol levels and blood pressure

Coffee addicts be warned: Too many cups of joe can contribute to heart disease by raising LDL cholesterol, blood pressure, and homocysteine. In many cases, the negative effects are realized within hours of consumption and can last into the following day.

Cutting out coffee may help. Studies claim that, among those with high cholesterol,
giving up coffee could mean up to a 10 percent decrease in cholesterol levels. When
it comes to heart health, every little bit helps.

Caffeine may create bone loss

Caffeine acts as a diuretic, stimulating urine flow. This interferes with calcium absorption since frequent urination excretes larger amounts of this mineral that is vital for healthy bones. Research also suggests that caffeine can inhibit the absorption of vitamin D, which is necessary for the absorption and use of calcium. Caffeine’s interference with the absorption of calcium may lead to osteoporosis.

Sugar steals valuable vitamins and minerals

The digestion of sugar is costly. Simple and refined sugars, unlike those found in fruits and vegetables, require B-complex vitamins, calcium, and magnesium for digestion. To accommodate, the body takes these nutrients from other places—B-complex vitamins from the nervous system and calcium and magnesium from the bones and teeth.

This process may result in an increased risk of osteoporosis, as the health of bones is negatively affected. For those concerned about getting adequate amounts of calcium and magnesium, consider supplementing with CalciAIM™ for optimized calcium delivery and the new Mag-nificence™ line of topical applications for a boost of magnesium.

Sugar is the culprit in diabetes

How prevalent is diabetes? In North America, one in ten adults has diabetes. In the U.S., diabetes is the third-leading disease behind heart disease and cancer. Sugar plays a prominent role in the development of diabetes mellitus—otherwise known as sugar diabetes—which can lead to consistently elevated blood sugar levels. These
levels ultimately lead to the multiple health problems associated with diabetes.

Sugar depresses the immune system and may increase the risk of cancer

Excessive sugar consumption can suppress the body’s immune response, in some cases causing a 40 percent drop in the ability of white blood cells to kill germs and bacteria. The immune deficit plus the many other drawbacks of a high-sugar diet do
not set a healthy environment for lowering cancer risk.

Are you getting adequate greens, fiber, and essential fatty acids?

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Three deficiencies are absolutely unacceptable for your state of health—a lack of greens, fiber, and essential fatty acids. This deprives your body of life-giving nutrition that can help to ensure good health and longevity by gently detoxifying, balancing your body pH, and combating inflammation. You do not want to be lacking in any of the Daily Essentials™.

This is why AIM offers a variety of cost-effective product combinations that feature
AIM BarleyLife® or AIM BarleyLife® Xtra, AIM Herbal Fiberblend® or AIM FibreBalance®
(CAN), and AIMega®. The Daily Essentials packs provide all-natural, supplementary greens, fiber, and omega-3 and -6 essential fatty acids so that you are never deficient in any of these three nutritive necessities.

Greens

When you supplement your diet with essential greens from BarleyLife, you are going beyond the nutritional value of green vegetables alone. Including chlorophyll,
vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, the wealth of natural nutrients in young barley grass is extracted and made available in a juice powder that is easily absorbed by your body, enriching your cells with unparalleled nutrition.

Fiber

Too many people are fiber-deficient—an open door to health problems. A clean, optimally functioning intestinal tract ensures a strong immune system—around 70 percent of which is in the colon. The fiber in Herbal Fiberblend or FibreBalance helps to maintain a high-fiber intake along with cleansing herbs that not only supports
a healthy digestive tract, but can lower blood sugar, maintain heart health, and lower the risk of death from lung disease and infections.

Omega 3 and 6

If you are not getting omega-3 and -6 essential fatty acids (EFAs), you are literally starving your cells. However, your body cannot make the EFAs required for healthy
cell growth, repair, and energy production. You have to get them from particular foods or through supplementation. AIMega makes it easy to avoid being EFA-deficient.

Supplementing with the Daily Essentials never leaves you lacking.

I feel more energetic, especially from taking BarleyLife. My whole body system functions much better by taking Herbal Fiberblend and AIMega. I sure noticed the
difference when I stopped taking them for a while. My chiropractor reminded me about how good they were for me. I tried them again, and I haven’t looked back since. My husband is taking the BarleyLife as well. I also want to say AIM is always a pleasure to deal with whenever I call in to place orders.

Debbie Eskra, Preferred Member, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

My husband and I have been taking AIM products since 2003, and we’ve used The Daily Essentials for over six years. We’re in our early senior years, and both of us are in good health, even though Gerry had a second knee replacement in April 2012. I had read
about a Member taking therapeutic doses of AIM products before surgery and having
very little pain afterward. So just before knee surgery, Gerry started therapeutic doses of BarleyLife and AIMega and continued post-op. Of course, the hospital staff didn’t want him taking the products, but he got off medication sooner than the previous surgery and recovered far more quickly.

Charlotte and Gerry Landsman, Group Builders, Surrey, British Columbia

Earn income on your own terms with network marketing

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Many AIM Members are having fun and making money with their home-based AIM business. It is always a good time to take advantage of AIM’s network marketing opportunity that is low-risk and high-reward.

In fact, network marketing has created more millionaires than any other industry, and
some of the top business minds have shared their thoughts on having a network marketing business. The author of the best-seller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki called it “the perfect business” and stated, “The truth is, the top of the network marketing system is open to everyone—unlike traditional corporate systems, which allow only one person to reach the top of the company. The reason most people do not reach the top is simply because they quit too soon.” It’s a misconception that only those
who join a network marketing company at its beginning receive healthy commissions.

Donald Trump addressed another misconception when he said, “I am often asked if
network marketing is a pyramid scheme. My reply is that corporations really are pyramid schemes. A corporation has only one person at the top, generally the CEO, and everyone else below.” In other words, few people get rich working for someone else.

When you work for someone else, your salary is limited no matter how hard you work.
However, there is no limit to the amount of income that can come to you from having an
AIM home-based business. And you work for yourself.

During its thirty-year-plus history, many in the AIM family have become Members of the Million Dollar Club. They made it by being productive, often earning more income than their sponsors. This shows that if you work hard, you can come out on top—no matter when you join AIM.

At the same time, you don’t have to do it alone. Along with its incredible health products, AIM provides an accessible support system to help you achieve your goals. An online education at the AIM Academy gives you the product and business knowledge that is essential to success. And you can always get help and direction for building your business by giving us a call.

Timothy Young, still cancer-free

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Imagine being told by doctors that you have between six to twelve months left to live.
Diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in February 2010, thirty-eight year-old Timothy Young was given less than a year to live. With the help of prayer and AIM, he defied the odds, sharing his experiences in a cover story for the February 2012 issue of Living Well magazine (read online at http://bit.ly/VBBH6Z). At this point in time, Timothy has lived over two years beyond his predicted death.

When asked how he was doing, Timothy responded, “Fantastic!” His upbeat take on what
life has dealt him may be a reflection of his strong faith, which, along with lifestyle disciplines, has greatly contributed to his state of good health. “Sometimes you have to look at the ugly side of life to experience the best it has to offer.”

Timothy has beaten the most deadly form of brain tumors. “On December 17, 2012, I had
my sixteenth MRI showing that I’m cancer-free.” A mistake often made by those with a serious health problem is to stop taking AIM products once they are given a clean bill of health, going back to old ways that may have been the source of disease. However, Timothy knows better.

“I first heard about AIM in April 2010 at the MD Anderson Cancer Clinic,” recalled Timothy. “I was told that it was a top-notch organization with first-class products that I still take every day—five AIM LeafGreens™ capsules in the morning and five at night, as well as three capsules of AIM Bear Paw Garlic® and two capsules of AIM Proancynol® 2000.” He has completely eliminated soft drinks from his diet, avoiding artificial sweeteners and limiting his intake of red meat. “I’m quite disciplined about the lifestyle changes I made.”

One thing beyond his control was the seizures he used to have once every six months. This prevented him from driving a vehicle, impacting his job as a police instructor in Kilgore, Texas. “Having a seizure is like being hit with a Taser,” explained Timothy, who still takes anti-seizure medications to be on the safe side. His last episode happened on October 1, 2011. He waited the required-by-law six months and added a few more before getting back behind the wheel in May 2012. “This has been the most dramatic change in my life in the past year.”

At Timothy’s last medical visit, his doctor said, “You are doing fantastic. Whatever you are doing, keep it up.” And this is exactly Timothy’s plan for the future.

Nutrition for the long-haul: Truck driving and AIM

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For Jack and Eloise Murtaugh, AIM Preferred Members from Bel Air, Maryland, the open road is more than a calling. It is a profession.

The couple has been driving semi-trucks for Schneider National—the company with the ubiquitous orange trucks and trailers—for the past six-and-a-half years. The trucking lifestyle does not exactly lend itself to good nutrition and healthy eating, but the Murtaughs have found a way: AIM BarleyLife®.

“We’re out three or four weeks at a time,” Eloise said. “Really, it’s eat, drive, and sleep. BarleyLife is something where I know I’ve got some green nutrition to add to the food I’m going to be eating for the day.”

The Murtaughs spend as little as five or six days at home each month, and the rest of their time on the road and in the truck. The majority of the Murtaughs’ meals are made in the truck, and healthy food options are hard to come by due to lack of refrigeration, time, and space.

For this reason, BarleyLife has been a lifesaver.

“Ninety percent of the food we eat, we cook here in the truck,” Eloise said. “It’s so hard out here to eat as much as you can of your fruits and vegetables. BarleyLife has become something that helps sustain our health. The first thing I do when I wake up for my shift is have my green drink.”

Jack and Eloise take alternating, twelve-hour shifts driving the truck (longer shifts are not allowed by law); while one drives, the other sleeps. Eloise had the day shift for the first four years, “so I’ve seen everything,” she said. Jack now drives during the day, Eloise at night.

AIM products have been a part of their routine since 2011, when the Murtaughs joined as Members. The boost of wholefood nutrition has been a welcome addition to their diet. Both Jack and Eloise take the AIM Garden Trio®. Jack adds AIM Peak Endurance® and has noticed an improvement in his energy levels.

The Murtaughs went without AIM for the first five years on the road until Eloise met
Chairman’s Club Directors Jim and Carolyn Kling and Royal Emerald Director Cathy
McCrea on a trip to Nampa. Eloise was visiting family with her aunt, AIM Preferred
Member Marge Fuhrmann, 86, who has been taking BarleyLife for twenty years.

“My brother, who lives in Nampa, sings in the same choir as the Klings,” Eloise said. “My brother knew that the Klings were the BarleyLife people and that my aunt has been ordering her BarleyLife from AIM for all these years. He said, ‘I have to take you and Aunt Marge to meet the Klings.’ Oh my, we had such a nice time! We got talking about
BarleyLife—something I had originally heard about thirty years ago. I thought, ‘I need this stuff now.’”

AIM nutrition has been a necessary part of the Murtaughs’ driving ever since.

“The Garden Trio changed my life!”

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Preferred Member Sharla Davison, from Nampa, Idaho, saw an immediate boost to her health when she began taking the Garden Trio.

“For about six years, I had recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs),” Sharla said. “For a couple years, I took antibiotics to get rid of them. Then I began to treat them naturally, which would get rid of the infection for a short time, but it would always come back. I started taking the Garden Trio about one year ago for a UTI, which went away within twenty minutes. It came back the next morning only very slightly, so I took more Garden Trio. That got rid of it. I take the Garden Trio every day now and have not had a UTI since.”

In addition to the Garden Trio, Sharla also takes AIM CranVerry+® (helpful for urinary health maintenance), AIM Herbal Fiberblend®, AIM Proancynol® 2000, AIM ProPeas™, AIM fit ’n fiber®, and AIM Peak Endurance®. Herbal Fiberblend was the first product that Sharla took when she joined AIM, and it remains a favorite.

“It’s my best friend,” she said. “I take it every day.”

Her use of Herbal Fiberblend and the Garden Trio along with guidance from Chairman’s Club Director Carolyn Kling and Royal Emerald Director Cathy McCrea helped her achieve a healthier weight. Over the past year, Sharla has lost fifty pounds.

“I knew I needed to eat right and exercise,” she said. “Because I already felt so much better with AIM products, it was so easy to make that change. I didn’t need a special weight loss diet. With Herbal Fiberblend and the Garden Trio, I feel healthier.”

The value of all-natural, vegetable nutrition

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April is the month for Earth Day, but any time of year is worth celebrating whole-food nutrition, greens, and natural health.

In order to match the nutritive power of the AIM Garden Trio®, you would need two to three servings of green vegetables to equal a single serving of AIM BarleyLife®. As for concentrated nutrition, it takes twenty-five pounds of carrots to equal one pound of AIM Just Carrots®, and twenty-five pounds of beets to equal one pound AIM RediBeets®.

If all-natural, vegetable nutrition is your aim, then the Garden Trio is the ultimate solution.

The benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet

Earth Day, observed on April 22 this year, promotes awareness of our natural environment, and AIM represents the finest natural nutrition on our planet. Eating right can make all the difference.

Consider that consumption of fruits and green leafy vegetables has a wide-ranging effect on overall health — everything from a simple boost of energy and well-being to possible reductions of many types of diseases. In fact, an online article from Stanford Medicine maintains that fruits and vegetables containing phytochemicals may deter cancer growth.

Another way of viewing the importance of fruits and vegetables is to examine a diet without them. Those who consume a low amount of fruits and vegetables, especially in proportion to animal protein and bad carbohydrates, run a higher risk of acidosis. An acidic body can result in a variety of ailments: lethargy, respiratory problems, chest pain, bone loss, and more. On top of this, choosing processed foods filled with sugars and additives instead of wholesome, natural choices can lead to diabetes and obesity.

Juicing

Many people who recognize the importance of fruits and vegetables turn to juicing to
ensure they get as much nutrition in their diet as possible. Juicing provides a concentration of nutrients. Juices are ingested and assimilated within fifteen minutes, and this enables the nutrients to be used almost completely for the
nourishment of the cells.

The downside of juicing is the expense in terms of money, time, and effort. A better solution—for money, time, and effort—is AIM concentrates. Simply scoop, stir, and enjoy.

What AIM products have to offer

AIM’s garden of whole-food supplements contains only the best in all-natural, non-GMO ingredients.

BarleyLife is made from young barley leaves, the most nutritious plants on Earth. Of its many benefits, this ideal source of natural vitamins and minerals creates a healthy, alkalizing effect on body pH. BarleyLife contains the alkalizing minerals potassium, calcium, and magnesium, which neutralize acidic materials (accumulated in part from an industrialized diet) and help the body maintain acid-alkaline balance. AIM BarleyLife® Xtra is an additional nutritional option.

Just Carrots, made from 100 percent natural carrot juice, contains 420 percent of the
Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin A per serving in the form of alpha- and beta-carotene. Vitamin A is a valuable companion to the Healthy Cell Concept™ as it helps
strengthen the immune system and promote cell growth.

RediBeets red beet juice powder counts betaine among its many nutrients. Betaine plays a role in reducing homocysteine levels; high levels of homocysteine often accompany cardiovascular disease.

For the most effective, efficient form of natural, whole-food health, AIM supplements like the Garden Trio provide you with life-giving, plant nutrients from the Earth—every day.

Experience the many benefits of ginkgo biloba

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Circulation affects every organ in the body. Our health relies on the supply of oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood to flow fast and full to its many destinations. When blood flow slows down, so can we—physically, mentally, and otherwise.

Supporting the circulatory system through diet, exercise, and supplementation can help ensure an adequate supply of blood to all the many places it is needed. AIM GinkgoSense™, which features Ginkgo biloba extract, bilberry fruit extract, lutein and zeaxanthin, is an all-natural supplement that provides circulatory support. The ingredients in GinkgoSense’s unique formula work together synergistically to provide a boost to brain function, blood flow, and vision. Natural products, like GinkgoSense and the rest of AIM’s 30-plus product lineup, work on more than one specific area, which is why you may experience a range of benefits from AIM’s healthy nutritional supplements.

Ginkgo biloba is perhaps the most wellknown of GinkgoSense’s ingredients. The
ancient herb has been the subject of decades’ worth of research into its effects on neuro health and improved circulation. Among its benefits, ginkgo is credited with enhanced memory, improved cognitive function (even as it relates to those with Alzheimer’s), improved eyesight, and decreased circulatory conditions like claudication (leg pain).

The brain benefits of ginkgo come from the herb’s ability to increase blood flow. Compounds in the ginkgo leaf dilate blood vessels; ginkgo’s unique flavonoids help protect and repair blood vessels, particularly those in the brain; and ginkgo has been found to increase neural transmitter function. These benefits combine to make ginkgo the leading neuro health herb supplement on the market.

GinkgoSense also features bilberry fruit extract, lutein, and zeaxanthin—three remarkably effective, all-natural ingredients for eye health. One of the main reasons behind bilberry’s eye health function is blood flow. The eyes rely on a large amount of oxygen-carrying blood, and bilberry improves blood flow in addition to working as an antioxidant. Because of this dual role, bilberry has benefits for cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. One study found that 97 percent of people with cataracts experienced no progression of the condition when on a bilberry supplement, compared to 77 percent of those in a placebo group. Lutein and zeaxanthin work alongside bilberry as free-radical fighters, helping prevent oxidative damage to the eyes.

To further improve circulation in the body, you might consider taking GinkgoSense plus AIM CellSparc 360®. Together, these two products work on macro and micro levels to cover all your bases—impacting veins, arteries, and capillaries.

I’m an active sixty-eight-year-old with a part-time job in a health food store. I started taking GinkgoSense for two reasons: to help my memory and to improve my circulation. GinkgoSense has helped to keep my memory sharp over the years. And it has improved my circulation, which my doctor says is phenomenal. GinkgoSense really helps, so some of my family started taking it as well. In only six weeks, GinkgoSense relieved the hand stiffness that my son—a musician—had been feeling. I’m so grateful for AIM products.

—Betty Anne Graham, AIM Director, Okotoks, Alberta