Monday, February 12, 2007

Children's Testimonials

This is Miami Schufeld and I thought this was a really important message to put out to everyone. I just got back from my daughter’s visit to her pediatrician. When she was about eight months old, she was diagnosed with an asthma or allergy, they really didn’t know what it was and she had to take Albuterol, which as some of you may know, is an awful, awful steroid for kids to take but we really didn’t feel that we had a choice because she was having difficulty breathing. She was also on a nebulizer.
When we started evaluating this business in February 2004, Kevin and Debbie Nolan suggested we try OPC-3 and Might-A-Mins for our daughter. And we did, and slowly but surely we noticed that she wasn’t waking up anymore at night with her wheezing and coughing, and that it was going away.
Well, we got back from our pediatrician today and they told us that she no longer has to have Albuterol or use her nebulizer.
It’s just a really important thing; I’m getting emotional now but my 2/1/2 year old is no longer on an awful, awful drug.
Just wanted to let everyone know that our products are amazing. My daughter wants to say something…you probably couldn’t hear her. She was saying thank you, Market America.
I give OPC-3 to both my kids and they are almost 3 and almost 5. It works great when we start to get a cold, I give them a full adult dose 2 or 3 times a day for a couple days. Other days they get 1/2 adult dose. They are the only two kids at school who have not missed a day!
Hope this helps!
Amy Chaffin

I have had my little guy on OPC-3 since in vitro. He is 37 lbs. and takes a cap of Might-A-Mins and one cap OPC-3 each day. He also takes Ultimate Aloe and Mineral Blast, and Calcium Plus at night. He is the HEALTHIEST child I have ever seen...never collicky, no ear infections, no noticeable teething pain and no bad colds or flu's that have kept him in bed...easy delivery at 10 lbs. for this old mom also.
Amber Humphrey
Our products can be very effective for young children w/allergies. My son was suffering terribly with seasonal allergies at 13 months of age. One of the doctors at his pediatric practice wanted to start him on anti-histamines. I refused & started him on 1 cap of OPC & 1 cap of Might-a-Mins, along w/one ounce of aloe juice daily. His allergies were gone that day! Another pediatrician in that practice was so impressed that she bought aloe juice & OPC for her elderly parents & is now a distributor herself.I have tried to drop his dose down to 1/2 a cap on the OPC, but don't get the same results. We have since added Vitamin C because he likes the taste (and I know it's good for him). He has just turned 4, and (other than tick bites & food poisoning) he has not been back to the pediatrician for an illness since. He sees the doctor once a year now for an annual check-up.Whenever something nasty is going around his pre-school, I bump up his aloe & he skates right through. On occasion, he's come down with the sniffles, a stomach flu, or a fever, but they have never lasted more than one day. If he's not feeling well, he asks for aloe & OPC himself because he knows they will make him feel better. I've given him cough syrup only once in 3 years & have to throw out all the OTC remedies (Tylenol, etc.) that moms like to keep on hand "just in case" because they expire before we ever use them. I attribute all of this to our wonderful products!Margie LeatherMonroe, NY
My nephew (with severe Heart problems) started OPC-3 when he was 13 months old (13 lbs.) We started him on 1/2 adult dose, which was still a little better than 5 times (per his weight). He is doing great! He wasn't really expected to see his first birthday, but he will see his third in just a few weeks. To look at him, one would never know he has any medical problems at all.
Another nephew, who suffers both from allergies and asthma was started on OPC-3 at 18 months old, (15 lbs) -- also half a dose. His older brother (9), with the same problems, takes a whole dose. Both are also doing great and have had no more attacks.
For them, the OPC-3 alone was too sour. They weren't really thrilled, made ugly faces and threw their bottles/cups back at us. So . . . We added some Isotonix Vitamin C and gave it to them as the first bottle/cup in the morning. Evidently the Vitamin C added enough sweetness to make it palatable for them. I hope this helps.
Karen Johnson

Both my wife & 10 year old daughter suffer serious allergy problems, or I should say did suffer from. Literally every 6 weeks my daughter would get an infection in her throat followed by a serious fever(102-104) this would last for a week accompanied by a regimen of antibiotics. She had suffered from this most of her life & my wife took clariton every day for many years for her allergies.
For the last 10 months they have each taken 1 capful of OPC-3 a day with a half cap of the Vitamin C. My daughter has not been sick 1 time in the last 10 months (we were a few weeks from having her tonsils removed when we noticed the improvement & cancelled the surgery). My wife has maybe taken 4 doses of Clariton in the last 10 months. I am starting to make some $$ with my Unfranchise but even if I did not make a dime I would never stop because of what these products have done for my family.
Tom SweeneyChester County, PA.

Hi team: I have a niece who is 5 and has severe asthma. We started her on OPC3 in Dec. and she is doing well. She too was using a home nebulizer with Albuterol and steroid inhalants. Her Mother was apprehensive about giving it to her so she took it to her Dr. and asked first. Of course, the Dr. didn't know much about it but said it "wouldn't hurt her." I give it to all my kids and 3 of them have severe allergies that lead to sinus infections many times a year. They are sooooo much better and not using Allegra and Claritin anymore. They get a slight cold now and then but no big problems.
I now give it to my 15 month old in her sippee cup along with Vit. C. I really swear by it for all my own sinus problems and many aches and pains in my joints. There is nothing like it. I asked my Nurse Practitioner and the allergist office what she thought of it as I told her how it was helping all my kids, and she takes it herself!! She said it's a great product!! I'd rather buy OPC3 from myself than thousand of dollars worth of antibiotics and allergy meds from the pharmaceutical companies!! Plus the cost of the office visit, the time, the hassle, and having sick kids. Get the picture.
Rick MalsStrabane, PA
My personal experience is one dose of OPC-3 each day takes care of my fall allergies. My 9 year old son, who used to develop winter allergies and had secondary bronchial infections all winter long (every 3 weeks it was to the doctor for more antibiotics), is on one dose a day (a double dose for him per weight) and hasn't had the usual allergy symptoms and no secondary infections for the past two winters.
I have a new customer who used it to bring down their blood pressure are pleasantly "surprised" that they don't have any allergies this spring (and pollen counts are high this spring!). Another customer told his wife that this spring he could smell the dirt of a newly tilled field. Something he hadn't been able to smell due to chronic sinuses for many, many years! OPC-3 is WONDERFUL for allergies.
Doreen Creighton Gap, PA
I have had my daughter, Kelley, on MightaMins and about a 1/3 dose (based on her weight) of OPC every morning and she hasn't been ill for over a year! You can tell she has a tendency for allergies during the season which is why we added the OPC. We also give her Strawberry/Kiwi Aloe to help her with any digestive issues whenever she needs it, which is not often. She is extremely healthy now!
Hope that helps!
Carolyn Petrina

Hi team: I have a niece who is 5 and has severe asthma. We started her on OPC3 in Dec. and she is doing well. She too was using a home nebulizer with Albuterol and steroid inhalants. Her Mother was apprehensive about giving it to her so she took it to her Dr. and asked first. Of course, the Dr. didn't know much about it but said it "wouldn't hurt her." I give it to all my kids and 3 of them have severe allergies that lead to sinus infections many times a year. They are sooooo much better and not using Allegra and Claritin anymore. They get a slight cold now and then but no big problems.
I now give it to my 15 month old in her sippee cup along with Vit. C. I really swear by it for all my own sinus problems and many aches and pains in my joints. There is nothing like it. I asked my Nurse Practitioner and the allergist office what she thought of it as I told her how it was helping all my kids, and she takes it herself!! She said it's a great product!! I'd rather buy OPC3 from myself than thousand of dollars worth of antibiotics and allergy meds from the pharmaceutical companies!! Plus the cost of the office visit, the time, the hassle, and having sick kids. Get the picture.
I have year-round allergies. I've never been medically tested to see exactly what I am allergic to. I know for sure that I don't take very kindly to dust, mold or mildew, and whatever common pollens or organic matter that are flying around. I used to take Claritin every day of the year. I've been on OPC-3 for over 6 months, and it has been just wonderful! I can tell when I wake up in the morning whether it'll be a good or bad day for my allergies. I take one cap each of OPC-3, Multi-tech, and Antioxidant every day, but on bad days I either take a double or triple dose of OPC-3. I know it works for ME, because sometimes I take only one OPC-3 in the morning, and if I'm still sniffling before I eat breakfast, I'll take a second (or third) cap, and within a half-hour I feel fine. It works for me.
It's great taking a superior product for overall great health and having the nice benefit of allergy control! And no more prescriptions full of chemicals to waste my money on !!!!!
Rick MalsStrabane, PA

Migraines

My personal story is: I suffered at least one migraine a month for 20 years first the zig zig lines in my peripheral vision, followed by blind spots in the middle of my vision so I could barely drive home from work before phase three set in - excruciating pain that *nothing* helped. This lasted
for 24 hours. If I ate lots of sugar as soon as the zig zag started, I could sometimes stave of the rest of the symptoms - until next time. I started on OPC-3 4 years ago and have not had a migraine since. For the first few months the zig zags would start and I would take an extra OPC3, which would stop it.
I know some people also find B 12 is necessary to stop them. Since those first few months I haven't even had a zig zag, much less blindness and pain.
Guess I finally got enough OPC3 in my system!
Ramona Rhoades
Los Angeles
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I have suffered from migraine headaches for over twenty years. I had at least one headache a month, if not more. Symptoms included blurred vision, nausea - in fact I could not stand to smell food cooking or I would be sick to my stomach. I had to have the room darkened and I would sleep as much as I could - trying not to move too much. Doctors attitude was you have to learn to live with it, you're just one of those people.
I heard that OPC-3 may help to get rid of headaches, and I decided to give it a try. I started taking it in August, and realized after a very short time (2 months) that I hadn't had a migraine headache since starting the OPC-3. I have only had one since I started on OPC and to me that's incredible!
I feel that I have my life back and I now have freedom to travel, make plans with my friends or to take on projects without fear of being unable to complete/fulfill my promises.
I am truly thankful that Market America has such a wonderful product available to anyone/ everyone who wants to take charge of their own health using products that are safe and natural.
I was so impressed that I am now a distributor.
Sincerely,
B. J. Samorodny
Thunder Bay, ON Canada
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My name is John Lehotsky and I suffered from severe migraine headaches on and off for about 15 years. These headaches would occur with little advance warning and would send me to bed, unable to stand light, noise or any contact. At their peak I would become violently sick to my stomach.
Doctors prescribed almost every medication known with no results. I spent 4 days in the hospital with an IV, administering Dihydro-ergotomine. I had a serious reaction to the anti-nausea drug that was used in addition to the DHE and had terrible muscle spasms.
I was privileged to meet Cheree Culpepper before our local seminar and asked her what I might try to stem these awful headaches. Cheree advised two capfuls of Isotonix B-12 with my two caps of OPC-3. I received immediate results that were far above my expectations. I did not experience any headaches of any degree for the next several weeks. I ran out of B-12, waiting for my order to be delivered by UPS and immediately got a migraine that day. One of our business partners loaned us a bottle until ours came in and the headache immediately subsided.
I can assure you that the B-12 is the answer to my dilemma and I will not allow myself to run out again. The nice side-effect is that I have more energy and I have a brand new lease on life.
Thanks to Cheree Culpepper for her research and insight for all the people she's helped.
Sincerely,
John K. Lehotsky Williamsport, Pennsylvania
I started using OPC in June, and later added B-12 because I heard it does something for migraines. I used a Prescription Drug, first Imitrex, then switched to Zomig because it's claim was to help ease a migraine once well under way, but the Imitrex has to catch the migraine in the early, early stage in order to work. The Zomig comes six in a pack, and cost $100.00 (luckily my insurance paid 80%), but I was going through an awful lot of them. I was having Migraines for about 1 1/2 years, about 4 a month, then increased to about 6 or 7 a month, sometimes even more. EVER SINCE I STARTED B-12, IN SEPTEMBER, I HAVE ONLY HAD 3 MIGRAINES! It is absolutely incredible. I only take one capful of B-12 a day, but I increased them during the migraines to three caps. I have B-12 on transfer buying; I couldn't stand the thought of running out. Oh, by the way, I got a migraine when I ran out of B-12!!!, Thank goodness for overnight buying. I only had to go 5 days without it.
Lucretia A. McGonagle
Westbrook, ME
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In response to your request to an Asthma testimony.
OPC-3 and my fourteen year old daughter who had asthma and severe Allergies since the age of 3 are the reasons I became a Market America distributor!!!!!
My mom in Conn. sent this strange bottle of "stuff" to her granddaughter living in MD., because she had heard many testimonies about positive results concerning asthma and OPC-3. The bottle sat on our counter for about 2 weeks, and my daughter didn't seem the least bit interested in drinking this thing that gramma sent. I felt a little guilty that my mom had paid for this so I started to take the OPC-3.
After one week the migraines that I suffered from since the age of sixteen were gone(I WASN'T READY TO ADMIT,IT WAS THE OPC). After two weeks and no migraines, I was ready to find out what was going on here. After three weeks I wanted to know about Market America........Now after I had attended meetings, and heard powerful testimonies myself regarding asthma and OPC,I made my daughter take this.......
This little girl had missed twenty-seven days of school last year, she always ended up with serious sinus infections (every year,)and has been rushed to the hospital by the school nurse in the past.
She is a competitive gymnast, and this year during her state competition she was able to compete to her full potential, because she wasn't suffering from symptoms from allergies and wasn't having asthma attacks....She won the Maryland state vault title in her age group as a level eight gymnast and placed third all around! She is doing great, even during one of the worst pollen seasons on record, she doesn't even have red itchy eyes and No asthma attacks.
Does our family believe in OPC.................without hesitation YES!!!!!!!!!
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I had terrible migraines as long as I can remember. I was finally "diagnosed with common migraines" in 1983. I have taken, Fiorinol, Fioricet, and Ergomar -- none of which did me any good. About 3 years ago, I started taking Isotonix B-12 formula. I have decreased my migraines from as many as 5 a month, to about 2 a year (usually when I get lazy and forget to take my B-12). A doctor that I asked about it said that people who have common migraines often have boarder-line under-active thyroids and that the B-12 will kick start the thyroid into functioning properly again. I take a single dose of B-12 every day and it helps a lot. I have also heard of people having great success with OPC-3 and migraines. If I feel one coming on, I will take a double-dose B-12 along with a double-dose OPC-3 (in addition to what I usually take) and I can often stop a migraine before it really gets started. I still have to try to avoid my "triggers", but I feel like I've got my life back!!
I'm no doctor but this sure is working for me!!
Sandi Gerard
Charlotte, NC
I also know of a customer who takes only B-12 for migraines. She suffered from them to the point of blacking out. As long as she takes B-12, she doesn't get headaches. Pam
Here is my OPC-3 testimonial that relates to migraines, as well as a few other ailments:
Upon signing on as a distributor, I started using OPC-3 as a preventative measure as heart disease and cancer run rampant in my family knew of the benefits of antioxidants so OPC-3 seemed like a great "insurance policy" in protecting me from the diseases that have plagued my relatives.
I don't know of any person on this planet who is totally healthy; pain free or problem free. I had various problems such as migraines which I took Fiorinal, PMS and the symptoms associated with it-bloating, fatigue, again the migraines, irritability, extreme cramping that required pain meds, etc...I have a bad knee from a car accident that always hurt, and I also have spring and summer allergies.
I also have had a blood disorder that my doctors have not been able to identify. I get mysterious bruises, sometimes 30 at a time, all over my body. I have been tested for everything under the sun like Hemophelia and VonWillibrands disease. ALL of these ailments that I have suffered for
Years with have been positively affected since I began taking 3 caps a day of OPC-3. NO more migraines, no more pain meds for PMS, my knee feels normal for the first time in 15 years, allergy symptoms reduced greatly, and my bruising is at the lowest its been my whole life. I never expected anything like this to happen from taking it. It’s really an incredible product.
Valerie Krauss
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Here's our groups latest on this issue! We are working with a girl with migraines so bad that she actually passes out from them. Until a few weeks ago, she got them almost every day. She definitely wanted to start on the OPC-3, and we highly recommended the B-12 as well. In fact, to a brand new customer just starting I'll recommend the B-12 over the OPC-3 for eadaches just because of my experiences. She started on both products the day after we met her, and she didn't get a headache! Nor did she get ANY headaches for about two weeks, until the day that she didn't take her B-12. Not surprisingly, she got a headache that day. Needless to say, she was immediately on the phone to order enough OPC-3 and B-12 to prevent running out again! I believe very strongly the B-12 for headaches. In fact, I take it just like I *used* to take Tylenol or Motrin when I feel one coming on. Works every time! As I said earlier, if it's a new customer who only wants to try one thing for headaches, I'll usually go with the B-12 before the OPC. Once they're thrilled to death with those results, they'll probably respect what you tell them about OPC, too!
Stacey Flynn
Greensboro, PA
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Hi, I had severe, put me to bed, Migraines for 15 years. I haven't had a Migraine since I became a distributor. Today I have a stressed, sort of almost there, headache but it hasn't manifested into a migraine. I woke up with it, so I know it's trying to be a migraine but it feels like it just can't grow into one. It feels like a tightening at the back of my head and shoulders at this point. I have no doubt that the products I'm taking have to be the reason for the relief. I take OPC-3, MultiTech and Mineral Blast (every other day for the Mineral Blast).
Shelly Elkins
Baltimore
The condition to which you refer is quite well known in the Gynecologic field. We sometimes refer to them as
menstrual withdrawal headaches. It has been shown that the result from the falling levels of estrogen just before the onset of the mense (period). For many years, I have used the estrogen patch to abort the headache. Applied 2-3 days before the expected onset of the headache, it often works quite nicely in reducing the severity and duration of the headache. For the past 7 years, I have also highly recommended OPC-3 for, not only these headaches, but for any headache, especially the classic migraines. I believe the OPC-3, by stabilizing the cell membrane and vessel wall, may actually reduce the vasospasm (sensitivity of the blood vessel to those stimuli which make it constrict).
This process allows the blood to flow more freely avoiding the compensatory vasodilatation (opening or dilating of the cerebral vessels) which is what results in the pounding headache.
My family often teases me since I seem to recommend OPC for just about everything. I also like to combine the OPC with Vitamin C and the Antioxidant. I routinely recommend multiple dosing since the body seems to like consistency and does better, at least with supplements, if you give it smaller doses more frequently.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
John B.

Carpal Tunnel

Here is my testimony about carpal tunnel and OPC-3:
I was considering having surgery for carpal tunnel just so I could get a good night’s rest. I run a large family-owned bakery and use my hands all the time for work. After a day when I had to constantly squeeze pastry tubes to decorate a dozen or more huge sheet cakes, I would awaken during the night with my hands being completely numb. It was very annoying to have to get out of bed and shake my hands around in order to get some feeling back into my fingers. They gave me a brace to wear to bed, but it didn’t seem to help much.
I had tried many remedies...nothing seemed to help...I was really not happy about the idea of having surgery and was willing to try just about anything to avoid it. You told me OPC-3 was not a wonder drug which would cure me, but that, over time, it would relieve my symptoms....so I decided to give it a try. I began with a loading dose of 4 capfuls per day, along with 1 capful of the antioxidant.
Since I have been taking OPC-3 over the past three months, I don’t have to wear the brace at night anymore....there isn’t all the numbness....and when I have a busy day, with lots of cakes to decorate, I notice a big difference in how I feel! OPC-3 has really changed my life! I know now, that if things continue to improve they way they have recently, that surgery will never be an option for me.
Oh, yes, and by the way...OPC-3 has done more than just help with my carpal tunnel . I had my teeth cleaned the other day...the hygienist remarked to me that my gums didn’t bleed much at all compared to what they had before.
Thanks,
Ron Stoecklein
Pittsburgh, PA
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When I first opened my unfranchise I began immediately taking OPC3 and the multi vitamin but not much else. I don't know when it happened but I noticed after a couple of months that my ct was completely gone. I had gone to the Dr. because it woke me up out of a sound sleep with pain. They wanted to operate and I decided to wait on that until it got worse which would not have been long. I truly believe it was the consistent use of OPC3 that cured me and I have not once had a symptom. Hope your friend has as good an experience. Peg
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Acid Reflux

I started taking OPC-3 for some shoulder problems that I was having. To my surprise I actually had many positive results from OPC-3 other than just taking away the pain in my shoulder.
For years, maybe 10 or so, I had acid reflux. It was always there but some days were worse than others. In the beginning I could take a couple of Tums or even just grin and bear it, and the reflux would subside. However, for the last couple of years that I had Acid Reflux I couldn't get thru the day or night without taking at least a Zantac 150, or some prescription medicine. And, I was taking these medicines daily.
When I started OPC-3 two years ago from now, I have never once taken a Tums, Zantac, or Prescription Antacid. For Obvious reasons, I hope, I have not taken these medicines because I have not had Acid Reflux once since starting OPC-3.
I hope this makes some difference for somebody out there because I know how terrible it is to live with Acid Reflux and how much better I feel now that I don't have it anymore.
Dave Hollenback

Seizures

I hope this helps!!!
My name is Kristyn, I am 25 years old. I was diagnosed with temporal lobe seizures 2 years ago. I was unable to live a normal life, I was having 5-6 seizures a day. While I was hospitalized for 3 weeks I was monitored on many different anti-seizure medications, the medications helped with my seizures, however I suffered from slurred speech, extreme fatigue, I was unable to organize my thoughts, I couldn't drive and obviously I could not work. After being discharged I was taking my medications in order to somewhat function normally, however even on my medications I would still have the sensation that I was going to have a seizure.
When I was introduced to OPC-3 I took the recommended dose (2 capfuls a day). I felt great, more energized, I was starting to feel like my old self again! I then started to increase my dose of OPC-3 (5 capfuls daily) and my sensations went away, then I gradually weaned myself off my anti-seizure medications. I am currently seizure free for 1 year and completely off all prescribed medications.
Posted by Kevin and Elesha Winn

Acne

My daughter is sixteen years old. For at least 3 years she has been suffering from SEVERE acne. We have tried every product on the market including Proactive, Dermatologists recommendations and every over the counter product on the market. NOTHING WORKED!! Since the topicals from the dermatologists and proactive did not work I decided to start her our internal pills Prevaderm and the Anti Blemish potion!! IN 3 DAYS her face cleared. I have spent hundreds of dollars on her over the years and in 3 days her confidence level increased dramatically/ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING!! Nicole From Jacksonville!!

Addison's Disease

My mothers has addision's disease for many years. She has chosen to go the alternative route to treat the disease. She has been taking the OPC-3 for a month or so now and seems to be feeling a bit better but not tons. I'm mostly writing because we have suggestions other than Market America products that could possibly aid this person with addisions. Would you please pass along my e-mail address and this letter to the person who sent this? It may help out.
As far as my own personal testimony - I have two.
The first is that I myself have an adrenal gland weakness - not addision's disease but in the same ball park. With this comes fatigue - for me it occurs mostly in the afternoon. I have taken many products to help with this but when I became a MA unfranchise owner, I began to take the OPC-3 and the Multitech on a daily basis.
What I noticed within a week was that I had more energy. I didn't slump so much in the afternoon which is a big deal to me (a mother of five). I have added the Aloe and simple greens also.
The second is that our family had a bout with the stomach flu and had the Isotonix digestive aid in the cubbard so we tried it. Our symptoms, which were very uncomfortable, were lessoned to the point that we carried on throughout our day stopping to take it periodically when the symptoms returned. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. It really made a nasty feeling subside without taking over the counter drugs.
Simone Hentish

ADD & ADHD

On the subject of Attention Deficit Disorder, two of my children have this problem. My adult daughter has always complained about feeling detached and like she has a lot of difficulty staying focused on what people are saying – also remembering things. When she started taking OPC-3™, she was amazed. She says that the cloud lifted from her brain and she felt like she could think clearly for the first time. My son, who is now 14 years old, has always had learning problems, difficulty paying attention, difficulty following directions, lost his temper very easily, and while he isn’t a classic hyperactive type, he does have some unusual behavior patterns. When we found out that OPC-3™ could help with this, we immediately had him start taking it. Before OPC-3™, he had made little progress in his school work for the entire year before, and we weren’t sure what to do with him. In the year after he started taking OPC-3™, he advanced five grade levels in his reading skills, and two grade levels in math. He says that OPC-3™ helps him think, and concentration is much easier. He also calmed down some and is in much better control of the rages that he used to have. Another nice little side benefit; he used to get every virus that came along – it seemed that he was always sick. As soon as he started on OPC-3™, he was the healthiest one in the house, and with six children, that’s saying a lot.
Gail Weekly
Roseburg, OR
We have a son that was taking 20 mg of Ritalin a day, and that was barely getting him through the day. We took him off Ritalin all together and he takes 2 capfuls of OPC-3™ in the morning, about 15 minutes before he eats, and that gets him through the whole school day. There really is no set dose that will work on everyone, they all seem to react just a little differently. You will have to try a dosage and see how it works. We tried it on a non-school day so we could see his behavior, and we got it on the first shot.
Charles and Denise
My son was diagnosed with ADD in 6th grade. He was put on Ritalin and had been on it for almost a year. He too started having the Ritalin side effects after about 8 months on meds, including mood swings when the meds wore off. A friend told me about OPC-3™. I started him on it but didn’t notice a difference until about 2½ to 3 months in. Then I dropped his morning dose of Ritalin. No one at school noticed a difference without his meds. We noticed a difference in mood. When school ended last year, I stopped all meds, & replaced them with: 2 caps of OPC-3™ & 1 cap B-12
After a recent seminar by a doctor, I’ve added 1 cap of Calcium daily (mainly for the magnesium) and Vitamin C.
He is now 13 and is completely off Ritalin. He still complains about drinking his Isotonix®, but he does it out of force of habit. I made sure of it! Kids will fight anything new. Don’t let your customer give up because her son doesn’t like the taste. I did start out mixing his Isotonix® with ½ water & ½ apple juice.
Some concerns to share with your customer:
Schools almost make it fun to be on meds at schools – my son got to leave class early to go to the office to get his Ritalin before lunch. Some kids, including my son, thought that was “cool”. I did not want my son entering high school on any medication. It just opens the door to the ease of taking other “drugs” – I know that sounds a bit crazy, but ADD & ADHD kids are much more impulsive/compulsive and therefore more susceptible to addictions (a documented fact).
There are still concerns about long term effects of Ritalin type drugs. I saw side effects within 6-8 months.
I have twins who are 17 and weigh around 95 lbs. They have ADD, and they were put on Rydalin years ago and I didn't like the way the Rydalin made them act so I decided to try the OPC-3™. They take two capfuls a day and are doing great. They will tell anyone that with the OPC-3™ they find they can pay attention more and retain what they are learning. They have also told me that when they read a book it is easier because they can remember what they have read and don't have to read it over and over. I as a parent thank God for OPC-3™. Because of my success with this product I have shared it with many of my friends who have children with the same problem and all are doing great. I also have a customer whose son has ADHD and although he has recently started using the OPC-3™ she has told me there is a difference in him and will continue to use the product. She gave a big hug and thanked me for giving her son back!!! He is 10 and weighs around 80 lbs.
Terri Bailey
West VA
One of my customers has a 4-year-old with ADD and has had tremendous results with OPC-3™ and Calcium Plus. His psychiatrist has been very impressed with the improvement in his temperament and ability to cope with stress and emotions. He has actually been able to stop and think things through rather than “acting-out” all of his feelings. The psychiatrist was very impressed with the results of this non-drug therapy and recommended that his mother continue with what she has been doing. His daycare provider has seen significant changes in his ability to get along with the other children and respecting others’ feelings and rights. I know this isn’t very technical, but every little bit helps. He has only been on the product for a month.
Shila Fisher
Portland, OR
My sister's son had a severe case of ADHD and was on prescription meds for three years and the problem worsened. She started intense research into the natural alternatives and she removed all sugar products from Lance's diet and started him on OPC-3™ and Mineral Blast®. He went from a “C” and “D” student to an “A” and “B” student in about 3 months. She was able to wean him completely off the meds that he was on in 6 months. I would suggest your friend try 2 caps of OPC-3™ and 1 cap of Mineral Blast® and see what happens. Also the sugar needs to be removed from his diet. Strangely enough, my nephew can now eat some sugar without feeling the consequences, but he stayed off sugar for about 8 months.
Marjie Shires
I am writing to share my experience with Isotonix® B-12 and OPC-3™.
My son, who is eight years old has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder) and he is also an Asthmatic. He was taking 60 mg of Rydalin per day for ADHD and varied medicines as needed for his Asthma condition. It is difficult enough for me to take daily medication, but to have to give it to my 8 year old was frustrating. Our life was coordinated around medications. Our school and after school program had to keep up with the demands of one child’s meds. By the end of May, daily trips to school and calls from the after school program, due to my son’s behavior, had pretty much dictated an increase in his medication again.
I had heard of the positive effects of B-12 and OPC-3™ through my sponsor Mike Homer. I hoped this would be the answer to my prayers. My son is now taking B-12 and OPC-3™ on a daily basis and his Rydalin has been cut in HALF! His grades have improved 100% and I have not received one phone call from his teacher this school year. And as a bonus, he has not had a severe Asthma attack since he started on the Isotonix®. Considering he has had 6 hospital stays in the last 3 years due to Asthma, I would say this is as close to a 100% success rate as one can hope for.
Market America truly changed my life and the life of my family. Their products are a blessing and will remain an important part of our life forever.
Sincerely, Maureen Jock
My son started on product when he was 11 years old and starting 5 grade. He was diagnosed with ADD and auditory processing disorder. He had been on Ritalin since 2nd grade after trying Bio-Feedback Treatments and allergy testing. He weighed 60 pounds for 2 years and in 4th grade claimed he had NO FRIENDS! A friend introduced me to the products, so I started him on B-12 and Multi Tech (no children’s back then). I was a little nervous about OPC-3™, my husband was a pharmacist and never heard of it. After watching the video and getting into the business, we started him on one dose of OPC-3™ in the evening and took his evening dose of Ritalin away. In the first couple of weeks the first things I noticed was he remembered his teachers name. Previously it would take 2-3 months for that to occur. Also, he became more organized in his room. Actually sorting his toys instead of dumping them into one box. He also gained 20 pounds as well as having friends in his classroom. (He still has some as friends to this day. He just turned 18 a couple of weeks ago.) He was on it for about 6 months before I noticed at one of my other son's events that he was actually sitting still in a chair!! I knew then that it was really working!
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Cancer

KAREN JOHNSON, MY TESTIMONY
My name is Karen Johnson and I want to tell you how the Market America nutritional products have helped me in my battle with breast cancer. On July 1, 1997 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My surgeon found a ductal carcinoma with lymph nodes involved. My cancer was aggressive so we chose an aggressive postoperative plan. This included twelve chemotherapy treatments and 25 radiation sessions. Before starting treatments I learned that I should be taking nutritional supplements, including vitamins A, E, and C, selenium and COQ-10. With over-the-counter supplements I was taking close to 20 tablets each day. I was holding my own for the first few treatments but not feeling energetic at all and sleeping a lot. I put Rip van Winkle to shame! Chemotherapy has a cumulative effect on the body, so it took longer to bounce back from each treatment. A friend called me to ask how I was doing since he had seen my name on our church prayer list. We talked about my treatments and the vitamins and minerals I was taking. He told me about isotonic forms of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that have helped other people. And I am so glad that we had that talk! I asked my doctor about taking the Market America Isotonix supplement products. He said that these products wouldn¹t hurt me but made no comment about how they might help me. I began taking large doses of OPC3, Isochrome (which contains COQ-10) to protect the heart, MultiTech Vitamin, Vitamin B12 Complex and Vitamin C - which I put in my sports bottle. I also drank the Aloe Vera Juice and took the Oxygen Plus capsules. Aloe Vera helped my healing process and Oxygen Plus contributed to antioxidant buildup. It helped free my system of the toxins which chemotherapy produces. I was in a battle and I finally felt that I was giving my body the nutrients and anti-oxidants needed to help me win. Chemotherapy is designed to kill cancer cells. At the same time it kills healthy cells. We need to stimulate healthy cell growth and detoxify harmful waste. Now when your appetite is off, it is difficult to get this nutrition from food. Even on a good day I can¹t eat that much broccoli and fish! So it¹s important to add supplements in a form that is quickly absorbed by the body. I knew I was doing the right thing nutritionally. I noticed a gradual increase in energy. I asked my husband what he thought. He saw me in comparison to others undergoing chemotherapy. I seemed to bounce in, get the treatment and then bounce out as though going in for a flu shot rather than a chemotherapy treatment. Although I did rest a lot, I could rally to a full day of activity when necessary such as shopping or going on a holiday. He told me to keep on doing what I was doing because it was working. After chemotherapy I underwent 25 radiation treatments. The chemotherapy intensified the radiation burns. In fact some areas were second degree burns. During treatment the clinic provided a gel to be applied to the burn area during the weekdays. But on the weekends I used the Ultimate Aloe Gel with Emu Oil for deeper penetration and Allantoin to promote healing and skin rejuvenation. I was still drinking Aloe Vera juice plus taking the nutrients. I was healing from the inside and healing from the outside. Three weeks after my last radiation treatment the doctor examined my skin. He said I must be a quick healer because my skin had healed in three weeks like he would expect after three months. I knew my recovery was due to a combination of things but most of all it was from giving my system the tools it needed to repair damage. I continue to take large doses of Isotonics, Ultimate Aloe Vera juice and Oxygen Plus to build my immune system. I am not able to take drugs such as tamoxafin, which might prevent recurrence. I have been asked if I have a plan, since there are no drugs available for my situation. I have a powerful plan. It includes loving each day God gives me, balancing my diet, and building my system through Isotonix, Aloe and Oxygen Plus. I feel great. I have the energy to enjoy life. And I feel confident that my plan is the right one.===================================================I would just like to tell you my experience with OPC-3.In February, 1998, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, it was non-invasive and was microscopic in size. It was removed in total and it was decided my treatment would be very close follow-up. My oncologist and surgeon were both in agreement that radiation would not be necessary at this time. I have been taking Tamoxifen to reduce the risk of recurrence. At the time of the diagnosis, I had been on estrogen replacement therapy. I was immediately taken off estrogen replacement therapy and shortly thereafter I started getting hot flashes...very debilitating hot flashes. It changed my whole lifestyle, believe it or not. I suffered for many months, until our friends Monty and Michelle mentioned OPC-3. In learning more about it, I was told it was very good for cancer patients, as it killed free radicals that everyone has in their bodies. It is the free radicals that cause numerous problems and diseases, including cancer. So, I thought I would try it as another preventive measure to reduce my chances of recurrence of cancer. No one mentioned it would help hot flashes, and I didn't see it in any brochure that was published at that time.I started taking it and within 2 weeks, I noticed an amazing reduction of my hot flashes. They significantly decreased in frequency and severity. I couldn't believe it. Up until then, I was getting them almost every 15 - 20 minutes and so severe I felt I couldn't even breathe. I had a ceiling fan over our bed and a 24" fan next to the bed blowing on me all night. My husband was freezing even though he was wearing flannel pajamas, was covered with a sheet, a blanket and a comforter, and I was roasting. But after taking the OPC-3 I didn't need the fans and I could function like I used to. It was like a miracle. My husband is very grateful.I also have Reynaud's Phenomenon, which is the blood vessels and capillary's in my fingers would go into spasms when my hands got cold....from washing vegetables and walking down the refrigerated and freezer section in the grocery store to going outside in the winter. At the beginning, when I saw my doctor about it, he said there was nothing that could be done, other than keeping my hands warm. I have had it for about 15 years and it has gotten progressively worse. All eight of my fingers would get white, and so cold they were numb because there was no blood flow. When my fingers started warming up, they would hurt and tingle. I have just noticed, there is a marked reduction in the numbness and when my fingers get cold, all of my fingers are no longer affected. They may get a little colder than other people's, but the severity has diminished significantly. I didn't know OPC-3 would help this problem. I haven't seen it mentioned in the brochures. Maybe I am the first one to notice it. OPC-3 never ceases to amaze me. I'm a believer and will take it forever. Who knows what problems it is preventing from even getting started.Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. My husband thanks you too!!Ellen Pope
===================================================I have a customer that had Cancer the Chemo made him go into Kidney failure.His eyes and skin was yellow. The doctor said he had to start Dialysis and would be put on the transplant waiteing list. He started takeing 8 capfulls of opc-3 and within 3 days he was feeling better. The whites of his eyes were white again within 3 days it took about 2 weeks for his skin to look ok. When he had his 4 month checkup his blood work was real good. The Doctor can't beleive how good he is doing.Velma Short
===================================================Vitamins Show Promise In Improving Cancer TreatmentFebruary 24, 1999 (NYT Syndicate)-- While the role of antioxidants in preventing disease has received much attention, some researchers think the vitamins may also improve cancer treatment. Giving cancer patients high doses of beta-carotene and vitamins C and E may protect their healthy cells from the onslaught of tumor-killing treatments like chemotherapy and radiation, say Denver researchers. Further, they contend, the antioxidants may bolster the effectiveness of standard cancer therapy.No studies on humans back up these ideas, but in animal studies and experiments on cancer cells, antioxidants have shown promise, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Kedar N. Prasad, lead author of the report, said more definitive data will come from a current trial of the effects of antioxidant treatment on cancer patients. Already, though, Prasad and his colleagues at the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center believe antioxidants may become an important cancer weapon.Antioxidants have been studied as disease fighters because they prevent cell damage from oxygen molecules known as free radicals, which are produced during normal metabolism. One recent study suggested that an antioxidant found in tomatoes might explain the link between tomato consumption and lowered risk for some cancers. In their experiments, Prasad and colleagues found that high doses of multiple antioxidants can not only protect normal cells during cancer treatment, but can also help fight back tumors. Together with diet and lifestyle changes, antioxidants may improve standard cancer therapy, they reported.Another antioxidant researcher, however, thinks Prasad's team is jumping the gun. While the new report is "exciting and provocative," it really only forms the base for further research, said Jeffrey Blumberg, a professor of nutrition at Tufts University in Boston. "I think antioxidants are terrific," Blumberg said, noting that there is "compelling" data on antioxidants' benefits for the heart and eyes.Evidence of the vitamins' link to cancer prevention is not as strong, he added.According to Prasad, antioxidants have garnered little enthusiasm among oncologists partly because they worry that the vitamins might actually protect cancer cells from free radicals generated during chemotherapy and radiation therapy."But," said Prasad, "these vitamins are very selective." Normal cells, he explained, are programmed to pick up a maximum level of the vitamins and nothing more, which protects them from an antioxidant overdose. Cancer cells, however, accumulate the vitamin to levels that may be high enough to stunt their growth or even kill them, according to Prasad.Based on their experiments, as well as their observations of some cancer patients receiving antioxidants, Prasad's team recommends that cancer treatment include doses of vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene.But making cancer-treatment recommendations at this point constitutes a big leap, according to Blumberg. Experiments on cell cultures, he said, aren't enough to provide a "rational scientific basis" for such recommendations. Still, the Colorado team's results show antioxidants may have a role beyond just the prevention of disease, Blumberg said. Clinical trials, he added, should explore the possibility.Posted by Kevin and Elesha Winn

Diabetes

A word on diabetics - TRANSITIONS!!!!! My husband, 38 yrs. Old was diagnosed with type II diabetes - as we all know by now is lifestyle induced primarily. After 8 weeks on transitions he lost 25 lbs and was able to completely stop taking his meds for his blood sugar. He consulted his physician and checked his sugar all day long several times while his body was adjusting to a healthier state. When he felt his levels were dipping - he did not dip into the sugar to bring it back up - he just ate real food. He took the Carb Absorber and Fat Conversion Inhibitor. He also was on high blood pressure meds and was able to eliminate those as well. He still monitors his sugar on a regular basis even after a year from sticking to 8 weeks of Low Glycemic Eating - now he mixes low, mod, high and is still able to maintain. Now he only takes the isotonix and is well on his way to maintaining optimal health.
HUGE ADVICE - The Transitions System is the best way to naturally restore blood glucose levels the best you can before fixing it with meds or supplements - Once you restore the best you can, then you have a better idea where your body needs help!
Sincerely,
Brenda Wood
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Pet Health

I have been a dog groomer for 37 years. I have a tremendous amount of knowledge about dog and cat’s coats and their overall health. When I was first told about Pet Health, I looked at it like other products I have heard about that were supposed to be phenomenal for pet’s health. I had a very skeptic attitude, as I had never seen a product do what it said it would do.
One of my customers’ called me up and told me she had just left the vet’s office, and he told her that her dog had 3 weeks to live. She had a 19-year old Norwegian Elkhound. She said she wanted to get the dog cleaned up before she died. When she brought her in the dog was down in her hips. She was extremely thin. Her face had already started sinking in which is what they do before they die. She could barely hold herself upright let alone walk without help.
When the woman came to pick her up I said I’ve heard good things about this product. I do not know, but it is worth a shot. So she bought it since it was only $23 with tax included [90 servings]. She called me 4 days later. The dog had put weight on, had an alertness in her eyes and was attempting to run which she had not done in 5 years. She regained her weight, her face filled out, her eyesight improved and she enjoyed another almost 8 months of life due solely to the Pet Health. Her kidneys finally failed and she died two weeks ago.
Since that time, I have put all of the elderly and sick dogs that are my customers on this product. Without fail, they have all improved in their health, their physical appearance and their general energy level. They play much more, exercise a lot and are much happier dogs. The side effect of this product is that it stops shedding. I was extremely impressed with this as there are a lot of other products out there that claim to stop shedding but I have never seen one that would help with excessive shedding. All dogs will all do their spring and fall shed as this is normal for the health and well being of the dog, but it gets over with in much less time.
Another customer has a Brussels Griffon who needed five surgeries to correct all her problems. She has a slipped disc in her back, bad stifle joints and her ball joints do not seat properly in her hips. After the first week we noticed a remarkable difference. We doubled the dose of Pet Health and within four days the dog was able to support her own weight walking and running and she can now jump up on the side of a chair and support herself without falling, which she has never, in her whole life been able to do.
Also, a Golden Retriever had lost all her hair and had open oozing sores that covered her entire body. She was on prednisone shots once every two weeks to control her allergies. As we all know, prednisone destroys the liver. She had marked improvement after two weeks on the Pet Health at the regular dosage. Within one month had re-grown her hair and all sores were gone. She has not had a single shot of prednisone since she has been on Pet Health.
These are my three most extreme cases.
I would recommend Pet Health for any dog from the age of 6 weeks to extremely old. It is going to help the dog’s health and well being and extend their life.
I’ve seen it help with eye problems, ear problems, teeth, swelling and inflammation in the feet and all allergies. Be aware that sometimes you must double or even triple the dose if your dog has health problems.
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I personally have 5 small rescued dogs. One of them was very sick when I first got her and the vet wanted to put her down. I changed her diet and included the Pet Health and she is now my healthiest dog! All the dogs love the OPC3 for pets and they lick the stuff off the top so I have to mix it in very good. Their coats are shiny and healthy and they are all older dogs and there is no stiffness going on and they run and play like pups. They were not nearly this active before Pet Health.
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We started regular daily use of Pet Health after he finished his meds 1 week after surgery. After slowly going from cage to room to house – we were ready to let him out again after 6 weeks. He had great mobility and strength. We took him to the vet for their evaluation. They were truly amazed at his strength and mobility as well. She still did not want us to let him out - but if you knew Gustavo – you can’t keep him in. So – we let him back out to rule the neighborhood. That was last October 05! He has been amazing ever since – no limping – still dominates all other cats/wildlife etc. We have kept him on a ½ scoop of Pet Health ever since!!!!
Brenda Wood
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My elderly neighbor struggled through one winter with a cat that suffered from horrible congestion, coughing, wheezing and sneezing. I internet researched for him and thought it to be herpes virus. The vets treated the cat with several different antibiotics at expense of about$700-800 and with great difficulty putting meds down its throat. It was such a hassle and so expensive he thought he'd have to put the cat to sleep, though he hated to.
The next winter approached and the man's daughter had been using our aloe, so she asked me if the cat might benefit from aloe too. I didn't know if a cat would willingly drink it, but suggested the Pet OPC and gave them a small amount to sample. When I saw her again 2 weeks later, she was so impressed that she not only bought the PetHealth, but a couple bottles of OPC for herself. Needless to say the cat sailed through the winter with never a problem and all for $23. That's my favorite story about OPC! Ruth Jacoby Wisconsin
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Six months ago one of my customers brought her Elkhound in for a grooming. She has cancer and was not far from dying. The vet said three weeks. We put her on Pet Health double dose. That was six months ago. In five days she was up and trying to run around. She would lose control of her back legs and fall, but she kept working at it. She has put on weight and her eyes have lost that glassy look. I just saw her yesterday and she is looking perky. I have been grooming dogs for 36 years, so I have a little knowledge in this area.My neighbors have a 13 year old teacup poodle - Jacques. This little guy weighs 7lbs. ( he is overweight!) Jacques has emphysema. His original owner smoked constantly and of course this little guy inhaled it all. Well, one year ago they had to carry him up and down the stairs everytime he went out. He takes a heart pill and a water pill twice a day. I convinced them to give him Pet Health. Well, you would never believe this little guy now. First, he loves the taste. He now runs up and down the stairs, and runs and plays like a puppy. People are floored when you tell them this little guy is 13. He still has to take his pills, but Jacques is going to die of old age in his sleep and from nothing else. His vet and his groomer cannot get over the difference in this loveable guy. I just wish every pet owner would give Pet Health to their animals.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// My dog was diagnosed with Lyme's Disease in August, 2005. He was limping all the time and lethargic. I put him on OPC3 for pets. He doesn't limp anymore and has so dang much energy! Judith Savarese New Jersey ......................................One of my friends has a kitty that went into renal failure .My friend took her cat to the vet who basically said "Well, we can make her comfortable and then when it gets too bad we can put her out of her pain. I gave my friend a jar of pet health and said "try it". To make a long story short, kitty loves Pet Health and is running around today acting and looking like a very health kitty. Daria Mainetti DDM SolutionsI had a 13 yr old mixed Australian Shepherd mix. He had tumors growing on his eyes. He was also very slow to move and getting less and less playful. His eyes were also cloudy. I started him on the Pet Health and six weeks later his tumors reduced substantially and his eyes were clear. His energy level and playfulness had picked up quite a bit. He is now 14 and still with us although I know his time may be limited due to his age. I know this product has given him number of months that have been a lot less pain free. He also continues to go on our 3 mile walks. David

Shingles

My husband Mike had shingles - is just getting over it in fact. He took extra OPC and Aloe - 5 or 6 doses a day of each (plus everything else he usually takes). He only felt sick for a couple of days and had very little pain (I understand shingles is very painful), and now - about 3 weeks later is just fine.
He felt so well, in fact, that I had to keep reminding him that he was contagious so he wouldn't spread the virus around. He had one HUGE spot on his neck - about 1" diameter where several blisters merged to make one big pock - then it made one big scab. When the scab fell off, the hole looked terrible - still about 3/4" diameter and about 1/4" deep. He started putting Triple Serum on it several times a day - for the last week or so - and the scar is getting smaller every day. It is only about 1/4" diameter now. He did - however - give the chickenpox to our 14-year-old son :-( Now we're doing the same regimen with him.
Gail Weekly, Roseburg, Oregon
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I experienced the 'singles' in Feb about the same time as David Letterman. He was away from the show for a month or more. I was taking 1 dose of OPC-3, Calcium, & Multi-tech prior to the bout with 'shingles'. When
I realized (over a week-end) what I was involved with, I immediately upped my OPC-3 to 6 doses & doubled the others. When the Dr saw me, she said a classic case, prescribed an antibiotic & pain reliever. I did take
the antibiotic for the 1 week. At 2 weeks the 'shingles' were nearly gone. And I thank M/A products for that! Dennis did share my testimony on ATG in the spring. Carol Holliday
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Multiple Sclerosis

My name is Darlene Sweigard - age 51. In 1990, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. At that time, my balance was very poor, and I seemed to be tripping and falling a lot. I was also extremely fatigued to the point of exhaustion. My symptoms gradually progressed, and it became obvious that something was very wrong. I could not stand nor walk without assistance.Ten years prior to 1990, I had had similar symptoms and was admitted to the hospital where a spinal tap was done. MRI technology was not yet available. The diagnosis given me was that perhaps an unnamed virus had invaded the fluid in my brain and was affecting the nerve endings, resulting in the symptoms I had been experiencing. After many days of constant sleep, I gradually improved and returned to work.My job was in Human Resources at a large corporate company where I had been working since 1973. The job was extremely stressful. It was my responsibility to take care of approximately nine hundred to twelve hundred employees. I was involved in all hiring, benefit concerns, disciplinary actions, employee relations, management relations, etc. I was unable to work longer than a few months before another exacerbated flare-up would begin.In 1992, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, which involved surgery and six months of chemotherapy. I once again returned to work only to last for two or three months. Over the next four or five years, many MS flare-ups took place. Some of my symptoms were: slurred speech, dropped foot, numbness, needle-feeling, loss of handwriting ability, bladder problems, loss of flexibility/mobility, and some blurriness in vision. In approximately eight months to a year, I was in a wheelchair, then upgraded to a walker, then a cane.Sometime in 1997, my doctor told me that if I ever wanted to have good quality of life, I would have to stop working. This was devastating to me since I was a very career oriented person. I had always been very involved in music at my church, and was, in fact our music director. Due to my debilitating symptoms I had to give that up. I knew that it was only a matter of time until I had to give up my job, as well. I have never been bitter
about my illness and have always known that God had a reason for choosing me to have MS - if only to make me a bigger person and perhaps to help inspire someone else who is suffering the same illness.In 1998, I did stop working and over the next one to two years improved so that I used my cane only occasionally. My legs were still very stiff from spasticity and my balance was still very bad. At that time, I was taking approximately twelve to fourteen different prescription drugs, including Betaseron injections (approved by the FDA in 1995). In May of 2000, I attended a "ladies-night-out" at our local YMCA. It was there that I was introduced to the Health & Nutrition products of Market America. I was told about
OPC-3 and the other products also in the Isotonic formulation. Within a week or so, I started taking three capfuls of OPC-3 on a daily basis. Two weeks later, I learned, through reading and research, that Co-Enzyme Q-10 was especially important for MS sufferers. So, in addition to the OPC-3, I started taking one capful of Co-Enzyme Q-10 and one capful of B-12, which, I knew, would benefit my weakened energy level.When my husband began to see a difference in my balance, flexibility, and mobility, I knew that I wanted to know more about Market America. One day I ventured up into our attic on my own, and my husband was amazed. I knew I felt better, but it was difficult to verbalize. Then one day, I took a very deep breath and felt as though I had filled up with oxygen from head to toe. That was such a good feeling. I felt in control, and I wasn't swaying the way I had been the night I was introduced to Market America by Suzanne Jones and Tony Edwards. They told me later that they had been concerned that night that I might fall because I had been swaying so badly.In June of 2000, my husband, John, and I became Independent Distributors of Market America products and began our own UnFranchise business partnered with Market America. I continued taking three caps of OPC-3. Had I known then what I know now, I probably would have started with at least five or six caps daily - perhaps three in the a.m. and three in the p.m. prior to the evening meal. This would have been an effort to saturate my system to more quickly flush out the toxin buildup and promote a quicker response towards seeing improvement. I continued with one cap CO Q-10, one cap B-12, one cap vitamin C, and one cap Multi Tech - all products of Market America in Isotonic form. After further research, I learned that calcium was very good for muscles, and started taking three caps of calcium per day. About that time was when I started weaning myself off of my oral prescription drugs. My doctor said only - "Whatever you are doing, just keep doing it, and don't stop because you are the strongest I have ever seen you." Since adding calcium, the stiffness and cramping in my legs was eliminated after about 6 weeks. In addition, I am taking one cap Mineral Blast and Digestive Enzymes also in Isotonic form. I feel the best and the healthiest I have ever felt - since even before being diagnosed with MS.During these years, I also had acid reflux and was taking two Prilosec a day. The doctor I was seeing for the reflux told me that I had developed a grandaloma on my esophagus. The acid had actually burned a hole in my throat. When I heard that Prilosec could damage my liver, I began taking the Ultimate Aloe drink (Apple/Cranberry flavor) three to six ounces a day. In a few weeks, my reflux problem was taken care of.Since that time, many blessings have come my way - the biggest one being that I now know that my purpose in having MS is being fulfilled through the vehicle of these great nutritional products to be shared with others whose paths I cross. When a person has been robbed of her health and independence, she quickly knows how to appreciate and recognize that life is short and, most of all, every second of it is very precious. So I salute Market America and these great products, and thank them for my newfound quality of life - my physical independence - and for the opportunity to pass on to others the hope for better optimal health and prosperity through products that do what my friends at Market America say they will do.

Celiac Disease

My husband suffers from this problem. He tends to go through cycles ofavoiding wheat (his biggest grain problem) and then eating it again.His celiac manifests not only in digestive problems, but in depressionfirst.For him Aloe and digestive enz are great when he is eatting wheat andbeing bothered digestively. When he stops eating wheat again we alwaysdo a NutriClean cleanse, which makes him feel so much better in just aweek. For the depression I cannot usually get him to take many of ourproducts; Multi-tech, B-12 complex and Omegas have been extremelyhelpful. But the main thing is to avoid the grains that set it off.
Celiac in relation to grains is like a diabetic with sugar. Althoughour products help to control symtoms and problems, the real solution isthrough diet. If you need some help with alternatives that support thediet let me know.
Laura HullemanATG 1941

Asthma

My younger brother has severe asthma and was on a nebulizer (sp?) getting 5-6 treatments a day. Within 4 months he was weaned completely off of it. He also used to be in the hospital like clockwork every year in October from a severe attack. We almost lost him a few times. He has not had one attack of that kind since he started on OPC, Multi Vitamin and Isochrome almost 4 years ago. Isochrome he takes for reasons other than asthma as he diabetes too.And the chilling part is about a year ago, Colin had a bad episode and my mom couldn’t find any of his medication – that being her first reaction – she decided to give the OPC a try and within minutes his breathing was underway and he was OK. No trip to the emergency room.He had been consistently taking OPC-3 – 2 caps every morning and one at night but in the middle of the day on some days if pollen is high or whatever, he can feel congested. She started him recently on the Aloe too to drink in the midday.He is doing great and is med- free and has lost 60+ pounds too!!

Lou Gehrig's Disease

Amyelotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), aka Lou Gehrig's diseaseAmyelotrophic lateral sclerosis (or Lou Gehrig's disease, a motor neuron disease) appears to have an autoimmune component associated with it. Whenever the immune system is involved (particularly the phagocytic cells such as macrophages and granulocytes), there are usually oxygen radicals being produced at the affected site. In order to protect the nervous system from oxidative damage, you need to be able to get antioxidants across the extensive membranes of nerve cells into the cytoplasm or have the antioxidants dissolve into the lipid bilayer; that is, some antioxidants (vitamin C, proanthocyanidins) are particularly water soluble while others (vitamin E, beta-carotene [vitamin A> precursor], co-enzyme Q10) are fat soluble. Since proanthocyanidins can cross the blood-brain barrier, we can surmise that they have at least some lipophilic properties.
Vitamin C is a difficult molecule to get to diffuse across the barrier; however, recent studies have shown that an oxidized metabolite of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) called dehydroascorbic acid can penetrate the blood-brain barrier in significant concentrations. Dehydroascorbate is derived during the oxidation of normal vitamin C, so the only way I see to achieve elevated blood concentrations of dehydroascorbate is to take large, but safe, doses of vitamin C (500-1000 mg/day).
Once in the nerve cell, the regenerated (reduced) vitamin C molecule can help to maintain the vitamin E in an unoxidized state in the membranes. The nerve cells have extensive membranes that wrap around the cell body numerous times, so it is beneficial to keep plenty of vitamin E dissolved in the membranes. It is thought that co-enzyme Q10 can help vitamin E insert itself into the cell membranes, and of course co-enzyme Q10 is a critical constituent of mitochondrial membranes and helps to shuttle electrons for energy production. Like vitamin E, it too should help protect against lipidperoxidation. I hope this discussion helps.===================================================I have a cousin with ALS (Lou Gerighs) . When he first found out he has this disease, he went up in Va., to what he thought was an herb and vitamin specialists (only to find out he was going to a quack.) She put him on something like 50 pills daily at a cost of like $1000.00 a month.
When I got in the MA business, I went to him and showed him our line and I told him "Gary, I would like for you to try our vitamins and explained the delivery system and I told him,"you know and I know there is no cure for this disease, but I look up daily this disease, and if I do my part to help, you could do your part and at least try, all I can offer you is hope. I started him off on OPC-3 and after the first 3 days they were so excited how easy his bowels moved on their own. (His wife had been giving him suppositories plus having to dig his bowels out, She said things we just take for granite in life like bm's they get excited about.) I know this may sound awful to some of you, but my whole point is we really take our health for granite sometimes till we lose it, but this precious cousin of mine is really trying.
He has no income, so my husband and I furnish him monthly with OPC-3, Isochrome, B12, Aloe juice, vitamin c, and Antioxin. It gets expensive, but I do have a dear friend that gives him a bottle once in a while, but if I can continue to give him some hope and maybe keep him in remission, then that is a lot to be thankful for. He said "I know it's by the grace of God that I'm still here, and he is so thankful that ALS is also a kind disease,that there is no pain with it. He is tube fed, because he can't swallow well anymore, so Dr. Wilmer told us to mix these up and let them sit till the foam goes down (so no gas gets in him) then pour in tube.He lives on 6 cans of Ensure a day plus Isotonix Vitamins and if you walked in the room and seen him, you'd never know he was sick, he looks like a picture of health. This disease robs the body of so much and as long as it's been around, a cure should have already been found, but we can certainly hope and pray for a miracle one day. Whenever he is about to run out of vitamins , he lets me know he needs more. At least he still has HOPE ! He knows he will be looked after till God is ready for him and I certainly will keep on doing my part as long as I'm able also. May God Bless all the people who have this disease and hope in some way our vitamins play a part in helping. Karen Allred Lex.,NC

Sleep Apnea, Insimnia, and Narcolepsy

I will tell you of my experience so far. I have been diagnosed for sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, Restless legs syndrome, as well as ADD and Insomnia. According to the Drs., they believe there are other problems that exist also, but suffice it to say these are the truly diagnosed problems they believe I have. Two years ago I went on long term sick leave with my company, due to the fact I was falling asleep on the job. Being a person who works on the phones 8 hours a day, this was hazardous to keeping my job secure, so I chose to get more help. I had already been diagnosed previously with narcolepsy and was taking up to that time 90 mg of Ritalin a day. The Ritalin was working quite well for a number of years until 2004. As the dosage kept going up my bodies response went down. That is when I began to fall asleep at my job. I was also concerned as to whether I could continue to drive to work successfully without an accident.
With that background I will tell you that I was referred to Stanford University in Central California for treatment and surgery if warranted. In my case, and I stress that very strongly because many other people have had successful operations from this Dr. He has done very well in this area, so we went to him for help. After approximately 5 surgeries and 3 tongue reduction procedures, I have yet to go back to work, or feel any better after having these operations performed. I do not receive any better results from my C-pap machine either.
I tell you these things because of your inquiry, not to keep you from surgery. It could possibly be the answer for you. You should know however that some of the surgeries can change the configuration of your face as well as how your teeth line up after surgery. I have found the teeth problem to be the most irritating. The fact that the surgeries were not successful didn't help either.
You may ask...How does this affect family life? Well, in my case it has really taken a spin..Thank Heavens we have companies like Market America that are trying to help in as many circumstances as possible to help people in our situation.
A few products that have been helpful are: 1.) Mutitech vitamins help me keep up on the daily RDA's, 2.) Mochatonics 3.) Awake, 4.) weight control is a must also, so if that is an issue the Transitions can help with that. As far as a solution, all I can offer is that somewhere in between using Market America products and following Drs. who are familiar with our products seem to be the best result. If that includes surgery by all means do it! I hope this helps you before you take this leap that can be a help or detriment depending on how things go.
Kevin Lister

Chronic Fatigue

While I wasn't diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue, I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypersomnia, meaning I was tired all the time, but they didn't know why. For many years, I would sleep every chance I got, in the parking lot in my car after lunch, in an office during lunch, getting my hair cut, having my teeth cleaned, even driving, which was the worst.
My family doctor told me - after years of problems - that I was probably just a 10 hour a night sleeper who only got 8 hours. I finally visited a sleep doctor. I was wired up for an overnight test. I was in REM sleep for 95% of the time, so getting good sleep at night. The next day, they kept me wired up and turned off the lights every 2 hours and told me to try to sleep. Within minutes, I was asleep each time. I told the doctor that I had very poor eating habits and didn't take supplements. She told me it wasn't nutrition related, I was just tired all the time and they didn't know why. She prescribed Provigil, which is a medication for Narcalepsy. It worked great! I couldn't believe that was how awake and aware I was supposed to feel.
Then, along came Market America. I started taking OPC-3. After a few weeks, the Provigil started giving me headaches when I would take it, so I quit taking it. I could physically stay awake during the day, which was better than before OPC-3, but I was still very tired. I added CoQ10 to the mix and felt 100% better. I also had the Gene SNP done and found out that I have a B Vitamin Deficiency, which may explain some of the problems, but I don't take the Gene SNP supplements, so I'm sure it is the CoQ10 that is helping. Also, I have a nice big mug of MochaTonix everyday and notice when I haven't had it yet.
I hope this helps.

Chronic Ear Infection (Children)

My grandson was born with torticollis and had chronic ear infections. It was terrible. He screamed constantly. My daughter and her husbandalmost went insane. After numerous trips to the doctor and having hislittle system messed up with antibiotics (and antibiotics do NOT cureear infections) the doctor suggested acid reflux medication even thoughthe probably did not have acid reflux and physical therapy. Thetorticollis continued to get worse to the point of his skull becomingmore and more misshaped. I was able to convince my daughter to trysomething else. My suggestion: Take the child to a pediatricChiropractor AND follow Debbie Waldec's Health Protocol. Continue withMitamins, Aloe and OPC-3. My grandson is 2 ½ and has not had anyproblems since we began this regimen...when he was 4 months old! Noteven a cold.Kay Koski

Thinning Hair

I had the thinning hair problem. I can't tell you what caused it but once I started B12 it stopped thinning and started filling in again. When I started the B12 I was taking aloe, digestive enzymes and OPC-3 daily. I don't know if it was the B12 or a combination of the products. After the research I've been doing with the products, I do believe my hair started thinning when my digestion problems began. Once I had those under control and added the B12 I started to notice the changes! Hope this helps!
Anonymous

Allergies

When I was 12 years old, I began to have problems when I ate fruit. My mouth and lips would swell and my throat would itch. The same symptoms would occur when I would eat fresh vegetables. While working in our family’s garden weeding or picking vegetables, especially tomatoes, my arms would swell wherever I came in contact with the plants.
I adjusted my life accordingly. I stopped eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Many parts of life, however, could not be adjusted. I grew up on a farm and would suffer greatly from spring to fall. I had problems breathing. My eyes itched constantly, waking up many mornings with my eyes almost swollen shut. The doctor gave me an occasional booster shot but was concerned about stunting my growth.
I survived childhood, but my problems continued. I am highly allergic to animals – cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. -- anything with fur. I carried a powder inhaler with me to open up my bronchial tubes when I was unable to breath, which was often.
When I was 34 years old, I finally visited an allergist. Two minutes after putting the allergens on my back, the nurse wiped it all off. She said my entire back looked like one giant mosquito bite. Out of the 80 some scratch tests, I did NOT react to 3 of them. My allergist stated that I was the worst case he had seen in his 20 years of practice. He prescribed an EPI-pen and told me not to EVER be without it. If I couldn’t breath, I was to inject this EPI-pen into my leg and get to a hospital as soon as possible.
I received allergy shots for 5 years. Many times, I could not handle even the smallest level of allergens injected. My arms would swell from my shoulders to below my elbows. (I received 2 injections in each arm.) After 5 years and no significant improvements, I stopped the injections.
A friend of mine had mentioned OPC-3 to me a number of times. I’m a fairly stubborn person and was convinced, at this point, that nothing would help me. I finally gave in after a year or so and tried OPC-3. After 2 weeks on the loading dose, I realized that I wasn’t experiencing ANY allergy symptoms – and this was in the spring of the year.
I’ve gone through an entire allergy season without any symptoms -- This fall being one of the worst on record. I enjoy golfing but have never been able to get through a round without Claritin or some other medication. This year, I’ve been golfing without any breathing or sneezing problems. I’ve started eating fresh fruits and vegetables again. I can take walks with my husband and son around dusk while neighbors are cutting their lawns. Every day I am amazed at the changes that have occurred because of OPC-3. I will never, ever be without this product again.
Since ORAC was introduced, I take 2 caps of OPC-3 and 2 caps of ORAC each day. The ORAC seems to help me more with respiratory problems while the OPC-3 takes care of everything else.
S. Manley-Graichen

Saw your message asking for a testimony on allergies. It was all OPC3 for me -- a few years back a friend introduced me to the business and the product that doesn't cure anything but helps everything. Yes, I was the skeptic, but I figured that I would give it a try. Prior to that I went through allergy shots (starting out with one, then one 2x/wk, then two different serums 1x/wk - all just to try to figure out a regimen that would benefit me - that went on for almost four years. I finally quit it all and just went on a variety of over-the-counter attempts. For years our home was never open during any season, boxes of tissues in every room, every pocket/every place, along with nasal sprays by the bed, in my purse, upstairs, downstairs, and in my desk drawer all in anticipation of that stuffy nose/mouth-breathing syndrome. On top of everything, we live in an area with a huge number of oak trees (by allergy testing this was shown as one of my biggest problems). I was miserable!! So, when I heard about OPC3 I figured I had tried all sorts of possibilities so why not try one more. I took what was the loading dose for me plus a little more for about 3 weeks, then the loading dose for 2 weeks, and gradually dropped it down until I was taking just the one capful a day. Wasn't noting much of anything UNTIL about mid-way through the 4th month I suddenly realized - I could breathe through my nose!!!! What an amazing thing. Do you know how dry and chapped your lips become when you are constantly breathing through your nose? A few years back we had that terrible summer with pollen counts off the scale; I just increased my OPC3 and while everyone else was suffering I was smiling. Anyway, I tell anyone with allergies to give it a fair trial. You know some will and some won't but I know it has been wonderful for me. In fact, for the last two years we open the windows to let fresh air in the house during those beautiful days in the spring and fall. This year, when the electric bill starting climbing, we've been sleeping with the windows open and ceiling fans on many nights and now that it's fall (which has always been the worst time for me) I've gone back to two caps a day. And an additional benefit - I've not had one bad sinus headache during the entire time. OPC3 deserves every single bit of praise it gets! With best regards,
My husband had allergies for over 20 yrs. and we use the OPC-3, ORAC, AND VIT C and he has great result no allergies for almost 3 yrs. now we also add B-12.
Hope this will help
Elesha

Fibromyalgia

FIBROMYALGIA…My Story
I was in a car accident and had major whiplash. I spent 3 years of my life suffering from a disease call Fibromyalgia. It was very painful, mainly in my neck, shoulders and back along with severe headaches. I was put on all kinds of medications such as muscle relaxers, painkillers and tranquilizers that lead to anti-depressants and Cortisone injections. I was disabled for 2 years, basically over medicated and feeling useless lying on the couch. I realized that the medication was just coving up the real problem. Then I learned about Market America and nutriceuticals….the all-natural approach to good health. I first did a 7-day Nutri-Clean detoxification that cleanses the colon, digestive system and liver. It flushed the toxins out of my body and I immediately could fell a difference. Then I loaded up on 2 caps of OPC3 and 2 caps of Calcium daily, within 3 weeks my pain was 90% gone and I was myself once again. I added 1 cap or ORAC and now I’m 100% better. I still am very careful not to overdo it and I make a conscience effort to eat right. I have not been on any medication for over 2 years. And I feel great!
Sincerely yours,
Carolyn Bartoletti
First a little bit about myself. My name is Cindy Albright from Appleton, Wisconsin. I am 52 years young ( I finally feel that way now). I have Fibromyalgia, degenerative joint disease (usually referred to as osteoarthritis) and a slight emphysema.
Looking back I believe the cause and start of the firbro and D.J.D. was an auto accident that I was in back in April of 1977. I was 7 months pregnant with our son (yes he is fine), when a drunk driver wanting to commit suicide pulled out in front of me. It could have been worse and thankfully everyone survived. I had some lacerations, deep tissue injury and a broken jaw, which required surgery. I made it through these things over some time. The years go by and life hands you little or big roads blocks (stress), you deal the best you can with these things but stress is also a factor for firbromyalgia.
In approximately 1989 I was diagnosed with fibro. I had aches and some pain, but I thought the doctor didn't know what he was talking about because everybody who went to him seemed to be diagnosed with fibro. I dismissed it and took myself off of the amytriptilene (anti-depressent) they put everyone on for this disease. Then in 1998 I was in another auto accident (again lucky to be alive). This left me with large hematomas and deep tissue injury along with three cracked ribs. I didn't seem to recover as well with this accident. The aches and pain persisted with very little relief in between. Shortly after this my left hip started to bother me a lot. If you aren't sure what true joint hip pain is, it is actually in the groin area. I was also bothered by tendonitis in both elbows, bursitis in both hips, neck and back problems. I felt like a human pin cushion. I never got much relief, just more injections and medications.
January 2002 left me pretty well drained. I was still working in a doctor’s office and on my feet all day. It got harder and harder to do. In March of that year I had to quit working due to my health. In October I had my left hip replaced (avoid this at all costs). In April of 2004 we went to Texas to visit our son. (Do not use the restroom and carry anti-bacterial wipes with you on the airplane). I spent most of my time there in a hospital. I had contracted a gastrointestinal bacterial infection called campylobacter jejuni. When your immune system is already compromised this infection hits you like gang busters and also adds to the problems of fibro. I was walking with one cane at this time and now I needed two. I had to crawl up the stairs in my home and was in pain 24/7. I could not sit or stand up from a chair without help. I spent the majority of my days on the sofa in pain. Unfortunately all the medication I was on did not help. In fact I believe it made me worse.
Then in July of 2004 my prayers were answered. Several years ago while still working in the health field I got my insurance license and mortgage license. My name was on a list of loan originators and I received a call from someone who I thought wanted me to sell mortgages for him. I was in so much pain but yet I agreed to talk with him. (In the back of my mind I knew I needed to make some money but I also knew there was no way possible that I could work). He came over to talk with my husband and me. He actually was a Market America Independent distributor. I only misunderstood him because of the pain and drugs I was on. I am so glad I had said I would speak with him. He could see how much pain I was in and told us about OPC-3 and the great results his wife had with her allergies from it. I thought, oh great, more supplements. I thought I had tried everything there was in an attempt to get better. I said I would try it but I knew for sure it wouldn't help. So I would take it just like you are suppose to and when the bottle was empty I would give it back with some smug remark. BUT IT WORKED!!!!
Four and one-half weeks after taking just the OPC-3 I was experiencing great relief. I threw away one cane and then the other. I couldn't believe the results. I was sleeping better, I hardly had any pain, I stopped taking almost all my prescription medication and I knew I was getting my life back. With my doctors help I managed to get off all of my medication.
OPC-3 has drastically changed my life for the better. All my blood tests are within normal range, my last pulmonary function tests found no trace of emphysema, and the degenerative joint disease in my right knee is all but gone.
I do take other Market America supplements that I have added over some time. I suggest for anyone with fibro, arthritis or D.J.D., that they take OPC-3, Calcium Plus, and Glucosatrin to start.
I hope this helps.
Cindy

Scars And Stretch Marks

I didn't have surgery, but a very bad burn that took several layers of my skin off my wrist. Definately drink aloe juice and OPC-3. Put the aloe lotion on the area around the stitches several times a day (3-4x). This should be done in the beginning stages of healing. This should minimize the scarring or leave no scarring at all.
As for the stretch marks.... Pentaxyl will minimize them, fade them, but not take them away.
Judy Bonn

Crohn's Disease

The last few years have been hard for me, health wise, and I feel obligated to share some incredible products with you that have helped to change our lives. I have had Crohn's Disease since I was sixteen years old. Crohn'sDisease is a disease that attacks the digestive system of the body and can infect anywhere from the mouth to the anus. I had been quite lucky with it until a few years ago when I suffered from complications of the diseaseresulting in removal of 32 inches of my small intestine with Laposcoptic surgery, and the repair of an abscess fistula. It would take me pages to explain what it has been like for me living with this disease so all I willsay is that my body, especially my rectum, seem to be slowly deteriorating. There is not much we know on how you get this disease, but it may be hereditary. My bowel movements are frequent and usually in the form ofdiarrhea. I was somewhat of a hermit for fear of leaving my house with my daughter, being in the car or in the middle of the mall, and having to rush to a bathroom, which has happened many times.My pregnancy to Christina was wonderful and there were no complications at all. In fact, I felt wonderful the entire pregnancy, the best I had felt since I got this disease. She is very healthy and we thank God for our angel.It is hard to believe she is almost 18 months old now. Time goes by so quickly and these moments are so precious.Anyway, during the pregnancy I found out that I have Hepatitis C. (Christina has been tested negative for this virus which we again thank God for.) This virus enters your blood and is mostly transmitted blood to blood. It is rarefor a baby to contract the virus while in delivery, and is rarely transmitted sexually. (Erik was tested and negative, also.) In 1985, I had to have a blood transfusion due to my first real attack from the Crohn's Disease. I must have contracted it then because they did not know about Hepatitis C at that time. This virus can stay dormant for years without being detected. The only way to know if you have it is to be tested specifically for Hepatitis C.This virus can cause cancer and/or cirrhosis of the liver if left untreated. I did have a liver biopsy and some other liver tests and I have neither at this time. In October of 1999, I began a six-month to one-year treatment thathas a 20-30% chance of curing the virus. This treatment is called REBETRON Combination Therapy and has some nasty side effects such as flu-like symptoms including nausea, excessive fatigue, headaches, depression, body aches,fever, loss of appetite, mood swings, memory loss, etc. and has affected my entire family. We thank God for our wonderful family and friends that have been extra supportive and helpful. In May of 1999, I was introduced to a product by a couple I met that go to the same church as we do, called Isotonix OPC-3. I started taking it rightaway along with the Isotonix vitamins. After the first month, I did not think I noticed a difference until I stopped taking the OPC-3 and vitamins. After a week or so, I started to feel fatigued all the time, which I had felt sincethe birth of Christina and before the pregnancy, so I decided to start taking both again. Within a few days, I noticed that I had more energy and within the next six weeks, I really started to feel good most of the time. I hadeven gained some weight. People were actually telling me how good I was looking. I was also taking Ultimate Aloe for less than a month before starting my treatment. I am now drinking Ultimate Aloe. About two weeks afterending my Hepatitis C treatment, my bowel movements went from anywhere from 4-12 daily to 2 daily.The Hepatitis C no longer showed up in my system after the first three months of treatment. I did experience some of the side effects listed above, especially fatigue, due to the medication since October. I believe with all my heart that if I was not taking the Isotonix OPC-3 and Isotonix vitamins that my symptoms would have been more severe than they were from other people I have talked with. Since completing my treatment, I feel absolutely incredible and everyone keeps telling me how wonderful I look. Thank God for Market America and their wonderful products. If you have any questions or concerns, or just want to talk, please contactme. We wish you much happiness and good health.Best Wishes