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 My triglycerides were 290 when I decided to give Shaklee a try. I took 6 Shaklee OmegaGuard and 8 Lecithin daily for one month. My Triglycerides dropped to 145.
My doctor could NOT believe these results were possible without medication!

I'm thanking God ... 
- Don V

My Amazing Shaklee Story

 There I was straight out of college starting my career in retail management. There was nothing standing in my way of success, and nothing could slow me down...or so I thought! Then, the pain began -- doctor visits and pain meds that didn't touch my pain, and finally the diagnosis!
 The doctor suspected that I had lupus. She said that while it was not a "death sentence" it was an extremely volatile disease that could lead to disability. I tried to stifle the lump in my throat from emerging and a few tears slid down my face. How could this happen?! I was only 24 years old! There were no answers to be found. Well fast forward through about a year of appoint-ments, various medications, and still no answers. To my surprise, I found myself pregnant. I quickly found that work without pain meds was nothing short of impossible for me. After stopping all my medications, I lasted a week or two at most before I had to resign from work.
 The doctor flat out told me it could KILL me to carry a child. And with the loss of my job came the onslaught of all these emotions and worries. I worried if the baby would be okay, if my hubby would get sick of taking care of me and I was overwhelmed by grief over the loss of the future I had envisioned for myself.    Well, the doctor was wrong. Not only did I survive the long months of pregnancy, but I gave birth to a perfectly beautiful baby girl. And when she was born so was a new hope inside of me. I knew I had to fight this disease to the best of my ability so that I could be the mom that she deserved! Six weeks later, I was settling quite nicely into life with my new soul mate. And, BAM! My lupus was back with a vengeance, and I quickly spiraled into the worst lupus flare of my life. For me this meant spending days doing nothing but laying in bed, sleeping, eating, feeding my baby, and taking quick trips to the bathroom. I was miserable!
  Back to the doctor ... more tests. The diagnosis; lupus and fibromyalgia. More medication meant no more breastfeeding - something that I had come to truly love sharing with my sweet baby girl. We transitioned to bottles and I began taking steroids, Plaquenil, and a pain medication in addition to many other pills. I struggled everyday to endure the emotional strife in addition to all the pain, fatigue, insomnia, muscle spasms, nausea, widespread hives, and mental fog that took over my life.
  I started seeking additional help to lessen the symptoms ... chronic pain counseling, physical therapy, new drugs, changes to my diet and home environment. In the process of finding a laundry product that would stop exacer-bating my hives, I discovered that not only did all my products have nasty, TOXIC chemicals like formaldehyde in them, but so did all my baby's trusted Johnson & Johnson products!
 One day, a Face book friend of mine unknowingly answered my prayers when she posted about how much she loved her all natural Shaklee brand cleaners.      After doing a bit of research, we decided it was worth a try! Not only were
the cleaners all natural and toxin free, but the $30 bottle (Basic H2) was a good bargain too! This one bottle could clean everything in my house, and would last us a few years!! Within a week my hives came less and less frequently. I had spent the last year and a half itchy every single day! I was pretty impressed!

NOW ... THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE!

  I was getting better at managing my illness, but it still consumed my life. I was filing for permanent disability, and I came to accept that my ability would lessen as my illness progressed. HOWEVER after hearing great things about Vivix (including how it had helped my friend with infertility and her husband with hair loss), I decided to give it a try! A short time later, I went back to my rheumatologist to have some more blood work done and had a new med prescribed. Afterwards, I drove home in so much pain! I just knew these tests would show the same findings as the tests taken three months prior -- that I was a mess! Two weeks later I went back to review the results. I was happy to report to the Dr. that the steroids (the same one I had been prescribed countless times before) had worked much better than I had expected. Within two days I felt like a completely different person! When I told my doctor this she crinkled her face, confused. She said, "Well, your tests results came back". I braced myself. "The tests show no signs of lupus. You are in remission”.
  This is NOT possible! I had been feeling better, but that was just because of the new meds...or so I thought. This doesn't just happen so abruptly out of nowhere! I was shocked!
  I began examining every aspect of my life and the timeline of changes I had made to my diet, habits, home, etc. The only factor I can attribute the sudden change in my immune system activity was the Vivix! Once I came to this realization, I started reading through comments I found in the results Google had compiled when I searched for 'lupus and Vivix'. I found other people who had had almost the same experience! I was amazed to find so many people healed by this awesome supplement!
  I was so thrilled with the results I found with Shaklee that I decided to start my own Shaklee business. I am so eager to share these products with others, and I hope by doing so I can help transform others' lives as well! I could not be more thankful to be in remission! I absolutely would have never guessed that I would ever live a day without pain. I definitely would have never thought that simply trying a few products would lead me to recovery so quickly... but here I am!
  So, the real question is... What can Shaklee do for you? You'll never know unless you try!
- Trish

Life Changing Story

The health of our cells affects our aging and overall health. So we created Vivix®, a triple-patented, all natural blend of a broad spectrum of polyphenols with key ingredients that help protect and repair DNA against daily damage.* l

At Shaklee, we use our research and studies to create products that are truly life enhancing. Nancy, an Investigative Health Researcher, decided to try Vivix® after she saw that it lined up with the research she had done on cellular health, and it transformed her life.

“I had a transformation with Vivix. I feel great, and it’s changed my life in so many positive ways.” Nancy, Shaklee Distributor

Vivix® is the reason why Nancy wants to share her story with other people. Watch Nancy’s Shaklee Effect to learn more about her experience. More information on Vivix here.

Avid Athlete Won’t Go Without Shaklee

  "Since my early teens, I have been an athlete used to training for hours every day. As an avid athlete, I bike 200-300 miles per week during the season, and my performance depends on quick recovery after high intensity workouts.
  Several months ago, I began taking Shaklee's Liver DTX Complex, Vita -Lea Gold and the Soy Protein, and I noticed that I suddenly had increased energy. Within only a week, I noticed that taking Shaklee's Liver DTX Complex and Vita Lea Gold somehow appeared to add a glow to my skin as well as vitality to my life.
  During my weekly 100 mile rides, I began filling water bottles with Shaklee's Soy Protein and noticed that my endurance increased tremendously. The Energizing Soy Protein actually added fuel to my body during the long rides, and I didn't get that intense hungry feeling any longer. The biggest bonus, however, was that after biking the first 75 miles or so, I still had plenty of energy.
  Then the strangest thing happened. I had gotten used to having a shake following all my daily bike rides, but due to a glitch, my Shaklee shipment was delayed, and I had to endure several weeks without the product. Suddenly, I noticed a most unfortunate dip in my energy levels and training performance, which were mercifully restored to normal once I resumed taking Energizing Soy Protein.
  Over the past many years I have used a large selection of expensive herbal supplements, vitamins, as well as many kinds of protein powders recommended for endurance athletes, yet I have never used anything as effective as Shaklee's products, which is why I won't go without them."

Cramps?

 According to Dr. Oz, Dr. Weil, the Mayo Clinic, and other leading authorities, magnesium deficiency is the major hidden cause of muscle cramps throughout the entire body (including leg and foot cramps), and no prescription medication can fix it. 
 In fact, 78% of muscle cramp sufferers have a severe magnesium deficiency. Without magnesium, your body is missing its most important natural defense against pain, swelling, tension and inflammation.  
 Studies show that aggressively fixing a magnesium deficiency can eliminate muscle cramps and prevent them in the future. 

Scientific Reference: http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC2146789/

Guys Love Shaklee Basic H2

Small Steps, Big Results - “I got my life back!”

 

  On my 46th birthday, I had a heart attack which resulted in an emergency quintuple bypass and 13 months later I needed two stents. Over the next four years my health continued to deteriorate. I was eating better, and I was walking for the prescribed 30 minutes per day 3-4 days per week, but I was also taking a high dose of an antidepressant, 40 mg of cholesterol lowering drug, and two separate medications for high blood pressure. I was exhausted every day and on my way to work every morning my one constant thought was, "I can't wait till I get home so I can go back to bed!" I weighed 202 pounds.
  At 51, my friend told me about Shaklee. I started with Vita Lea and after two months began drinking the 180 shakes. The weight began to come off slowly at first, and my doctor explained that some of the medications I was on would make weight loss more difficult. I could tell a big difference in my energy level and outlook in general. I remembered thinking, "So, this is what it feels like to have good nutrition...." I had been taking a popular cardiac multi-vitamin ever since my heart attack, but had not felt any difference at all in my health or energy level. I spoke with my Shaklee distributor and she suggested I try the Vitalizer. This was awesome! My energy level went even higher! I started loosing more weight and I was singing on the way to work in the morning. I also noticed that I was getting out of bed without aches and pains in my feet, legs and back which was something I thought was my destiny since I was aging.
  After loosing 10 pounds, my doctor said I could try doing without one of the blood pressure medications. After a recheck 6 weeks later I was officially off of it. As I continued to loose weight my cholesterol medication was cut in half, then the second blood pressure medication was cut in half. Around this time my husband asked if he could also take the Vitalizer because he couldn't believe how happy and energetic I was and he wanted to see if it helped him too!
  It has been a year since I began my Shaklee life journey. Today I weigh 176 pounds. and at last count lost 20 total inches off of my body. I have, under my doctors supervision, weaned off of the antidepressant, and have started jogging. I can currently jog 3.5 miles and do so 3-4 times per week. I can look down and see parts of my body I haven't seen in years! I can't ever remember feeling this good. I'm happy, energized and confident.
 
Shaklee literally gave me my life back. It didn't happen over night, and I was in very poor health. But, it is true what they say, "Small steps lead to big results.”
- Dale Baker

A Vegan Doctor Addresses Soy Myths and Misinformation

Soy has long been recognized as a nutrient-dense food and as an excellent source of protein by respected dietitians and clinical nutritionists. The soybean contains all of the essential amino acids, as well as an impressive list of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Micronutrients in rich supply in soy include: calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C and zinc. Fiber and omega-3 and 6 fatty acids are also present in soy. The composition of these nutrients varies among preparations, but is in the highest quantity in whole soy foods such as edamame (whole soy beans), soy milk, tofu and tempeh. Yet despite the powerful health benefits of whole soy foods, myths and misinformation regarding the ‘dangers’ of soy consumption are being widely circulated and presented as fact. I will address a few of these myths by taking a closer look at some of the sources of confusion and controversy.

Read the rest of this article: http://freefromharm.org/ health-nutrition/vegan-doctor-addresses-soy-mythsand-misinformation/ 

Do Statins Cause Memory loss?

This is a very interesting Article, and all I am going to say is you be the judge if you want to use statins.

Do Statins Cause Memory loss?

Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease? 

Author: Dr. Stephen Chaney

 

They are at it again. The medical profession is telling us that yet another study shows that statins are safe, so almost everyone should be taking a statin drug. There is only one problem. That’s not what the study really showed.

Let’s start at the beginning. For people who have already had a heart attack it is pretty clear that statin drugs save lives. If stain drugs were only prescribed for people who have had a heart attack or were at high risk of having a heart attack, I would be a proponent of their use.

However, the guidelines developed by the pharmaceutical and medical industry recommend statin use for millions of Americans who have never had a heart attack and who are at low to moderate risk of ever having a heart attack. That is problematic.

As I documented in a recent “Health Tips From the Professor” the benefits of statins are marginal at best in healthy people who have not yet had a heart attack.

In addition, statins have some significant side effects. For example, up to 5% of people taking statins develop muscle pain and weakness. For most people the muscle pain is merely an inconvenience, but in a small percentage of cases it can lead to serious complications.

More concerning are the required label warnings that statins can lead to memory loss, mental confusion, high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes. In fact, a recent study described in “Health Tips From the Professor” suggests that statins may increase diabetes risk by as much as 46%.

In other words, statins may not kill you, but they sure can make life miserable. For many people, the most troubling aspect of statin use is memory loss. One of the most terrifying aspects of aging is the thought that you might be able to keep your body healthy but lose your mind.

However, recent headlines have proclaimed that we can “forget” about statins causing memory loss (Pardon the pun. I couldn’t resist it). They claim that a recent study has shown that statins don’t actually cause memory loss. The problem is that is not exactly what the study showed. It is only the medical profession’s interpretation of what the study showed.

Why Might Statins Cause Memory Loss?

Statin drugs block cholesterol synthesis, and cholesterol is an integral part of the myelin sheath that coats our neurons. You can think of myelin as being like the plastic coating on an electrical wire. It is that plastic coating that allows the electrical current to travel from one end of the wire to the other without shorting out. Myelin plays essentially the same role for our neurons.

Because of the importance of cholesterol in maintaining the integrity of myelin, there was concern from the earliest days of statin development that it might adversely affect memory. Thus, multiple clinical studies have been performed to determine whether statin use adversely affects memory

Unfortunately, the previous clinical studies have been inclusive. Some suggested that statins cause memory loss. Others found no correlation between statin use and memory loss. A few actually suggested that statins improved memory. There are a number of reasons why the previous studies came to different conclusions including use of different statin drugs, different duration of the studies, and differences in how memory was measured.

Do Statins Cause Memory Loss?

This study (Strom et al, JAMA Internal Medicine, doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2092) differed from previous studies in that:

• It focused on short term memory loss, and

• It also included a group of patients who were using non-statin cholesterol lowering drugs.

The study drew on patient data from the online Health Improvement Network database collected from general practitioners offices throughout England between July 7, 2013 and January 15, 2015. The study compared 482,543 statin users with 482,543 matched controls using no cholesterol lowering medication and 26,484 patients using non-statin cholesterol lowering medications. The average age of the participants in this study was 63. Memory loss within the first 30 days after initiation of drug therapy was assessed by scanning the medical records in the database for codes related to memory loss.
 
The results were stunning!

• Stain drug users were 4-fold more likely to experience short term memory loss within the first 30 days than non-users, and the likelihood of memory loss was dose dependent.

• The users of non-statin cholesterol lowering drugs were also 4-fold more likely to experience short term memory loss within the first 30 days than non-users.

• As you might expect there was no significant difference in memory loss between users of the statin and non-statin cholesterol lowering drugs.

How Were The Results Interpreted?

The results seemed to be pretty clear cut, but it was a somewhat misleading interpretation of the results that was widely publicized. The authors of the article correctly pointed out that there are two possible interpretations of these results. Either…
 
1)    All cholesterol lowering drugs cause acute memory loss….or
 
2)    The association of memory loss with cholesterol lowering drugs is the result of something called “detection bias”.
 
Let me explain. Some memory loss is fairly common for people in their 60s and beyond. The term “detection bias” simply means that the patients might have been more acutely aware of memory loss because they were monitoring themselves for side effects to the drug they just started taking.
 
Of course, the medical profession is so confident in the benefits of statins that they focused on the second interpretation, and that is the one that you heard about in all of the press releases about this study. If you believe that the self-reported memory loss in this study was entirely due to detection bias, then the most logical interpretation of the study is that statin drugs really don’t cause memory loss.
 
However, I consider the first interpretation to be the most likely of the two. If use of cholesterol lowering drugs were associated with a 25% or 50% increase in memory loss, detection bias could have been a credible interpretation of the data. However, a 4-fold increase in memory loss is hard to ascribe to detection bias alone.
 
Furthermore, the first explanation is fully consistent with what we know about myelin. Because of the importance of cholesterol in maintaining the integrity of the myelin sheath, it is logical that any drug that dramatically lowers cholesterol levels could have an adverse effect on cognitive function.

Are There Other Options Besides Statin Drugs?

Because of the marginal benefits in healthy people and the multiple side effects, some experts are starting to step up and say that statins may be overprescribed. For example, Dr. Roger Blumenthal, MD, a professor and director of the Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center at Johns Hopkins recently said: "Statin therapy should not be approached like diet and exercise as a broadly based solution for preventing coronary heart disease. These are lifelong medications with potential, although rare, side effects, and physicians should only consider their use for those patients at greatest risk..."

So, what are the alternatives?

#1: Lower Cholesterol Naturally With Some TLC

The National Heart Lung & Blood Institute recommends that something called Therapeutic Lifestyle Change or TLC should always be tried first for patients with elevated cholesterol, and that statins only be used if the lifestyle approach fails – a message that seems to have gotten lost in the translation in many doctor’s offices. The TLC recommendations are:

• Add 2 grams per day of plant stanols and sterols to your diet. In most cases some that will require some degree of supplementation.
• Eat less than 7 percent of your daily calories from saturated fat
• Eat less than 200 mg a day of cholesterol
• Make sure that you get 10-25 grams per day of soluble fiber.
• Get only 25–35 percent of daily calories from total fat (this includes saturated fat calories)
• Consume only enough calories to reach or maintain a healthy weight
• In addition, you should get at least 30 minutes of a moderate intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, on most, and preferably all, days of the week.

There is ample evidence that implementation of these lifestyle changes will reduce cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke without any side effects. The reduction in cholesterol levels is more modest than what can be achieved with cholesterol lowering medications, but perhaps that is the point. Perhaps the medical profession is being too aggressive in reducing cholesterol levels with drug therapy.
 
If you are a bit overwhelmed by the TLC recommendations, there is good news. Even one or two of the lifestyle changes mentioned above can substantially reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke. For example, in a previous “Health Tips From the Professor” I reported on a study claiming that simply eating one apple a day would be just as effective as statins at reducing cardiovascular deaths.

#2: Reduce Other Risk Factors Associated with Heart Disease 

Elevated cholesterol is not the only risk factor associated with heart disease. In fact, many experts feel that it isn’t even the most important risk factor. High blood pressure, high triglycerides, inflammation and damage to the endothelial lining of our arteries are other important risk factors for heart disease. If you are leery about using statins to reduce your cholesterol levels, you might want to explore other natural approaches to reducing heart disease risk. For example:

• Omega-3s reduce triglyceride levels, blood pressure and inflammation. As I have reported previously, some studies suggest that they are as effective as statins at reducing heart attack risk

• Nitrate from foods such as beetroot and spinach reduce blood pressure and improve endothelial health. This is also a topic I have covered in a previous “Health Tips From the Professor”.

• Resveratrol and related polyphenols reduce inflammation and improve endothelial health.

I could go on, but you get the point. There are other natural approaches for reducing heart attack risk. Statins and other cholesterol lowering drugs are not the only game in town.

What About Red Yeast Rice?

However, just because a supplement is natural doesn’t necessarily mean that it is either safe or effective. Red yeast rice is a perfect example. Many people think of red yeast rice as a natural way to reduce cholesterol levels without side effects. Nothing could be further from the truth!
 
The active ingredients in red yeast rice are a class of compounds called monacolins, which are close analogs of the statin drugs. In fact, the most abundant monacolin, monacolin K, is identical to the statin drug lovastatin.
 
That destroys one myth. If a red yeast rice product contains as much monacolin K as a lovastatin pill, it would have the same benefits and the same side effects.
 
It only gets worse! In fact, you have no way of knowing how much monacolin K is in your red yeast rice supplement. Because lovastatin is a drug the manufacturers are caught in a Catch-22 situation. If the manufacturers were to actually standardize or disclose the levels of monacolin K in their product, the FDA would consider it an unapproved drug.
 
When manufacturers don’t standardize their active ingredients bad things happen. How bad, you might ask? A recent study analyzed the concentration of active ingredients in 12 commercially available red yeast rice supplements (R. Y. Gordon et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 170: 1722-1727, 2015). The results were appalling:

• Total monacolins in the supplements ranged from 0.31 to 11.15 mg/capsule.

• Monacolin K (lovastatin) ranged from 0.10 to 10.09 mg/capsule.

• To put that into perspective therapeutic doses of lovastatin range from 10 to 80 mg/day.

It gets even worse! The study also measured levels of a toxin called citrinin that is produced by a fungus and is potentially toxic to the kidneys. This is not a toxin that you would find in a pharmaceutical product like lovastatin, but it was present in high levels in one third of the red yeast rice formulations tested.
 
To sum it all up, if you were to go out and purchase a red yeast rice supplement.

• You might get a batch with no active ingredients. It wouldn’t have any of the side effects of a statin drug, but it wouldn’t have any efficacy either.

• You might get a batch that would have the same efficacy and the same side effects as a low dose statin drug.

• You would have a 33% change of getting a batch that was contaminated with a toxin that you would never find in a statin drug.

I don’t know about you, but after reading that study I have no desire to ever try a red yeast rice supplement.

The Bottom Line

1)    For people who have already had a heart attack statin drugs are clearly beneficial. They save lives.
 
2)    If you haven’t already had a heart attack and your doctor prescribes a statin, you may want to have a serious discussion with your doctor about alternative approaches for reducing heart attack risk. You may even want to seek a second opinion from a doctor with a more holistic orientation. Recent research suggests that statin drugs:

• Are of marginal efficacy in low to moderate risk individuals who have not suffered a heart attack.

• Can cause muscle pain and weakness, which can lead to serious illness in a small percentage of the cases.

• May increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 46%.

• May cause memory loss and mental confusion.

3)    A recent study showed that both statin and non-statin cholesterol lowering drugs caused 4-fold greater short term memory loss in older adults compared to matched patients who were not taking statin medications.
 
4)    The medical profession has chosen to interpret this study as showing that statin drugs don’t cause short term memory loss, and that is the interpretation that has been widely reported in the press. I feel that the more logical interpretation of the data is that both statin and non-statin cholesterol lowering drugs cause short term memory loss.
 
5)    Fortunately, there are natural approaches for reducing cholesterol levels and heart disease risk without any side effects. For example, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute recommends a natural approach called Therapeutic Lifestyle Change or TLC.
 
6)    There are also natural approaches for reducing other risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and inflammation. These include things like omega-3 fatty acids, nitrate from vegetables like beetroots and spinach, and polyphenols like resveratrol just to name a few.
 
7)    However, natural is not always better. Red yeast rice, for example, is neither safe nor effective. For more details, read the article above.

 

     These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

Dr. Steve Chaney
Health Tips From the Professor
stevechaneytips@gmail.com
www.healthtipsfromtheprofessor.com  

Energy for Elderly

ELDERLY: We currently have about 12 people on Vivix at my parent's retirement community. My dad is our poster boy for Vivix! He has been on it for almost four months and while he is ninety and has quite a few issues, he is doing a LOT better. The most noticeable so far is more energy and alertness. His financial advisor wanted to speak with my mom to ask her what had happened with him. He is much more engaged in conversations now and even danced at the Valentines party last week! Before Vivix, he was married to his walker. Now that his balance is better, he is able to use his cane unless he has a long walk somewhere. Previously, we did not want him to use his cane for fear of falling. Dad is on Coumadin and we noticed that he does not have the bruising he had before.

We have another man in his mid eighties, who, after his third box of Vivix, can walk a few blocks to the Bistro without having to stop to catch his breath. His goal is to walk 5 miles a day by June. After being on Vivix for a month or so, we noticed that he has developed a healthy “rosy” complexion.            Dale Hatchel

PARKINSON’S DISEASE - making a difference

PARKINSON’S DISEASE: In 2003 Chuck was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease – a progressive neurological disorder with no known cure. Chuck is 78 and has been on various Shaklee supplements since 2001, however, we have seen the most change since starting Vivix August 2008. The improvements became noticeable within 2 months of starting Vivix. Before Vivix, our goal was to keep him as healthy as possible so his body only needed to deal with Parkinson's. Since Vivix, our goal has changed to improving his DNA and reduces his medications!

My report to you is that little things are happening. And it is the little things in life that mean the most! He’s back to:

1.   laughing, smiling and making jokes,

2.   participating in conversations at family gatherings,

3.   whistling and singing silly songs,

4.   standing straighter when he hugs me,

5.   he’s just more engaged in life –

6.   and the best of all – when you look into his eyes, his lights are back on!

Is Vivix making a difference in Chuck’s health and in our
hope for him? You bet it is!                      Paula Pursley

Acid Reflux or GERD

My family has had acid reflux for at least two generations 

that I am aware of. My grandfather was a food broker and sold Tums. He always had them in his pocket to chew on. Even as a child I thought it was strange and being they were not candy. My mother told me he had digestion issues, it was called "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or some call GERD". 

I did not think much of this until my daughter was born and she had issues at very young age. Doctors told me the only way to treat her reflux was with medication and she was prescribed Tagamet, Aciphex, and Nexium over the years.

At the young age of 14 she had a procedure called a Nissen Fundoplication because none of these medications were helping. By college years she had different issues and we discovered the years of medication had thrown off the balance in her body and now she had no acid. We tried all different natural products with little success. In 2005 she was struggling in college because of her health.

I had used Shaklee products before I had my children and then lost contact with my distributor and stopped taking them. Carol Hartley reintroduced me to Shaklee and told me about the new products. We first started with NutriFeron and then began taking Stomach Soothing Complex and EZ-Gest. She later added Optiflora and it has taken years to repair all the damage done by the medication. Now her stomach problems are finally under control.

I also have GERD but not as severe as my daughter. I use EZ-Gest before meals and Stomach Soothing Complex after. I found that once I added more Optiflora and Alfalfa my reflux was under control. I drink warm water before a big meal to help break up the fats and lemon in my tea or water almost daily.

The Energy Effect

Creating a Legacy

For nearly 60 years, The Shaklee Effect™ has given families the support and financial flexibility they need to design their own lives. In some cases, a single Shaklee business can benefit multiple generations of family members. For Robin, five generations of her family have enjoyed the rewards of her grandmother’s Shaklee business that began in 1964.

“We really do stand on the shoulders of my grandmother who started all this. It’s truly a legacy that she was able to leave for her family.” Robin, Lifetime Master Coordinator

Robin’s Shaklee Effect Robin’s grandmother built a business that has continued to thrive for over 50 years, and today it has over 150 team members and over a million dollars in sales volume each month.* Robin continues her grandmother’s legacy so that her children, her grandchildren, and the generations to come can continue to enjoy the health and wealth that their Shaklee business brings them.

It’s not unusual for families like Robin’s to create generational wealth with the Shaklee Opportunity. A quarter of all Shaklee Master Coordinator businesses in the US are run by second or third generation family members. With The Shaklee Effect, small steps can lead to big results for your family now and in the future.

CONSTIPATION AND OPTIFLORA TESTIMONY

CONSTIPATION AND OPTIFLORA TESTIMONY FROM A  MEMBER ~ "From the time my son, Kaden, was an infant, he has had problems with bowel movements. I was able to nurse him for a very short time before complications resulted in having to feed him formula. Almost immediately, he began having problems with his stool. At five weeks old, he would cry and strain until he was exhausted. It was so bad, that we actually had to "dig" the excretions out of him. The ordeal was terrible.

We talked to multiple pediatricians about the issue. Each time, we were told to switch his formula until we found one that worked. We finally settled on a formula that is partially broken down, which is supposed to aid with digestion. Though the formula helped with his acid reflux, it did nothing for his bowel problems. Once Kaden began eating solid foods, the problem worsened. He would go a week or more without being able to relieve himself. The pain became so bad, that we were referred to Riley Hospital for Children, so that he could have an ultrasound done on his lower abdomen. The results showed that he was insanely backed up, and was full of hardened fecal matter. The only suggestion they gave us was to feed him more fiber (our son in incredibly picky!) and to start him on two doses of Miralax, daily. Kaden was a little over a year old when the ultrasound was performed. He is now 3 1/2 years old.

Potty training a child is a hard enough task; doing it with a child that has last minute "explosions" is an even greater task. After several months and ruined pairs of undies, I knew something else had to be done. I was tired of feeding my kiddo synthetic fiber and having to clean up the horrid messes it created. When I would skip his doses of Miralax, he would become so backed up, once again. I was feeling pretty helpless.

One of my friends from high school had been talking to me about Shaklee and all the benefits of the many, many products. I mentioned to her about my son's bowel issues. She suggested that I try the Optiflora Probiotic Complex. She told me she gives it to her kiddos, and has friends that give it to their kiddos, as well. Although I was a bit skeptical, I trust Jenni, and figured I would give it a try.

Once my order arrived, I took one of the capsules (which are like a tiny little pearl) and put it into a bite of Kaden's yogurt and told him to swallow. That very evening, he had an enormous bowel movement, without the crying and pushing. At first, I thought it was a coincidence, but the following three days, I gave him his daily Optiflora and it resulted in more bowel movements!! SOLID, soft bowel movements!! At this point, I knew it had to be the Optiflora. I sent Jenni a text thanking her.

Kaden has been on the Optiflora for two weeks now, and has consistent, soft, solid bowel movements. I am blown away by this, and wish I would have known about this fabulous product three years ago. Thanks to my dear friend, Jenni, and her concern for my son, I now have a natural and pain free way for my son to be regular. I am a Shaklee customer for life!!
note from Pat...just by adding something as simple as an Optiflora capsule what an incredible difference this made for the child and also for his mom who had been feeling helpless watching her child suffer.

I love what Debra Foreman says about what happened when she started their daughter on product for her digestive issues...Debra said Shaklee gave her her power back