Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Black recluse or Brown widow Spider Bite

A testimony for you...

I just got bit by a black recluse or brown widow spider on Thurs, july 7th. I never knew I was even bit...I started getting a stiff neck around 11:30 PM and went to bed and when I got up the next morning it was real stiff and my whole head felt heavy with a dull headache...of course I took my morning vities and went for my walk...played at the park with daughter went to gymboree and while at gymboree the symptoms were increasing...mid back neck head were all stiff and weird feeling..headache was getting worse and my vision was blurry...I thought because of the headache...my eyes even hurt to press or rub them...extreme fatigue...Couldn't think either...so I drove home and thought I must have been in the sun too long...(live in FL) dehydrated etc. So I made a shake and took all my vities again...w/optiflora too...stomach alittle upset too...put ice on my neck and laid down for about an hour or so...got up felt better...took more vities (EPA, GLA, Garlic, Vita C, Stress relief, pain
relief, cal/mag, b's, caroto/flavo, zinc...tons of alfalfa...) went about my business...started feeling better and around 5pm took more vities with shake...drank lots of water...and by 7 I felt great again....

About 8pm is when I found the bite on my arm...I was putting lotion on. Didn't know what it was...U shape with 4 blisters...put basic g then H then C& E before bed...When I woke up it was real red and ugly looking...the red was about 3'" around the dime size bite. Went out on the web and that's when I discovered it was a spider bite and read a few things...and it basically said that the docs don't have an anti vennom not much they can do...I saw antibiotic treatment...So that's when I got agressive with the vities..and thought I'll just keep an eye on it...if it gets worse...I go for help... So I started taking my vities above every 2-3 hours for about a week...I would put a pack of baking soda and vinagar on it for the first 3 days 1-2 x a day and wash with Enfuselle gel cleanser then toner then C& E direct on it...then Enfuselle Hand and body cream...

Had a mild relapse of symptoms on the 5th day....kept going with my vities...and it's been 12 days and the bite looks great...just a nice neat little scab...I have reduced my vities back to normal..

From what I read out on the spider bite board...Sounds like everyone symptoms and intensity of symptoms vary...we are all different...I did read about some people who handled the bite naturally...and they all seemed to recover faster and without complications...more than the other stories...but keep in mind, people who try doing things naturally probably live a healthier livestyle on a daily basis...so they heal faster anyway.

Just wanted to share my spider bite story....Roxanne

Monday, July 25, 2005

News ... Heart, Swelling,Burns, Wrinkles & more

Thanks Martha WIllmore....

Our Goal: The goal of the WELLNESS INDUSTRY is to keep you from becoming part of the SICKNESS INDUSTRY!

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§ works as an antioxidant to reduce elevating LDL cholesterol levels,

§ helps reduce the formation of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

§ and maintains the tone and integrity of blood vessels

All CoenzymeQ10 products are NOT created equal … Each Shaklee CoenzymeQ10 capsule contains 30 mg of CoenzymeQ10… which is equivalent to 150 mg of some powdered products or 100 mg of some other soft gel capsule products. If you are very active or experience a lot of stress, help your heart … provide it with extra fuel. If you have a tired, worn-out heart … provide it with extra fuel. Changing Brands can Change YOUR Life!

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Swollen Ankles GONE! A delighted Shaklee customer shares … “Every summer when it gets hot and I perspire more than usual, my legs and ankles feel heavier with fluid retention. I was complaining to my Shaklee distributor about it, and she suggested that I keep a pitcher of Shaklee PERFORMANCE in my refrigerator, and drink it like I would a glass of lemonade. I can’t believe the difference. Not only is the fluid retention gone, but I feel so much more energized! Thank you Shaklee!”


Attention ALL Cyclists! Did you know that Kent Bostik qualified for the Atlanta Olympics at 47 years of age. Most cyclist’s careers are over by 32 to 33 years of age, but Kent attributes his success to Shaklee Sports and Nutrition products. If you are physically active and want to feel great … choose the best products to support your activity.

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Did You Know … that EIGHT out of Time-Life’s “25 Greatest Adventures of ALL Time” were powered by Shaklee Products?

Mt. Everest … first American ascent without oxygen
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Daedalus Project … set world record for human-powered flight
Will Steger’s THREE record-breaking polar expeditions
Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso and Alcyon expeditions
Shaklee nutrition has helped many world-class athletes carve off critical seconds during competition. But perhaps even more important, it has helped millions of others begin and stick with a regular exercise program that can pay off in strength, stamina, and long-term health.


Impeccable Quality Controls: Are you getting the BEST nutritional protection for yourself & your family? Shaklee’s Multi-Vitamin/Mineral is called “Vita-Lea” because it is “Vitally” important! Clinical tests showed that using Vita Lea consistently for one year REDUCED SICK DAYS 65%. Did you know that Shaklee performs 349 separate quality control tests on each lot of Vita-Lea, including 208 specific tests on the quality of the raw material AND every single raw ingredient in every single Shaklee product is tested for 400 pesticides. YOU deserve BETTER THAN “BRAND X”!


Choices: What is the sense of being wealthy if your health is bankrupt?


Basic H and Burns: Susan Kramer shares the following: “I have had great success with straight Basic-H … I once grabbed a very hot curling iron around the barrel and badly burned the palm of my hand. I slathered it with Shaklee Basic-H and later that day I realized that I had completely forgotten about the burn. Basic-H is amazing … it is the first thing to do when the burn occurs.” Editor’s Note … after the Basic-H application, puncture a Vitamin E capsule and squeeze the oil on a burn or apply Shaklee C+E Repair Cream to the burned area. For a bad sunburn, apply Basic-H, and then follow up with Shaklee Mentholated Skin Cream … it contains 17 herbs that are very healing and enhance the healing process.


Cholesterol-lowering Drug blamed for Memory Loss: On May 16th, 2005, an article in the Niagara Falls Review shared the following info: Dr. Duane Graveline, former astronaut, medical researcher, and aerospace scientist refuses to take LIPITOR ever again! WHY? … One day, his wife found him walking aimlessly about their property. When she spoke to him he did not recognize her. He was rushed to a neurologist and it was only six hours later his senses returned. The diagnosis? … global transient amnesia. His only medication? … Lipitor. The medication was stopped, but doctors refused to believe this cholesterol-lowering drug was the cause of this incident. A year later, Dr. Graveline was urged to retry half the dose of Lipitor. Six weeks later, his entire life was suddenly eradicated from memory. He had no recall of his children, medical school, years as a flight surgeon, or his time as an astronaut. The black pit of amnesia lasted 12 hours. Dr. Graveline later learned of a study at the University of California that detailed cases similar to his own. He then established a website and has since then has received thousands of reports from others on cholesterol lowering drugs who assumed their confusion, disorientation and forgetfulness was due to aging. You can see his website at www.spacedoc.net.

A drug-free approach to manage cholesterol levels is outlined below:

The first step includes three parts:
excellent diet, low in animal fats and include at least one serving of Shaklee Soy Protein daily (in 38 studies involving 730 participants on soy isoflavones, cholesterol rates changed by the following averages: total cholesterol dropped 9%, LDL dropped 63% triglycerides dropped 11%, & HDL rose 2%)
be consistent with an excellent exercise program,
and make sure your bowels are moving properly (use fibre, water & Shaklee Herb-Lax)
Secondly, investigate blood sugar levels (high blood sugar elevates cholesterol) … if your blood sugar is borderline high or high, reduce your carbohydrate intake and use Shaklee’s Glucose Regulation Complex.
Thirdly, have your homocysteine level checked … if it is high, supplement with Shaklee’s B Complex faithfully on a daily basis (high homocysteine can increase plaque formation dramatically)
If cholesterol continues to remain high, Shaklee’s “Cholesterol Lowering Six Pack” includes:

1) Unflavored Fiber Plan Drink Mix 2) Omega-3 Complex; 3) CoenzymeQ10; 4) Cholesterol Regulating Complex; 5) Garlic; 6) and Vitamin E


Basic H and Burns: Susan Kramer shares the following: “I have had great success with straight Basic-H … I once grabbed a very hot curling iron around the barrel and badly burned the palm of my hand. I slathered it with Shaklee Basic-H and later that day I realized that I had completely forgotten about the burn. Basic-H is amazing … it is the first thing to do when the burn occurs.” Editor’s Note … after the Basic-H application, puncture a Vitamin E capsule and squeeze the oil on a burn or apply Shaklee C+E Repair Cream to the burned area. For a bad sunburn, apply Basic-H, and then follow up with Shaklee Mentholated Skin Cream … it contains 17 herbs that are very healing and enhance the healing process.

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Monday, July 18, 2005

Ear Infection Testimonies

EAR INFECTIONS
"Milk allergies are very common in children... They are the leading
cause of
the chronic ear infections that plague up to 40% of all children
under the
age of six." Julian Whitaker, M.D., "Health & Healing," October,
1998, Volume
8, No. 10

"Cow's milk allergy is associated with recurrent otitis media (ear
infection) during childhood." Acta Otolaryngol 1999;119(8)

"Breastfeeding protects US infants against the development of
diarrhea and
ear infection." Pediatrics 1997 Jun;99(6):E5

"If a bottlefed baby has an ear infection, eliminate milk and
dairy products
from the child's diet for thirty days to see if any benefits
result...a
cause of frequent ear infections in children is food allergies."
James Balch, MD,
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing" ISBN 0-89529-727-2

"Concerning ear infections, You just don't see this painful
condition among
infants and children who aren't getting cow's milk into
their systems."
William Northrup, M.D., Natural Health July, 94

Cow's milk has become a point of controversy among doctors
and
nutritionists. There was a time when it was considered very
desirable,
but research has
forced us to rethink this recommendation... dairy products
contribute to a
surprising number of health problems (including) chronic
ear problems..."
Benjamin Spock, M.D., "Child Care," 7th Edition
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From: The Walter Family

Keith is a fine example of a "Shaklee Baby." For 15 months
we had been to
the Bethesda Naval Hospital pediatricians, and I had a
private pediatrician in
Reston, Va and none could find any reason for all Keith's
ear and respiratory
problems. He even had ear tubes inserted at 9 months old
with no effect.

In, my quest to find some answers for Keith, I found
Mary Ann and Shaklee.
She was an answer to prayers for us. She put Keith on
Liqui-Lea and Instant
Protein powder.

Within two weeks his skin and hair had changed from
an oily mess to normal.
Within a month he started eating and sleeping on a
normal schedule and his
constant ear
infections just "disappeared" never to be seen again.
This was in June. The
following December, I ran into our private pediatrician
in Toys R Us. He
wanted to know if we found a new doctor since we went
from visiting
him everyday
to not seeing him at all. I told him about Shaklee.
He said "Well, the summer
is always better for children. If he can get through
the fall and winter
then I will believe your vitamins made a difference."

Keith made it through the next 17 falls and winters
without any more ear
infections, or respiratory infections. Keith has not
even had a virus or
infection that lasted more than
48 hours in his life. His immediate recovery and
constant health introduced
us all to Shaklee. We have been a Shaklee family
ever since.

Keith is now 18 years old, attended Harvard U. this
summer under a special
program for Juniors (1000 from around the world are
accepted). He is
graduating Valedictorian from
high school; making plans to attend either Harvard
or Duke; plays varsity
baseball; tutors math for 5 hours every evening
Monday through Thursday. He
saves his weekend for his girlfriend, his family
and church.

We owe his lifetime health to Shaklee. He has only
been to a doctor about 8
times in his last 17 years and that was for stitches,
physicals, and
immunizations and not for illness.
How could a man not be happy and proud of that?

Thank you for any nutrition information that you send.
I am always
interested in the latest research.

Thanks,
Flo Lawrann Gambl

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From: RUSTYOST
Chronic Ear Infections - what to do

Here are some of the many replies I received from the
field to my question
on ear infections. Getting the kids off of or reducing
dairy will help, as
dairy products are
recognized as being problematic for many kids suffering
from chronic ear,
sinus and allergies.

Also, there's a new product on the market called
Opti-Flora. It is available
from Shaklee Corporation at 1-800-VITA LEA or check
your phone book for a
distributor. Opti-Flora is the result of Shaklee's
research into targeted
delivery systems and is the only product of its kind
available that guarantees
live delivery of acidophilus and bifidus to the
intestine. All the others
guarantee live organisms at time of manufacture.
Re-colonizing the gut to maintain
a healthy balance of micro-flora relieves a world of ills.

Allergies, acne, MS, flu, chronic fatigue, maintaining
healthy white cell
counts during chemo therapy, yeast infections--the list
goes on. Opti-Flora
comes as a two part product-the prebiotic powder that
you mix in 4 ounces of
water and the capsule (very small-easy for anyone to
swallow). Pleasant
tasting-kids take it willing.
Needs no refrigeration and can be taken anytime during
the day. Super convenient.

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3-21-99 RE: Grandsons' Ear Infections

My 22 month old grandson chews 1 beta carotene everyday
for his ears
(he has had PE tubes twice)
He'll tell you what they are and why he chews them! We
also give him Optiflora (pearl stuffed in a banana and
powder in his juice)
every day. He chews Vita-C 100 mg. (I call it grandmama's
"candy") often and
especially if he sneezes! He really enjoys chewing
lecithin 1 or 2 a day (We've
noticed he talks better than his peers and is very
creative) He chews 1-2
Orange Children's Vita-Lea each day. He had continued
to get ear infections,
even after the last PE tubes. Since we've added Beta
Carotene and Optiflora, he
hasn't had an ear infection. His "milk" is Energizing
Soy Vanilla Drink Mix
in Best Water.
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Subj: Ear Infections

I have never seen anything work faster than 1 or 2 Beta
Carotene a day to
prevent, reverse or heal infected ears and/or ear drums.
I didn't have the
advantage of Optiflora with my kids, but you gotta
know about the Beta Carotene.
It works and fast. Of course the C and Vita Lea and
Protein, too. Just
puncture the capsule and squirt it into the child's
mouth; it virtually has no
taste.Then give the child some water to drink.

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Subject: Re: Ear infections

My children were having so many ear infections, until
I put them on Protein,
VitaLea and Vit C. Vit C seems to help stop drainage
into the ears (at
least in our case). If the kids looked like they were
heading for trouble, I'd
give them Chewable C, 4x a day. (4 at breakfast, 4 at
lunch, 4 at supper,
and 4 at bedtime --- before brushing teeth. You don't
want the "C" on their
teeth all night. Hope this helps. It got my children
off endless rounds of
antibiotics.

Shaklee has replaced Bata Carotene with CarotoMax,
a multicarotenoid plus
phytonutrient supplement.

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Saturday, July 09, 2005

Help for people with Crohn's Disease

I do believe that Hannah Sharpen is a Lifestime Master. She had a very advanced case of Crohn's Disease beginning as a teenager and here is her story of how she was "healed" of this disease by feeding it Shaklee nutrition so that her body could heal itself! Amazing testimony. I realize this is lengthy, but it is so full of great information it is bound to be of encouragement to those who are suffering from this..
Shirley Davis
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Hannah Sharapan's Health Story (Crohn's Disease and How I Was Helped with SHAKLEE Food Supplements)

When I was two years old, I had a bleeding rectal fissure. It reappeared when I was ten, and then in High School it began to give me real problems.
Beginning in Jr. High, it seemed like I was missing a lot of school with rather indistinct symptoms. In High School, my stamina was worse. In my Senior year I became extremely fatigued. I was tested more than once for mono, once for an ulcer, and I saw the doctor regularly. I missed a good portion of the last few months of my Senior year, including the day that I was inducted into the National Honor Society, the day of my Senior Prom. In fact, in Pennsylvania schools were supposed to hold back a student who missed more than 29 days. However, because I had done well, my school simply marked my report card as having missed 29 days.

In addition to the fatigue, by my last few months in High School, I was also vomiting almost daily. I went down to 70 pounds, and I am 5'2". I wonder sometimes if today I would have been wrongly diagnosed as an anorexic?
Unfortunately, I wasn't diagnosed at all--with a guess that maybe it was psychosomatic. I can remember lying in bed, day after day, wondering how I could be doing this to myself. Was I crazy? The next moment my thoughts would go to "what if I had some dread disease and the doctors were missing it?" I had just finished reading Death Be Not Proud, and I worried more.

Somehow, I mustered enough strength for graduation and, thinking that I looked a lot better, took my place in line for the Grand March. Imagine my dismay over how I really looked when a. teacher handed me smelling salts. I never heard a word that went on at Graduation. I went to College in the fall, a little bit stronger and about 8 pounds heavier. I had alternating constipation and diarrhea, with regular rectal bleeding, distention of my abdomen, and not infrequent nausea and vomiting. By mid-term of my Sophomore year, I was falling asleep even sitting up. Then, hospitalized, tests revealed the elusive culprit--Crohn's Disease--a serious intestinal disease.
Having to withdraw from College for the term caused me great agony. I'd be a term behind everyone else. I wouldn't graduate with my friends. Would my boyfriend find someone else?

The disease was so rare in 1962 that I felt stranger yet. To try to build me up, the doctor recommended daily milkshakes, not knowing that most of us with Crohn's Disease can't tolerate milk. I did pretty well for the next few years--in fact, right up through my Wedding Day when I married Allan, the boyfriend whom I had worried would leave me. However, the day after our wedding, I was in extreme pain. After a large injection of Cortisone to try to stop the pain didn't work, we found eventually that I had been perforating. I was so ill for the next seven months that I had to go to stay with my parents who lived two hours away, seeing Allan only on weekends. The next two years I was on a treadmill heading downwards. My diet was now only tea, jelly, and soda crackers, and my doctor didn't believe in supplementation. I had now vomited daily, often more than once a day, for nearly six years. My skin pigmentation lightened, my teeth went yellow, my hair began to gray. If only I had known about SHAKLEE. Allan and I saw each other under such duress that it was tough on our young relationship. I was so weak that my mother was bathing me and brushing my hair.

Although I greatly feared surgery, the doctors decided that it was the only way that would enable me to lead any sort of life. The x-rays showed the disease had spread throughout my intestines; so they said the best that they could do was to remove just the worst parts. Since it wasn't emergency surgery, I convinced them to wait for a few months while I psyched myself up for the surgery. I'd lie in bed seeing myself well and picturing the disease localizing to a point that it could all be removed. It was not until I was in SHAKLEE and learned about visualization techniques that I realized that I'd been using them. I can still see my doctor's beaming face when I awoke, and he said, "Hannah, we got it all. It was localized in just three places!"

Greatly improved by surgery, Allan and I were finally together. During the next six years, I led a relatively normal life, except for occasional implications, lots of fatigue, and picking up many cases of the intestinal flu which could keep me in bed for a month. Being advised not to get pregnant, we adopted Halle, and four years later adopted Danielle. During this time, I had developed some allergy problems and had gotten fibrocystic disease in the breasts (they think as the result of the ACTH that they had me on for the Crohn's). I did become pregnant, though, when Danielle was a small infant.
During the pregnancy I did have some problems--from straining so my cervix dropped so far that I almost lost the baby. After three weeks in bed for that, I then got a rectal abscess, one of the most painful things that I ever went through. Toward the end of the pregnancy, I began to need daily rectal dilations, having to drive 45 minutes each way to the doctor's office. This treatment was so painful that when I'd get up from the table, there would be a ring of perspiration where I had been. Our oldest daughter, Halle, was starting kindergarten, and I had looked forward to walking her to school that first day, but, instead, I was in agony with another impaction. These impactions were a result of a rectal stricture (which is scar tissue) from the Crohn's. The doctors agreed that removal of the scar tissue would just cause new scar tissue to form.

After delivering Ashley, I continued to have rectal dilations weekly for the next six years. Then in 1979 we found SHAKLEE. We were introduced by way of the business opportunity, but we believed that we had to be totally sold on the products. I hoped I would be able to tolerate the supplements, because I couldn't handle any of the ones I had bought at the store. I hoped, also, that the SHAKLEE supplements might give me that sorely-needed energy which I lacked; and perhaps that vitamin-C might reduce my colds. I truly believed that that was the most that vitamins and minerals could do for you; and with even those results I would have been thrilled! Was I ever in for a pleasant surprise when I did get the energy. Plus I gained three hours a day because of needing less sleep. Then my digestion vastly improved. In fact, for the first time in a long while I was really absorbing my food. Since SHAKLEE, I am able to keep my weight with little effort after a lifelong struggle with being way too thin. My allergy symptoms virtually disappeared; and within months so did the cysts. In July1979 I began the SHAKLEE supplements, and July 1979 marks the month of the last of the rectal dilations.

Four years later I went to the doctor and he said that as long as I was there, he wanted to check the stricture. Reluctantly, I agreed. I was shocked! I had only what I would call normal discomfort. The doctor looked at me in disbelief and exclaimed, "Hannah, the stricture is gone!" As he sat down to write on my chart, I can still see him, his head shaking; as he recorded and barely audibly repeated, "The stricture is gone--no more scars!"
Me! He has told me since then that another doctor examining me would say that the examination showed an essentially normal rectum.

He added, "You are a living testimony to your products!"

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This is the SHAKLEE Food Supplement program I follow:


I started very slowly, like this:

1st Day--1/2 tablet of Alfalfa at breakfast
2nd Day--1 tablet of Alfalfa at each meal and 1 at bedtime I gradually built up to taking 4 each meal and 4 at bedtime.

After the first day or so when I could feel that I tolerated the Alfalfa well, I added
1 B-Complex at breakfast Anyone with a digestive problem knows that it is a good idea to try one new food at a time, so I suggest the same with supplements.

Based on personal experience and experience in working with others, I do feel that anyone who sticks to working out a program will be able to tolerate all the supplements and feel much better on them. Every person, however, will have to find his/her own rate of adding on other supplements and amounts thereof.

The next day, I increased to
1 B-Complex a meal, and now I eat 2 a meal and 1 at bedtime.

Next came Calcium. Now I eat Calcium Complex Chewables. I eat only about 4-6 a day.

I have read that there is a zinc and Vitamin-C deficiency in Crohn's Disease cases. I eat 4-6 zinc a day and 12 Vitamin-C Sustained Release, divided up over mealtimes and bedtime; I do increase these two supplements if I feel a cold or flu coming on.

Next came the Vitamin-E 400 IU tablets. Vitamin-E is reputed by many nutritionists to break down scar tissue, and based on my personal experience, I have to believe that is true. I eat 6 Vitamin-E tablets daily.

I eat 8 Vita-Lea for Children each day.

I now use a minimum of 3 tablespoons of Instant Protein at breakfast, but, again, gradually I built up to that from a slow beginning. I began mixing
1/4 teaspoon at breakfast, then 1/4 teaspoon per meal, on to 1 teaspoon per meal and then up to 3 tablespoons of Instant Protein at breakfast. Generally I drink my Instant Protein in apple juice or a blend of apple juice along with other juices, such as cranberry or apricot nectar.

I began with Herb-Lax when I started the Alfalfa. If someone has the constipation that I did, that person will often take Herb-Lax initially, too.
More often Crohn's patients suffer from a chronic diarrhea and are concerned with taking too much Herb-Lax. Sometimes they have to experience results before gaining the confidence in the products. I have heard many people say that they felt that Herb-Lax had actually helped them get over diarrhea problems. The way I began with the herbs was to lick a tablet the first night; the next night I broke off a crumb, then subsequently 1/8 of a tablet, then a 1/4, then a 1/2, etc.--cutting off a bit at a time.

When Fiber Wafers came out, I added 1 a day--that seems right for me. When EPA and Beta Carotene came out, I added them, eating 3 of each day.

As far as diet is concerned, once I started to do much better and to feel much better because of the supplements, I became interested more in adhering to sound nutritional ideas. Over a period of time, I found improvement by eliminating red beef, seeds, sugar, and pop. I had gotten off milk years ago. I rarely eat anything fried. Now I eat lots of brown rice, chicken, fresh vegetables, and some fresh fruits and fruit juices (not citrus).

Summary of the SHAKLEE Food Supplements I now take:
:
After gradual build up and experimentation, my daily regimen is as follows.
These supplements are divided up by taking some four times a day, at meals and at bedtime.

Alfalfa--16 or more Herb-Lax--1 (at bedtime only)
B-Complex--7 Calcium Complex--4 Zinc--6 Vita-C (Sustained Release)--12*
*I add Chewables if I feel a cold or infection coming on)
Vita-E 400IU Tablets--6 Instant Protein--3 or more Tbs (at breakfast)
Vita Lea for Children--8 EPA--3 Beta Carotene--3 Fiber Wafers--1 In closing, let me emphasize the importance of checking in with a client who has Crohn's Disease every two days until you have them on a complete SHAKLEE program. They need constant reinforcement until they get results.

Hannah Sharapan

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