My health started declining when I went back to school while
working full-time. The stress
of going to school and the demands of my job and trying to keep up with our
growing family brought on high blood pressure, migraines and chronic sinus infections . I’ve always taken vitamins but wondered if
they were really helping. While I
was in school, I took a research class where I learned how important studies
that were double-blind, peer reviewed were important when evaluating many
different products. So I decided to
start my own research on vitamins. My
hope was that if I found a company that did this kind of research that I would
use their products to see if it would give my body the necessary nutrients my
body needed, and heal itself or at least minimize the medicine I needed to
take. They met the criteria I was
looking for so now who to order from? I
had a friend in Virginia who I knew was a Shaklee member and she recommended
that I talk to her distributor, Becky O’Brien.
I called Becky and told her who I was and who had recommended her and my
story. At this time I was having
frequent Sinus infections and was so fatigued that getting home from work was very
difficult because I was so tired. I
turned the radio on loud and sang and used the Air Conditioner to keep myself
from falling asleep! I was
miserable. When Becky heard my story,
she said that I should start with Vitalizer and try it for a month and if I did
not feel any difference, I could just take Vita Lea. Because of my fatigue and infection she
thought it best for me to take the Vitalizer.
So I did. I noticed a difference
in the first week but I was still to skeptic to admit it and thought, “let’s
see what happens next week.” Next week
came and went and by the time it was the 4th week, I wasn’t turning
on the radio or using the AC at all. My energy level had
returned! That began my journey with
Shaklee.
I have not had any sinus infections since that time. My next health
issues was my digestion
system.
My digestion system was so messed up from taking so many
antibiotics because of the frequent sinus infections. Becky recommended the probiotic system and within
3 months, all my issues had disappeared.
A few years later, my Dr did an ultrasound on my heart and
told me that I had 2 leaky heart values that
we needed to keep an eye on. My family history
is full of heart disease and I lost my Mom and my grandmother at a young age
because of heart disease. This
is one of the reasons why I’m so into nutrition. I wondered if Shaklee had a product that
could help with this and found that CoQHeart (CoQ10) might help with this so I
decided to give it a try. I took it for
3 months and then went back for another test.
A few days later my doctor left a message on my phone that the tests had
proved that all my leaky heart valve issues had been resolved!
A couple of years later…..I entered the menopause phase of life. (Isn’t getting old grand?!) and had to combat the hot flashes and headaches,
I took GLA and Omega Guard, Nutriferon and menopause balance. This helped me sleep at night and got rid of
the hot flashes for which I’m very thankful.
So I flew thru menopause with flying colors!
With menopause came arthritis too. So I talked to my Dr about what natural
remedy I could take that he could recommend.
The only one that he told me about was Omega 3’s. I was already taking them but not enough. He told me to take 2,000 mg of Omega which I
did. But he also said that I would not
see a difference for 3 months. But he
didn’t know the quality of Shaklee and within a week, my pain was totally gone
and has stayed gone! Mind you I have
those awful bumps in my hands and some in my feet so it had progressed quite a
bit but with the Omega I am not taking Advil or anything else that would
eventually cause me to have side effects.
To sum up my testimony, I continued to take products that
would help with my heart, cholesterol and
Vivix (a new product introduced a few yrs ago) has kept my good cholesterol
high enough that my Dr is pleased to keep my off the statins for
which I’m very very thankful. Although
I’m not very overweight, my genetic makeup is that my family history along with
heart disease is high cholesterol. So
while the Vivix is keeping my good cholesterol high, the Dr wants me to take
off 10 lbs. So I’m looking forward to
having another testimony to add when those pounds come off with the Shaklee 180
program :>)
I have complete trust in Shaklee and that is something to be thankful for because I
don’t worry about the products that I take being toxic, or not being true to
what is on their label. I know by their
testing before and after they give their ingredients to the manufacturer that
I’m getting a quality product. My
investment in my health is not going to waste because I’m getting exactly what
I’m paying for and my body is reaping the benefits . I know there are times where we have to take
the medicine but my first approach is to try a proven method that is natural
and if it works, I’m all the better for it. It also helps to have a good health
coach whose integrity and care for what’s best for the person is coming from
the heart. I give thanks to God for her
and for guiding me to Shaklee in giving me the best health I can have as I live
out my life in the time God has given me here on His planet.
Susan Van Wagner
