Hey, I'm Famous (Sort OF)!

If you get the chance, check out a LifeStyle magazine. There on page 18 you will find an article and photograph about a 53-year-old lady who feels twenty years younger. Me!!!

I truly believe that everything that happens to us during our lifetime, happens for a reason. Why was it that I had to spend so many years battling low blood sugar? Why was I always so light-headed and weak? Why did my hormones have to rage so? An why did I have arthritis that was changing every movement that I made? Why the pain? Why was it always so hard for me to control my weight?

I know why now. It was so that Reliv could come into my life. Reliv has given me my health back. I ate 'healthy' and I got a decent amount of exercise but it wasn't enough and I felt so bad that I was open-minded enough to listen to information that I would have closed my mind to earlier on. Why is it that we have to hit the bottom before we can look up?

I have the answers to many health-related questions now. I am a sponge and love learning more about how the human body works. It really is a fascinating vessel and I get so much pleasure sharing what I have learned so that others can feel as good as I do. That is the 'why'! Life is so short and we need to enjoy the ride. The ride is fantastic but especially so when we can do it in good health.

Look at your parents health history and the ailments that they have battled. More than likely you will follow their path as well, so if you could change that path, would you?

A strong and healthy body can battle genetics and when you can achieve that in such a tasty and simple way......well, you decide.

Colorado or Bust!

My Toyota Camry is seven years old but she serves me well and loves the open highway. She had been to the carwash and given the deluxe treatment so, with tank filled, was ready to take me on another new adventure....

My daughter-in-law, Angela, is my newest Reliv distributor and her family lives in the quiet little town of Windsor, Colorado. Windsor was devasted by a Class IV tornado a year ago but has rebuilt herself and settled back into its normal way of life. The town is clean and wholesome and a place where people can safely and happily raise their families. We drove straight through from Phoenix to there and arrived in the wee hours to a mother who was anxiously anticipating her daughters arrival. The next day was spent in celebration of lost time, over bbq burgers and soda. Children were playing, dogs were chasing and laughter was everywhere and it made for a very good day.

We came to Windsor to share our Reliv experience and in a quaint little coffee shop we told the folks what these products have come to mean to us. Angela has gone from a greatly affected Type I diabetic to nearly normal insulin levels. From 120 units of insulin a day to 15. The neuropathy in her feet and legs is gone and she has lost 27 pounds. I have gone from low blood sugars, hot flash-hell, arthritis and 40 pounds of excess weight to someone who suffers none of those things now.

When the health conscience people of Windsor listened to our stories and read the information we had brought they accepted our offer to help them with their issues as well and it made for a very satisfying evening, knowing that we were able to address so many people. After all, that is what Reliv is all about.

We did mix business and pleasure. It was a good thing. My little Camry carried us home through wind and rain and brought us back to life in the big city. We went to sleep that night in blissful dreams knowing that all was right and lives will be changed for the better thanks to 'our two little shakes a day....' I love my Reliv!

A Hop, Skip And A Jump

My grandmother sat on the couch the last few years of her life. Her hips were so painful that she had to use a walker just to move around. She was an Iowa farm-girl and to see this once vibrant woman immobile was painful just to watch. Grandma has since passed away but the arthritis that put her on her sofa has affected my mother, my sister, and yes, myself.

I am only 53 years old and already a joint in my hand was frozen stiff. My feet, hips, hands and neck were sore and daily activities were more limited than what they used to be. If I wanted to back up my car, I had to turn my whole body around to look because my neck wouldn't rotate. I couldn't quilt any more and to hold my husbands hand was not something I looked forward too. How sad it that? My hips hurt all of the time and I could see where I was going to follow all of the special women in my family....right to the old sofa one day. I didn't want that. Who would? I will not take prescription medication, if at all possible, because with my medical background I know the damage that it does, in the long run, to your liver and kidneys. I was looking for an alternative.

It was my husband who found it for me and the answer was Reliv. Now, my arthritis didn't happen overnight and I was willing to be patient while Reliv's Arthaffect worked within my body. It took almost two months before I started seeing anything happen and it was the hand-holding where I first took notice. It didn't hurt! That joint in my hand that had been frozen for two years now moves and my hips are flexible and I am down on the floor playing with my grandchildren. I can fully turn my head to look from side to side and I am able to quilt again. Now that I am active I am losing weight and I feel better than I have in years.

No, my arthritis isn't cured, but it is not painful any more. I get out of bed in the morning with a hop, skip and jump and a smile on my face....not a grimace! If you would like more information you may email me or give me a call. I enjoy helping others feel as good as I do.

Ouch, It Hurts (No More!)

The painful toll of joint disease affects more than 46 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Worldwide, more than 355 million people suffer with the disease.

By 2030 the number of people with arthritis is expected to rise by 40%. Osteoarthritis affects nearly 27 million Americans and rheumatoid arthritis affects 1.3 million. Obesity is the number one cause of osteoarthritis because the extra weight stresses the joints. Nearly two in three people who are obese will develop knee osteoarthritis over their lifetime, but losing 15 pounds can cut the knee pain in half.

According to the 2008 World Arthritis Day "Think Psitive" survey, 97 percent of people with arthritis indicated the condition affects them or people they care about emotionally and 5 percent of them said it may lead to depression.

Clinical evidence shows arthritis/rheumatism can have a debilitating effect on people's lives by restricting physical, psychological and social function.

In 2003, more than 650,000 total joint replacement procedures were performed by orthopedic surgeions in the U.S. The most frequent reason for these surperies is to relieve pain and disablility caused by servere arthritis.

Reliv has over 10 million dollars in research and development for a product to help control arthritis. It has a US government patent and is available from your authorized Reliv distributor. I can, personally, attest to the benefits of using this product and if you continue reading you may find a bit of you in what I say.....