HERBALIFE TESTIMONIALS

Donna Gibson

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic auto-immune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the nervous system. Each person who has it will experience their own unique set of symptoms and disease progression timetable.

My husband, Robert, was diagnosed 15 years ago at age 28. His MS is the secondary progressive type, and his main symptoms are vision problems, muscle weakness, debilitating fatigue, loss of balance, muscle spasticity affecting the legs & bladder, and sluggish digestion.

In January 2002 he started on the Advanced Green program, along with N.R.G and the products recommended for MS (Rose Ox, Xtra-Cal, Male Factor1000, Tang Kuei, and Herbalifeline). In February he upgraded to the Ultimate Green program.

In four months time, he has lost 40 pounds, seems more “awake” during the day, and can go places with me during the day and evening (he had gotten where he rarely had the energy to even think about getting out). His digestive system is also working better.

We are eagerly waiting to attending his first Herbalife function when we go to Dallas together this weekend! So look for Robert on his red3-wheeled scooter.

IMPORTANT: If you have a customer with MS, know that they should not take anything that activates the immune system, because it may also activate the disease process in their body.

 Koy Bolt  Dripping Springs , Texas, USA
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telephone: 1-888-675-7613

This is from one of my good friends in Herbalife. A friend of hers found out she had MS, here's what she had to say.

I got my formal diagnosis of MS in December 2001, after a long time of playing the "rule out everything else" game. As it turned out for many years I was having symptoms without knowing what they were, such as migraines, total loss of hearing in my left ear, and other little annoying problems that made me think I was a hypochondriac.

Over the last couple of years the symptoms have gotten worse. Below is a list of the symptoms I have had and what they do to a person with MS:

• Fatigue, which is the most common symptom of MS. It is typically present in the mid afternoon and may consist of increased muscle weakness, mental fatigue, sleepiness, or drowsiness.
• Heat sensitivity (the appearance or worsening of symptoms when exposed to heat, like a hot shower) occurs in most people with MS.
• Muscle spasms are a common and often debilitating symptom of MS. Spasticity usually affects the muscles of the legs and arms, and may interfere with a person's ability to move those muscles freely.
• Dizziness. Many people with MS complain of feeling "off balance" or lightheaded. Occasionally they may experience the feeling that they or their surroundings are spinning; this is called vertigo. These symptoms are caused by damage in the complex nerve pathways that coordinate vision and other inputs into the brain that are needed to maintain balance.
• Cognitive. Problems with thinking occur in about half of people with MS. For most, this means slowed thinking, decreased concentration, or decreased memory. Approximately 10% of people with the disease have severe impairment that significantly impairs their ability to carry out tasks of daily living.
• Vision problems are relatively common in people with MS. In fact, one vision problem, optic neuritis, occurs in 55% of people with the condition. Most vision problems do not lead to blindness.
• Many people with MS experience abnormal sensations such as "pins and needles," numbness, itching, burning, stabbing or tearing pains. Fortunately, most of these symptoms, while aggravating, are not life-threatening or debilitating and can be managed or treated.
• Tremors. Fairly common in people with MS, tremors can be debilitating and difficult to treat.
• Difficulty walking. Gait disturbances are amongst the most common symptoms of MS. Mostly this problem is related to muscle weakness and/or spasticity, but having balance problems or numbness in your feet can also make walking difficult.

My doctor had put me on many medications. One for tingles; one for leg spasticity and another for bladder spasms; one for fatigue; one for depression; one for migraines; an my weekly shot of Avonex which is to slow the progression of the MS.

I gained 60 lbs and felt horrible. I couldn't go out shopping with my family because after 15 minutes of walking I was exhausted. I can't be out in the heat or I will have a relapse. My neurologist was telling me I had to slow down or I would have to go out on disability, I was going so slowly then I didn't know how I could slow down any further.

I decided I needed to find another source of income because I knew I couldn't support my family on the income I would get from disability. That was when I found Joe and Herbalife.

My first step was to try the products. I started with the Formula 1, 2 & 3 and the Total Control. I started losing weight and feeling better. Then I started using the Niteworks and wow what a difference. I have since gone off all of my medications, except my Avonex, and my energy is through the roof.

Everyone that knows me cannot believe the change they have seen in me. I haven't felt this good in years! And to top it all off I have now lost 25 lbs and am still losing it.

 

Nico Smit - Durbanville, South Africa

Thanks to Herbalife our family now enjoys a quality of health we could never imagine before!

Before Herbalife Nico was suffering from fatigue so badly that he could not lift a telephone from its cradle! He lay with his head on the table to have a conversation on the phone.

OUR STORY AS TOLD BY

Nico Smit

In 1981 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and over the years, have tried almost every possible vitamin and mineral supplement available - including Lioresal, Slow Mag, Slow K, kelp and many others. I have kept a record of 53 visits to doctors, specialists and dietitians during the period 1983 to 1989 - with no positive result. Periodically I was hospitalized and for a while the cortisone treatments seemed to slow down the progress of the disease, but the ensuing side effects worsened.

For seven years my condition slowly deteriorated despite an excellent diet program. I became so mentally and physically fatigued by midday that I could not lift a telephone from its cradle during the afternoon. I suffered terrible indigestion and constipation problems; severe leg spasms; my blood sugar levels became unstable and poor bad sleeping patterns developed. I began suffering from depression and developed suicidal tendencies.

During March 1998 my wife, Non, who through my illness, had been forced to take over as breadwinner, brought Herbalife into our home. I decided to give it "one final shot". I began eating the total program and within14 days I sensed a difference. It was unbelievable how my energy levels soared and, for the first time in many years, I began feeling positive. My health improved dramatically. Mentally I felt great and started planning my life and setting goals again.

Since I began using Herbalife products on a daily basis, I no longer suffer from constipation or fatigue. No more swollen feet. My cold legs and feet now warm up naturally again. My blood sugar levels are stable; circulation has normalized; the spasms in my legs have reduced dramatically and no longer wake me during the night. My sleeping pattern has normalized. I no longer crave certain foodstuffs and - as a bonus, I have lost 9 kg of excess body weight!

I believe that the excellent nutrition, which my body now receives, would have made a remarkable difference had I been able to commence the program earlier in my life. Thank you Lord for Herbalife!

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Durbanville 7550 South Africa

 

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