Grace’s Blog

What price would you pay for good health?  This is my friend’s story.

I met Donna 37 years ago when we were both introduced to Shaklee through a mutual friend.  We became very good friends through the years.  She became a Shaklee Business Leader and enjoyed what Shaklee offered.  When her then son-in-law started a business, she began helping him and her Shaklee business suffered, until she finally gave it up.

When Shaklee introduced Vivix just over a year ago, I encouraged Donna to give it a try. I told her all the things it would do. She would laugh and tell me, “Yeah, that’s what everyone says.”  This is her story:

I was living a stress filled life 12 years ago and didn’t realize I was falling apart.  I wasn’t using my Shaklee Supplements and taking care of myself.

Five years ago this October 2009, I had a heart attack after learning of the death of my granddaughter.  I was told by my doctor if I hadn’t been fairly healthy, I would not have survived. 

Not long after the heart attack, I had a hysterectomy.  When my friend Grace called to tell me about Vivix, I was very skeptical.  Finally after several months of her telling me how good it was and it was anti-aging, that got my attention.  I finally agreed to try it in Feb. of 2009. I decided I would give it 3 months.  I also decided to do the whole Rx for a Healthier Life program, which is Vivix, Vitalizer, NutriFeron and Cinch shakes.

I started noticing a difference within a couple of weeks. Before Rx for a Healthier Life, these are the problems I was experiencing:  I had bursitis in my hip, restless leg syndrome, dry eyes, dry skin, blood in my urine, constipation, nose bleeds and no energy.  I was depressed, sad, non-thinking and weak.  I wouldn’t hear what was being said around me. I had brown spots on my face.

Since starting on the Rx for a Healthier Life, these symptoms are gone. The spots on my face are fading and are really light.   I have more strength and the weakness is gone.  I have more confidence and more energy. I don’t hurt getting up and down, even after working an 8 hour shift at Walmart.  My psychologist noticed drastic improvement in my mental health.  I was on drugs for depression, heart health and pain.  I don’t use them or need them anymore. 

Instead of trying it for 3 months, I have become a lifer.  I will not give up my Shaklee Supplements again.  Just as we feed our body everyday, we need supplements everyday.  One meal a week will not suffice. Neither will eating the supplements once in a while suffice.  Nutrients are used up continually.  I am so thankful I made the decision to use Shaklee again.

Donna G.….Tucson, AZ.

I too, am thankful Donna started using the products again.  I think she would pay any price to be healthy. She is a dear friend.  Helping her is a joy.

Shaklee Distributor

Making the claim that your company has the “best supplements” on the market has been around for a long time.  So how can a consumer know which are the best?

Ask the question, who does the scientific research and proves the products work?

The Gold Standard for any product claim starts with the science.  Once a company makes a product and proves that it works, it submits its research for peer review. 

This means the scientific community looks at all the data, tries to disprove it, and if it passes their scrutiny and validation, it is submitted to a reputable scientific or medical journal for publication.

This is a long, expensive process. Most supplement companies have never had even one article accepted for publication.  Makes one wonder why?

 Why would they subject their product to a peer review?  Could it damage their reputation?

 Beware of who does the research, who will benefit, and if it is real science behind the product.

 What You Should Look For

Look for studies done on real people, not in test tubes, in culture dishes, or on animals.

Have double blind studies been done…that’s when a person doesn’t know if they are taking the real thing or not.

Have the studies been done by reputable companies or universities?

Studies should be done on the finished product as formulated by a particular company.

What are the product claims…have the clinical trials been done on their particular product or is a company using phrases such as “our product contains xyz ingredients proven to blah, blah, blah.”

Maybe the xyz ingredients have been proven to do “blah, blah, blah,” but were studies done on their particular product and proven to work?  Big difference.

One 50 Year Old Supplement Company spent millions of dollars to prove their product was better than others on the market.  Called the 50th Anniversary Study.  No one had ever done a study like it.

If the results were good or if they were bad, they would be published.  Big Risk?  Not to this company.  They had confidence in their products  because they do over 83,000 annual quality controlled tests.

 An interesting thing happened.  Other companies started using the 50 year-old company’s research to validate their products.  Ethical??  I think not! 

It was the largest study ever done with long-term supplement users. It was conducted in collaboration with researchers from the UC Berkley School of Public Health.

They found that people who took this 50 year-old company’s supplements had markedly better health than people who took either no supplements or other brands of multivitamins.

How can other companies validate their multiple vitamins with a study that produced these kinds of results?  The study was published in the Nutrition Journal, Oct. 2007.

From the study, new technology emerged, and smart pills were developed.  They know where to go, where to dissolve and where to absorb. 

An exclusive, breakthrough delivery system, clinically proven to create a foundation for a longer, healthier life.   

Shaklee Dist.