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My 10-year-old son, Zac, has had several different diagnoses in his young life. Frankly, I couldn't bear to hear another one. We (very reluctantly) put him on methylphenidate when he was 7. He had horrible reactions. Weight-loss, insomnia, rebound effects and facial tics. That was substituted for Cylert (pemoline), more of the same. We waited a year, and during therapy, non-generic Ritalin was suggested. (If I only knew then what I know now!) We agreed to re-try the name brand and he ended up staying on it for 2 years. The effects weren't as awful, but still the insomnia, decreased appetite and especially the facial tics. They got real bad. It has been a non-stop, ongoing heartache trying to help this child. We have never been able to enjoy him for just being who he is - our boy. We've been so wrapped up in "finding answers"; we've missed the "wonder years". That is so sad to me. Well, last summer the Ritalin stopped working (All it did was give us 2 hours of reduced chaos 3 times per day anyway). Then came the turning point. Lithium. It all stopped for me right there. We had hit bottom. We had a beautiful 10-year-old boy who supposedly was Autistic, Epileptic, ADHD, OCD, with ourette's. It looked like we were facing a life of one medication after the next, with the doctors doing nothing but prescribing new drugs. In the meantime, my sister happened to have been on the Herbalife products for 4 months and had lost 40 pounds. Myself, having given up on weight-loss long ago (figuring after everything I'd tried and failed at, it was my destiny to be obese) I had no intention of listening to her rave about yet another "miracle weight-loss plan". So, my mother gets in my van one day and says "Here! We"re listening to this!" She pops in a tape with all these child testimonies about NRG. I was negative about the products but terrified of Lithium. After a few more tapes, negative won out. We used NRG for 6 weeks with no improvement. I never felt more discouraged. From there I went to work... I pretty much lived at the library and can now buy stock in Barnes & Noble, but I read everything I could get my hands on about herbs and alternative methods of treatment. I made a list of symptoms that I wanted to improve with Zac, then went after the herbs that dealt with those issues. I saw where I could find those specific herbs in the Herbalife products and started a plan of action. I put him on the 1,2,3. (1 tablespoon of Formula 1 mixed with 2ozs aloe/6ozs milk or juice) 1 of the Formula 2 and 2 of the Formula 3 and 1 Schizandra, once a day at breakfast. I gave that a month, while weaning him off Ritalin (5 mgs reduced each week); I saw a slight improvement. The second month it wowed me. We did the same plan but he was now free of the Ritalin. He slept like a baby. The dark circles that were always a part of his face were visibly lighter. He was eating like a teenager. These things were huge to us. It was great. 3rd month we added Tang Kuei, the tics decreased dramatically; he had gained 9 pounds. (Still 10 pounds underweight). 4th month we introduced Herbalifeline for the Omega 3's and Rose Ox. His teacher and principal were amazed at the improvement. His attention and focus was right on track and he was making social strides every day. He is now able to be involved in team sports and absolutely loves it! As I write this he is at a sleepover. (An unheard of thing in the past) He went with his pack on a 5-day Cub Scout camping trip (alone!) and took his herbs with him (proudly!) I made the "shake bar" recipe so he didn't have to deal with mixing his shakes. He has now caught up the 20 pounds that he was lacking and has shot up 3 inches. (Ritalin stunts growth) He has not "ticked" in over 2 months and for all intents and purposes is enjoying a normal healthy childhood. The biggest thing I think is that I've been reacquainted with my boy. I forgot what his true personality was. The cute little things about him that were masked by drugs. Now I'm reminded of the little boy before medication. The little boy who was lost, that Herbalife helped me find again. I will always and forever be eternally grateful for these products. I thank God every day for this. I know Zac does too. The good things don't stop there either. I have since lost 54 of the impossible pounds that I thought would torture me forever. I need to be rid of 40 more, but I know I'm doing it this time. I'm looking forward to every new day of my Herbalife life. Zac is too. This is not just a weight loss program...It goes WAY deeper than that. We're proof positive of that! What a blessing! Thank You Carol for making it possible. Shelly
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