"When I haven’t seen my friends for a while, they always greet me with “WOW…Carol! You look great! What are you doing?” It is amazing to my friends and family how far I have come in ten months of participating in the Alternative Health lifestyle.



I first learned about the program when I saw a sign outside the office door that said, “Are You Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired?” Dee saw me reading the sign and invited me in to talk to John. I was limping, having difficulty navigating steps and stairs, in pain and swelling, had lost mobility and flexibility and my health was just not great. John spoke to me about the Candida Program and I began in January 2009. Within the first month, I had lost nearly ten pounds and there was marked improvement in my walk and my mobility. I decided to keep doing the program.

I have had several emotional setbacks during this program, but the encouragement of Dee, John and Mina and the other girls who call me once a day to answer my questions and support my progress has been very helpful. The herbal supplements I am taking have enabled me to get off 24/7 paid medications. The chocolate shakes are my favorite and are helpful when I get busy and don’t have time for a meal. I drink half my body weight in filtered water every day, which aids in the monthly three-day detox program, which I have stretched to four days. I always feel better after flushing my body of its toxins. And the footbaths and body wraps are relaxing as well as helpful in flushing out the toxins and helping to get rid of fat cells. I also receive a massage at least once a month, which has been, not only relaxing physically and mentally, but has also helped to relieve the muscle pain and toxicity. In addition, the chronic inflammation in my body has decreased substantially.

After 6 months of weight loss, I have lost over 41 pounds, 39 pounds of body fat and 53 total body inches. I’ve gone from a women’s size 24 to a size 18 and moving downward! Most of all, I am walking easier, negotiating steps and stairs and am able to bend down to put on my shoes. My fibromyalgia has eased up tremendously and the pain is greatly reduced and mobility increased. I feel better emotionally and physically. I have learned a better way of eating that is doable and sustainable. I feel healthier than I have felt in a very long time. And my husband, Jack, is very pleased with my progress and remarks every day that I am, “looking good!”

October 12, 2009
Thank you, John and Dee and Alternative Health Staff!

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Carol Beumler-Weaver

Tucson, AZ

"WHAT HAVE I GOT TO LOSE?
Before, during and after age 50, I actually was just waiting to die. Oh, I went through the daily motions of job and “life” but with no oomph. I changed vitamins a couple of times and felt better. It got me to thinking about how I felt.

Feeling. How we feel, is a funny thing. In America, we have to go to the doctor and get a pill to feel better? That one pill usually leads to another to offset the side effects of the first pill. I began to realize we don’t talk about feeling well. Is that because this is not how we think? I wanted to feel well and would not stop at anything short of this.

Have you noticed that when we’re focused on something, it materializes for us right out of the Universe? A Registered Nurse colleague of mine told me about Alternative Health and a detoxification she was doing for Candida. She was getting well and losing fat, pounds and inches at the same time. I thought, “What have I got to lose?" The screening is free and I could make an educated choice for health and feeling well as I pursue my 100+ years old goal.

I knew the detox for yeast and especially sugar would be tough – I’ve been preserved in sugar for so many decades. With my eyes wide open, I took the plunge. Here came the food changes, herbal supplements and daily coaching form Alternative Health staff. I fought my way through the sugar withdrawal (UGH!) to selection and preparation for fresh and healthy foods. Now I crave a tomato or cucumber and water. GETTING TO THE OTHER SIDE IS SWEETER THAN ANY TREAT. I think that Alternative Health is the perfect name for the business, which helps you think about health and wellness. So, it’s helped my disease-based thinking (I’m a nurse) we experience in Western Medicine. Don’t get me wrong, I have my primary care and gynecology physicians because I believe the time for a doctor to get to know you is when you’re well; it helps them know how to help you should you become ill and really need disease management. The transition is to well-thinking. Well thinking gets you to make well-based choice to keep your body well fueled.

So, what did I have to lose? I lost the rest of my ill-thinking that was holding me back. During my 30-day detox I lost 7.3 pounds of fat; water consumption was vital to this process. "And the first 3 weeks on my own?” You ask. Week 1 I lost 1.5lbs of fat; week 2 1.6lfbs of fat & week 3 was 2lbs of fat. Now I can say, “I’m a well, lean and clean well-nutritioned body-machine. And I just love the transition. I’m headed to a single digit sized clothes and thinking you would consider me pretty sassy for my age, this is if you can guess it.



Here’s to you and a conscious choice for health and wellness. Good Health, Darlene



December 2007"

Darlene

Massachusetts

"My experience with the Alternative Health program has been life changing to say the least. I have struggled with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and mild levels of eating disorders throughout most of my life. I often felt out of control with my thinking around my eating and weight control. I hadn’t a clue about what healthy was or what eating for optimum health meant. I educated myself on food alternatives, food allergies and sensitivities but found myself feeling out of control with my relationship to my body. When I started this program I was seriously abusing laxatives for 3 years and was taking over 100 a week, a futile attempt at again trying to gain control of my body in a bulimic-like way. I felt like I had finally found a way to control what came in and what went out of my body. I was getting sicker and sicker as the laxatives were robbing my body of all electrolytes, vitamins and nutrition. I was in denial about the abuse I was inflicting on my body. I had attempted to stop on my own a few times but suffered serious withdrawal symptoms the worst being hallucinations. I was dizzy, fatigued, foggy, scared and living on sugar and caffeine. Some one I trust dearly suggested the Alternative Health Program. I had decided it was either that or rehab, as I knew I couldn’t stop on my own. I took my last dose of laxatives the night before I started the program. I suffered a week of discomfort from the sugar and caffeine withdrawal, but never suffered one withdrawal symptom from the laxatives, as I know now because I was feeding my body what it desperately needed, vitamins and supplements. The transition was graceful. I am in my 10th month of recovery. Alternative Health saved my life. I now live a life free of chemicals, sugar, caffeine and foods I am reactive to. I maintain a weight of 140lbs (I am 5’9”). I lost 12 inches. My bones and muscles feel better. My skin is so clear and vibrant. My eyes are bright. I am more focused and organized and retain information better. I know what healthy weight loss is vs. stripping my body of what it needs for the sake of the scale. I know how to eat now and trust that if I follow the program I will maintain my perfect weight and health. I have finally taken control of the chaos of living under the influence of stimulants (yes you-sugar and caffeine), abusing my body and not knowing what to eat and what I should weigh. I know now what works. The supplements keep me balanced and thinking healthy. The legal foods nurture my health. I trust what the scale says and know that if I eat legal foods my body will be taken care of.
John, Patty and the Alternative Health team have been an amazing support for me. I could not have done this with out them. I still have my struggles, but the care knowledge they impart is most days all the e support I need. My sister and mother, who also have struggles similar to mine, both went on the program and we have grown closer as a result. MY mother and I cook for each other now. It’s WONDERFUL!
Thank you Alternative Health.
Colleen
2/26/2009
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Colleen

Connecticut

"December 2009

I am sure there are many women who can identify with me. I am 55 years old, in menopause, overweight (carrying everything from chest to knee), trying to eat healthy, taking what I think are the right vitamins, trying to exercise, in bed ill 2-3 times a year, ache all over, and taking more and more prescription medication. I felt as though I was on a downward spiral and becoming sicker and sicker all the time. I knew I wasn’t ready to lie down and die yet, but where would I find a way to get well again. I was desperate to try anything. When I was referred to Alternative Health and met with John, I was diagnosed with severe Candidosis. I was skeptical, but decided I had nothing to lose. I started a two-month treatment program to eradicate the Candida.

The food program was easy to follow and not entirely very different from the way I was eating, except that sugars, vinegar, and yeast then eliminated. The supplements gave my body the correct nutrients it needed and the cravings for something unknown stopped. Working with the staff at Alternative Health, the mix of supplements was adjusted as needed. The support of the staff is exceptional; they are caring and understanding. I have tried other national weight loss programs, and there is no comparison in the support and individual planning. I stopped looking at the overall body weight numbers and concentrated on the fat and water numbers. I looked forward to my weekly check-in and the body wraps, massages and footbaths. The body wraps were just what was needed as the shape of my body changed, no national weight loss program ties this in with the weight loss and excess skin. I could go on for hours, but let’s get down to the facts.

I will start with the numbers first. I am 5’3” and weighed 139 pounds. I lost 13.6 pounds, but the most important part of that is I lost 10.6 pounds of fat 3 pounds of waste. My total body water percentage increased 3.3% and I lost 23.inches. I went from a very tight size 10 to a 4-6. I stayed on the program an additional month and lost an additional 6.8 pounds (5.8 fat and 1 of waste). In 2009 I had over $8,000.00 in medical expenses paid by my insurance carrier (this does not include over the counter drugs and vitamins), the 2 month program cost less than ¼ of this, and I feel well.

I had difficulty focusing and remembering things, which made my detailed work as an accountant difficult at times. Connected to this or so it seems, I was having trouble with my eyesight because it felt like I was looking though a film. Two weeks into the program I was able to think and see clearly.

I was suffering from body aches that were so intense at times that my skin hurt just from touch. I had severe muscle spasms in my back and found it difficult to sit still, despite which I had to force myself to keep going. I was taking Pilates 2-3 times a week before I started the program and this had relieved some of these symptoms. Within the first week I noticed a change in all of these symptoms and now have occasional muscle aches in my back from overexertion. I have been able to actually build muscle tone and intensify my Pilates routine without pain. My energy level has significantly increased and I feel 20 years younger.

I had acne that could take weeks to clear and severe dry skin that required constant application of body cream. My skin is soft, clear and moist. It looks better than it ever has.

I was having difficulty sleeping for over 10 years and had been on sleep medication. I was being treated for depression. I was being treated for intense heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome. I was taking prescription medication for acid reflux and taking daily stool softeners. The heartburn had gotten to the point that I had to increase the amount of medication to control it somewhat. I was having allergic responses to environmental allergies that required daily nasal and oral medication for some control. At times I was having mild asthmatic reactions. The medications are GONE. I am able to fall asleep, stay asleep, wake up refreshed, not feeling depressed, no heartburn, normal and regular stools and very minimal reactions to allergens. My lung capacity during workout sessions has increased dramatically.

I am happy and healthy. I believe that everyone should have a holistic consultation, and that our physicians should be trained in wellness approaches vs. pharmacological treatment of symptoms. I certainly will live a different lifestyle, eat differently, and treat my body with more respect. I know that the staff at Alternative Health will be there in the future to help me achieve that goal. Thank you John, Patty and all of the staff for giving me back my life.

Always grateful,

Mindy Michaud
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Mindy Michaud

Connecticut

"I first heard about Alternative Health through my friend, Anne, who lives in Tucson and is a client of Alternative Health. Living in Oregon, I wondered how we would be able to work together with Alternative Health in Arizona, however, I also knew that I couldn’t live any longer with my health deteriorating rapidly. After my initial visit to the Tucson office in July 2009, while on a trip to see Anne, I have been able to continue working with Alternative Health by telephone and by having the supplements mailed to me directly in Oregon.
I have Type II Diabetes, so the first thing we did was Alternative Health’s Diabetes Program. I found it to be quite easy to follow and my health started to improve almost immediately. I then went on a One Month Candida Program, as I had tested very high for Candida. I noticed that through this program, I had more energy and stamina, which motivated me to stay on the program. In addition, the pounds started to come off effortlessly. People began to make positive comments about my appearance, as well. A friend at work told me that I looked younger, had clear, bright eyes and that my complexion looked healthier than it had in years.
Before going to Alternative Health, in addition to diabetes, high blood pressure and acid reflux disease, I also had trouble with my kidneys. I was on medications for all of these conditions and had had to increase them as time went on. After being on the Alternative Health plan for two months, I had weaned myself off most of the medications with no negative impact. In fact, my glucose levels, blood pressure and acid reflux were better than when I was taking the medications.
I visited my regular physician two weeks ago and have just received the results from my blood tests. The results of these recent tests show that my kidneys are now back to normal. In addition, my blood pressure is 118 over 80, better than ever and with no medication! My three-month glucose levels, as monitored by the hemoglobin A1c test, have always been extremely elevated. Normal should be around 6 or under, while mine have been over 9 or 10 every time, WITH MEDICATIONS. After following the Alternative Health plan, my latest result was 6.8, once again, with no medication. My doctor told me that I should continue to do what I am now doing, since it is helping me turn my health around in a positive direction. She also told me that my cholesterol has come down significantly and that I should cut that medication dose in half, continue with my current program and eliminate the medication entirely in a few months. She was, to say the least, impressed with my health turnaround.
In conclusion, I turned 60 in May, 2009 and was truly concerned about how long I would survive, with my poor family health history and my own rapidly deteriorating conditions. I work full time and was beginning to think that I could not continue, as it was getting harder and harder to maintain my busy schedule. Now I have hope that I can actually be a healthy person, even at this late date, and I will continue with the Alternative Health plan, in order to keep moving in the right direction.
Thanks to Dee, John and all the supportive staff of Alternative Health, and, of course, to Anne, for introducing me to this program. October 12, 2009"

Karen M. Schuster

Yachats, Oregon