With 2008 being such a financially rough year, I had stopped eating my Sunrider foods. I would say that I probably stopped in October or November, but may have had a little Calli tea left and finished it up before Christmas.
For a couple of weeks prior to Christmas, I felt like I had a sinus infection. I felt the pressure in my head and face. I felt like I was talking in a tunnel. I was way too busy at work to take any time off, as we had just taken on a ton of files from a new home auction. I had just hoped the sinus thing would go away all by itself. Of course, it didn't and I ended up feeling really bad by New Year's eve. I was glad to have the next day off work and a weekend. I figured that would be plenty of time to rest and recuperate. I felt terrible the whole weekend, but went to work the following Monday, anyway. It turned into a flu-like thing and then of course, it went into my chest. I went to the doctor and he said that I had an upper respiratory infection and prescribed me antibiotics.
I know the harm that antibiotics can cause and I just couldn't bring myself to take them. Although, against my better judgement, I had resorted to taking some over the counter medication, such as Tylenol and Mucinex, just for some comfort. I have to say that it did virtually nothing for me and I decided that if these things weren't relieving the symptoms and I wasn't getting well, why would I want to continue putting these chemicals into my body? I finally decided to place a Sunrider order. I got some NuPlus, Quinary, Calli and Fortune, Conco for the respiratory system, Goldenseal and Alpha 20C. I had known since I stopped eating Sunrider, that my body was starving for proper nourishment and I just hadn't been myself. I had no energy, I wasn't sleeping well, I was craving stuff that I hadn't wanted in a long, long time and here I was, sick with a respiratory issue. I hadn't had a respiratory or any other illness in so long! I immediately began eating my NuPlus, twice a day with Quinary. I ate the Conco and Goldenseal twice a day and I was drinking the Calli, Fortune and Alpha 20 C on a regular basis. The Alpha 20 C is wonderful made with hot (not boiling) water and a little VitaFruit in it. It's very healing and also very soothing when you are not feeling well. Within two days, I was on the mend. I could feel the congestion breaking up and moving on. I was finally able to sleep without coughing. I had started my new job on the 12th of January, so I couldn't take time off work. I had to keep going. If I had never stopped eating Sunrider, I am convinced that I wouldn't have even gotten sick in the first place. However, since I did get sick, as soon as my body began to receive the nourishment again, I was able to keep on going and I feel great right now.
I can't say enough about this miraculous food. There is nothing else like it. You couldn't go to the store and buy all of the ingredients in the Sunrider foods and even if you could, you wouldn't be able to eat enough to equal what is in these convenient packages.