As a woman "of a certain age", I was doing very well. Just short of getting old-age benefits -- not only from the government, but also from the effects of general healthy aging -- my osteoporosis test results were that of a 20 year-old. Due, no doubt, to many years of doing Yoga poses; then 28 years of daily 4-5 km walks; and, good nutritional practices.

Then came an inexplicable year of recurring flus and other debilitating health-problems, until we finally managed to isolate the cause: a big mold-problem (including the dreaded stachybotrus) caused by dripping uninsulated waterpipes under the bathroom sink.

Resulting brain-fog, poor memory, lack of focus, exhaustion from poor sleep patterns, pain and aches in neck and back from an old injury after a bad fall - all limited my quality of life severely.

An enlightened doctor suggested a supplement. He assured me that it had helped several of his patients with increased energy, mental clarity and focus, joint and muscle comfort, stress-management and improved mood. As a certified nutrition consultant I was skeptical at first but desperate enough to try it. The berry-tasting liquid, containing 20 powerful plant-extracts and the equivalent of ten fruits and vegetables, tasted not bad at all. The benefits were spectacular and immediate.

After the first day, my husband realized that I had unusual energy after a long lecture that would normally have wiped me out; on the third day, my swollen-in-the-heat ankles were slender; by the fifth day, I could see better without my reading glasses; next day an arthritic finger stopped aching; a week later my back was pain-free; two months later I kept falling out of my shoes, as my shoe-size became smaller; skirts and pants felt looser, because I had lost five pounds without trying; and, I slept much better. Best of all, was that I had regained my mental powers and was full of energy, despite being hypothyroid.

But the supplement is not so much about miracles as it is a most effective way of slowing down, and even reversing, the aging process. How? Through its remarkable cell-regenerating effects on a cellular (DNA) level. Bio-chemists and medical scientists now know that all health-problems are simply symptoms of one single root-cause: Aging!

From birth onwards, our bodies are always teetering on the seesaw of damage and repair. By age 30, we lose 300 billion cells a day that have to be replicated. By then, the body has lost the energy to re-generate and repair efficiently, and it now starts to tilt steeply down toward de-generation and decrepitude, unless we tip the see-saw back up through the right life-style, accurate breathing practices, and good nutrients in our body-pantry.

The problem, then, is never our expanding waistlines, cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic illness, or failing memory, but de-generation through aging. The older we get, the faster we age. And, unless we learn to address all the various underlying causes of aging, we can never achieve optimal health.

If you would like to follow up on my ideas regarding graceful aging please call me (604-737-7792).

Love and blessings, your old yoga friend, Kareen.