Testimonials
Life Force products are not intended to treat any disease. The body does however have amazing abilities when it gets the nutrients it needs to work with.
Trish Epati
I started Body Balance when Darag introduced me to it in 2000, at a time when I was suffering from really bad anaemia and I was in a really desperate state. I was at art school and had to sleep under my studio desk counter by lunchtime because I was just too weak to carry on without having a nap. I found Body Balance was immediately effective in terms of my energy levels. I can remember thinking about a week later that I was back to being a normal person. And the people that I shared the studio with were all wondering what had happened to me?
The anaemia had been caused by fibroids and I was facing a hysterectomy. It was a combination of astringent herbs from a naturopath and Body Balance that helped me through that. The astringent herbs took a few months as was predicted by the naturopath but the response from Body Balance like I said was immediate and enormous. And a few years later I sailed through menopause easily which I put down to drinking Body Balance all those years.
Over time I also found that my digestion improved, I was regular and I’ve noticed my skin is better, my nails are better and don’t break off all the time.
I also had yet another leap in energy when I started drinking AminoCharge when Life Force brought it out about 2 years after I started Body Balance. It was similar to what I experienced with Body Balance but even more profound.
Bonny Davis
Bonny has been drinking Body Balance for about 7 years now, after we met at a sculpture course. She did have a break from it, for a while a few years ago. This is her story.
You did take a break from it didn’t you Bonny?
Yes and I found my energy levels dropping so I started drinking it again.
Was there a reason you originally tried Body Balance?
Yes, I went on it for period pain. It definitely helped me with that and it helps in other ways. When you’ve got a busy life you need something to stop falling over and it’s nice to know you are taking something that is good for you.
I had a big improvement with period pain. I had endometriosis and cysts on my ovaries and I was not finding anything that was working, medication or anything. I was really looking for something that would help. I think I heard about Body Balance from someone else, maybe in a health shop, and then we met and we had a call with Christa who also had endometriosis. Now I have no problems and my scans are all clear.
When you restarted you also started ordering something as well as Body Balance, Bonny. What was that?
I’m also drinking TrueGreens. I wanted to get onto something, as I’m not eating well with sports and things. I wanted to bring some vegetables into my life. I was only eating them once or twice a week.
There has definitely been a change with both of these. I’ve always been exhausted, you can see how others are going and compare yourself to them. TrueGreens helped even more with my stamina and training got a lot easier for me. Before I would have a particular training with a lady coach and it would kill me. Now I recover quicker and my stamina has increased.
Is there anything else you would like to add Bonny?
Recently I had a damaged bottle. The seal under the cap had broken and it was leaking. I emailed the company and they were straight back to me and were very helpful. The replacement bottle arrived 3 days later and I didn’t have to wait for it to come, like with the next order of something like that. It felt a really professional organisation, as sometimes you wonder with all the various companies out there.
Bonny, thanks for sharing that with us.
As well as working full time Bonny is a dedicated member of an all women’s outrigger canoe team. They have competed overseas. I remember they did an inter island race in Hawaii and Bonny says they were featured in a recent issue of Mana Magazine after winning two gold medals in their section. I think it was the April/May issue in an article called “Blazing Paddles”.
SIERRA VILI
In 1985 my mother was getting treatment for her Diabetes Type 2 at the hospital in Samoa. One day whilst visiting her I was joking along with the nurse about the finger pricking method when I casually asked if I could be blood sugar tested too. To my surprise I found out that my blood sugar levels were higher than my mothers. Even though I was experiencing tiredness, laziness, had no appetite and my body felt heavy it did not occur to me anything was particularly wrong up to this point. I had always been healthy. I decided to help myself to my mother’s medication thinking that was the obvious thing to do. What I didn’t know was that it was getting worse and I never imagined it was going to be a danger to my health later.
In 2001 I fell and tore a ligament in my wrist. The family decided to bring me to N.Z. for treatment. After an operation I was ordered to do physiotherapy. I was in pain for 2 months. The problem was eventually resolved with another operation in Samoa. I was too busy dealing with that to be aware of other health issues. I would go to the doctors and they would give diabetic tablets. I lost my appetite and didn’t want to eat. When I did I would vomit later. My blood sugar levels seemed to go up and down but I was getting increasingly unsteady on my feet and sensed something else was wrong and I couldn’t walk without assistance. I became short tempered, my speech was slurred, I was antisocial, and couldn’t remember phone numbers, something I had previously been well known for. I returned to NZ and after much discussion with doctors I was referred to the North Shore Hospital. They discovered I was also suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease. I honestly thought my life was over.
In 2002 I was introduced to Body Balance through my family. We didn’t take it too seriously at first based on other experiences of natural remedies. I took it regularly anyway. Firstly, my appetite returned and I no longer had to force feed myself. I stopped vomiting. After a few months I noticed my walking was more coordinated. My husband noticed improvements occurring all over my body. My hands were less shaky and my general temperament improved a lot. Since then my husband has noticed that I am improving all the time. The shaking has almost gone. Only at night I have heaviness in my right leg. I can pray again. I can remember phone numbers again. Last week we danced together at a wedding. I was so happy..
I am so thankful to the Lord for the life I have now.
My husband and I are very keen to help others as we have been helped. About 6 people are taking Body Balance and they too are noticing improvements. Many people have no idea how bad Diabetes can get. They don’t take it seriously until it gets very bad.
(Written by Trish Epati in conversation with Sierra. (Sierra is part of Trish’s Samoan family through her husband Semi.)
Lauren H
I gave a presentation on Body Balance to a group of local midwives last year and one of them thought it made enough sense to refer it to a client of hers, Lauren, who was suffering from pica during her pregnancy. Pica is a condition where people get a strong desire to eat stuff like soil. When pica occurs during pregnancy it is thought to be due to mineral deficiencies. Lauren’s midwife had already had her on iron injections but the pica continued. Plus the iron led to problems with constipation.
The next time around she started drinking Body Balance as well as getting an iron injection. After which she found that she not only had better energy and the pica was reduced but her constipation from the iron injections stopped. Which, as she said, was just great for her.
Editors Note: Lauren has since given birth to a beautiful baby girl.
These next two stories are from Jacqueline in Nelson: An 80 year old Maori elder, a minister and very caring man was introduced to Body Balance by me about 5 months ago now, I met him through his daughter - the whole concept made so much sense to him, and seems he had many health challenges and nothing else was working and he was slowly declining he committed to spending money in an investment with the liquid minerals - and also trust in me and my word.
Prior to taking BB he told me he was unable to lift his hands above his head (he was able to get them to ear height only) he suffers from polymyalgia, diabetes & heart problems (has had a triple by-pass), his fingers were not very flexible either, which upset him quite a bit because it caused him to have to give up one of his loves, which was to be able to play the guitar to his church congregation. Another problem was he couldn’t walk long distances, which he loved to do because he would soon tire and get out of breath.
After taking 4 bottles of Body Balance a month for 3 months he shared with me that he went for the biggest walk in such a long time and felt fine on the return, his wife was enthusiastic and then asked him to dig a spring veggie garden (and some post holes for a climbing frame) he managed that and thought he would really feel it the next day. In the morning he was totally fine - no pain or sore muscles. The next thing he showed me was that he was able to lift his hands above his head easily.....and the most wonderful part was him sharing his delight at being able to play the guitar in church once again because of easy movement of the fingers. Over the pre-Christmas social time, because of his status as a well respected Maori elder & minister, he did quite a bit of social gatherings with his wife. One of these outings involved him sleeping on a marae floor, and at 80 he thought he may have trouble getting up in the morning, but he was pleasantly surprised as it was easy, everyone kept asking how old he was and commenting he looks so good - what is his secret? His wife also shared that everyone commented on how amazing he looks, and as an after thought they commented his wife looks good also, she wants to take Body Balance now because she is sick of hearing comments on how good he looks and she gets the after thought!
Now when I visit he gives me the customary Maori greeting of a kiss, and is so grateful for me introducing these liquid minerals to him. I have now introduced him to a macronutrient - OsteoProCare to let him experience another level of health (I wanted him to experience them separately so he can see that both are important).
The next amazing feedback I have had recently (I have many stories and some are very touching -this is one of those) A grandmother of 2 autistic 6 year old twins came to me about something else and I suggested she look at something I had a strong feeling about that would make a difference in their lives, she also trusted my integrity even though she had only just met me. She also had an intuition that nutrition was going to make some changes to them. These children are very picky eaters, have real attention problems at school and also don’t connect with anyone - they look at you but it is like you really aren’t there and they tend to live in their own worlds. The two little boys always seem quite sad and don’t socialize or play.
The grandmother purchased 2 bottles of Body Balance and took them to the children and then 3 days later when she went to visit she walked into their room, both little boys looked up - looked at her and smiled, this was really touching to the grandmother, they then played with her stacking things (which they have never done before) and then later she read them a Christmas story which they really enjoyed. The next day - Monday she drove them to school, one of them was singing Christmas songs on the way! During school they have a troublesome 20 minute attention span, after Body Balance for 4 days they were focused and stayed engrossed in their work for 45 minutes and were disappointed when the lesson stopped!
The grandmother rang and shared this with me and thanked me for sharing it with her and said how much it all meant to her to see these changes, I had tears in my eyes during the call, it was so touching.
A couple of weeks later she rang and asked for more Body Balance, they had been out for a week and she was absolutely amazed at the decline, they went down in spirit and retreated back into their own world.
Helen Lacey, North Shore, NZ
How long have you been drinking Body Balance?
I have now been taking Body Balance for 5-6 years
Can you remember why you started?
I never took any kind of supplements as I felt that we ate healthy – 90% organic and also up until that time had been feeling really well.
However at the time I had started to realise things weren’t as they had always been. It was obviously a gradual building up over time and suddenly I realised I needed to listen to what my body was telling me. I was more tired, irritable and I had what I call a very ‘woolly’ head. Often I would be driving and feel like I needed to pull over and sleep.
I choose to take Body Balance after doing a little research. One of the things that really attracted me to Body Balance was that it was liquid. Firstly I hated taking tablets and secondly I do believe it is harder to absorb into the blood stream. I have to admit I have no evidence of this it was just a gut feeling – one by which I live by still.
What have you noticed over the time you have been drinking it?
Here is my confession: I initially went on Body Balance and it had an immediate effect. The sleepiness while driving, disappeared and the ‘woolly’ head was gone within the first week. The tiredness was a long-term build up so that took longer to overcome probably more like three to four months.
Then like the majority of us, there were lots of thing to spend our money on so I stopped taking it. It only took another one to two months before the old symptoms came back. So yes back I went on the Body Balance and again I was back to my old self quickly. Not having learnt my lesson off I came again to only experience the same backward slide. This was all in about the space of six months and probably four years ago.
Since then I have been a regular purchaser of Body Balance and really could not do without it. Life is busy with three teenage children. I can’t afford to be going back to my tired and ‘woolly’ days. There are enough other life interruptions to my busy schedule I don’t need the old ones which I have a cure for. And yes I do still get tired and grumpy but just imagine what I would be like if I wasn’t on Body Balance now!
You have also shared it with a few people. How has that been for you and for the people who have tried it?
The thing that always amazes me with Body Balance is that it seems to have an answer for most people’s problems. I have put a number of people onto Body Balance all of whom had different medical issues. The majority, approximately 90% of friends have all had similar experiences to me. To me this proves that Body Balance is a genuine multi supplement with top ingredients. It is able to help people with their different health issues.
I personally would not hesitate and don’t hesitate to suggest that people try Body Balance as a supplement to their daily routines.
Cheryl Playne, North Shore, NZ – shares her journey back to health.
I first heard about Body Balance from Christine Smith and Helen Lacey. I had been feeling really tired and run-down for a long time and they recommended I give it a try. I noticed a difference quite quickly – feeling more alert and energetic – and had been on it for a few months when I ran out and was unable to get any for a couple of weeks. After 10 days of no Body Balance I had a major slump and realized I needed some serious help.
A few months earlier my dentist had picked up that my thyroid was enlarged and sent me off to the GP for a thyroid panel. My doctor seemed a little put out that the dentist had sent me, and said he wasn’t expecting that there was any problem as it was only a slight enlargement, but when the tests came back they showed that I had antibodies attacking my thyroid. He said there was no need to do anything at that stage and to have more tests in 3 months. He didn't tell me what the name of the disease was or whether my thyroid was under-active or over-active, but from the reading I had done I had figured out for myself that my problem was definitely under-active thyroid as I could tick off most of the symptoms! I told him that I was feeling very fatigued and depressed but he just told me that there were lots of viruses doing the rounds and it was probably that, so just come back if I was still feeling lousy in a month's time. I walked out of his office thinking "Well, I have been feeling like this for about 18 months now, so how much longer does he want me to suffer?" But because I was feeling so low, I couldn't face finding another GP so just carried on for the next three months. Then I had more tests done and the nurse rang me to say that my levels had deteriorated a little but nothing to worry about - they would do more tests in another 3 months. I asked for a copy of the test results and was shocked to see that my levels had actually dropped quite a lot and were now definitely in the range where treatment
is recommended. That was when it finally dawned on me that my doctor wasn't really interested in helping me. By now I was barely functioning. I could hardly face getting out of bed in the morning, as I was exhausted even after 10 hours sleep and was very depressed. Any stress or upset would have me in tears for days.
A friend recommended that I go and see Dr. Ronald Goedeke from Appearance & Wellness Medicine and so in desperation I made an appointment. I took my test results with me to show him. He told me that I have Hashimoto's Disease and that my thyroid was struggling to keep up. He was horrified that my doctor had not put me on thyroid hormones as Hashimoto's does not go away by itself and is better treated sooner rather than later. He said there were three areas that needed attention - 1. Thyroid, 2. Hormones, 3. Bone Density (I have osteopoenia) and we would deal with all three, but the thyroid problem was most urgent so he immediately put me on thyroid hormones. He sent me for a raft of tests to determine my other hormone and vitamin levels and I also had my adrenal function checked as Ron suspected that they may be struggling too. The thyroid medication started to kick in after about 8 days and I did have some improvement, but still wasn't feeling great. When the test results came back we found out why! Some of my hormone and vitamin
levels were extremely low and my adrenals were not coping either. He had ordered my previous blood tests for the past 3 years and showed me that
some of them were low way back then but my GP had never mentioned it to me let alone done anything about it. Ron wrote out a recommended
programme of recovery for me and I have been on it ever since which is about 2½ months now.
The results have been astonishing to say the least. I have my appetite back and am eating more than I have for a long time yet am slowly but surely losing all the excess weight I had put on. I have my energy and optimism back and have taken up a range of new activities. I have taken up art again, and tap-dancing and I even did an outdoor pursuits weekend a couple of weeks ago which included a 5½ hour bushwalk and then I went abseiling last weekend. If I am feeling so much better after a couple of months, I look forward to how I will feel after 6 months. One thing that really impressed me about Ron was that he reassured me right from the beginning that I would get well (which I really needed to hear) and what is more he didn't want me just feeling "well" he wanted me to feel "fantastic". Now my final plug for Body Balance is this; when I very first arrived at Ron's surgery I noticed that he had Body Balance on his shelf. When I asked him about it he said that he takes it himself and would recommend anyone to do the same as it is a superfood. At my next visit when I saw the list of vitamins and hormones that I needed to take I asked him if I should then come off the Body Balance but he said he would never tell anyone not to take Body Balance as it is so good for you. So I am still taking it along with all my other pills and potions and I have my two grown sons on it too. My road to recovery has proved to be very expensive, as I have discovered that the best supplements are not the cheap ones and you get what you pay for, but it has been completely worth it. From feeling like I just wanted to curl up in a corner and sleep all the time, I now wake refreshed and eager to face the day and I enjoy my work and leisure activities again. I know I still have some way to go to full recovery because any major stress still sends me into a bit of a tailspin, but I am getting there and know now that excellent health is possible even with thyroid disease.
I guess what I have learned most from this whole experience is that taking care of your own health is vital, and finding a doctor like Ron who treats you like a whole person instead of a bunch of annoying symptoms makes that so much easier to do.
Adrianna, Nelson, NZ
Adrianna felt tired all the time and her muscles were sore. She’d been to the doctor and her blood tests showed a first ESR of 49, a second test of 64, then the third test is 74. The doctor thought she polymyalgia and the prognosis was that she was in for a lengthy journey.
She decided to see if she could help her body along and was encouraged to shift more towards raw foods and decided to try drinking 8 bottles of Body Balance for a month before dropping down to 4. A short time later her ESR was 24. Before the month was out it was 11 and she felt amazing!
Her doctor was mystified because your symptoms had gone and now thinks they must have made a mistake with the diagnosis.
Whether she had polymyalgia or not doesn’t really matter because she knows inside that the changes she made, made all the difference.
Andy and Dave Edwards.
My family and I have been taking body balance now for close to a year with many fantastic benefits.
Dave and I are both Bikram Yoga* teachers which means that in an average day we spend a minimum of 90 minutes and as much as 4 1/2 hours practicing and/or teaching yoga in a 40C degree room. The heat facilitates and accelerates the yoga benefits, but it also promotes detoxification through sweating so maintaining good hydration is an absolutely vital part of what we do. That's where the Body Balance journey originated for us.
My husband spent a great deal of time and effort researching many mineral supplements to ensure that we were getting the electrolyte range that any healthy body needs. He came to the conclusion that Body Balance offered us exactly that and maybe even a little bit more. I have never really been a great believer in nutritional supplements myself, as I love to garden and cook and always maintained that with a healthy diet and a strong yoga practice I was doing better than most.
However, I went along for a trial ride and I am now convinced that Body Balance is the perfect complement to our already healthy lifestyle. We both noticed pretty quickly that our sleep patterns changed in that we slept deeper and better and no longer felt tired in the late afternoon. We also noticed within the first month a major decline in our food cravings...Dave, a very devoted fan of chocolate practically gave it up cold turkey without even meaning to.
We began giving our children Body Balance after trialing it ourselves and saw our daughter's eczema clear up almost overnight. Both of our kids had a major growth spurt as well.
From a female perspective, I no longer struggle with cramping and PMS either. We all breathe a sigh of relief about that.
We also love the AminoCharge protein powder and make smoothies on a regular basis. It's fantastic for a little bit of extra energy during class.
*If you’d like to try Bikram Yoga and live near the North Shore here is the link to Andy and Dave’s studio: http://www.bikramyoganz.co.nz
Editor’s note: It’s important to remember that Body Balance doesn’t and can’t fix anything. But the body has a better chance of creating balance when it’s fed the right combination of nutrients.