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Many of you who clicked on this page have known me for a long time... Some of you, who have participated in my classes in recent years, or who have brought your doggies to my home for boarding, might have noticed how over the last 5 years, my Arthritis in my knees and hip have gotten worse and worse, to the point where I was constantly in pain and unable to be on my feet for more than a few minutes, and walked with a horrible off-balance limp! August of last year ('07), when Paul and I were in Las Vegas for our 36th wedding anniversary, it was SO hard for me to just walk down the hall to the elevators that I just wanted to stay in the room. (Paul went out that afternoon and found a medical supply store and got me one of those fancy walkers with wheels! What an anniversary gift!) The walker did help me get around better, but after spending months of physical therapy, which was not helping, they (Kaiser) finally gave me an appointment to see a specialist, and upon looking at x-rays of my knees and hip, he scheduled me for a hip-replacement surgery. The surgeon said it was bone-on-bone, and he would do my hip first, and after that, I would need at least my right knee, and probably both knees replaced as well. Getting surgery on my hip in November 07 did help a lot, but my knees were still a big mess, and I was still in pain. When I went in for my follow-up appointment last February, both knees were very swollen, and I could neither straighten them out all the way, nor flex them very much without a lot of pain. I told my surgeon I really hated always having to take pain pills every day. That day, he gave me an "injection" of steroids in my knee that he said would relieve some of the pain and inflammation for about two or three months, and then I could come back every couple of months for more injections. He wanted to wait until summer to allow my hip to totally heal before scheduling knee surgery.
Well, I decided I really didn't want to keep getting steroids injected in my knees, even though it did seem to help, for about two months. I didn't go back. I toughed it out, and took some pills on days when I had to be on my feet a lot. I was supposed to schedule an appointment in June to see my doctor to discuss surgery on my knees. But then.....
The last week in April, a good friend of mine gave me a bottle of this juice to try... she told me it had helped a lot of people with many kinds of aches and pains, and perhaps I might benefit from it too. I really liked the deep berry flavor, and started drinking it each morning and afternoon. I liked the fact that by drinking only about four ounces a day, I was getting the nutrients equivalent to 13 servings of fruits, and I was feeling some extra energy, especially in the afternoons! I ordered a couple of cases, and paid a $39 membership fee so I could get it at wholesale prices. It did take about three weeks for me to really notice that I wasn't needing to take the Motrin... not even Aleve! And I could do a lot of standing and walking, and it no longer bothered me! The inflammation had diminished greatly in my knees... I was able to completely straighten them and bend them, and they no longer looked "deformed"! After the second week, when I began feeling better (and sleeping really soundly... no more waking up 4 times each night trying to find a comfortable position for my legs!) ...I had increased the amount I was drinking, to about 3 ounces in the morning, and another 3 ounces in the late afternoon. By Mother's Day, I was feeling really good, and when my daughter asked me if I wanted to go to brunch, or dinner, or what I wanted to do for Mother's Day, I thought about it for a while, then told her what I really wanted to do was something I had not been physically able to do for at least the past four years... I wanted to go to DISNEYLAND!!! And, we DID! Actually, the Tuesday after Mom's Day, she took me and we stayed ALL day, went to BOTH parks, and stayed 'till closing! We had a blast, and I walked around (briskly!) the whole time, and we only sat down for lunch, and when we were on rides. It was GREAT!
Now, I need to point out, my Arthritis IS still there... (it still hurts when I get up out of a chair or go up steps, but not as much as it did before) This juice does not cure Arthritis, or anything else, but I started researching what is in this product, and found out that the combination of the various fruits, many of which I had never heard of, actually work to take the INFLAMMATION out of your body, which in turn, eliminates the joint pain. In addition, the Mona Vie "Active", which was what I had been drinking, contained liquid Glucosamine and something called Esterified Fatty Acids, which help promote healthy joints. Also, the fruits in this blend are extremely high in anti-oxidants, and I started doing some reading on what that's all about... (had heard the word a lot in the past, but had never before paid any attention to "anti-oxidants" or "free-radicals"... but I'm paying attention NOW!) What I am sure of, is that this juice has really worked for me! And it is so much easier and healthier than taking all those pills! (I used to try to take those huge Glucosamine pills, which I hated, and I think in order to do any good, I'd need to take 4 or 5 every day... they just didn't seem to do much good... I think the liquid form of Glucosamine can really be absorbed in your system more easily.)
I never went back Summer '08 to schedule my knee-replacement surgery... The inflammation was gone, and I was feeling so much better! But I am supposed to go back in January 09 for a re-check of my hip, so I will see what my surgeon says about my knees at that appointment, scheduled for late January.
UPDATE! FEBRUARY 2009: I did see my surgeon for a re-check and new x-rays, and he said from looking at my x-rays, I do have space between the bones in my knees now, so it is not bone-on-bone as it had been last year. He says that as long as I am walking ok, without all that pain, I could put off knee surgery indefinitely! I think that the Glucosamine in liquid form that is in the MonaVie, along with the anti-inflammatory qualities of all those fruits, I now have knees that look pretty normal (no longer swollen and deformed-looking!) and I have my flexibility back, and no more pain, even when I walk or stand for a long period of time!
I know I will be continuing my Mona Vie regimen for life! I did let myself run out one time in August, and for three days I didn't get to drink any, and I could feel the inflammation coming back! I will not run out again! I have become a Mona Vie Independent Distributor, and am excited to share my story with others. I have a website (below) that you are welcome to explore, to find out more about each of the fruits that go into Mona Vie, and what they do for your body. There is a video clip about Inflammation, and several other interesting clips from the various doctors and scientists who developed this product and how it evolved into a company that reached a Billion dollars in sales in only 3.5 years! You won't hear or see Mona Vie advertised on TV or Radio or in magazines, and it is not sold in stores! It is only sold through personal marketing... people telling people... such as I am doing here. And, those billions of dollars the company is NOT spending on advertising... they give back to us distributors, as a thank you for letting others know about Mona Vie. Their compensation plan is extremely generous!
So, If you are curious about discovering more about how this wonderful juice can improve your health, OR if you might be interested in a rewarding home-based opportunity to generate some extra income, I invite you to check out the links below, and call me at (714) 639-2583. If you would like to try a bottle, I will arrange to give you your first bottle at NO CHARGE. Just let me know if you are interested. I look forward to speaking with you!
Sincerely, Patty Thurner
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Lots of Info on this Site: http://www.blackdiamonduniversity.com/training-home.asp Check out the lectures by Dr. Carson and Jeff Graham, (under "The Science") for some interesting details about how Mona Vie was developed, and the benefits of the unique fruits that make up Mona Vie!