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Before USANA

After USANA

My Health Inheritance????

In 1968 when I was 25, my dad had three debilitating strokes in one weekend that left him partially paralyzed and unable to work. He was diagnosed with hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). My dad’s doctor warned my sister and me that we could expect this disease even earlier than my dad. He was 55.

By the time I was 35, my blood pressure was 140/90, and my cholesterol was well over 200. After trying to reduce my “numbers” with diet and more exercise for three years, I was still not able to improve my results. I then took blood pressure medicine, niacin and then statin drugs. This was 1981, and I’ve been on these medications for 25 years. In 1983, I began running (still run 12 miles a week), and I’ve maintained my weight to stay healthy.

The drugs and this routine kept my cholesterol (170) and blood pressure (120/80) “normal”. My internist deemed me fit every year until 2002. At 59, despite my seemingly good health, I began experiencing chest pains while jogging. An arteriogram showed I had practically no blood flow in several main arteries.

OPEN-HEART SURGERY AND FIVE BYPASSES LATER and a very strict diet overhaul, I thought I was set for awhile. My numbers were now cholesterol 121, and blood pressure 118/70.
After the surgery, the bad cholesterol, triglycerides and cholesterol ratio were normal. However my good cholesterol was low and my homocysteine count was high.
These numbers stayed relatively stable until 2005, when they began to slowly rise. My doctor wanted to increase my Lipitor by 150% to 60mg at this time. I talked with an old friend, Gene Onley, who said he’d been off all medications by using powerful nutrients from USANA. I said no to the increase in Lipitor and tried USANA instead. I monitored my blood panels closely for a year. I have now been able to:

  ·         Increase my good cholesterol by 20%

·         Maintain LDL

·         Reduce my triglycerides by 50%

·         Improve my cholesterol ratio from 3.1 to 2.7

·         Reduce my Homocysteine by 10%

With these favorable results, I convinced my internist to cut all my drugs by 50% more. I have more energy, and I’m sleeping better. To say that I am excited to see what’s happening to my body would be an understatement. My wife says that my hair is growing back, which tells me that lots of things are improving on a level I can’t even begin to understand! I believe in these products to help me maintain stronger cells, a stronger immune system and reduced inflammation (oxidation).

Because of the success improving my health, as well as watching others achieve wellness, Linda and I have chosen to join the USANA vision to help people live healthier long lives. And what a company USANA is in only its 14^th year! Rated among the fastest growing companies traded on the NASDAQ for the past 5 years, 2^nd on Investor Daily’s list of 12 high-quality stocks in today’s market. USANA is also included on the Daily’s list of today’s 100 market leaders.

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Sincerely,

Dave and Linda Dow

d/b/a Healing with Heart

P.S. On January 12, 2007 I received the results of my latest blood tests after cutting all my medications in half. I’m happy to report that after 2 months, my homocysteine levels have decreased another 8%, my cholesterol has dropped another 13 points with my bad cholesterol dropping 12%. Another exciting development is that my liver enzymes have moved from the abnormal range into the normal range, which tells me that nutrients like the COQ10 are now better able to do their job.

Stay tuned on my journey to a medicine-free life.

P.P.S. GOOD BYE STATIN DRUGS!!!!! On May 9th 2007, after receiving my latest Blood profile, I have been able to shed my cholesterol meds for the first time in 25 years. With my reduced amounts of drugs since my last test, my HDL increased another 22% and my LDL decreased another 5 points!

Stay tuned to my next step to see where my numbers are post statin drugs.

V.(Very) P.P.S. November 15, 2007 - Being off the statin drug did increase my cholesterol level. I tried niacin and garlic, but those products did not seem to help me. Since I had my best results on 1/3rd of the statin drug, I have resumed that level, along with my USANA products. When I get stabilized, I will contact Dr. Strand, and we'll see what we can do at that point. I'm wanting now to get back to the 137 TC, 50 TG,65 LDL and 56 HDL numbers I had achieved.

Stay tuned as I continue on my health journey.

LINDA'S DIABETES STORY...

I WAS DIABETIC…FOR SIX MONTHS! If I can do it, so can YOU!

On September 15, 2006 , my doctor told me my Hemoglobin A1C test was 6.5 and that I did, in fact, have diabetes. I felt very sad and stuck my lower lip out to keep from crying. I went home from that appointment determined to discover if everything I had been hearing from Dr. Strand was the truth. So I trusted, praying that I would not be disappointed.

I wrote a teary, heartfelt letter to my sponsors, Sandi and Gene Onley. I was desperate, “I got measured at Curves yesterday, and I didn't lose any weight, inches, size. I only lost my mind and my joy. I've got to get my life back. I'm starting to die with me being 100 pounds overweight, liver panel slightly elevated, and now being diabetic, I don't like what I'm looking ahead to.”

Now that my husband was doing great on Usana after his open-heart surgery and cutting his meds back to 1/4, it was my turn to get healthy. I got serious and started on the HealthPak 100 plus all the Optimizers that Dr. Strand suggested for diabetes. I signed up for his Healthy for Life program, thanks to Sandi’s suggestion. I committed myself to exercising at least 30 minutes five days a week, again as Dr. Strand suggested. I ordered all the Usana shakes and bars that I would need to commit myself to the program.

Three months later, my clothes started getting looser, my blood sugars were coming down and my husband could put his arms around me, touching his hands together again…finally. I had tried every weight loss program out there, including spending over $1,200 at another one just a year before. After three months of following that program, I went in and told them that I’d been following their program, but it just wasn’t working for me. I had only lost about four pounds in three months!

My blood tests, after three months, had reduced my Hemoglobin A1C from 6.5 to 6.2! Yeah! I was moving in the right direction! My doctor was so stunned when she walked into the room that her mouth literally hung open. She said that my entire body had changed…in only three months! My homocysteine level was down and, even though anything under 10 was considered normal by her standards, Dr. Strand wanted to see that level below 7. I was 8.2 at that time. My cholesterol had dropped significantly, so my doctor agreed that we could try reducing my statin drug, Zocor, in half from 40 to 20 mg. She said I could also lower my blood pressure medication by half as well.

Three months after that, March 15, 2007 , I became a non-diabetic. My weight had dropped another seven pounds, for a total of 25 pounds. My Hemoglobin A1C was now 5.9, just under the 6.0 cut-off number. My homocysteine level had decreased from 8.2 to 6.8, again under the wire! My cholesterol, even though I was on half of the medication as before, dropped by 25% again, and I am now on only ¼ of my statin drug, with the intention to go off, with my doctor’s blessing in two months with another good report!

My wonderful doctor was so excited about my results that she got a cholesterol panel done because she said, “Maybe I can get off MY statin drugs, too!” We’re all learning some things!

And, lastly, at church last Sunday, two women came up to me, said I looked terrific and wanted to know what I had done…

I’m working on the next 25 pounds, eliminating my remaining prescriptions and ridding myself of the insulin resistance that I believe caused the diabetes in my body until TODAY! If I can do it, SO CAN YOU!

P. S. As of June 15, 2007, I am now down 35 pounds! My hemoglobin A1C is now 5.6! My HDL cholesterol is up! My LDL is down! And Dave is envious of my homocysteine, which is now 6.4! I am now only on 5 mg. of the statin drug, with September hopefully being my jumping off point!

P.P.S. As of September 17, 2007, my weight continues to drop. My homocysteine is now 5.8! I'm still on only 1/4th of my statin drug as my body continues to fluctuate a bit. Stay tuned for further developments!

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