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The Mercola.com Newsletter Opens the Door to Optimal Health For One Woman and Her Family
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
November 17 2004 | 915 views

Thank you so much for the gift of your newsletter and in particular for addressing some of the needs of minority health (breast cancer, etc.). Many "health" practitioners don't think that minorities have a great interest in health topics and cannot afford to invest in them, so we are neglected in this arena.

A friend recommended your newsletter when I was pregnant with my daughter and guess what? My family's health has never been better.

My daughter was born naturally in 1 hour of active labor without pain medication. My recovery was quick and had very minor complications, e.g. stitches. Now, I've continued my healthy living by exercise, diet (grassfed meat, veggies, no bread, limit milk, fruits and no processed food), limiting television and going to bed at a decent hour. I'm 29 going on 17 and I look sexy and fabulous! I'm getting younger and all of my friends are getting older and slower.

As for my daughter, I did not allow doctors to begin any immunization until after 12 months, singularly (meaning no combination vaccines) with at least 3 months between shots and only at my direction. (She'll be 2 in January and has only had three Hib shots since she is in center-based day care.) She was breastfed for a solid year and then received organic toddler formula after which we'll get rid of the majority of dairy products when she turns two. All of our food is organic, sugar is severely limited in our home (that includes juice!) and she loves water, meat and vegetables (yes water!). Well, as you can imagine, our daughter is EXTREMELY beautiful, intelligent, curious and even analytical -- people marvel at her health.

Of course, my husband (the original exercise guru) is now on the good foot with his diet as well.

We all have you to thank and you've changed our lives for the better. Our goals for the coming year are to even more closely follow what you've prescribed for a full healthy life!

Ingrid Elliott
Baltimore, Maryland



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Ingrid Elliott’s positive feedback and testimony is living proof of how you can take control of your health (and your entire family for that matter) by choosing to commit to a healthy lifestyle. As Elliott says in the her testimony, she feels younger and healthier than most of her friends, as a result of incorporating the guidelines of the TOTAL HEALTH program into her life.

Here at the Optimal Wellness Center we do not offer you a "quick fix" to superficially cover up your symptoms. Instead, we teach you how to restore and revitalize your body so your health problems are tackled at the root and you are able to regain your health, and in some cases even reverse disease.

But the program does take some effort on your part, and a strong commitment to give yourself the health you deserve. You will likely end up finding, as many of our patients have, that your nutrition and lifestyle changes are affecting unexpected aspects of your life -- from increased energy, to better sleep, to a brighter mood -- and even as your health returns you won’t want to go back to your old ways -- you will likely feel that good!

As you read through the below testimonial, allow yourself to feel inspired by the success and happiness this mother and her family are experiencing. If you have already been thinking about adopting a healthier lifestyle, this testimony is certainly the motivation to make that first step.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Optimal Wellness Center, take our New Patient Tour to find out how you too can reach higher levels of health.

However, if you cannot make it to The Optimal Wellness Center, I suggest you check out my new book, Total Health Program, where you can get the full details on the essential principles of my program as well as learn how to assess your metabolic type.

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