Hell Froze

It was a slow freeze. It took a month.

Let me first begin by saying I hate salesman (if you are one, no offense. Just not my cup of tea!). And if hate is the word I use for salesman, despise would be accurate to describe my feelings towards multi-level marketing "schemes." Don't get me wrong, I think the idea behind them is genius. Remove all overhead and dangle the promise of thousands of dollars in front of people, while asking them to act as free advertising and the voice of your company. You make money, they make money. Everyone is happy, right? Usually not. The system is flawed because 9.9 times out of 10, the product is a joke. People cough up a ton of money as an initial investment and everyone leaves with a bitter taste in their mouths.

With that said, why then did I approach a multi-level marketing company (not the other way around) and eagerly ask to jump on board? I'll explain.

A few months ago I was feeling especially guilty about how much junk my daughters were consuming. BBQs, b-day parties and family gatherings all equal, cake, candy, goodies, ice cream, chips and nutritionally worthless food galore. Sure I tried to add balance by providing fruits and veggies at every meal, but I felt that effort was futile. There had to be more I could do. So I hit the Internet. I started by Googling "alternatives to children's vitamins." then I plugged in a variety of dietary supplements that a few of my friends gave to their kids: Juice Plus and Mona Vie. In doing so, I stumbled upon a product called Jus (pronounced juice).

What peaked my interest most was the ORAC rating (Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity or how much your body is actually absorbing and not just peeing out!). It was in the 8,000 range, 8 times its nearest competitor. And then I remembered one of my girlfriends telling me about it a few months ago. Her son suffered from severe asthma. Too many close calls and hospital trips later, he became a walking medicine cabinet. Steroids, inhalers, breathing treatments, pills, creams; his poor little 3-year-old body was chalked full of harmful medications with horrible side effects. She heard about Jus, put him on it and 2 months later he was off EVERY medication and has not had an attack since.

When she was telling me this months ago, I was practicing selective listening. I was concerned for her son and grateful she had found an alternative to medication, but I did not have sick kids. So I toned out the part about Jus. She was not selling the product. Her family was just taking it, so we never talked about it again. Until I found it on the Internet.

So I called her up, put my family on it and have not looked back. IT IS AMAZING! I won't go into all the details, but it is a drink that looks and tastes quite like grape juice. It is a blend of 23 "super foods" and is chock full of antioxidants. I have seen amazing changes personally, but my favorite change has been in my girls. THEY SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT ALL THE TIME! Claire had been going through a phase where she was getting up hour after hour at night. I was beginning to lose my mind. I didn't really notice the correlation at first, but then I forgot to give her the Jus one day and that night she was up every few hour. The next day I gave it to her and she slept like a baby. So I took her off the next day just to see what would happen and sure enough, up all night. I am sold.

I think the stuff is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and my kids are healthy. A friend of ours has a little girl the same age as Cora. McKenna has eczema like I have never seen before. Two weeks ago they were over at our house and the girls were going to play outside. I began putting sunscreen on them and when I got to McKenna, I couldn't find a patch on her skin to apply it. She had gaping open, bleeding wounds ALL OVER HER BODY. Every inch of skin I touched was rough like sand paper and my heart broke for her. My husband actually suggested that they try to put her on Jus, just to see what it could do for her. It is all natural, so it couldn't hurt.

They just came over again last night. He has been giving McKenna Jus for 2 weeks. I again went to apply sun screen and was shocked at what I found. She did not have an open wound on her body. She still had eczema, but as I applied the sunscreen I felt soft, little girl skin. Her dad said he will never take her off Jus.

I could go on for days about why I love it, but I haven't showered today so I suppose I should go do that instead. Just let me know if you are interested in hearing me go off about it further. I won't shut up if you'll let me. So you know how to reach me. I'm not going to try to suck you into the multi-level marketing side, but I do think this product actually merits me turning a blind eye to that. And for those who know me well, that is saying a lot!