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All in the Mind


“Visualize it and it’s yours”. Yeah right! I’ve been visualizing a Lotto win for years. It works well on kids. I would visualize a peaceful evening move the clocks forward, feed them dinner early and convince them it was 8pm bedtime when it was only 6.30pm. Ahhh bliss.

The power of suggestion is not to be under-estimated, so I decided to delve more into the techniques. I’ve read about psychosomatic influences. The power of suggestion. There’s even research where they compare people who had knee ops with those who just had a cut and stitches on their knees but believed they had the full operation. The recovery and success rates for both groups was identical! People believe they are cured and so they are.

How does it work? Little is known about this aspect – but it’s all to do with belief. If you believe you will recover, you enjoy a much higher chance of success. I also discovered that 69% of the response to vitamins was apparently psychosomatic too. So I decided to use myself as a guinea pig. I’ve taken vitamins all my life and TRY and eat healthy and walk or jog about 20-30 minutes a day. I don’t believe in straining myself too much!

I made an appointment with the Nutritionist, Kate Gray at http://www.lifespark.co.nz/  She stood me on this amazing electronic machine, holding onto two handles while an painless electric current went through my wayward body – thankfully she didn’t tell me how it worked until afterwards! It calculated my water and fat content, my muscle tone….in fact about 40 different measurements – even the percentage of fat around my critical internal organs. In conclusion, Kate told me, I was 15 years younger than my biological age! Yippppeee that makes me younger than my husband!

After a conversation about diet with Kate I decided to pull myself back on track. More walking, water drinking and less sugar. At this rate I’ll be 18 by Christmas! Of course it also means I may be working until I’m 90 to pay for the extended years of shopping I’m determined to enjoy!

I didn’t dare confess that the occasional glass of wine and bar of chocolate sometimes consumed at the same time was my secret to success! But it did make me think about the Health Script vitamins I take. Do I really need them? I decided to stop them completely and carry on with my usual routine.

Initially I didn’t notice a thing. But after about a week I started to feel down, tired, every little thing seemed a struggle. I’d suffered disruptive and broken sleep, and just couldn’t be bothered with much…. I pressed on. It’s been nearly three weeks now and I am firmly back on the health supplements. After a week of pill popping I noticed what was missing. Not the power of suggestion, but the power of good quality nutrients. As we age we gradually suffer from vitamin deficiency, out bodies less able to extract some of those critical minerals and vitamins from our food. After taking Health Script Vitamins again I felt like I was flying during my morning walk/jog. I now feel upbeat and energized. I slept through the night for the first time in three weeks. The PM does the trick for a good, relaxing night’s sleep and along with the AM to kick start the mornings, I’m firmly back on track.

I wasn’t going to say anything – almost felt I couldn’t – shamelessly promoting my own products. What a cheek! I was telling a good friend and she said, “ hell yeah – blog it. Tell them about your response – people can take it or leave it. But even I can see the difference in your whole demeanor!”

So that’s it then – give it a go with good quality health supplements that deliver potent anti-aging antioxidants and all those rich minerals you maybe missing in your diet. Get to feel 15 years younger too! Of course the downside is you’ll be paying taxes for longer – groan – unless you marry a younger work-horse or seven – Liz Taylor had the right idea!

See www.healthscript.co.nz for more information including details about every top quality ingredient used in these products. Gluten and dairy free.