Living with a Hiatal Hernia … By: Kathy D, Contributing Author

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The “C” Word

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Cancer? Despite someone’s bed alarm going off at that precise moment, it got really quiet, an almost creepy calm. I was having a “not me” moment. “Ok, hold on a minute doc, you said cancer?”

I was in shock. Thoughts were racing. He said the “C” word. I’d been healthy all of my life. I ate right. I worked out regularly. I had to tell my husband. I was frightened. What about my son? My mom? My business? What about . . .

I barely heard doc when he said, “We’ll set up an appointment for your endoscopy; it will be an outpatient procedure, and the results of that will show us how to proceed.”

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My husband. “Oh my God!” As I tried to tell him the results of the test, tears of fear started flowing. I was no longer in control. He was strong until later, when he thought no one was watching.

“What if’s” violated my mind. I couldn’t dismiss the thought that there might be a possibility of cancer. I had seen people who had cancer. I have known people who had cancer. It can’t happen to me. I won’t let it. I’ll be alright . . . I’m not in control.

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The Endoscopy Results and Other Stuff

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After the procedure I was taken to the recovery room. Once I was coherent, I was taken to the waiting room and . . . you guessed it, I waited.

Finally the doctor came in with my results. He was upbeat. His first words were, “There are no signs of cancer.”

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My chest deflated. Until that moment I hadn’t realized I was holding my breath. He said, “Basically, we should be able to control your acid reflux with medication.”

“Thank you Jesus.”

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Several years have passed since, and I am happy to report I still have no signs of erosion and with the help of my good doctor, we’ve been able to control the acid reflux with medication. I take a 25mg. Proton Pump Inhibitor once a day for the acid reflux.

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I also have had to:

• avoid foods that contain acid like tomatoes, orange juice caffeinated coffee and beverages
• lose weight (oh yes),
• eat small, frequent meals (this one is hard, I’m not hungry all the time),
• avoid lying down for 3 hours after a meal

Believe me, this routine is not an easy task, being human, but I give it my best shot.

When I backslide, and sometimes I do, I can expect the possibility that I will be awakened in the middle of the night with the worst pain in my chest.

Just in case, I keep a stash of antacid tablets by the bed for relief.

So far, so good. By maintaining a strict regimen, I’ve been able to keep the reflux under control.

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Now comes today. As I did a little research for this article, I learned something. I found out that stomach exercises can cause acid to back up in your stomach. Me, who just got finished with doing my daily sit-up routine. “What the . . . is next?”

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So what have I learned?

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It takes sitting in a waiting room for hours to make us realize, no one is really in control.

We bounce from task to task doing the best we can with what we have. We eventually learn to control what we can and let God handle the rest.

What’s going to pop up next? Who knows.

What is a girl going to do? A girl is going to Live!!!

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Thanks for taking the time to read my story. Hope it helps you or someone you care for.

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Kathy D

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Living with a Hiatal Hernia … By: Kathy D, Contributing Author

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It Was My Turn . . .

“See you when I get back,” I smiled and waved at my husband and mother-in-law as I walked through the door for the procedure. We all had on our game faces, although I was pretending not to be nervous, I failed miserably.

The procedure, surprisingly, wasn’t uncomfortable and didn’t seem to take too long. I don’t remember feeling a thing. After they wheeled me back to the recovery room, the nurse placed a weight on my incision area to keep pressure on it.

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“Ok,” I’m thinking, “I’m laying here in a hospital bed, with a heavy weight on an incision, on an empty stomach. How much more am I going to have to take? ” Hospital visits tend to make some people irritable. I am normally in control of emotions but I was beginning to understand their rationale.

After about an hour, an orderly, or somebody, came in with some juice for me to drink and a light snack to munch on while I continued to wait for my results from the testing.

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Crunch time (so to speak)

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As I sat up in the bed eating every drop, the doctor came in and said, “We have the results and you’re fine in that area, we’re giving you a clean bill of health. You don’t have any blockages.”

Relief flooded through me. Yes! Thank you God!

Feelings of anxiety returned within a half hour.  Even with the news of no blockage, to lift my spirits, I was still having major chest pains before I arrived home that day. I had to find out what was causing them.

After scheduling the earliest appointment I could get, a week later I went to see my regular doctor. I didn’t sit down because it hurt too much to get back up. I said, “We have to find out what’s going on with me. I can’t take much more of this.”

He could tell right away something was wrong and scheduled me immediately for more x-rays. Off to the hospital I went.

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The Prognosis

When Doc came into the waiting room, he was smiling. “Further testing has confirmed my suspicions, you have what is called a “Hiatal” hernia. “A what?” I asked.

Doc began to explain. Now this is not his exact explanation, but this is the gist of what he said.

“A Hiatal hernia is an anatomical abnormality, where part of your stomach protrudes through the diaphragm and up into your chest. Sometimes this condition causes acid reflux.”

I had heard of acid reflux.

“You see,” he continued, “your esophagus sits on top of your diaphragm. A Hiatal hernia is located between your esophagus and your diaphragm.

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Because of this, it causes acid to back up into the esophagus. Therefore you experience pain in the upper abdomen.

The pain can be in the form of heartburn, chest pain, regurgitation or nausea, some of the symptoms you were having.”

I’m a woman who likes to get to the point, so I said, “Ok, my question is, now that we know what’s causing the pain, how do we fix it?”

“We have to have an endoscopy done to see if there is any damage to your esophagus,” Doc went on to explain, “the acid could erode your stomach lining and cause cancer.”

“Cancer?”

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See Pt. 3 “For What?”

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“Hello again, and welcome back.”

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(Guided By God)

Apologies up front if this article comes off “salesy,” (is that a word?). But here we go. I’m going to put it out there.

As you know by now, I am an internet network marketing Baby Boomer. My company of choice is GBG. The name derives from, “Guided by God.”

We don’t hype it, but that’s where the name comes from, and our founder, Stuart Finger, is sincere about his conviction. The reason I’m telling it now is because I have been asked often recently, “What do the letters GBG mean?”

Most in our community haven’t heard of GBG, but that’s going to change, with a quickness. I am so proud of my friends and family who have taken charge of the ‘direction’ of their health. If I used such terminology, I’d say, “Kudos,” but I don’t.

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Boomers are becoming more aware everyday when it comes to our health. Due to that awareness we are getting our diets in check, exercising more, getting good rest and investigating healthy alternatives, and that is where GBG shines.

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GBG is Not New to Network Marketing

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The company has been around for about fourteen years, and Stuart Finger, the CEO, has proven himself a man of his word when it comes to building a network marketing company with the reps in mind.

He’s built GBG with passion, patience, perseverance and vitality. From day one.

I’m sure some of you are saying , “Yeah CK, I’ve heard it all before.” But, I say, while inserting a message, “Don’t mix apples and donuts.” Don’t compare GBG to any other network marketing company you’ve had the displeasure of working your butt off for.

If you haven’t heard about this company and founder, you might want to investigate.

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Why do you think the beautiful Ms. Jackee Harry joined our company recently. She met with Stuart, saw his vision, (had already tried the product and gotten great results) and became our National Celebrity Spokesperson.

How often do we networkers go to meetings, conferences or listen to calls hosted by the “sincere, emotional, driven, believer of all things related to his or her company?” Only to find out in a short while that most of what they are selling is crap.

The last meeting I went to, the overly excited guy on stage kept yelling, “Don’t miss this boat!” Must have said it a hundred times.

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Well, that’s not GBG

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I was the biggest skeptic when introduced to GBG by my good friend and associate, Sergio Rozzelle. Matter of fact, I want to pause and say, “Thank you man for insisting I take a look at this company, you’re a true friend. Don’t sweat the skeptics.” But thank goodness you were persistent. I owe you big time my brother. We’ve got this.

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GBG’s Direction

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Stuart Finger has masterfully guided his company through much turbulence and he did it with integrity, honesty and a tunnel vision most of us can only dream about.

Yeah, maybe I sound like some of those guys I mentioned above, but I can prove what I say.

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Stuart Finger provides leadership

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GBG is a real network marketing company, run by a real network marketer, who is in the trenches with the rest of us. He makes his living doing what we do, selling GBG products, in addition to running his company. How cool is that?

A great company does not take advantage of its reps; it provides great leadership, products, training and compensation.

GBG, through Stuart Finger, does that in spades.

• Q. Is GBG a Pyramid Scheme?

• A. No. We have products. Some, certified by the Glycemic Index.

• Q. Are we required to purchase inferior products that get shoved to the back of the closet?

• A. No. We buy one bottle of GBG’s Ten in One™ Liquid Multi Formula for $29.95 plus shipping.

With that purchase we receive:

1. A Free Business.
2. A Free Website.
3. Free Landing Pages.

“But I don’t want to run a business CK.”

You don’t have to work the business in order to enjoy the benefits of the products. I just happened to (after decades of searching) find my passion, in advocating better health for boomers. Now I have a good product to assist me in that cause. I’m done searching! Man, I can’t express to you how good this feels.

Hah! I just this second realized something. I had to wait to become a boomer, to get passionate about helping boomers. How ’bout it!

But I digress.

No. We don’t have to work the business, but it’s there for the taking. And if you know 6 people who need supplements and they sign with you, the cost of your monthly bottle of GBG’s 10 In One™ Liquid Multi Formula is covered.

Do I chase friends and family members down and figuratively beat them over the head with our great products until they give up and buy in to the plan? No, because that’s not the way I’m building my business, but that’s another article. If you want to know how I am building my business, email me at Charles@CreateVitality.Com

Here’s a tip:

If you are considering network marketing, don’t go for the hype and join the wrong company, with wrong training, wrong product, wrong leadership . . . should I go on?

At least do yourself the favor of clicking on my affiliate link to, give GBG a good look.

This just might be the boat we didn’t miss. Thanks for reading. Got a little long-winded.

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Living with a Hiatal Hernia … By: Kathy D, Contributing Author

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I‘m Thinking, “For what?”

Still not knowing what was going on, I was beginning to become frightened. Scared to death is more like it.

My nature was, and still is sometimes, to keep things bottled up. As I sat patiently in the waiting room with my husband and mother-in-law, they didn’t have a clue.

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I just prayed everything was going to be alright.

After what seemed like hours, they finally called me back into the office.  “Here it comes.”

The cardiologist said, “Because of the results of your tests, and your family history, we’re going to schedule a procedure next week.”

“What kind of procedure?” I asked.

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“We’re going to have to insert an angiography catheter to detect if there is blockage in your blood vessels.

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“OMG!” I’m thinking, “this is getting serious.”

So What’s Next?

On the day of the procedure I was told to arrive at the hospital by 7 a.m., with an empty stomach.

They had me sit in the cardiac outpatient wing, where I waited “patiently, so to speak” to be examined. When my name was called, I was escorted to the bed and given a hospital gown to put on.

The same nurse from before, the one who had snatched me off the treadmill, said, “We’re going to place you under a local anesthesia, “hon,” do you want to watch the monitors during the testing?”

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My husband, who has a notoriously weak stomach, looked at me and laughed out loud saying, “She don’t know who she’s talking to,” because he knew. He is always teasing me about how I like to watch medical procedures on television, (while he leaves the room) so he knew the answer was a definite, “yes.”

Once the nurse got me hooked up to an IV, the waiting began. I was allowed to sit up and watch TV while waiting for my turn in the operating room.

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Now I understand why they call it the “waiting” room. My wait went on for seven hours due to the fact that a few people who were having procedures had heart attacks, while on the table, during their operations. Those were emergencies. Mine was not that serious.

Believe me, listening to all the commotion outside my room did not set well. The stress started to creep in. I don’t know if stress causes hunger but boy, let me tell you, I was ready to eat and even worse, I hadn’t been able to drink anything. Way off my routine.

Finally in the late afternoon, my stomach was in the midst of an exceptionally loud  growl when the nurse came to the door and said, “Time to go “hon.”

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See Pt. 4 Time to Go “Hon”

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Living with a Hiatal Hernia … By: Kathy D, Contributing Author

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The Stress Caught Me Off Guard

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When the pain hit, it hit hard.

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I felt like I was about to leave this place. I got in touch with my doctor to set up an appointment for a check-up, to determine why I was in such pain.

He performed an EKG on the spot, right there in his office, but could find no indication of a problem.

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It figures. Some times when you go to the doctor your symptoms seem to stay at home, waiting for your return.

Doc prescribed a medication for me to take in case of more pain, until I could see a cardiologist that he was going to refer me to.

In March, I walked into the cardiologist’s office not knowing what to expect. He had set me up with an echo and stress test that took pretty much all day.

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The Morning Session:

Was spent on a machine that took pictures of my chest and heart area. A solution of Dye was injected to highlight the areas of interest. This was the easy part.

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Just lay there and listen to the sounds and movements of the machine.

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Then came the afternoon and the Treadmill:

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It began as an easy, slow paced walk with gradual buildup. I thought, “ piece of cake,” because I loved to walk. After all I walked the hills of my neighborhood everyday for exercise. “This is what I do!”

Things were going smoothly. I was walking, had a good rhythm, not much pain, in control, I thought.

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“Get her off of there!” Someone shouted.

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The nurse rushed over, hurriedly turned off the treadmill and quickly unhooked me. She told me to, “Sit down right here,” as she pointed to the closest chair, “put your head between your knees, relax and breathe deeply.”

I’m thinking, “relax?” I was shaking. I looked up at her and asked several times, “What’s wrong?”

“It’s ok “hon,” she repeated, “just put your head between your knees, relax and breathe deeply, you’ll be ok.”

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I was frustrated. I knew that I’d be ok. She didn’t have to tell me that. I didn’t feel any differently as I sat there, I wasn’t sick, just a little chest pain, nothing intense. But as it turns out, the heart monitor’s read-out offered a different conclusion.

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After my vitals returned to normal, doc said, “I need you to go out and have a seat in the waiting room, I’m going to set you up with another specialist.”

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See Pt. 1: Living with a Hiatal Hernia and Acid Reflux

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Hey, how’s it going?

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Watched any TV lately?

Heck, I used to be one of those people who proudly bragged to anyone who would listen; “I don’t watch TV.”

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After one such announcement I was stunned when this woman said to me, “Hmmph, so you one of them smug bastards who too gooooood to watch tv.”

“Huh?” I questioned, caught off guard, “Well, um, yeah.”

Had a ton of reasons not to watch, all patterned to fit the situation of the moment. “I’m too busy.” “It’s mind-numbing drivel.” “Has nothing to do with my ‘getting ahead.’” “Personally . . . (pause for effect, while simultaneously rubbing chin) . . . I pursue more intellectual pursuits, per se.”

Your turn to say, “Huh?”

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Well, that was then

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Television has come a long way since she pounced. We now have multiple choices and thousand inch screens that bathe us in whatever information we choose to wallow in.

Ever notice that even though we have 500 channels to choose from, we still watch the same 5 or 6 channels religiously? Hmmm.

And even though I’ve beaten around the proverbial bush, this is a health related article.

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Today’s article is about, The Doctor Oz Show.

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My mom brought up yet again how I’ve shared my stuff with others most of my life, beginning with when I traded my new snow boots to Melvin Lee. I was in grammar school, probably third grade.

It was late 50’s. Mid-winter, lower Michigan, 3 feet of snow.

He only had one left boot and a sob-story. I bought into it. We traded for my two new boots, and for some reason I assumed mom would just run out and buy me another pair.

Imagine my surprise when I proudly announced, while displaying the lone left boot, “Melvin only had one boot, so I traded him for mine.”

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“You did What!” she said, as I witnessed a 360º neck spin way before .

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Who knew moms didn’t just “run out” and re-spend money on things they’d already bought. To his credit, Melvin brought me another left boot after mom called his mom. Seems he lost mine too.

Fast forward (tv term), fifty-plus years later, and I still have the trait. I love to share, and here’s my latest contribution to the cause.

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Tip:

Presbyopia = older eyes. (I have two of those) That’s not the original tip, but Doctor Oz just taught it, and I caught it.

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The Dr. Oz show comes on in my area at 11pm every weeknight. I’m on the East Coast.

If you’re at all concerned about your health, or know anyone who may need the information, (we all do) you really should take an hour and watch his show. Only one challenge. It can become addicting.

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Information: The Drug of Choice

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The Dr. Oz show is informative to a fault and entertaining to . . . boot. His laid back manner of teaching us about our health is great. That’s the only way I can say it. I learn something every night I watch his show.

If you are not watching Dr. Oz, you are doing yourself a disservice. But hey, if you do watch it and decide it’s not for you I’ll bet you know someone who watches TV; someone who needs the information.

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Couch Potatoes Untie! er . . . Unite!

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So let’s all share. Give someone a gift of health. Watching the Dr. Oz show is like being in an accelerated health and wellness class. You learn, you laugh, you get healthier, just by watching tv.

How easy is that?

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Hey all my Reader Friends, How about this?

On April 2, 2010, GBG,  my network marketing company of choice, proudly announced, the addition of Ms. Jackée Harry, Star of  television sitcoms, film and theatre, as the new National Spokeswoman for GBG.

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“Say What!”

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That’s right, I said it.

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On her website, Ms. Harry states she had already decided it was time to take better care of herself health-wise. “That’s why, when a loved one approached me some time ago, with a liquid vitamin called 10-in-One (by GBG), not only was I in need of such a product…I was actually in search of one. Every single person on the planet, no matter who you are, should be consuming nutrients of the highest quality, DAILY! And if you ask me, GBG’s 10-in-One provides those much needed vitamins and nutrients.”

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Ms. Harry has starred in a number of TV shows like 227,  Another World, The Women of Brewster Place, Everybody Hates Chris, etc., but has never endorsed a product such as ours.

GBG, a renowned health and wellness company, shares its owner’s vision with all of its representatives, now including Ms. Harry.

As the new GBG national spokeswoman, Ms. Harry shares in the vision of GBG’s founder Stuart Finger. He will readily share, with anyone who will listen, his passion for helping others around the globe, live their best and healthiest of lives.

Ms. Harry, who won an Emmy for her role as Sandra Clark on the hit TV series, 227, has teamed up with GBG, to promote improved health and wealth across America.

Something I seldom say because it is so overused in network marketing is, “I’m excited.”

She is not only a great spokeswoman with a reputation of integrity, she is passionate about our product, GBG’s Ten In One™ Liquid Multi Formula.

Jackée says on her website, “it truly is the most amazing product I’ve ever consumed! Not to mention, it’s pleasant tasting and entersyour system in around 3 minutes following consumption.

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I find that it even curtails my cravings for unhealthy foods, which has allowed me to manage my weight, while providing me with previously untapped energy.”

Having been a fan of Jackée Harry for many years, I find it difficult to imagine her without an abundance of energy. She always seems so full of life, when we are fortunate enough to catch her performances, live or on screen.

She goes on to say on her site, “In fact, I love the product (GBG’s Liquid Multi Formula) so much, I decided to align with the company, in

an effort to get the word out about what I feel is truly a super formula. No false claims. No gimmicks. No gotchas. I have NEVER been in the business of endorsing anything I don’t believe in.”

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But now she is endorsing our company, GBG, and our main product, a liquid multi formula supplement that contains 10 separate formulas.

So I say loudly, “Welcome, Ms. Harry, to GBG and thank you for recognizing the value of our products. “How Bout it!”

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Living with a Hiatal Hernia … By: Kathy D, Contributing Author

April 07, 2010©

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Hi. My name is Kathy D, and I am a woman who believes in controlling those things we can control. The rest, I try to leave up to God.

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The Beginning:

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The year was 2003. I was pretty active so I always had a few pains here and there. Nothing to concern myself with. Just deal with it.

After about a week of dealing with it, I realized the constant pain in my chest was not going away, as I had assumed it would. Not only was it not going away, it was becoming more severe.

The pain was lodged dead center, in my upper abdomen. For some odd reason I just kept assuming it would go away. Sometimes we self diagnose. And we are wrong.

I had gone through so much in such a short time from June 2002 through early 2003. I’d lost my father in late June and had to travel across country to attend his funeral. After which I had to help settle family business with my mom and brother.

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Stress is Raising its Head. But I can Handle It

With only a week to spare, after my return home, we had to pack and load a moving van to transport our household belongings to another state. We had sold our house right before my dad’s unexpected death.

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My stressful journey continued with the hassles of  moving to a new state,

building a new home, living with in-laws, and making sure my mom got settled into her new home. You see, in the midst of being in control of things, I had convinced mom to move from her home state to be near my brother and I.

Generally, I was a little fatigued, but didn’t pay it much attention. Never for a moment did I believe these added stresses could cause health problems, but evidently I had a lot to learn.

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My Symptoms

One day in early 2003, I began to have serious chest pains. My first thought was I was having heart problems, since heart disease ran in the family, and my father had passed from heart complications.

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See Part 2: The Stress Caught Me Off Guard

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I’m a Type 2 Diabetic: by Reginald D. Brown – Contributing Author

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Hello To my Baby Boomer friends,

My name is Reginald D. Brown.  I have been a type 2 diabetic since 1995 and I’d like to share my story with you about how I became a diabetic.

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The Beginning

In the Spring of 1995, I weighed 217 pounds.  I was 10 pounds overweight, so I decided to go on an exercise program to lose weight.

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For a full month, I lifted weights and jogged 3 times a week.  During this time, I began to lose weight rapidly.  I went down from 217 pounds to 181 pounds.  However, I started having issues with my health.

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Symptoms:

• I was urinating every 45 to 60 minutes.
• My vision started getting blurry.
• My feet and legs would cramp at night.
• I also started seeing blood in my stool.
• I had an awful thirst
• I craved anything sweet like orange juice, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice.
• I would drink up to a quart of juice at a time and still be thirsty.

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Something’s Not Right

I thought the weight loss was from my working out.  Finally I woke up from my denial and went to the doctor on Good Friday.  I took blood tests and it was revealed that my blood sugar level was over 400 mg.

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If I hadn’t gone in that Friday, I would have gone into a coma by Monday.  Reality set in.  I was a diabetic.

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My New Reality

The doctor prescribed 3 pills of Glyburide at 5 mg’s a day.  I did this for a 30 day period and then my blood sugar leveled off to an average 120 mg a day.  Then the doctor prescribed I only take one pill day and advised me that diabetes was a progressive disease and that I had to monitor my blood level every day.

Denial and Relapse

Since I was feeling well, I thought the one pill a day was all I needed.  So, I went back into denial with bad eating habits and not exercising like I should.  I didn’t even use the blood sugar monitor the doctor provided me.

Within 2 weeks, I started having the same symptoms as before.  I tested my blood sugar and was shocked when the glucose monitor read 258 mg.

Consequences

I went back to the doctor. He chastised me for not following instructions as he wrote a prescription for 3 pills of Gylburide at 5 mg’s a day.  I promised to be proactive in my diabetes care and not re-active when I was ill. Within a day or so, my blood sugar levels were at an acceptable average of 120 mg.

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Hint: Doctors want to see an average blood sugar level of between 90 and 120 mg. I still had a bit to go, so I tried the following tip:

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Here’s a tip for my Type 2 diabetic friends:

Don’t eat White Bread, Rice or Potatoes for One Week . . .

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If you follow that tip, along with your medical professional’s advice, you should lose a few pounds and your blood sugar levels should go down to manageable levels.

Try it  and email me with your results.

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For Me Contracting Diabetes was Inevitable

All the ingredients were there: Working out and exercising actually contributed to accelerating my diabetes to becoming full-blown;  On my Father’s side of the family, he had two sisters who were type 2 diabetics; I also had set into a sedentary lifestyle and was eating everything in sight.

So, it was inevitable that I would become a diabetic.

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In Conclusion

Diabetes is not a death sentence.  I have learned the hard way that if we are pro-active we can control the disease. It can be controlled through diet, exercise and oral medication. However, it is up to us. We diabetics must make an effort to change our life’s habits in order to live a healthy, full life.

Thanks for reading and you can expect many more articles about controlling diabetes.

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Reginald D. Brown

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Diabetes and Me: by Kenneth Stokes – Contributing Author

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Saturday 01/09/2010

HI …..For three solid hours that’s all the meter said: HI.

I lay there in the hospital bed, my eyes and ears locked on a heart monitor over my head. It was making noises that sounded like someone was dying.

I followed the route of those colored cables coming out of that monitor making their way back to my chest. Looking at my right hand, there was an IV taped to it, dripping a solution that made my whole arm cold and uncomfortable.

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Then I noticed my wife sitting quietly at the foot of the bed, just staring at me. Any onlooker would have no clue that my beautiful wife was also a medical professional.

She wouldn’t dare say anything that hinted she was fearful of my forthcoming diagnosis, but with what I saw in her eyes . . . she didn’t have to say a word.

Every so often a nurse would come in with another syringe full of  liquid, that she would add to the dripping IV; fifteen minutes later she’d stick my index finger to check my blood sugar level again. After a series of these systematic tasks, the nurse said “Okay, we finally have a number….669.”

I didn’t know exactly what that meant, but any number seemed better than HI.  I glanced at my wife. The look on her face quickly turned my momentary relief into immediate concern. Now all I wanted, and needed to understand was:

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WHAT IS NORMAL ?

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Monday 01/11/2010

Is this really happening? Two days ago I was lying in the emergency room feeling like I was dying; now I’m sitting in my doctor’s office in a follow up appointment.

One of my worst fears has come true, now it’s personal … I have DIABETES !

My mind is racing. Wait a minute; how can I stop this nightmare?  As my mind continued to spin a tremendous amount of thoughts and fears at an unbelievable rate of speed, I didn’t even hear the Doc come into the room.

“Here, Mr. Stokes, take this.”  I focused and she was standing there with this needle in her hand asking me to take it.  What for? I thought.  She said again, “Mr. Stokes take this and I’ll show you how to use it.”

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My immediate, totally disrespectful reaction was, “That is not gonna happen!”

After she professionally presented me with countless pamphlets of information and statistics, she said something that changed my life forever!

“You can control this disease and live a very healthy life if you take charge now and stick to a plan.” She was now speaking my language:

What I realized was my Final Number would NOT be . . . 669! I would:

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TAKE CHARGE AND BE IN CONTROL of DIABETES

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I recognized immediately that the very first demon to be defeated, right then and there, would be False Evidence Appearing Real. FEAR . . . “was the first three days, of the rest of my life.”

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As I face my FEAR I will share more of my story; hopefully it will assist you through a similar situation or maybe even help you avoid it all together. Thanks for reading.

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Kenneth Stokes, Contributing Author

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