Hi.  My name is Melinda and I am 38 years old and I suffer from spinal arthritis.  I was taking 1000mg of Naprison a day, and then I tried Vioxx until it was taken off  the market, then I was on Mobic, all of which had side effects and didn’t do much for my pain.  That was before Herbalife.


I started on the Herbalife advanced program and within a week I noticed a change in my condition.  I was sleeping a lot better, I didn’t feel like I was a chicken on a rotisserie all night, tossing and turning because of the pain.  I then discovered Herbalifeline and Tang Kuei in the Herbalife range of products (what a blessing).
I went on to lose 12kg in 13 weeks (which I thought was pretty good considering Easter was in the middle of that and I love chocolate.) and I feel fantastic, I have a lot more energy, more mobility and I have kept my weight off for a year, which I could never do before because I love my food. The best part is I can eat what I want and I can now play sport with my kids without the pain.


Christmas 2005 I hurt the sciatic nerve in my back, because of my arthritis the bones have worn a little and my sciatic nerve got caught over my pelvis and I had to be adjusted by my chiropractor.  Before I realized what the problem was I went to the doctor and the hospital because the pain was unbearable and I thought that I may have had a blood clot in my groin because I couldn’t sit, lie down or stand up straight.  The pain went from my hip down the back of my leg and through my foot and up the front of my leg and into my groin.  It was the worst pain that I have ever experienced, I cannot describe it. I thought that I had a high tolerance to pain considering that I have had four children with drug free births and suffered gall stones, but this has taken the cake.


While in hospital the doctors gave me 3 shots of morphine and then some tablets for the pain, and let me tell you it didn’t do a thing, I was in a drugged up state but the pain was still there.  The hospital staff did all these tests and they told me that I was really healthy. Even my oxygen level was perfect considering I was hyperventilating because of the pain.  Nothing else could be done for me so I went home.  I then saw my chiropractor and she said that my muscles were in spasms because of the trauma in my nerve, she couldn’t do much because everything was so tight and that I needed a muscle relaxant.  


I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before, probably because I was so consumed with pain and didn’t think that something natural could fix the way I was feeling, but guess what, it did.  I took 5 Tang Kuei and 3 Herbalifeline and that was the beginning of my recovery, I threw out all the prescribed medication and continued to take the Tang Kuei and Herbalifeline every 4 to 5 hours and I haven’t looked back.


I believed in these products before but with my experience I am now truly convinced that they are the best on the market and I am a Herbalifer. 


I continue to have 2 shakes a day and all of my products, not to lose anymore weight but to keep me healthy and to keep my arthritis under control. 


I have never felt so good.


Melinda Boyes