Dear Friends,

If there is one thing I have learned during my years of involvement with Youngevity it is that the best way to reach people is through other people. The people I would really like to reach with this issue are those challenged by the condition known as "Attention Deficit Disorder" or "ADD." But I need your help. After all, ADD sufferers are primarily children and previous newsletter have mainly been concerned with issues of adult health.

Do you have children of your own who just can't perform in the classroom or fit in socially due to ADD behavior? Maybe your niece or nephew or a neighborhood kid you know of is on Ritalin (the drug most often prescribed to check ADD behavior)? Or, perhaps, you are a school teacher or an adult child care professional of some sort, a child psychologist or counselor, for example. If so, you are probably well aware of how MANY children have been labeled ADD and how MUCH each one of them (and their families) suffer. Please consider what Dr. Wallach has to say concerning a reliable, drug-free, common sense solution to ADD. Read what follows. Ask us for a copy of his audio tape on the subject. Help us get the word out on this. Not only is it the right thing to do, Youngevity will reward you for your efforts. Call me (800-290-6124) and I'll explain the details on how you can benefit financially by doing the right thing morally. In the mean time, think about it: Last year, 2001, close to 6 million prescriptions were written for Ritalin. Ritalin is a powerful, Schedule II, central nervous system stimulant. Why would we be feeding it to our children when there is a perfectly safe, viable, reliable, all natural alternative? Please help us stop the madness!

CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR WITH DRUGS: It is important to know that Attention Deficit Disorder, or "ADD," is not really a "disorder" at all. The term was invented back in the early 1980's by the American Psychiatry Association to describe a set of behaviors most frequently observed in school age youngsters (but also possible in other populations). By definition ADD kids are highly energized, impulsive, high strung and inattentive. In school, especially, they have a tough time of it. They are frightfully disorganized, unable to stay on task, unable to focus: they fidget, they squirm, they mouth off to the teacher and peers alike; they are disruptive. In short, they just don't fit in. Of course, most children exhibit these behaviors at one time or another but by calling it a "disorder" the parents and/or adult caregivers of those who frequently or chronically behave in such a manner can claim doctor endorsed therapy on their health insurance. Since ADD is not a disease or disease process, since there is zero difference neurologically, physically, or chemically between a so called normal kid and an ADD kid, ironically doctors have no way to "treat" the "disorder" other than prescribe drugs which they know will merely check behavior. The drugs they prescribe, primarily Ritalin (methylphenindate), Dexadrine (dextro-amphetemine) and Cylert (pemoline), do not heal or restore physiological function or correct chemical imbalance or defeat some sort of pathogen but, rather, act on the central nervous system to produce a set of behaviors more socially acceptable than those exhibited without the drugs.

Doctors don't know why ADD kids behave the way they do, they don't understand the mechanics of ADD but because the drugs they prescribe are able (about 80% of the time) to bring these kids to heel, the years since the early 1980's have seen a steady increase in their use. Last year, 2001, prescriptions written for Ritalin alone totaled a staggering 6 million with a full 5% of the entire population of children in the U.S administered the drug on a regular basis!

JUST SAYING "NO" (TO RITALIN): Of course, this is madness and a growing number of concerned parents, lawmakers and health professionals recognize it as such. After all, Ritalin is a Schedule II Stimulant with its pharmacological structure and action much the same as its two cousins from the street, cocaine and methamphetemine�and we are feeding it to our kids! Like other stimulants Ritalin strips away valuable minerals and vitamins, jumps up heart rate and blood pressure, strains the liver (some evidence of liver cancers from long term use), dehydrates the body, causes loss of appatite with consequent stunting of natural growth and development.

PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE: Common sense tells us that the best solution to any problem is one proportional to the task and one that involves the least amount of risk. Thus it makes more sense to swat that fly buzzing around the room with a newspaper than it does to let loose on it with a cannon. In the case of ADD there is every bit as much reason to try a non-drug approach as there is a drug approach. After all the drugs don't pretend to "fix" the problem they only mask the problem through chemical manipulation. Far better to consider non toxic alternatives first.

A NON-TOXIC ALTERNATIVE (THAT WORKS!): It is this line of thought that Nobel Prize for Medicine Nominee and self health advocate, Dr. Joel Wallach followed as far back as the early 1970's. Back in the early 1970's, when he had his Naturopathic practice in Portland Oregon, Dr. Wallach became famous for having his ADD patients draw a picture of their favorite object before breakfast and then, again, a few hours after breakfast. The before breakfast picture would typically show a well conceived and executed, representational portrayal of the object whereas the after breakfast drawing would, inevitably, be a wild and furious chaos of line and color. Besides their ADD, the kids Dr. Wallach tested in this manner had one thing in common: their breakfasts would always be very high in sugar (Pop-Tarts; corn syrup on their Egg O's, Twinkies, jam, sugar cereal, etc,). Dr. Wallach's conclusion: other than an extreme sugar sensitivity (statistically predictable in any large population of children), these kids have nothing wrong with them. To test his theory, further, Dr. Wallach developed a nutritional formula for his patients designed both to help the body metabolize sugars more efficiently and to replace the many, crucial, essential nutrients, sugar intake, left unchecked, can flush from tystem. This formula or recipe became known as "God's Recipe." The family of the child at risk would agree to eliminate sugar from the family diet as much as possible and see to it that their child take in the formula on a day in, day out basis. To everyone's delight this simple, common sense approach to an otherwise devastating problem worked! Not one patient (and 100's received the treatment) in Dr. Wallach's entire 12 years of practice has ever had to go back to Ritalin once committed to the God's Recipe program.

GOD'S RECIPE

Since its earliest days God's Recipe has evolved to include:

• 1 Bottle of Majestic Earth Rainforest
• 1 Bottle of Majestic Earth Tropical Plus
• 1 Bottle of Sweet Eze
• 1 Bottle of OPC-T
• 1 to 2 Bottles of Ultimate Enzymes

USING GOD'S RECIPE: As much as you can, eliminate sugar from your child's diet (and the family's diet) and then, before every meal and when supplementing be sure he or she takes in 1 to 4 capsules (depending on how heavy the meal) of the Ultimate Enzymes. The enzymes help to metabolize food (including sugars) cleanly and efficiently. In the morning it is best to eat a little first and then drink some ice water with one half ounce (one Tablespoon) of the ME Rainforest and one half ounce of the Tropical Plus mixed in. Then wash down two capsules of the Sweet Eze and two capsules of the OPC-T. In the afternoon or evening do the same as the above only take in one rather than two capsules of the OPC-T. The Tropical is a tasty, wide spectrum, multi mineral, multi vitamin, amino acid drink containing nutrients directly from plants in a highly absorbable, bioavailable form. The Rainforest contains extra, crucial, plant derived minerals as well as herbs like Ginko Biloba to help increase blood flow and nutrient flow to the brain. The Sweet Eze contains extra chromium and vanadium, two minerals, often lacking in food, crucial to the body's ability to metabolize sugars and maintain even blood sugar levels. The supply of products listed above will last one person for one month. Many choose to commit to the program for a minimum of 60 days.

THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL: FREE AUDIO TAPE When you order your very own "God's Recipe" during this month, only, you will receive a free copy of Dr. Wallach's famous audio tape by the same name. On the tape you will hear from Dr. Wallach as well as other doctors and health professionals and you will also hear accounts of success directly from families who have chosen this drug free solution to the problems posed by ADD.

Please join us and the growing number of families who are able to "Just say NO" to Ritalin.

Sincerely,
Stu Hunt
Don Ellis