Helping Each Other

Inta's story & a surprise in the making

2011-03-18T14:21:00.001-07:00

I had the pleasure of meeting one of our members for the first time during the week. Inta is starting to see some very positive results with her health as you will see from the video link I will give you shortly.

Health improvements are great news on their own, but this is particularly important for Inta, because her condition has yet to be formally diagnosed. See Inta's story here

"Helping people physically and financially"

Is what we set out to do when we set-up the www.HelpingEachOther.com.au website. As part of our commitment to making life better for our members we have been developing a range of software applications.

We are very excited about this new technology and the potential of what we are developing. We are not giving any detail away at the moment, but rest assured those subscribed to our website will be among the first to find out about this new technology when we launch it.

Wishing you the best of health,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand

Physically & Financially”

Getting research in relation to your health problems

2011-02-24T15:48:00.001-08:00

Whether it is your health or that of a friend or family member, you can get a lot of very specific research on our website in relation to your specific condition and how Colostrum may be able to help you.

Here is a video on where to find this information on our website.

We are getting a lot of great feedback from people dealing with problems as wide as asthma, arthritis, lupus, MS and more. So if you know someone dealing with these health issues, be sure to let them know about the research on our website.

Wishing you the best of health,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand

Physically & Financially”

Melissa wins Family Hero Award

2011-02-15T15:45:00.001-08:00

I recently nominated Melissa for a Family Hero award at the popular website familycapers.com.au.

And she won the nomination. Here is the link to the follow-up article on Melissa's nomination. And for those that know me, and question whether I have a warm and fuzzy side, well the article made Melissa cry for all the right reasons.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.familycapers.com.au/Family-Hero-Awards-2011/melissa-morgan-family-hero-february-2011.html

Wishing you the best of health,
Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand
Physically and Financially”

Video on basics of Stemcell Production and Transplant

2011-02-10T16:20:00.001-08:00

Do you want to be Proactive or are you forced to be Reactive?

Our Members are in a privileged position to help the people they know do both.

A very short note this week. I just want to carry on the focus of Stemcells in the body and the importance of maintaining good health at a cellular level.

We can look in the mirror each day and go "I'm OK", only to find ourselves feeling poorly for awhile, then trot off to the doctor, potentially spend a long time trying to pinpoint the problem, to be told (as in Melissa's case) you have a major disease or condition.

If we can, we want to greatly reduce the risk of this occurring, and if you are already dealing with chronic illness, help manage your symptoms at a cellular level.

Understanding how stemcells work in your body and how Colostrum can help support those natural functions is what we are about.

Have a look at this Lymphoma Stemcell Transplant video on our resources page. It gives you a good basic level understanding of Stemcell production and function within our body.

http://www.helpingeachother.com.au/adult-stemcells.php

Wishing you the best of good health,
Derek & Melissa Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a Helping Hand,
Pysically and Financially”

Important Message & Osteoarthritis Video

2011-02-05T18:13:00.001-08:00

Do you know anyone dealing with serious health problems? We want to help you, help them.

In recent weeks I have been taken to task by no less than 3 subscribers for basically spending too much focus on trying to educate, and not enough time being clear about what we are trying to do.

So here it is - the most important few minutes of your time that you are likely to use anytime soon.
What is HelpingEachOther about?

Raising awareness of amazing products that actually work. Just click on the links to the right to see firsthand accounts of peoples experience.
Getting these products to YOU as cost effectively as possible.
You should only pay retail prices at our product store if you are simply testing the products.
Active Members get a minimum 25% discount on their product purchases. And potentially a much bigger discounts. Buy direct and save.
Active Members can get paid for Helping Us raise awareness of the benefits of Colostrum. Do the right thing by people and be rewarded for it in more ways than simply money.

Get your FREE STANDARD MEMBERSHIP so that you can stay in touch with all of the information about our Member benefits and just how easy it is to become an Active Member and not only get your products cheaper, but also be paid to raise awareness of the amazing benefits of colostrum.
Just click here to register, it is easy and free.
Want more information. Speak to the person who referred you to our website or contact us at info@helpingeachother.com.au

P.S - don't keep this a secret, become a member and help us pass this information on, or simply do your family and friends a favour and let them know about this.

Wishing you the best of health,
Derek Morgan

Multiple Sclerosis

Osteoarthritis

Diabetes

Proteins and General Wellbeing

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand
Physically & Financially”

Sports Performance and Natural Growth Factors

2011-01-31T15:42:00.000-08:00

For professional sports people it is important to optimise performance, recovery and general good health. When income and contracts depend on both your performance and availability, staying healthy is all important.

Consider being able to increase stamina, strength, endurance and recovery in a natural way that promotes personal good health, verses taking a band substance to try and achieve similar results, running the risk of being banned from your sport, the resulting loss of income and probability causing yourself long-term health risks.

Achieving better recovery times and reduced inflammation following physical exertion is critical to professional and serious athletes alike. Clinical trials have proven the value of Colostrum in delivering on these critical issues for athletes, by increasing lean muscle mass, increased strength and endurance, reducing inflammation and improving repair of muscle tissue post physical exertion.

As a natural substance Colostrum is a safe supplement approved for use by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

With a proven ability to regulate the immune system, the natural growth factors and peptides in Colostrum should be considered as part of a daily dietary routine for professional sports people. Aside from the performance and recovery aspects of colostrum, there is the added advantage of increased immunity against infections and viruses.

Just using professional football as an example, being able to minimise the risk of a virus going through the team can have a huge impact on player availability during the season. Having viruses impact on multiple players at the same time can have season altering effects on a team’s ranking come finals time.

With many Olympic athletes using Colostrum to boost performance, the long-term health benefits and the fact it is an accepted supplement from the point of view of sporting governing bodies such as the IOC, makes it a logical choice for sports people looking to boost performance whilst achieving long-term health benefits.

This is a big contrast to using a banned substance and putting income, contracts and personal health at risk.

For further information on this subject and access to reference material you can go to http://www.helpingeachother.com.au/adult-stemcells.php

Wishing you the best of health,

Derek Morgan

Our first video newsletter

2011-01-28T01:21:00.001-08:00

I thought I would try and save you some reading and produce a video newsletter for a change. There were some technical issues with the audio syncing with the image. This will get resolved for future recordings but in this instance I wanted to get this out to you rather than delay, trying to solve some technical issues. Watching it with your eyes closed has more than one benefit (you will see what I mean).

Anyway there are a couple of important messages in this video, firstly about maintaining general good health and the why Colostrum should play an important role in our diets.
The second video is from the National MS Society (US) on Repairing the Nervous System in MS: Progress and Next Step

Click here to watch Derek lip sync like Brittany Spears
Click here to watch the National MS Society Video

Wishing you the best of health,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

http://www.helpingeachother.com.au/

“Lending a helping hand

Physically and Financially”

Asthma - minimising the impact

2011-01-13T15:08:00.001-08:00

Managing allergies and respiratory infections can play a major role in minimising the impact of asthma. Our youngest daughter had been suffering from severe asthma from a very young age. Nasal congestion was a major problem and any runny nose would usually result in an escalation of respiratory problems and increases of inhaler use. Usually requiring a course of steroids 2-3 times per year in addition regular inhaler use.

We were concerned about the long-term use of these medications, and in conjunction with our paediatrician agreed to have a trial period of progressively reducing prescription medications.

Not long after we started this process, we also started our children on a daily Alpha Lipid Colostrum shake. The results of the past 9-12 months have been a revelation, with no need for the usual 2-3 courses of steroids throughout the year, no regular inhaler use, and very limited need for inhalers, and if required, only for short periods of time.

Using Colostrum supplements seems to be having a very positive impact on our daughter and her ability to handle allergies and fight off common colds and associated nasal congestion, which was always a trigger for escalation of asthma problems.

The following article suggests if we can manage nasal congestion and allergies better, this can have a major positive impact on managing asthma. This has certainly been our experience with our daughter.

To read the article ‘Nasal Congestion Can Mean Severe Asthma’ click here.

For more health related article and information on Colostrum click here.

Wishing you the best of good health,
Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

www.helpingeachother.com.au

“Lending a helping hand”

2011...Helping out physically and financially

2011-01-06T19:34:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year, and we hope it is a healthy, happy and prosperous one for you.

Melissa and I will certainly be doing our best to help make sure it is.

The passing of new years eve is usually a trigger to reflect, plan and dream. This is what we try and do on a regular basis throughout the year, because without clear goals things don’t just happen, and opportunities simply get missed. So at this time of the year we devoting a lot of time to reflecting on the reasons why we started on this journey, what we achieved in 2010 and how we can build on what was an amazing year.

Reasons why...

2010 was an amazing year for us personally.
It was the year Melissa got more of her old life back.
This personal experience was the inspiration for helping other people achieve similar health benefits.
It led to HelpingEachOther, a concept that we believe has global appeal in what is an established and increasingly global business model.
We feel privileged that, as a group we are in a position to really help people physically and financially. And HelpingEachOther provides the opportunity for everyone of us to do this on a sustainable basis.

2010...

This was a discovery year. A year of getting personal results and realising the potential positive for individuals and the broader community.
A year of developing concepts and putting in place the foundations of what we believe is a valuable and sustainable model for helping people and being rewarded for your efforts to help other people.
It is a simple reality that most people have limited time and resources to help other people in this increasingly busy society. We hope to provide a model that allows people to get involved without necessarily having to make major commitments in time, but also to be rewarded for your efforts in helping us raise aware of the health benefits of Colostrum.

2011 and beyond...
We are getting increasing numbers of stories from people getting fantastic personal results on the products we are using, and this is the motivation for what we are doing, changing lives and lifestyles for the better. We hope to bring you those stories on video sooner rather than later.
The foundations are in place to do something inspiring and significant, whether it is for a single individual or throughout our communities. This is what we are building on in 2011.

HelpingEachOther will launch websites in New Zealand and South Africa as soon as practical and we are currently looking to build relationships with people who have strong ties and contacts within the Asian region. Please let us know if this is you?

To be able to get the message of the health success of the people involved in HelpingEachOther out to the widest possible audience, we need help, and we need people in the community seeing our videos, visiting our website and subscribing to our Facebook Fan Page.

The web based model for relaying information is very gentle. People receive information in a soft manner and choose to take action or not. So we thank you for subscribing to our newsletter, encourage you to become a member of HelpingEachOther if you have not already done so, and to not keep this a secret, but to pass this email on to people who may benefit from the amazing health results that many others are achieving on these products.

We are building strong relationships with various charities and hope to be able to positively contribute to these organisations in 2011, and your support of HelpingEachOther will make this possible.

Wishing you the best of good health,
Derek & Melissa Morgan
Founding Members of
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Dr Gill Webster on MS and Colostrum

2010-12-15T14:35:00.001-08:00

We recently had the opportunity to ask well recognised immunologist Dr Gill Webster about how colostrum could possibly be working on MS patients?

Dr Webster replied:

It is now well understood that autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise due to the failure of several immune system “check points” which normally prevent the body’s immune system from attacking its own tissues. When damage does occur, it is also the immune system that is responsible for orchestrating the repair process.

The therapeutic goal for successful management of multiple sclerosis is therefore two-pronged - to block the immune pathways associated with destructive immune activity as well as initiate or amplify the reparative wing of the immune system, aiming to regenerate functional central nervous tissue. Due to the complexity of the immune system’s involvement in multiple sclerosis, therapies that can target multiple aspects of the immune system simultaneously hold much promise as a means to restore immune system ”check points” as well as facilitate regeneration.

Colostrum is well positioned to fulfil this role. Not only does it contain a broad range of pre-formed immune factors that are known to activate regulatory cellular pathways which directly counteract the destructive pathways associated with disease, colostrum also contains other factors that support the activity of immune cells that are particularly involved in repair, such as bone-marrow and central nervous system resident stem cells.

It is likely that all of these activities contribute towards the immediate therapeutic benefit of colostrum for the management of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. In the absence of ongoing disease activity, it will be interesting to see if long term colostrum therapy can reinstate tolerance to central nervous system tissue and prevent subsequent disease relapse.

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

New Face Book Fan Page

2010-12-14T15:44:00.001-08:00

We need your help to raise awareness of what we are trying to achieve at HEO, by simply 'Liking' our new Fan Page.

Please click on the following link and take the time to vote. Thank you.

Helping Each Other Fan Page - vote here

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Brisbane News Story - link included

2010-12-14T13:25:00.001-08:00

Brisbane News did a story on us which was published on Wednesday last week. We hope to be doing a lot more media in the new year to raise awareness of the benefits Colostrum and the work our members are doing to make these products more accessible to the people who need them most.

Link to Article

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Brisbane News Story

2010-12-14T04:38:00.001-08:00

2011 - more great results and a focus on prevention

2010-12-14T04:37:00.001-08:00

We are looking forward to bring you more great stories on the positive results people are getting on Colostrum. But just as importantly we want to work towards helping people prevent serious illness as well as trying to help reverse the impact of a chronic disease.

What sometimes gets lost on a lot of people is that the dramatic results we report on should be a wake-up call for everyone when it comes to maintaining good health. If Colostrum can have such a dramatic impact for people dealing with chronic illness, how much good must it be doing as a preventative if taken regularly as part of healthy daily routine.

We want you to let us know of the great results you are getting, but at the same time we will be taking a closer look at the preventative health benefits of Colostrum.

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Reflecting on a new normal

2010-12-14T04:35:00.001-08:00

As things change we tend to find ourselves naturally adjusting to what becomes a new normal. This was certainly the case for me as MS progressively had a greater impact on my lifestyle and how I interacted within the family. Constantly adjusting and compensating for limitations being placed on me.

The past year has fortunately been the reverse, in that my symptoms have had less impact on me, going from regaining simple things such as safely navigating stairs, or the ability to carry hot drinks without fear of spilling them.

Progressing to some of the bigger life changing things, such as starting the year only being able to walk for about 10 minutes and 600-700 meters, to now being able to walk for about 30 minutes and a distance of 2200 meters and much better recovery times. This increased ability to exercise without the debilitating fatigue that used to accompany physical exercise has its own positive health benefits.

The trigger for me to reflect on these changes came as a result of our annual camping trip with friends last week. In the past couple of years my ability to participate in packing up camp in the heat was very limited and even a modest attempt to help would leave me fatigued. This year our annual trip ended with me helping pack most of the camp. Whilst it physically taxes her far more than myself and our camping companions, the exciting thing is that it was a directly measurable result that reminds you of what a difference Colostrum and 12 months can make.

Best regards,
Melissa Morgan
Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

How to: videos for our web site

2010-11-25T20:21:00.001-08:00

To try and make it as easy as possible to use our web site and resources, we will be producing simple videos to explain some of the features or our web site tools, product benefits and how to make the most of the resources we are providing.

Today we have a few short video links for you, we hope you find these video resources useful.

Colostrum Resources

Ordering Colostrum Online

Standard Membership – Its Free to access discounts

We will do our best to provide you with interesting and useful information in a user friendly and easy to understand format. Please let us know if we are not achieving this, as your feedback helps us build better resources for you.

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

HelpingEachOther: Even easier to keep track of what is going on at our site

2010-11-22T18:55:00.001-08:00

We have just done some upgrades to our home page so that people can more easily keep in touch with what is going on with the fantastic health results our members are getting. Here is a link to video on the new contact features.

HelpingEachOther Web Page Introduction

Best regards,
Derek Morgan
Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Chrissy Amphlett's 2007 interview on MS

2010-11-21T14:07:00.001-08:00

This link is to the original story with Chrissy on Channel 9.

Chrissy Amphlett interview

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Diabetes symptom improvements and Colostrum

2010-11-20T18:05:00.001-08:00

The following link is to a video of Russell Bright discussing the success he is having with his Diabetes symptoms since using Colostrum over the past year. We are increasingly hearing from people who are getting great health results across a range of conditions.

This is due the way Colostrum works to regulate our immune systems and improve health at a cellular level. If you have a Colostrum story, we would love to hear from you.

Link to Russell's video

Stay well,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Healing with Visualisation

2010-10-28T20:28:00.001-07:00

Article presented by

Mark Edmondson

Click here to purchase a copy of Brain Dynamics

2005 was the year I signed a contract to play for the Sydney Roosters RLFC, and 3 months before I was supposed to get on the plane and fly to Australia I dislocated and broke my shoulder and needed surgery straight away.

After 7 months of rehabilitation, pain and emotional torture and wondering to myself could I ever go through this pain again, I eventually got over my injury and boarded the plane to a lenient Sydney Roosters RLFC.
I started to train normal again consisting of 4 training sessions a day, weights training – running – boxing – wrestling practice, 5 times every week.

But something just wasn’t right with my body, I was experiencing terrible back spasms and pain in my stomach, I have been taught for many years to be strong and power through pain, but this pain was bordering the worst pain I had ever experienced, I was up all night with throbbing pains and I tried to keep a clear mind whilst experiencing this pain and training with my new amazing Rugby League Club, but it was effecting me.
I only played a handful of Games for the Sydney Roosters and my mind and body gave in, I lost all usage of my legs and collapsed during training like someone had shot me, I was crying all the way to the doctors and specialists un till sedated with morphine and couldn’t walk for a week.

The Sydney Roosters doctor identified 3 prolapsed discs in my lower lumbar region and a bulged disc in my neck, he mentioned since breaking my shoulder, my body is out of alignment and cannot distribute the pressure from the enormous collisions I was tacking daily and it looked like I would have to consider retirement from Rugby League.

I now found myself on the brink of retirement and worst of all no career and handicapped, the pain was so unbearable at times I felt like just giving in.

During the many hours of thinking time I had lying in my bed, I decided to use my visualisation CD that I used for my training and playing goals, I used the CD for years because it helped me enter meditative states where I could program my unconscious mind as well as evoking the law of attraction and this helped me massively achieve my rugby league goals.

So I decided to see if it could help me now in this time of need, I hopped it would help me recover and feel less pain, and thought what the heck I’m in a bed all day so let’s see how many times I can use it, 5 hours every day I listened to that CD and visualised myself getting better and feeling less pain, and within 3 weeks it happened I was walking and trying exercises in the gym, I couldn’t believe it, the physiotherapist said my recovery could be six months to a year and within a month I felt so much better.

I used the audio CD for months after and became so functional again that my confidence lead me to decide not to retire and eventually I decided to play in England again.

I used the CD as part of my training program for my new English Club and I step by step became a contender again in the game, until in one bad tackle I snapped my shoulder again.

I was rushed to the hospital where doctors battled for hours to slot my shoulder in place and align my spine, my life had hit an all time pain thresh hold reaching 9/10 on the unbearable scale.

Now my Career was over and I had to think about my physical functionality for the rest of my life, and I could hardly move once again, but this time it was really bad and it lasted for months.

I forgot about the CD and eventually got over the fact that my rugby league career was over, with this realisation came massive financial loss and a dent in my ego and things could have started to spiral out of control, but I remembered the Audio CD and once again promised myself never to go a week without listening to it.

Once again after 3 months of continual listening, I was triumphant over the pain from my back and shoulder and started a new career and rose from financial loss, creating a new wonderful life free from pain and flourishing in every way which has lead me to this very article.

Tips to Pain Relief with Visualisation

ü Purchase my (BRAIN DYNAMICS) Mind Success Technology Audio CD

ü Sit or lie relaxed on a flat surface and use stereo headphones to get all the beneficial effects

ü Listen to the CD and allow yourself to relax whilst following the instructions

ü When your relaxed and it’s time for the visualisation to start, imagine yourself your own little movie sometime in the future and really see, hear and feel, touch and taste the whole experience of whatever you want to experience (i.e.) pain relief or healing

ü See yourself moving freely – happy – functional whatever you need to be

ü Belief is the mother of your results, you must believe in the process 100%

ü Repeat this process everyday as many times as you feel you want to

ü Be optimistic and enjoy the results

The Benefits of Visualisation

ü Enter beneficial brain wave states that help release Human rejuvenating hormones

ü Program the unconscious mind to achieve the visions you visualise

ü Evoke the universal law of attraction

ü Create the life you desire

Click here to purchase a copy of Brain Dynamics

Chronic diseases affect 15 million Australians

2010-10-03T15:52:00.001-07:00

I was just going through some Australian Government statistics from media releases over the past couple of years. The above headline jumped out at me. Here is the link to the full media release http://www.aihw.gov.au/mediacentre/2006/mr20061116.cfm.

These statistics would also be true of other developed countries around the world.

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

100 Million Years of successful testing

2010-09-29T17:16:00.001-07:00

We recently had this article published. It raises some issues that should lead you to consider whether the money you are spending on vitamins and other supplements can be redirected to supplements that are likely to have a far more beneficial effect on your general wellbeing.

Finding a supplement that combines a whole range of supplements in to a single product can save you a lot of money. If that product also contains Colostrum, then you are giving your body a level of support that no other combination of supplements can provide.

Click here to read the full article.

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

Exercising is getting easier

2010-09-29T13:41:00.001-07:00

One thing that I have noticed over recent months, along with increasing stamina and walking ability, is that as it has become easier to exercise.

Having the energy to do more has meant that I have been able to lose some of the weight I had put on in recent years. Up until earlier this year my multiple sclerosis symptoms had increasingly sapped my energy and progressively restricted my mobility to the point where I was forced to give up work in 2008.

However since November 2009, my symptoms have shown improvement. To get an idea of the level of improvement you can watch the following videos.

Walking test update

Walking test

Best regards,

Melissa Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

"Mindfulness meditation may ease fatigue, depression in multiple sclerosis"

2010-09-28T19:12:00.001-07:00

A recent article from the Academy of Neurology on benefits of meditation was published in the September 28, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Whilst the study is focused on Multiple Sclerosis patients, the findings are relevant to anyone dealing with significant health problems. The benefits of visualisation are well documented and widely used in many fields, particularly elite athletes as just one example.

This is an area we will be expanding on in future articles. Just click on this link read the full article from the American Academy of Neurology

Best regards,

Derek Morgan

Founding Member of

“Lending a helping hand”

www.HelpingEachOther.com.au

A Swift Kick

2010-04-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

Derek was in the kitchen teasing me this morning. Without thinking I put all of my weight on to my left leg and kicked him in the BUTT with my right leg.

He just looked at me stunned and said "Do you realise what you just did? You kicked me with your weak leg and you did it with out holding on!".

It was funny in the moment, but he was right. If I had tried to do that 5 months ago, I would have ended up in a heap on the floor. There was no way I would have had the balance, strength or co-ordination to do it.

Melissa Morgan

Walking Test

2010-03-29T13:27:00.000-07:00

I have been keeping a diary and tracking changes since starting on these Colostrum products in November 2009. Today I checked my walking capabilities.

5 months ago I could only walk for 4 minutes before my leg became heavier and more difficult to control. After 10 minutes of walking I would have to stop.

Today I managed to walk for 10 minutes before control over my leg started to get worse, and I had to stop after walking for a total of 20 Minutes. I am pretty happy with these results.

My stamina for day to day activities is still improving, and we are off to another camping trip with friends over Easter, so I will reflect on how this trip goes compared to last year.

Melissa Morgan

Side step without falling

2010-03-10T13:00:00.000-08:00

Derek has junk lying around in his office. When I walked in to talk to him I nearly tripped over an exercise machine. Rather than stumbling and falling, I managed to transfer my weight to my left leg, step over the object and hold my balance on the other side of it.

Not so long ago this probably would have resulted in a fall.

Melissa Morgan

It is often the simple things

2010-03-02T13:08:00.000-08:00

From Derek:
We caught up with Shauna and Neil McLean for lunch today. It was great to see Shauna doing so well.

At one point Melissa and Shauna were chatting, and I was talking with Neil. I stopped and gestured that he should quietly listen to the conversation between Melissa and Shauna. They were comparing notes on their progress, and giggling like school girls.

What really caught my attention was that it was the little things you do on a day to day basis that they were focused on, like being confident now to carry a cup of hot coffee, or even 2 at times. Or being able to go up and downstairs holding on with only one hand.

All the little things we take for granted added up to a massive change in lifestyle for someone with MS, if you only gain control of some of the little things the rest of us take for granted.

Derek Morgan

2010-02-23T12:58:00.000-08:00

We had not made a point of telling our girls about my MS. With my story going on to the internet, today was the day we had the formal family discussion. It went very well, the girls knew we were taking the Colostrum products because they were good for us.

Because of my improving stamina and mobility, we were able to tell them in a positive way. Our oldest daughter (9) commented that she had notice I had more energy. Our 7 year old wanted to know why we were putting my story on the internet and telling strangers I was sick. I explained to her that we wanted to let people know that these products we are taking are helping me, and that they might be able help others if we let them know about it.

This made the whole conversation a positive one, and the kids have taken things in their stride, rather than it being a cause for concern for them.

Melissa Morgan

Reaction to infection (or not)

2010-02-14T12:55:00.000-08:00

I have caught a gastro bug off one of the kids, and it gave me high temperatures as a result. Derek asked me last night if I had realised that I was actually able to get out of bed and walk this morning when my temperature was high. I didn’t give it a thought at the time, but he was right. Normally an infection that pushed up my temperature would mean that my leg would not hold me up to stand let alone walk.

In 2007 an infection put me in hospital for nearly a week, and in 2008 an infection saw me virtually house bound for 4 days, when we were away with a group of friends on a family holiday.

Melissa Morgan

School end of week 1

2010-02-04T12:54:00.000-08:00

With an extra child in the house and the first week of school, stress and fatigue could have been a big problem, but instead I managed ok.

Melissa Morgan

Living better with a chronic condition – Naturally

2010-02-01T23:23:00.000-08:00

After 10 years of living with the progressive symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, life is looking a lot brighter, the future more promising. My body seems better able to deal with the symptoms, and I am now looking to the future with excitement, rather than with concern for what toll Multiple Sclerosis was going to have on me and my family.

I don’t want people to find out by chance that there are natural products that might assist with the symptoms of chronic conditions. We want to share our experience with as many people as possible, in the hope that they might have a similar experience to me.

In October 2009, a simple act of friendship had a profound impact on our lives.

It started with our friend Jenny simply passing on an article from the Woman’s Day magazine about the inspirational story of Shauna Mclean (see articles and videos) and her success in battling the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis using natural products.

This chance occurrence and simple act of a friend set off a chain of events which has been nothing short of extraordinary.

As a registered nurse I has spent my working life helping others. My training and experience as a nurse having cared for patients with advanced MS meant that I was well aware of the ongoing health issues that lay ahead.

Being diagnosed in 2006 at the age of 36 and with a career and 2 young girls, it was clear that things were going to change. Presenting with all the classic symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, it was only a matter of time before I was forced to give up work due to fatigue and vision issues amongst other things.

When we read the article on Shauna it gave us hope that there might be something additional that we can do over and above the normal treatments to help improve my day-to-day quality of life.

We got in touch directly with Shauna and Neil, and found out how simple their routine was.

That was in November 2009.

Within weeks of discovering the availability of these all-natural products, I noticed a profound change in my symptoms, with more energy, balance and feeling in my leg than I had felt in years. 2 months down the track and I have noticed a material improvement in aspects of her vision.

As things progressed we became aware that these stories were not isolated cases and that many other people with other chronic conditions were also experiencing positive results that were having a profound impact on their lives.

My story is still evolving, and our hope is that by sharing our journey on this website, that more people become aware of other opportunities to maintain better health and all of the positive things that better health can bring.

Melissa Morgan

Back to School

2010-01-28T12:52:00.000-08:00

1st Full day of school, Derek’s away, our neighbour hurt her back and had to go to hospital, so we now have a 3rd child for awhile. Very busy but was able to manage well.

Melissa Morgan

Australia Day 2010

2010-01-26T19:50:00.000-08:00

In recent years we have been hosting an Australia Day lunch. Everyone chips in and brings something, but this time of year it is always hot, and despite the help of others there is always a lot to do. This year the numbers increased to 24 people, but I coped a lot better than Australia Day 2009, when I was extremely fatigued, my leg was extremely heavy making walking difficult, and caused me to fall over.

Melissa Morgan

Coped well camping

2010-01-23T12:47:00.000-08:00

We have just been camping for a week. The weather was hot and had the usual thing of not sleeping so well when camping. Coped well the whole week, despite the heat and not sleeping so well. I was able to help more than usual with setting up and packing up, without being completely fatigued after about 30-45 minutes. Normally after the effort involved in helping I would be barely able to stand.

Melissa Morgan

End of the school year

2009-12-03T16:58:00.000-08:00

The last week of school is always a hectic time, however I seem to manage the whole week a lot better than this time last year. It will be really interesting to see how I go coping with the heat over summer.

Last year's summer was really hot and humid. The hot days last year really wore me down and made my symptoms worse and more difficult to deal with.
I am not expecting the same problems this year. We are going camping next week for 7 days so that would be an interesting test.

Melissa Morgan

Busy weekend

2009-11-23T16:56:00.000-08:00

I took the girls to Wet and Wild by myself on Saturday. My energy levels held up and I felt fine. I did not get tired like I normally would.

Previously I would not have been able to do this on my own.

I had also been invited by friends to go to a concert at a Day On The Green, which meant that I didn't get home until about 9 PM. It was a hot afternoon on the back of a very busy weekend, however that didn't impact on my symptoms like it would have in the past.

Despite such a busy weekend I still had lots of energy and a bright mood Monday morning.

Melissa Morgan

No more hitting the afternoon wall

2009-11-15T16:22:00.000-08:00

My energy levels are a lot better, so fatigue is having a lot less impact on me on a day today basis. My right leg is not at all heavy by the afternoon.

I used to have to lay down just after lunch every day to try and regain my composure to get through the busy afternoon period of kids returning home, home work and the usual dinnertime rush.

My right leg is not feeling as clumsy so I'm actually finding it easier to move around in the afternoons and evenings.

Melissa Morgan

Pushing the limits

2009-11-09T16:07:00.000-08:00

I am like a kid with a new toy, really pushing the limits of my increased energy levels.

I won't go into all of the details, but I had a very busy weekend. On top of busy days with my 2 girls, I went out Saturday night and caught up with some nursing friends of 20 years. Derek got woken up late that night, when I turned all the lights on and started dancing around the bedroom on one leg. I had not been able to dance for years because I could not lift my right leg properly and would lose balance.

My right leg is not feeling as clumsy so I'm actually finding it easier to move around in the afternoons and evenings.

Melissa Morgan

Energy levels rising

2009-11-07T18:53:00.000-08:00

Today was a really busy day with the kid's, an early morning, gymnastics competition, a birthday party and a lot of running around. I was able to maintain my energy levels and noticed that my right leg wasn't as heavy as I would have expected and did not give out on me.

Melissa Morgan

3 days in and things are changing

2009-11-03T15:43:00.000-08:00

I have started taking 3 products from New Image. They are Alpha Lipid Lifeline powder, Colostem capsules and Cellworx spray. I am taking the Alpha lipid powder in the morning on an empty stomach.

1 1/2 scoops in 150 mls of cold water, it tastes like a vanilla shake and is quite easy to drink. I have been taking the shake for 3 days already.

And have only just started on the capsules which I take 2 per day with the shake, and the Cellworx spray is 3 squirts under the tongue before bed, holding it in your mouth for as long as practical but at least 30 seconds.

Having taken the Alpha Lipid Lifeline shake for only 3 days, I have already noticed an increase in my energy levels and I feel a little brighter and alert. I am also not feeling as fatigued in the afternoon and there is an unusual tingling sensation in my right leg .

Melissa Morgan

My Symptoms 31 October 2009

2009-10-31T15:23:00.000-07:00

My symptoms at the time of commencing with these products are as follows;
· dizziness and loss of balance
· optic neuritis, left and right eye and vision worsens with fatigue or glare.
· When I am fatigued my speech worsens
· muscle tightness
· dexterity and feeling in my hands is diminished
· right leg weakness which is worse with fatigue
· decreased feeling in sensation in feet and slight right foot drop
· extreme fatigue every in mid-afternoon it is a struggle to walk and stand
· After 4 minutes of walking my right leg gets heavy and after 10 minutes rest I need to rest.
· Burning pain in heels, calvess and leg twitches

All of these symptoms become extremely exaggerated on hot days and even more so if I'm not feeling well and my body temperature rises.

I am currently using Betaferon injections every 2nd night to try and slow the degenerative impact of MS, as well is taking other prescribed medication, multivitamins, vitamin D, flaxseed oil, and pain relief with the Betaferon injections and at other times as required.

Melissa Morgan

A glimmer of hope

2009-10-20T15:18:00.000-07:00

On the 9th of September 2009, a friend Jenny faxed me a story on Shauna McLean and the success she was having in overcoming the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. I contacted Neil & Shauna to find out what she was doing to turn things around. Over the next few weeks Derek and I looked into the science behind Colostrum and the company manufacturing it.

I had an appointment scheduled with my neurologist in October so we decided to hold off taking any of these Colostrum products until we had met with her. When we discussed it with my neurologist she was comfortable that Colostrum products were not going to compromise my existing treatment.

My symptoms had been progressively deteriorating since my diagnosis in 2006.

Melissa Morgan