Wow, it has been over a year since I last wrote in here. Some health issues with a family member as well as life in general has kept me busy. I wanted to just once again bring to the fore front this great product NOPALEA. I have copied part of my original post for those who do not want to scroll to the beginning of my blog to see just why I love this product. To see the post in its entirity you can find it HERE.

In my earlier posts I mentioned a new product called Nopalea that TriVita has recently released in April 2009. Michael Ellison, TriVita's CEO expects it to be a billion dollar product. When this product came out I was anxious to try it. I had heard some pretty fantastic things about it and the results people were getting from it. The results I was specifically interested in were it's effects on inflammation. I suffer from Systemic Lupus which is an Autoimmune disease. This disease has taken me on a precarious journey over the coarse of 25 years, forcing me into an early retirement from my job of 22+ years as a Critical Care Nurse which I loved dearly. I was skeptical but eager to try it non the less. Here is the testimonial I submitted to TriVita not too long after starting Nopalea:

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I am an RN who worked in the Critical Care setting for 22+ years until 8 years ago when I had to go out on full time disability due to Systemic Lupus. Having been diagnosed over 25 years ago, this has been a long term battle. I currently am on chemotherapy and long term steroids and approx 8 other daily medications including pain medications for joint and muscle pain and spasms. I also have Hemiplegic Migraines that render me paralyzed on one side of my body with the inability to speak or communicate along with a fully dilated pupil. These require 25-36 ER admissions a year. My medical history is so extensive is is almost embarrassing to write about.

I started taking Nopalea last month. I had heard remarkable reports, but was not prepared for the results I have received! I love to wood carve.It is my great love. I have not been able to do it in quite a while. The last time I did do it wasn't very enjoyable because of the pain I experienced. It just so happened I had to start teaching my son to carve for his Senior Project the week before I started the Nopalea. Just showing him the techniques caused my hands such discomfort. But it also got the carving bug into me. Only 3 days after starting the Nopalea I started carving again myself. ALL DAY. The next day I had minimal discomfort which is unheard of for me, especially when I begin carving after a long downtime. My arms, hands, neck and back did not hurt. And I was not fatigued. I have been carving for a straight month now virtually pain free! No spasms. Minimal redness, Minimal swelling. I have not taken any of my pain meds for over 3 weeks!!

I also started walking my dog again for the first time in about 8 years. Albeit short walks, but walks non the less. My teenage son rides ATV's and dirt bikes with my husband, I actually took up dirt bike riding about 6 years ago so that I could do something with my son that didn't require walking. Granted I don't do the fancy jumps he does but we enjoy riding mountain trails together. I had to stop even doing that 2 years ago because of pain. I am going to give it a whirl again now, all because of the Nopalea.

Before being able to turn this testimonial in, I had a flare up of my Lupus. This flare up was a lot different than previous flares. Usually during a flare, I suffer tremendous pain, requiring an increase in my pain meds. I took no pain meds. Also I always either require an increase of either my oral steroid dose but usually an steroid injection. Neither was necessary! But what was more amazing for me was that my flares always trigger an increase in my Hemiplegic Migraines, requiring at least 3-4 visits in a week minimal. I did not go once for this. Believe me that has never happened before.

Nopalea thus far has made a significant difference in my life.

Lisa

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Since writing this testimonial I continue to experience the benefits I achieved when I first wrote this, which was several months ago. To say that this product has made a significant difference in "MY" life is an understatement to say the least. Check out NOPALEA WORKS for many more testimonials.

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It has been over 1 year since the update above and I continue to do well. I have my ups and downs, but by far more ups than downs. If someone had told me 3 years ago that I would be doing this well I would of said noway!.....Do I still have flares? Yes...but milder than ever before. Do I still have pain? Well I rarely take pain meds now where as before it was a constant thing. Do I still take my Lupus meds? Well Yes, I take them no matter how I feel, you do not cure Lupus, but taking Nopalea has greatly reduced the pain I suffered from the inflammation and I have not had to go up on my maintaince meds in a very long long time. Which before taking Nopalea I steadily was going up on the dosages.

Giving it a try is well worth it trust me!

Nopalea can be purchased on the regular TriVita Products site or the new Sonoran Bloom site. Read below for just a bit of the information Nopalea: