Success Stories

Sheryl
I had been struggling with chronic fatigue for 7 years.  It was a way of life that was a daily struggle.  Working with Margo brought my life back. I had thought that I was going to live with my fatigue for the rest of my life. Margo has a knowledge base that looks at the ‘whole’ picture and is cutting edge. At first, I couldn't believe that I felt better. I felt a change in 30 days with her nutritional support program. In 3 months, I felt a significant change in the quality of my life, emotional and physical endurance! I couldn’t believe it because I had tried everything out there that I could get my hands on! After 8 months, I feel like myself again.

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Don
Margo Gasta has been and still is a great help to me. I first consulted with Margo about 5 years ago concerning joint pain in my shoulders and lower back that was disturbing my sleep. My doctor said surgery could not help with my pain, only pain medication, which caused side effects. I was also warned by my primary care doctor that I was pre-diabetic and well on my way to Type 2 diabetes.

Margo then suggested a regime to nourish the tissue in my joints and help the injury and arthritis to heal. After 3 months I was sleeping through the night without any pain. My pain level had gone from a 9 (with 10 being the worst) to a 1. I actually xeriscaped my whole yard by myself which would have never been possible before.

Margo also gave me a personal, easy to follow eating plan and had me increase my existing walking program that allowed me to lose a steady 5-6 pounds a month. I have followed this personalized plan for over 5 years, which has allowed me to maintain my 30 pound weight loss. As long as I follow my plan at home, when traveling or when eating in restaurants, my weight stays in the healthy range she suggested. After starting Margo Gasta’s program, my primary doctor told me to stop my blood pressure pills and that my blood sugar levels have improved where I continue to avoid type 2 diabetes to date and to keep up the good work.

I am a very active 75 year old man and people who find out my age are very surprised at my energy and activity level and assumed I was in my early 60's.

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Nancy
I am a 77 year old woman who in 2005 discovered that I had a type of cancer called CLL and severe arthritis of the back. I contacted Margo Gasta to see if nutrition could help my condition. In fact, she found several indicators in my blood work that suggested that improved nutrition might help me. For several years now, I have successfully used nutritional care to manage my arthritis pain and the elevated white blood cell count which is one of the hallmarks of my cancer.

My quality of life is better and my pain is much more manageable – I can exercise and do my volunteer work once again. Changing my diet was worth the effort – my cholesterol also came down without using medication. As my oncologist has watched my white blood cell count recover and stabilize he has discharged me from regular visits and has just let my primary care doctor take over the monitoring of my white blood cells. So far I have not needed cancer treatment but when I was first diagnosed I was quickly getting worse and my oncologist told me I would continue to get worse and then need treatment. When I get off of my diet my WBC count increases and my arthritis pain worsens. When I get back on the diet and stay on it, everything improves.

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Toni
In 2004, I suddenly lost movement on the left side of my face. At first the symptoms looked like a mild stroke but after visiting the doctors and having had a MRI, it pointed to Bell’s Palsy. After it was confirmed that my case was Bell’s Palsy, the doctors sent me home with anti-viral and anti–inflammatory medication. I refused to continue taking the medication because it made me feel awful and made me gain weight. In the meanwhile I had contacted Margo Gasta and she immediately started me on a nutrition program for nerve support. Ms. Gasta continually followed up and adjusted my protocol as necessary. Once I started her program my condition rapidly improved and all signs of Bell’s Palsy disappeared. I actually stayed on the program for a whole year because I was having some fatigue issues as well. At the end of the year I had my blood chemistry taken and everything was perfect and I felt great. I am a convert who strongly believes in taking charge of my health with natural interventions and preventive maintenance now. Ms. Gasta is a highly dedicated professional who is constantly keeping up to date with the latest research and is passionate about helping her patients.

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Sandy
I am a 32 year old woman with interstitial cystitis (IC). I went to see Margo about 3 years ago because the pain had just gotten out of control—even with the latest and greatest drug therapy. I even tried to follow the traditional diet for IC which was challenging for me to stick to and I didn't feel well on it. Margo discovered that my electrolyte levels were so low from this diet that it was causing me to feel very tired and have difficulty concentrating. She helped my find foods to control my IC and to keep my electrolytes in balance. She also put me on a nutrition regime to heal up the tissue in my intestinal tract and bladder lining. To this day my pain has decreased about 90%, we have added homeopathy to try to eliminate the pain altogether. Margo also referred me to a special physical therapist to help with the bladder pain as well and these approaches together have done more for me than any other interventions I have tried.  My health and my life have completely changed.

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Mindy
About six months ago I chose to have elective surgery done. My incisions were not healing, I developed an infection and my pain was unbearable. I contacted Margo and she put me on a nutrition program to promote healing and used homeopathic remedies to get control of the nerve pain. After several days of following the protocol, I started healing and my pain came under control. I hate to think about what might have happened if I hadn’t added in nutrition. I highly recommend to anyone considering surgery to get a nutrition program to promote healing AHEAD of time.