Tom and I have followed a primarily vegan lifestyle, trying to keep to about 80% raw foods, since January 1995 and we have seen wonderful results.

After high school Tom, who had always been athletically slim, began weight lifting and body-building. In order to "bulk-up", he began taking large amounts of supplements, liquid protein, vitamins and minerals as well as eating large amounts of protein by way of animal products, primarily chicken and tuna. Little did he realize the damage he was doing to his body. By age 25, he had stopped taking the liquid protein but continued with the vitamin and mineral supplements. By this time however he had reached a weight of 200 pounds. Just before his 30th birthday he reached his high weight of 230 pounds. It was only 2 months later that he was diagnosed with a health issue.  For the next 6 years, he took medication to try to control his health issue, but that was all he was doing, controlling, not improving.

In 1994, we first saw a video of one of Rev. George Malkmus' (from Hallelujah Acres) seminars. We decided that this was what we needed to do. I had been vegetarian since 1984 and Tom since 1989, but we still ate a lot of dairy products and sweets. We had heard of juicing from Tom's sister, but had never thought it was necessary for us. We purchased a centrifugal juicer, (which we wore out in about 3 months time), and began. We then invested in a Green Star Juicer, because we knew by that time that this was something we were going to stick with for a long time, our health depended on it! It took a while for his health issue to stabilize, but it did.  In addition he has lost between 65 and 70 pounds. Other than some detoxification days, we have not been sick since beginning the program.  In addition, our son (who is now 22) has been raised on a vegetarian lifestyle and is 6 ft 2 in, a runner and very healthy!

In April 1996, we began our health ministry, going through the health ministers training at Hallelujah Acres later that same year. Before going through the health ministers training program, we spent hundreds of hours researching and studying on our own, trying to find the direction that the Lord wanted us to go with this information. In May 1996 I left my full-time employment. Tom and I were impressed with the need to share the "good news" of health with anyone who would listen.  On October 19, 2000 we received our Doctor of Naturopathy and Counselor of Natural Health Degrees from the College of Natural Health. In June 2001 we went through classes to become iridologists and in 2002 became certified through the International Iridology Practitioner's Association (IIPA).  In April 2005 we completed our training to become certified at the advanced level as Colonic Hygiene Therapists and in June 2007 we became certified instructors through the International Association of Colon Therapists.. In May 2005 we opened Nature's Best Wellness Center, LLC,  where we offer the colon cleansing/hydration services as well as all of our other services. We also hold monthly support group meetings at our office. (For directions to our new office click here!).

The Lord continues to bless us, as well as the many people to whom we are privileged to minister with good health. We praise God for all he has done for us. We want people to know that He wants us to be healthy and in fact has given us the directions as to how to attain that health. All we must do is allow Him to be Lord of all of our life, including the physical part, the appetite and all that it entails.

We will not be saved simply by changing our eating habits, however, as we begin to follow God's directions in all avenues of our life, we will become more in tune with Him.  For as we give control to God, we must give Him the most important part, our hearts. At that point, we have a life-saving, love-sharing, relationship with our Heavenly Father and can claim victory over all of our struggles (in every part of our life) through Christ. That is the only way to true happiness!