July, 2006
Wellness Achiever, Gina Citoli
Who I Am
Hello, readers! My name is Gina Citoli, and I'm a 55-year-old lyricist, lead singer and show performer from Prescott, Wisconsin. My band's name is Alchemy VII and my current one-woman show, "Cabaret of Consciousness," was actually conceived and written when I began taking Ziquin. For most of my life until being introduced to Ziquin, my health ailments were limiting my ability to happily engage as a performer and fully express my passions. Though music was the only thing that kept me going, most of the time, I would feel so awful− emotionally and physically− that I would just not want to be in my body. It was overwhelming for me to just make my husband’s lunch, or even to take a walk.
Health Challenges before Ziquin
Ever since I was a kid, I have had to deal with mood swings, lots of anxiety, brain fog, and a feeling of wanting to “just retreat” from life . I grew up in a high-pressure family environment. I never knew what it felt like to be balanced. Sometimes, I would be very revved up and energetic; other times, I would be exhausted. By the time I was 12 or 13 years old, my nervous system was already shot. I later learned from holistic health doctors that I was suffering from adrenal exhaustion. For most of my life, I never believed in the pharmaceutical route, and have mainly focused on herbal remedies and a whole foods diet as part of my own solution to finding health. Though I received regular holistic care, my health was essentially not improving.
Allergies
Some years ago, I went in to see a physician to have an allergy test. Molds, formaldehyde and fungus were the highest allergies on my list. My symptoms were hard pressure on the head, fogginess, plus serious brain fog. My husband and I were building a new house at the time, and I believe the formaldehyde in the new carpet and furniture contributed to my allergies.
Mercury Poisoning
Through my adult years, my energy condition went from the extreme high and low fluctuations, to just low― all the time. But then about eight years ago, things got really unmanageable. I had gone to a dentist and he drilled into old fillings to put some caps on my teeth, using no guards, rubber dams or protection. After that visit, all of my multiple symptoms got worse. I was laying on the couch one day, and told myself that this was much more than menopause. I told myself that something had to be done. The only survival mechanism I had was to focus on my music.
Sleep Deprivation
Related to my imbalanced energy condition, I could barely sleep through a night. This became even worse in the nineties. I would get up numerous times in the middle of the night. There were times when I just couldn’t fall asleep – and I mean for days. I was literally a zombie that functioned on auto pilot. I experimented with over-the-counter products like Unisom and many different kinds of herbs like Valerian, Blue Vervain and Skullcap. These would work temporarily, but then the effects would wear off.
Extremely Sick
After the dentist experience, I was definitely on the down slope. I began working with two sister practitioners - an acupuncturist and a chiropractor - who did everything they could to help me improve physically. I knew I was actually extremely sick, but I wouldn’t allow myself to think beyond that I had mercury poisoning and allergies to deal with. I embarked on a detox program for mercury poisoning, and there was never a question in my mind that I wasn’t going to get well. I started on an herbal program, and did yoga and positive affirmations every morning. In my mind, I was going to create whatever I needed to be whole and healthy.
Introduction to Ziquin
At around that time, I encountered Tina Johnson at a Mind & Body Expo in Minneapolis. She had a Ziquin booth. As soon as I saw the Ziquin products on display, I felt drawn to them. Tina is a Wellness Coach and I became one of her clients. She introduced me to the conference calls with Dr. Yu and Chris Morris, ND. I started to learn more about my condition and how the products worked, and I just knew that everything would work out. Though I had some initial financial obstacles to overcome, I knew that I needed to go on Ziquin and that I could overcome the obstacles― and I did.
First Six Months of Revitalizing and Retracing
After the first month on Ziquin, I remember thinking, Wow! I noticed a difference right away. I was experiencing some bursts of energy like I never had before. The longer I was on Ziquin, the longer the bursts of feeling revitalized would last. At the same time, during the first six months, I also went through several retracing periods in which I would feel less energized. Nevertheless, I was growing aware that my mental focus and clarity were becoming sharper and sharper.
At nearly the one year mark, I experienced a very intense retracing episode― nausea, exhaustion, depression and emotional and hormonal imbalances. My energy dipped really low again, and I could barely get out of bed. In addition, my head, back, and right shoulder went out. At that time, I decided to do double doses on everything – and especially upped my dosage of All Xymatic Relief (eight at a time). By about March 2006, I began to come out of the retracing. I was in a revitalization stage again. My head, back, and shoulder are now just fine― there is no longer any pain.
A Visit Back to the Chiropractor – Some Startling Feedback
My health dramatically moved forward month by month. I was sleeping and beginning to experience myself in a whole new way! Other people started to see it too, and they were surprised by the changes they saw. About 6-8 months ago, I went to see the chiropractor whom I mentioned earlier. I hadn’t seen her in a while, and she remarked at how much I had changed. "What had it been like to see me as a patient?” I asked her. Her response was that I was so sick before I started the Ziquin products, she and her sister didn’t even want to tell me what they saw. Sometimes I would arrive in their office, and they wouldn’t even know where to begin with me. But they also didn’t want to trigger anything mentally negative in my mind, so they didn’t say anything. But at that particular visit, after having been on Ziquin for over six months, my chiropractor had this to say: “It’s an absolute miracle how far you’ve come in a year. If you ever think about getting off of Ziquin, call me and I will remind you to take it!”
I asked her, “What was the actual nature of my sickness? What was your diagnosis?”
She said, “Well, now I can share with you – what you were dealing with was chronic fatigue syndrome, the onset of fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and the possibility of developing Parkinson’s disease.”
Scary, isn't it?
Amazing Improvements – Reversing Biological Age
Last month (June 2006), I noticed an amazing improvement in my work life. In the past, after my performances and coming off of a tour, it would take me a full week to recover. Just recently, however, I flew down to Florida where I did some tours, went to an all-night party, and had a few layovers on the way back home. A year ago, I wouldn’t have even been able to pull off something like that. This time, I got back home, watched some movies with my husband, and got up the next day and went about my business as usual! Then, two weeks later, I drove to Chicago (from Wisconsin) for a weekend gig. I drove down on a Friday night, slept about four hours, did a show and broke it down, did another show and broke it down again, then drove to a hotel where I slept for about 4-5 hours. By Sunday night, I was back home from the stint and just fine― not even any road jitters!
New Mental Acuity
I officially started the Ziquin products on December 2nd, 2004, so I am currently at the one-and-a-half year mark on Ziquin. Today, I feel like there’s a part of me that I’ve never known my entire life. There are things I can comprehend now that I couldn’t before, because my brain fog had been so bad. Recently, I recorded some music on a relatively sophisticated software program. I don’t know if I’ve gotten smarter, or if I always had this capacity and can now access this skill because the brain isn't foggy anymore. It's a very refreshing sense of mental sharpness.
More Feedback From Audience Friends
Perhaps most noticeably speaking to the miracle of Ziquin are the comments I have received from old friends and people who see me perform. I’m teary-eyed as I share this. A friend of mine recently said that I wasn’t the same person anymore – the person who used to be sick and partially withdrawn from life all the time. Another friend who hadn’t seen me in a while and who came to my show said afterwards, “Whatever you’re on, I want it!”
Because the way our culture has developed, with all the stressors in life and the toxicity we must all deal with, I wonder if any of us truly have had the opportunity to experience our actual age potential. I doubt it. I do believe that all of us have A LOT more capacity than we’ve realized. With the proper nutrients from Ziquin as well as its supportive environment and vision, I have been confirmed in my conviction that there are things we can achieve that we don’t even know about.
As a result of experiencing my own personal miracles on Ziquin, I am now planning on reaching for a calendar age past 100 years old, and aiming to return to a biological age of 35 years old. Once we reclaim our health and therefore our lives, we can find out what our real capacity truly is. I thank Ziquin and my Wellness Coach for helping me to tap back into my own potential and give me a new lease on my passions— and my life! |
