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Buy a phone shop in a shopping centre they say – make lots of money doing phones they say. Sounded like a good idea lets buy a franchise in a large Shopping Centre in Brisbane. Did that the franchisees said we would make a motza. Well as it turned out (long story short) we did turn over in excess of $1m per annum but no margin. Shop wasn’t doing as well as the franchisors wanted so they sold us up – nice did’t ask just did it!! This is after not supplying us with phones – imagine that a phone shop with no phones. Every week they decided to do that to us it litterally cost us $10k + we were fighting for every deal we could get – thankfully other franchiees looked after us with phones. I complained bitterly and they sold us at a reduced price a Kiosk at a smaller centre. This was going quite well until they build an optus shop right next door to our aging kiosk. That was it we tried as hard as we could to stay afloat – this was our income and we had put every cent we had into it plus some. I even got a job driving a truck to put food on the table. The flashy shop just distroyed our business. Eventually after fighting the fight to stay afloat we handed back the keys. I continued my job as a truck driver. When we left the shop the franchisor smashed us with you owe us more and more. We owed a few smaller businesses and credit cards etc and the only way out we could see was to sell everything and pay them out to the best we could. Five years later they went into recievership (surprise surprise) and the liquidators served us and bankrupted us. I am in the company I was driving a truck for so we could eat and have a roof over our heads. But we lost everything and I mean everything we had built up through our lives together. Here I am in my 50’s starting again ok then lets get it done.
Getting mature in age now – in 2013 I was grossly over weight and as a token effort going to the gym and having a go. To the most part I walked on the treadmill, a few sit ups and crunches and when the machines were available in my program I would do some sets on them. The gym was great and as part of the membership, one of the staff used to put a program together for you periodically about every six weeks. At this point I was on the treadmill and x trainer amongst a few machines. My work out consisted of 6 kph on the treadmill with boosts of 20 seconds of 8 kph same with the x trainer. Man I used to seriously struggle to make the full 20 seconds. Never lost any weight, one day I noticed something different and unpleasant with my breathing.
I was breathing in but didn’t seem to be getting the O2 that I needed…..mmm strange. Wasn’t very pleasant so off to the Doctors. She said Emphysema and off to the specialist I went. Measured my lung capacity and said doesn’t look very good at 48%. Well that SUX! The specialist said come back in 12 months. Both my Brother and Father died from this terrible disease, once they had it, basically sat around and waited to die with oxygen mask on nearly 24/7. Very sad – I loved them both dearly
Not this black duck – I hit the gym every day, 5 days a week and made sure I got out on the week end supping. Cardio Cardio and more Cardio work those lungs – figured that would be the best thing for it – I didn’t consult with the gym instructors, I was on a mission and just did it – pushed and pushed and pushed all along puffing on the stuff my Doctor prescribed which made it easier. At the end of the 12 months and back to the Lung Specialist with my son Ben and woo hoo 74% lung capacity.
My name is Morgan and this is my story – I am hoping that a few of you get inspired and join in.
In addition to that I started to take the turmeric journey by taking the powder – Brrr a taste sensation it isn’t, but you get used to it – I like the powder form as it is easy and works for me.
I, as a young fellow did the football thing for 5 years and made ruck/rover super fit, and loved it. I got a bit older and discovered motor bikes and woo hoo it was on had an absolute blast. I then discovered wake boarding and water skiing. This is just getting better water skiied and wake boarded into my late thirties (incidentally can still get up on a wake board) :-).
Started to pay the price in my 40’s, aches and pains shoulders, knees, hands. Fabulous, just loving this and figured that this is life, after all everyone in their 40’s have lots of aches and pains.
When I was a teenager, I was unfortunate enough to contract a degenerative disease called Osteocondritis and as a result lost some cartilage in my spin – beauty, allegedly ‘didn’t need it’ ……. Silly me went straight to a chiropractor instead of going to the doc. The Chiro said it was a pinched nerve…. well there you go should have gone to my GP as I believe it was as simple as a coarse of whatever to fix it. But as I didn’t it ran its full coarse and wrecked whatever it could.
Suffered a lot of pain as a result for most of my life. then in my forties there was more aches, to the point with my knees had decided that I will have to get the knee operations as they seemed absolutely shot. Around 50 discovered this miracle juice that helped me immensely – AMAZING didn’t think it possible…… but it was for me. All those aches and pains have subsided and I live with very little now woo hoo.. I like it like that. What was the juice I hear you say – unfortunately 2years ago now (june 2016) they went bust and BAM!!! GONE.
What do I do now – went to the health food shop and bought hundreds of dollars worth of stuff to replace (was panicking a bit – yes still remember what it was like with the pain – do not want to go back there ever again). So I start taking fifteen tablets, powders and potions to maintain my painfree status until one day I discovered the turmeric Super Blend I sell and take everyday. Low and behold this is doing the same as the juice and I am pretty good shape for an old timer. In fact as you can see by the site I now go to the gym 3 to 4 days a week and windsurf.
I have puffer things for my lung condition and turmeric powder which appears to be helping with inflammation and even my moods.
Happy with that – my wife and I are now marketing the product Turmeric super blend and caps which you can now purchase online right here on this website and on facebook on the BBB Healthy Choices page – check it out
My beautiful wife and I met some 25 years ago in 1991 and have been smashing life out together for wow…… two and a half decades – she is my rock. I am such a lucky man to have such a wonderful, beautiful soul as my life partner. 🙂
WHOA……. CHECK THIS OUT ->We have developed a fantastic infusion of Apple Cider Vinegar to go with our healthy choices range come down the markets and have a taste ‘that’ll put hairs on your chest’ lol Great stuff ACV it is good for sooo many things – health – cooking – skin – even as a cleaner
I feel better now in my late 50′ s than I did in my forties – bonus
UPdate – My beautiful wife, Anita and I spend our week ends at the markets – it all started when I purchased my first tub of the Turmeric Super Blend – I said “if it works for me, I will sell it”. The rest is history
It is now 2017 and where are we now – Still have Emphysema I haven’t been back for a lung test since the first one but all seems ok atm. I am going to RPM on the bike thing twice a week and giving those lungs a great workout with Mel and Matt from my gym (awesome instructors – very motivating). Pump getting buff lol with Janeece on Tuesday and smash it out.
Unfortunately the windsurfing thing has subsided as we are putting in two days at the markets on the weekend. However still looking for a high wind board for Christmas hols. My PB so far is 27.3 knots Woo Hoo – that was awesome next keen for 30 knots at Christmas wind permitting. These days the majority of the time I am on the water I can maintain a good 23 to 25 knots cruising wind permitting. I love it………………..:-)
Helping people who buy our fantastic products is a great pleasure – we hear some amazing stories from our regulars of the benefits they are feeling from consuming our fabulous Turmeric Super Blend and Apple Cider Vinegar infusions. This is what makes it all worthwhile because I can tell ya that at 2.45 am every Saturday morning after a full week at work it is hard to drag ourselves out of bed and get on down there – then a customer will tell a little anecdote of how good they are feeling. Makes it all worth while.
Been asked what is it like living with Emphysema?
At first I must say I was quite stressed about the prospects (from experience with my Dad and big Brother) but after 4 or so years of being diagnosed I seem to be in pretty good shape. After all I go to the gym 3 -4 times a week and get on the water windsurfing when I can (not so often these days reduced to school hols but still get there).
2022 Jan 6 – So this is what happens when you take your eye off the ball – nothing much as it seems
Crikey we are smack dab in the middle of a pandemic – Covid 19 – it has been a thing since early 2021 well who would have thought.
I am still alive and kicking – no gym because of the covid thing but walking at least 3 mornings a week and we have bought a Canoe and the plan is to get out in it and get some well needed vitiman sea. I have put on about 5 kgs and have to do something about that on top of all the other kgs I have to sort. I have also sorted a sail to go on the canoe which should be fun. I have given up windsurfing.
