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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

We hope these letters, received from some of our customers, will inspire and encourage you, as they do us.

12/02/02
Dear Folks at American BlueGreen,

Just to give you a quick background, my oldest son Brandon (age 12) was diagnosed with ADHD almost 3 years ago. He was constantly getting in trouble at school for talking out of turn, being disruptive, never wanting to sit in his chair while doing his school work. It seems like he was suspended at least 4 to 5 times a school year. The teachers kept telling me to have him checked for ADHD. I finally took him in to the doctors, but there is no real test for ADHD. All of the symptoms made it seem like he is ADHD, but nobody knew for sure. It is one of those things where you experiment to see if medication works or not. With a lot of debate back and forth whether we should put him on medication, we decided to give it a try. It made us very nervous to be giving him a drug which you have no real indications of what will happen to your child now and in the future by giving him such a strong drug. I wondered if I was helping or hurting my child. We tried 2 different Ritalin type drugs, but either he became irritable or unmanageable. Often he would be angry when he was coming down from the drug. Then we found another that seemed to work, but he got tics from it. (slight twitching of both eyes) To me a medicine that will do this to a child really makes me wonder. We decided to give it one more chance and tried a new drug called Metadate-CD. He seemed to become that happy child again. He didn't have any side effects besides the normal appetite suppressant and tossing and turning. We really watched his weight because my son is on the petite side anyway. He did lose 5 lbs putting him at 65 lbs. That worried me. He seemed to be doing okay in school. Then the phone calls started again. Every couple of weeks it would seem he would be in trouble for something. Just about that time, my sister-in-law who has her two daughters on Kids Plus to help them academically recommended that I try Kids Plus. Desperate, I ordered a bottle. I figured the medicine he was on didn't make enough of a difference to warrant him going to the numerous doctor appointments and possibly harming him with a drug that could cause him to do drugs when he gets older or something else that I had no idea of. I stopped the Metadate-CD right away and started him on Kids Plus. The phone calls from the principal stopped completely, he became very thoughtful and polite. He was eating like normal and sleeping very good. He is now in his second month of Kids Plus and doing extremely well in all aspects of his life. He has even gained the 5 lbs back. I feel like I am lucky to have found what I call a "miracle pill". The best part of it is with every pill my son puts in his mouth, I don't worry if I am doing what's good for my son, I know I am. There isn't anything unhealthy about Kids Plus. Everything that is put in that pill is natural and non-harming. I would recommend it for anyone with a child that suffers from ADD or ADHD. Thanks American Blue Green!

Sincerely,

Robin Kennedy

Dear Kids Plus Team

."Wolfgang is a very sensitive child. He already started acting up in kindergarten. Other parents told me that the problems would go away when he entered grade school. Actually, that's when the catastrophe really started unfolding. He was so difficult that, after the first few weeks, several mothers and teachers wanted to force the school authorities to take my son out of school. They wanted to put him in a special school, a school for impaired children. Sitting among this group as they plotted, I desperately fought to hold back my tears. They constantly spoke about Wolfgang's "impairment" The word pierced deep into my heart. I knew my son to be a gentle, bright and sensitive boy. But this label implied that something was drastically wrong with him. For so many years I was traumatized. And, sadly enough, as a result, our whole family was socially snubbed, which put a lot of pressure on my two daughters. They too suffered tremendously.

Wolfgang had the most difficulty during these early days and it even affected his speaking ability. He developed a stutter. I consulted a speech therapist who began coaching him. At home we recited poetry in order to train his brain. Most obvious was Wolfgang's extreme impulsiveness. But on the other hand, he was spontaneous and was able to grasp things with total clearness, above the norm for his age group. We also sought the advice of the school psychiatrist. This was the first time that I had the feeling that I could really talk freely about my problem without having to defend myself. She really seemed to be sympathetic to our situation.

Wolfgang's examination concluded with a diagnosis of hyperactivity. A variety of possible therapies were offered. The medication, Ritalin, was also recommended but not forced on him or me. The doctors first recommended that we try alternative approaches before turning to medication. One suggestion was to alter his diet, which was my first choice. They said that his behavior was directly connected to his eating habits. We just had to find out which foods contributed to his behavior. In Wolfgang's case, we discovered he could have no phosphates, milk, meat or preservatives, found in almost every processed food. These all contributed to his aggressive behavior. As a mother of three, it wasn't a simple decision to change the diets of my whole family in order to support Wolfgang. But that's just what we all did. We soon discovered how easy it was to recognize a dietary lapse by the immediate change in his behavior. But it was virtually impossible to control his diet. Something as innocent as chewing gum, offered to him by friends, ignited his symptoms. The change of diet helped but did not entirely relieve him of the symptoms. His inability to attend to his schoolwork increased – he was an extreme case. I was desperate. I tried many other approaches. Nothing seemed to help him. The nightmare continued….

By this time Wolfgang began to exhibit several creative talents. He was a very imaginative writer and displayed a natural aptitude for music. We encouraged him to write and play his flute as outlets for his energy, as they both required discipline and concentration, two helping factors. Wolfgang's proficiency for the flute was exceptional and it became apparent that he was endowed with abnormally high musical skills. He soon gained attention from a famous school for music, where he was offered an enrollment. However, it was almost impossible for him to get through school due to his symptoms. Again, I was desperate. Still no breakthrough… He was now 10 years old. I decided it was time for Ritalin.

The ensuing days after his first dose of the medication were like a miracle. I thought I had a different son. His stubbornness was gone, his stuttering vanished, and he was open and understood much better. I felt relief. I even blamed myself for not having given him medication earlier and for putting the burden of Wolfgang's problem on my entire family.

Once in awhile he still acted up, but after taking the medication the symptoms vanished. Somehow though, deep down in my heart, I felt the medication was not good. I even tried, unsuccessfully, to wean him from the medication. The symptoms would immediately reappear.

Wolfgang continued taking the medication for some years. As time went on, the dosage needed to be increased more and more and the ability to suppress the symptoms decreased to no more than 3 or 4 hours. The result was that he became increasingly angry, locking himself in his room, and throwing rocks through the windows. Basically, he turned into a very aggressive and unmanageable young boy. His creativity diminished, as did his ability to play the flute. He was becoming a different person. I was horrified.

Eventually, Wolfgang became very sick. The reason wasn't apparent but the illness was severe enough that he was hospitalized. While in the hospital they discovered extreme liver damage. The doctors said that this was a side effect of the ADHD medication. They told me to take him off the medication. Though I knew the medication to be the cause, I still couldn't bad-mouth Ritalin. Not without an effective alternative for parents like me. At least the Ritalin released him from the symptoms, unfortunately with harmful side effects.

Back to square one. I was again desperately seeking natural alternatives. He was now 15.

One of his doctors, a specialist, recommended a natural supplement, Kids Plus, for Wolfgang to try. He told me that the advantage was that Kids Plus would not dull his brain, and that his creativity and spontaneity would be left intact and there would be no side effects. Kids Plus would actually energize his brain! The first ten days using Kids Plus were amazing. It really seemed to be able to replace Ritalin. But because I took him off the medication too quickly, he had a relapse after ten days. After consulting the doctor again, he recommended to reduce the dosage of Ritalin gradually.

Wolfgang took his five Kids Plus capsules daily along with his Ritalin. After some time he was able to discontinue the medication. His whole life changed. Alongside his healthy and nutritious diet, he was able to go through a normal educational process. He is now 16 and a well-balanced teen. He is still taking Kids Plus and, because of his extraordinary flute playing ability, the professor volunteered to give him private lessons weekly by driving to our home, as Wolfgang is unable to travel to the school due to the distance. I have my son back, the same bright, warm and sensitive Wolfgang I've always known him to be."

I will tell everyone about your wonderful product

Thank you so much, Ingola Lehner

Dear Mr. Ludwig, (Kids Plus Founder)

Kids Plus has protected my son from taking Ritalin.
My son Alexander, born Jan. 6, 1992, had major problems in school. His school teacher for the first two years did not care so much about him and thought of him as a troublesome person. The next teacher however, cared a lot, and recognized quickly that this was not the case but that Alexander did not pay attention during the classes. He was always somewhere else with his mind. She had to specially attend to him in order to get him to do his work. When she talked to him, he admitted that he could not pay attention although he wanted to. The teacher recommended to us to talk to the schools therapist to get her opinion about Alexander.
After consulting with her, and meeting with our son, she asked us if we had already heard about the good results of Ritalin. At that time I already had read a lot about this drug and I was shocked that she offered it to us. We came to an agreement that Alexander would first be tested before we would medicate him.
I had already ordered Kids Plus from you and Alexander was taking it throughout his tests.
Because the therapist was overloaded with work and also got sick, we received the results of these tests 3-4 months later. In the meantime, Alexander improved tremendously in his grades. His teacher confirmed that he was paying attention during the classes and Alexander himself said he was able to concentrate on his work.
The results of the tests showed that Alexander did not belong to the group of ADHD kids. He only had to improve in the techniques of studying which he was not able to learn in the first two years ("my opinion is, says the father, that he suffered from ADHD before he took Kids Plus.")
Because Kids Plus has worked so well for Alexander we challenged the next problem in our family:
My mother in law is partially paralyzed (a stroke after an eye operation). She sits in a wheelchair and needs to be attended most of the time. The food she gets is also a problem, mashed potatoes and gravy and so on. Because of this constant dead food intake she became worse and worse. It reached a point where she could not speak or write any more. She could not follow a conversation and she became more and more apathetic. My wife visited with her several times a week and could not bear to see the misery any more.
One day she asked me if we could not do something about this situation. I thought to myself, what helps kids can't harm an adult. My mother in law is taking Kids Plus since 2-3 months and you won't recognize her again. She has regained her mental strength, she can talk with us normally, she is interested again in her life, she curses the bad food and she can write again. She is also doing some special gymnastics and could already take 8 steps.
Coming to an end, I would like to thank you so much for your support. I wish you from my heart all the best for your work. There is still a lot of educational work that needs to be done around us. My wife and I will continue to talk about our great success. We are both very grateful to you.

All the best to you and your team
Cordially,
Michael M.

Dear Mr. Ludwig,
Please send me more of Kids Plus. My son is doing so much better since he started taking it. For right now I have not completely taken him off Ritalin, but I have cut down on it significantly.

With best regards,
M. Plate
12-09-2001

Dear Mr. Ludwig,
Since two weeks my son Daniel is improving greatly. His teacher is very happy to see Daniel changing and taking Kids Plus instead of Ritalin. Since last week he is able to sleep by himself (without major acting up) and he is no longer aggressive to those around him. I also feel so much better and I know one thing for sure: no more Ritalin in my life. I will also continue to educate those parents around me who give these drugs to their kids and I am having already success.
You have helped my child and I am so thankful to you.

With kind regards,
Cindy Cheeseman
7-2-2001

Re: Kids Plus
Dear Sir,

Our son takes your Kids Plus since some time. We are very happy with it and he improved a lot in his capability to concentrate. We have recommended Kids Plus to many of our friends and acquaintances.

Thanks you so much,
Kathrin Schicht
1-9-2002

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