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    <content type="html">&lt;p align="center"&gt;To anyone reading this, hi!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for stopping by my journal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you missed my User Info details, let me explain a little about myself.&amp;nbsp; My name is Katie Forrest and I'm a 21 year old independent Mannatech Associate based in Nottinghamshire, England.&amp;nbsp; I became involved with Mannatech when a friend recommended I try their nutritional products.&amp;nbsp; I had been ill for almost seven years with a severe, recurrent water infection.&amp;nbsp; My condition had the doctors baffled.&amp;nbsp; Every antibiotic they gave me had no effect, every scan and x-ray I had showed me to be perfectly healthy.&amp;nbsp; My life revolved around wasting whole weeks of my life when the infection flared up, until October 2005 when things got even worse.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was, by then, used to the infection and accepted it as an unpleasant - but unchangeable - aspect of my life.&amp;nbsp; At some point in October I fell ill and yet again was forced to take time off work.&amp;nbsp; At that time I worked as a legal secretary.&amp;nbsp; The difference between this bout of illness and all of the others before it was that this time it didn't wear off.&amp;nbsp; I was left in constant pain, day in and day out, for almost a year.&amp;nbsp; I was referred to hospital several times for x-rays, ultrasounds, a cystoscopy.&amp;nbsp; I had countless urine and blood samples.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes the tests would show an infection, but the prescribed treatments had no effect.&amp;nbsp; At other times my test results would return perfectly normal.&amp;nbsp; My GP, and the hospital staff, were lost for ideas.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The infection began affecting wider areas of my life.&amp;nbsp; The pain would fluctuate from day to day, but over a period of time began to limit what I could do.&amp;nbsp; I was forced out of work and onto Incapacity Benefit - incapacitated at the age of 21! - and could just walk to the end of the street on a good day.&amp;nbsp; If I became stressed or upset the infection would flare up and I would spend the next week bedridden.&amp;nbsp; If I drank alcohol the pain was increased.&amp;nbsp; I was constantly tired, lethargic, and emotional.&amp;nbsp; I began to sink into depression - I had lost contact with most of my friends, I had lost the social skills to talk to my family, I was surviving on a ridiculously low amount of Benefit income.&amp;nbsp; In October 2005 I had had everything going for me.&amp;nbsp; I was working full-time, I was young, happy, popular.&amp;nbsp; I had just begun a law degree.&amp;nbsp; The illness had transformed me into a nervous, constantly tired, recluse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then a friend&amp;nbsp;recommended to my partner Steve that I try Mannatech.&amp;nbsp; I rolled my eyes.&amp;nbsp; I had tried everything!&amp;nbsp; Nettle tea, drinking increased amounts of water, drinking cranberry juice, taking cranberry tablets, cystitis creams and tablets, various antibiotics, long-term use of low dose antibiotics, hot baths, cold baths, heat packs, ice packs - NOTHING WORKED!&amp;nbsp; I'm not ashamed to say I only began taking Mannatech products to keep Steve happy.&amp;nbsp; I was convinced that they wouldn't help.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;I have been taking the products for two months now and swear by them.&amp;nbsp; I have been ill less often than I can remember for a long time, and I have more energy and motivation.&amp;nbsp; Steve is also taking the products and while he has no illness, he was very lethargic and tired.&amp;nbsp; He has had an incredible increase in energy and has lost almost a stone in weight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;I became an independent Mannatech Associate because I believe in the products Mannatech sells and the integrity of the company.&amp;nbsp; I have hope for a completely normal, healthy life - and that hope is thanks to Mannatech.&amp;nbsp; I also hope to be able to provide an acceptable income from being self-employed - and that hope is thanks to Mannatech.&amp;nbsp; I now have the energy to focus on what were 'hobbies' and escapes from daytime TV and turn them into businesses.&amp;nbsp; Being a Mannatech Associate allows me to tell people about the products and the effect they have had on my life.&amp;nbsp; I am proud of this opportunity to introduce other people to this exciting way of becoming healthier and working towards financial freedom.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who are Mannatech?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana" size="1"&gt;Founded in 1994, Mannatech Incorporated is a global wellness solutions company and a pioneer in the fields of glyconutritionals and carbohydrate technology.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="verdana" size="1"&gt;In 2005, for the first time in the UK and Europe, a new law - the Food Supplements Regulation - recognised the importance and benefits to consumers of safe, scientifically proven vitamin and mineral supplements.&amp;nbsp; Mannatech's internationally patented new glyconutrient technology puts it at the forefront of delivering these benefits to consumers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="1"&gt;From time to time, a powerful new technology changes our lives.&amp;nbsp; The PC replaced the typewriter, just as DVDs are replacing videotape.&amp;nbsp; Mannatech's disruptive technologies bring a new dimension to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;What are glyconutrients?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;The study&amp;nbsp;of glyconutrients is a very recent development, and Mannatech are the field leaders.&amp;nbsp; Glyconutrients is the collective term for eight 'healthy' sugars that the body requires in order for it to fight disease and reach optimal health levels.&amp;nbsp; When all eight glyconutrients are present in the body, individual cells are able to communicate effectively, allowing the body to repair itself as it was originally designed to.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Our diet of processed meals and fast-food only provides our bodies with two of these eight vital sugars.&amp;nbsp; This severely limits our cells' ability to communicate, and therefore reduces our bodies' strength and ability to fight disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where can I purchase Mannatech products?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Directly from their website, &lt;a href="http://www.mannatech.com"&gt;www.mannatech.com&lt;/a&gt; or by dialling Freephone 0800 028 6073 - however, in order to purchase the products you need to have been referred by an Associate such as myself.&amp;nbsp; To identify which Associate referred you, you must enter their reference number.&amp;nbsp; Mine is 40256 for website orders&amp;nbsp;or, for telephone orders, R40256.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will allow you to purchase the products at retail price.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To qualify for a 5% discount on all of your Mannatech purchases, you can register as a Member.&amp;nbsp; Membership costs £7, unless a product is ordered at the time of registration and then the fee is waived.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Members can increase their discount to 10% by placing a Gold Automatic Order.&amp;nbsp; This is a commitment by a Member to order products each month using a direct debit scheme.&amp;nbsp; This saves Members the trouble of remembering to re-order products and avoids any running out of products.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Members are not Associates and cannot benefit from selling Mannatech products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How do I become an independent Mannatech Associate?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;To become an Associate&amp;nbsp;you will need to find an existing Associate to be your 'upline'.&amp;nbsp; This Associate has a responsibility to assist you in adapting to your new business and encouraging you along the way.&amp;nbsp; The existing Associate must&amp;nbsp;complete your registration&amp;nbsp;for you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would be delighted to welcome you into the Mannatech family and honoured to be your 'upline'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to discuss becoming an Associate,&amp;nbsp;or anything else to do with Mannatech, please do&amp;nbsp;not hesitate to contact me.&amp;nbsp; Please e-mail me at &lt;a href="mailto:admin@millies-mart.co.uk"&gt;admin@millies-mart.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; -&amp;nbsp;I will either reply or telephone you (include your phone number!) within 24 hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only you can determine your own future.&amp;nbsp; Will you join me on this exciting journey?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best Wishes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Katie&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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