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Dear Yuval,
At this time of Thanksgiving I want to give you thanks for for being a help and support to me this year. I was feeling pretty exhausted when I came to see you in January and now I am a lot stronger with no more migraines! Thank you.

K,
Santa Cruz

The foot ointment Yuval gave me worked really well. My foot fungus is gone! I have also lost five pounds following the diet Yuval recommended. Thanks so much for all your help Lifes Essence!

L,
Santa Cruz

Did you know that arthritis is often times linked to food allergies and sensitivities? I did not, and neither did any of the four doctors I went to before I went to meet with Yuval at Life’s Essence.

I went to Yuval after being diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis. This is a pretty severe autoimmune condition and after hearing the doctors tell me I had this and then reading about the prognosis, I was very depressed.

I went to Yuval with severe back pain, so bad that when I walked people often thought I had a physical birth defect or severe injury. I wasn’t sleeping because of the pain and I had had chronic Diarrhea for several years.

While Tuina Massage was sometimes very uncomfortable I began to see results almost immediately. The acupuncture also really seemed to make a difference.

The hardest part of the treatment was taking Yuval’s advice on foods to avoid and giving up alcohol which I had been using to manage the pain and caffeine to recover from not sleeping.

After two years of seeing Yuval the symptoms I had are about 90% better. The back pain is gone and If I have diarrhea I can almost always trace it back to a meal I ate. This gives me a lot of peace of mind because I feel that my health is something I have a bit of control over. Before my treatment spondylitis was something that the doctors pretty much told me was only going to get worse.

I am so glad I went Life’s Essence for a second opinion. The entire experience has been a real journey. I have read so many books and web pages to learn more about A.S. and health in general. Though my understanding get deeper, it all goes along with the simple solutions Yuval offered.

J
Santa Cruz, CA