Heidi Kelly uses Supplements to Help with her Recovery

Heidi Kelly, an executive manager with Yourday2day, experienced an unexpected traumatic event in November 2021.

'I had a simple, required, vein surgery suggested by my vascular surgeon. The operation went well but a week later, I was rushed to the ER with sharp chest pain. My diagnosis after a sonar and CT scan was deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. I was immediately admitted to the hospital and started on a course of blood thinners.

Then while I was still recovering from the pulmonary embolism, in January this year, our family was struck with Covid and, of course, it went straight to my lungs.

My energy and breathing were both affected.  I, however, was lucky that I had been on NeoLife supplements for a good few years and so my immune system was strong.  I immediately put my family onto the recommended NeoLife immune-boosting vitamins suggested by those who had battled the virus before us and everyone made a speedy recovery. I took a little longer to get better but, my lungs had a little more recovery to do.

Being on blood thinners you must carefully consider everything you take - from over the counter medications to supplements as well as your diet as there are many interactions that could take place. I knew our NeoLife supplements would assist with my recovery, but I wanted to be sure I was on the right track to recovery and taking the correct supplementation. I e-mailed our product experts, with NeoLife, to get the right advice on what was safe to take with this new course of medication.

They recommended for the duration of my time on blood thinners, with my Physician’s approval, I used Carotenoid Complex, Cruciferous Plus and formula VI plus. I had no problems while on those products and felt great. I also still had NeoLifeShake for breakfast as before and I absolutely believe the NeoLife supplements helped me with my recovery.

My physician has recently given me the go-ahead to stop taking the blood thinners and so now I have transitioned back onto the regime of supplements I was taking before my pulmonary embolism, including the essential Omega 3. Excitedly, I have also now added the new CoQ10 which really has helped with an overall feeling of vitality and boosted my energy levels even more. 

I was not expecting this episode of illness, but I was so pleased I had options and that with my NeoLife supplements, looking after my diet and exercise I was able to make a full recovery.

Health certainly is wealth. It is sad, that many people will never fully realise how rich you are when you are healthy until you are ill and it's going to take a lot of hard work to be wealthy in health and full of vitality again. I will forever be an advocate of investing in quality products to improve your health.'

“If you think wellness is expensive then try illness” – Unknown

After her experience Heidi wants to share some additional information to consider if  you could be prescribed blood thinners in the future and wish to use the NeoLife supplements:

• Vitamin K is not added to any of the NeoLife nutritional supplements. This is important to know when you are on blood thinners because an excess of vitamin k can increase the likelihood of blood clots and counteract the effects of blood thinners. Although green leafy vegetables contribute vitamin K to the diet, a product such as Cruciferous Plus, while derived from some of those vegetables, is not delivering vitamin K, but other active ingredients from those foods specifically extracted for their individual benefits.
• Several studies have demonstrated an increase in bleeding time with doses of fish oil less than 2 g/day. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has concluded that fish oil is safe as a dietary supplement at doses of less than 3 g/day. Pro Vitality provides 356.7mg (±0.4g) of omega 3 fatty acids.
• Grapefruit can impact blood-thinning medications. So this is something to consider with additional Vitamin C.

To find out more about supporting your immune system with Yourday2day check out our Support your Immune System with NeoLife blog post.