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Mila:  The Miracle Seed
Proprietor:  Katrina Rasbold, Owner 

As many of you know and is obvious if you have ever met me, I have had quite a struggle with obesity for many years.  I literally cannot remember a time in my life when I was not fighting weight gain and trying to lose, even in grade school.  Obesity and the health complications it presents runs in my family.  My father died at age 51 from completely occluded heart vessels.  My mother died at age 61 from complications of a stomach lining cauterization, a result of her many, many years of prescription drug use for the myriad of symptoms her obesity created.  They each weighed over 300 pounds.  Early death is not common on either side of our families and most in our family tree live to be a very old age.

I have six children and with every pregnancy, it seemed I ended up weighing more.  As stressful situations came up in my life, I ate for comfort and gained even more.  It quickly became my way of medicating myself against stress.  Of course, as I have gotten older, peri-menopausal symptoms have begun and that only made matters worse, plus the usual symptoms of a body that has been overweight for way too long:  the sleep apnea, the constant heartburn and acid reflux, the aching joints.

In the course of dealing with my weight problem, I have tried numerous dietary supplements hoping something would help me fight the cravings:  Hydroxycut, Relacore, Dexatrim, Slim Quick, TrimSpa, Dietac, Estrin-D, Stacker 2, Chitosin, Chromium supplements, Green Tea, Hoodia, Bally's weight loss supplement, Tri-Max (from LA Weight Loss), Starch-Away, the dreaded Phen-fen from the late 1990's and even a long ago appetite suppressant with what would soon become the most unfortunate brand name ever:  Aids.  They were caramel or chocolate cubes you chewed while drinking hot tea.

All of those either gave me palpitations, made me irritable or simply did not work. I was still white knuckling my way through life and seeing minimal results.

A friend told me about Mila back in January and I dismissed it as yet another useless supplement.  I was starting the year with a new attitude and determination.  Between January and March, I lost 10 pounds through diet modification and exercise.  It never got any easier, but I was proud of my success.  Then, even though I was doing exactly the same routine, I lost nothing from the middle of March until the second week of April.  Not one  ounce.  Finally, in a fit of frustration, I contacted the fried who had mentioned Mila to me and asked how it was going for them.  Her husband had lost 30 pounds and she had dropped 2 dress sizes.  That was from February to April.

Without even thinking about it, I ordered some.  I took my first scoop of Mila seeds on April 9th, so I am almost one month in. 

Here are the results I have had:

* I lost 12 pounds.  Six pounds of that was in the first week and then as my body began to adjust to the reduced calories, my weight loss adjusted to a pound every other day and now down to around 2 pounds per week.  I have never once gone backward and gained weight.  The loss has been consistent and steady.

* My interest in food, especially sweets and greasy snacks, is totally and completely gone.  I literally took my first scoop of seeds one morning and within a couple of hours, was no longer a food addict.  In fact, I have to remind myself to eat enough to lose weight so that my body does not go into starvation mode.  All day long, after just having that one scoop in the morning, I feel as though I just ate a big meal and will get uncomfortable if I eat anything else.  In the past month, there were times when I tried to eat over that feeling and sure enough, I got really uncomfortably full.  It's like having gastric bypass surgery without having the surgery.  On Day #2, I noticed that my stomach really hurt and got discouraged, thinking that I was having a reaction to the Mila when it had been working so well for me.  The discomfort increased and then I heard a very ominous and telling *growl* from my belly.  My stomach hurt because I was hungry!  I realized it was 5pm and I had not eaten since 9am!  It had been so long since I allowed myself to get actually hungry in so long, I forgot what it felt like!  I have to make sure to get at least 1200 calories to have a healthy weight loss.  Food no longer has control over me and as one of my friends said who is using the Mila as well, "What do I do with all of the energy I was investing into wanting food all the time??"

*  The day after I started taking Mila, I realized that my chronic acid reflux, sour stomach and heart burn (more like "chest crush") was totally gone.  I've had a bottle of Maalox on my nightstand for a year now.  It has sense been put into the bathroom medicine chest and I no longer need it.

*  Within a week of taking Mila, my sleep apnea had completely disappeared.

*  Within a week of taking Mila, I stopped taking PremPro (hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms) and have had none of the night restlessness, night sweats, hot flashes or palpitations that would manifest if I missed more than one day of taking PremPro before.  I have now been off of PremPro for 3 weeks and never once had any of those symptoms return.

*  My libido went up.  That's enough to say about that.

*  I sleep very, very deeply with vivid dreams.  Not necessarily more interesting dreams (last night I dreamed I was pulling icky stuff out that had been trapped in my sink drain - I know...so sad), but very vivid.  I no longer wake up in the night, but I awaken each morning feeling incredibly rested and ready for the day. 

*  I have tremendous energy, but not frenetic, speedy energy that caffeine or other thermogenic supplements create.  I just feel good.  The increased energy causes me to crave physical movement, so exercise feels really great now.  When Andrea and I went walking a couple of weeks ago, we walked for an hour and I felt as though I could continue on.  Normally, I would have collapsed by then.  I also was not at all sore the next day. 

*  My blood pressure has completely regulated to a normal range.

*  My blood sugar levels have balanced and are now within a normal range.

*  I feel very grounded, relaxed and focused.  Basically, I feel more present and "here" than I used to.

*  All joint pain is gone.  It's as though my joints are more lubricated and work better.

*  I crave water, so my water intake has increased incredibly.

*  My skin is clearer and more vibrant.

This weekend, I was running low on Mila.  A bag normally will last one person a month, but Delena (my 16-year-old daughter) an  Eric (my hubby) had been dipping into my stash as well.  Eric was actually medically discharged from the Air Force for severed Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disorder which causes him incredible pain.  Mila has cured that for him as well.  Delena just uses it to eat less through the day.  Anyway, I was low, so I decided not to take Mila for the weekend and to start again on Monday.  By Sunday night, I was irritable, my stomach was sour and acidy again.  I could feel that my blood pressure was up.  My attention was very fractured and scattered.  I was again grazing here and there, looking for yummy things to eat.  I felt miserable and in the midst of all of that, I thought, "Wow.  I used to feel this way all the time."  I got so used to feeling good and I never even realized I felt so bad until I knew what it was like to feel good again.

For me, this is a supplement I will take possibly forever.  I love how good and healthy it makes me feel and the positive effects I can feel it producing in my body.  I started it as a weight loss tool and I very much appreciate that effect, however, the weight loss has quickly become a fringe benefit of all of the other positive changes.

I still have a long way to go, but I am now completely confident that I can reach my goal weight quickly and in a healthy way. 

After a week on Mila, I was so impressed, that I signed up to be a distributor.  I believe in the product completely and wanted to be a part of this new company.  Eric researched the company extensively and verified that they are on the up and up.  We have both spend a good bit of time communicating with the owners and are confident that the product they are offering is going to revolutionize how people feel and their relationship with food.

So what is Mila??  Mila (pronounced "Mil-la" to rhyme with "vanilla") is the seed of the salvia hispanica L plant.  Sage (an herb used in cooking) is also from the salvia family.  Salvia hispanica L is a seed that has an enormous range of product quality from really crappy to far superior.  LifeMax, which is the company producing Mila, grows all of their own seeds organically and harvests them very selectively so that only the best, highest quality seeds are used.  LifeMax is the only company in the world that sells salvia hispanica L seeds already processed and ready for use.  Although the seeds are available elsewhere, their quality is not as high and the buyer has to process the seeds themselves for use.  I have had several people order salvia hispanica L seeds from other companies after hearing about the effects I had and then end up ordering the Mila anyway because they did not see the same results.

The Mila seed comes in a bag that will last the average person 1 month if they take 1 scoop per day.  The seeds are already crushed and look a little like wheat germ.  Heat does not affect their quality, so they can be cooked into food like wheat germ.  They can be mixed with rice, yogurt, cereal or juice.  I take mine mixed into chocolate milk or a serving of quick oats.  Never leave them sitting after you mix them or they can get gloppy.  Mix them and eat them right away.  I take mine in the morning and I am done for the day.  In the oatmeal, I don't even taste the Mila, although it turns the oatmeal a darker gray.  If I am using chocolate milk, I mix around 4 oz of chocolate milk and then mix the seeds into that.  Then I chug the whole thing.  I get a very brief flash of an aftertaste that is sort of like pecans mixed with grass clippings, then it's gone.  For the most part, the taste is very minimal.

Many of my friends around the country have tried the Mila and nearly all have had very positive results.  Everyone is different and I am lucky that I managed to score so many great results from one product.  I no longer take any medications or dietary supplements other than the Mila except for an occasional Vitamin C supplement if I feel like I need it.  Because of the results I have had, I feel compelled to tell people about this great product that has literally changed (and possibly saved) my life.  For me, this stuff really has been a miracle.

If you are interested in trying Mila, you can order it by clicking here. 

If you would like to read my weight loss journal, click here.

If you have questions, feel free to email me at krasbold@earthlink.net.