Dear Athletes and Parents,

As most of you know, I’ve been a serious athlete for over 23 years. I’ve always been a focused, disciplined person and tried to do what was best to maintain that “competitive edge.” I’ve strived to be as healthy as possible, but little did I know how that would be challenged. At 39 years old, I became an Olympic contender when Women’s Water Polo was added to the Olympics.

The two years leading up to the 2000 Olympics were physically the hardest of my life. Besides training seven hours a day, six days a week (with the hardest coach in the world) my daughter Kelly was turning seven and needed my “quality” time as well.

At the time, one of the Sponsors to U.S. Water Polo was Juice Plus. When I first checked it out, it seemed to make sense – just concentrated fruits and vegetables (which I wasn’t eating enough of anyway). I figured “it couldn’t hurt,” so I started taking it daily. After several weeks on Juice Plus+, I was amazed how this made a difference for me. Plus, I knew fruits and veggies were good for my immune system. And I couldn’t afford to get sick!

As coaches we are supposed to know everything about training, motivation, nutrition, teamwork, and be endless fountains of knowledge, wisdom and creativity - eternal beacons of light and strength for our teams. Well all successes, physical and mental need to be built on a solid foundation. And I believe Juice Plus provides just that.

Juice Plus+ provides the nutrition from 17 different fruits, vegetables, and grains in convenient and inexpensive capsule form. There is no substitute for eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

Mom’s (and coaches) tell us to have at least 7-13 servings every day. But if you’re like most people, you don’t eat enough fruits or vegetables or enough variety. That’s why there’s Juice Plus+. It’s the next best thing to fruits and vegetables…because we don’t get nearly enough of the real thing every day.

The many healthful benefits of Juice Plus+ have been demonstrated through numerous independent clinical research studies conducted in leading hospitals and universities by investigators in the United States, England, Australia, Austria, Italy, and Japan.

At the top of my list of requirements for athletic excellence is Juice Plus. I’ve been taking it for nine years and I am convinced that it’s the “nutritional edge.” I will take it the rest of my life, as will my daughter Kelly and I would urge you to do the same.

If you’d like further information, please access the web site at www.mojuiceplus.com

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