I’m sleeping soundly through the night (which is something I haven’t done for a very long time) and I awaken feeling very refreshed and full of energy! My skin, which I was grumbling about just a few weeks back, is also feeling the effects as it has improved greatly – probably because I am so much more rested. I’m more energetic during the day and have taken up walking again and best of all, since beginning the challenge, even though most of my family have suffered from a series of seemingly never-ending coughs and colds, I haven’t yet come down with anything!

Needless to say, I’m very impressed.

I realised today that I only have three days left of my 60 day supply – and funnily enough my last day on the challenge will be my birthday! Given that I’ve found it so very effective, and seeing how easily Bio-Strath has become part of my daily routine I’ve decided to continue to take it even after the trial finishes.

All I’m left wondering now is whether I should start my children on it too (I just need to check out if there is a children’s version first!) as they’re the ones catching colds and I’m not!

The results speak for themselves: Every day for the past week, after dropping the children off to school, I’ve been doing a brisk half hour walk (including up a very steep hill) and I’m really enjoying every minute of it. It’s made me feel much more alert, I’m sleeping so much better and it’s so good to just have time out to listen to my iPod without my kids getting under my feet!

The only real change I’ve made to my lifestyle is taking Bio-Strath and I’m sure that has a lot to do with my newly found increase in energy!

Strangely, I feel fine. Although my throat has been a little bit scratchy and I felt a bit on the chilly side last night, today I feel pretty much normal.

Is it Bio-Strath? I don’t know but something seems to be working at building up my immunity.

Surprisingly, I’m finding the tablets fairly easy to remember. It’s just a matter of getting into the habit of popping two of them before breakfast and again before dinner. On a number of occasions I’ve also taken a couple before supper.

To begin with I found them a little difficult to swallow as they are a little on the dry side! However, I’ve perfected my  technique and now take a huge mouthful of water, pop in the tablet/s and gulp them down with another mouthful. Easy!

They do taste quite yeasty which I guess is to be expected but it’s not unpleasant, just unusual.

2 weeks into the 60 day challenge and I’m beginning to notice I have a little more energy. Although I still feel tired when I get up in the mornings, once I’ve showered and eaten I’m happily on the go all day. I’m even thinking about taking up my daily half hour walk again which I’ve fallen behind on with all the bad weather lately.

So, that’s it. Nothing major to report just yet, but it’s a start and I’m happy to keep taking Bio-Strath to see if my energy continues to improve.

I’m a 36 year old married mother of three and I live and work in Northern Ireland. My children are aged 9, 6 and 4 and my days consist of school runs, helping with homework and working from home as a self-employed web developer. In my pre-child life I was an English teacher; however, after the birth of my second baby I decided to become a stay at home mum and over time I’ve somewhat accidentally become self-employed!

Thankfully, I have no major health problems and the only real challenges I face regularly are allergy attacks, painful knees, monthly migraines and never-ending acne!

For my allergies, I use a combination of antihistamines (Piriton and Flixonase) as and when required. I seem to be allergic mostly to grass pollens and house dust but the medications are good at keeping the attacks more or less under control.

Migraines, for some reason, have been becoming more frequent, particularly over the last year and I feel they are both stress and hormone-related. I’ve always been an easily stressed person but as a parent, stress obviously features much more heavily in my life these days! I adore my children but their seemingly relentless bickering and general messiness drives me crazy and definitely contributes to my headaches.

I generally suffer from migraine attacks around a week before my period is due and these can last from 1 to 3 days on average. Thankfully, mine aren’t as severe as others I’ve heard about but they always feature on the right hand side of my head and I often anticipate them as my hearing becomes ultra sensitive prior to an attack. Last month I had my worst ever migraine which lasted 5 days but I believe the fact I had a sinus infection contributed to this. I was pretty much out of action for the duration of the infection with the pain extending into my jaw, which I’ve since learnt is pretty common!

Before you ask(!), I have spoken to my GP about the headaches and was prescribed Propranolol as a preventative measure. To be honest though, I rarely take it as I don’t generally like taking medications and this particular med does slow down your whole awareness and reactions. It is also common to build up a tolerance to Propranolol if it is taken too frequently so I’m also being extra cautious. Instead I tend to take Solpadeine, an over the counter water soluble mixture of codeine and paracetamol, at the first sign of an attack and it seems to do the trick so long as I take it early enough. If I don’t catch it in time and the pain kicks in it can mean up to three days of pain regardless of what medication I try!

Finally, the acne! Acne has blighted my life since I was around 14 years old. I’ve been told I should try a particular oral contraceptive. However, as I’m terrified of blood clots (although I’ve no reasons to be as I don’t smoke, am not over-weight and don’t suffer from any blood pressure problems) I’ve ruled that out for myself.

Fortunately, I’ve had some success in recent years with an oral ointment called Retin-A, a vitamin A derivitive. It usually reduces outbeaks and it does dry out the spots quickly when they do appear but at the moment I don’t seem to reacting so well to it. Typical!

Right, now to natural remedies.

I am a fan of trying natural products as I don’t like taking too many chemical-laden foodstuffs. I eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, don’t eat red meat but do eat fish and chicken. For the past year I have drastically reduced the amount of dairy foods I consume and I prefer to buy organic products when they are affordable and available. I drink very little alcohol as I find it just leaves me in a foul mood the following day! However, when I do buy alcohol I tend to stick to organic red wine and get through no more than two and a half glasses on a Friday night.

I drink a lot of black tea and decaffeinated black coffee, mostly because they warm me up when I’m sitting at my computer working all day! I don’t really have much of a sweet tooth and can take or leave sweet stuff but I am totally addicted to Brazil nuts and have had to stop buying them as I can easily munch my way through 5 or 6 handfuls a day!!! I also totally crave carbohydrates, especially bread and am trying to reduce my intake – but without much success of late!

Because my migraines and acne appear to be hormone-related, I’ve been taking Starflower Oil capsules for a few weeks in the hope that my hormones will settle down/ regulate. I’m also taking a daily capsule of Glucosamine and one of Cod Liver Oil for my knees because, having had a consultation with an NHS knee specialist, he advised I give these a try.

Finally, after reading that Bio-Strath was a good pick-me-up I thought it would do no harm to give it a go as well as I’m feeling a little run down, particularly after my migraine-sinus problems last month and anything that will pick me up has got to be worth a try!

I also like the fact that Bio-Strath can be safely taken during pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding as I run an informational website for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and it would be good to be able to recommend a natural product that I have tried myself and which has no negative side-effects.

Hopefully, Bio-Strath will do what it promises and help me to feel full of the energy and vitality that is currently running very low in my life…

I’ll keep you all posted but don’t fret; not all my posts will be as long as this one!

The box is a lovely blue and yellow combo and each contains 100 tablets. It’s recommended to take 2 tablets 2-3 times a day before meals which sounds easy enough! However, as I’ve just eaten it looks like I’ll have to wait until later this afternoon before I begin…

I’m really looking forward to charting my experiences