Rita asks: I have a friend who took Total Balance Women’s Plus at the beginning of this year. It didn't go well with her as she got constant headaches from it. She is allergic to sulphur but she is not sure if that was the cause of her headache.

She reduced her dosage but the headache persisted until she stopped taking it after two bottles. She then gave LifePak a try and her headaches have gone.

Brett mentioned that his mother is also allergic to sulphur and also experienced headaches when she first started Women’s Plus, but her headache went away eventually.

What do you think may have been the cause of my friend's headache? Any reason other than sulphur? If it is because of sulphur, what is the reason why the headache would eventually dissipate?

Answer: from Warren

Some people experience headaches temporarily when they start Total Balance. However, it is quite rare. It has nothing to do with the natural sulphur content in one of the ingredients… specifically MSM, UNLESS their sulphur allergy is such that they cannot even eat an egg…and that is very uncommon.

Sulphur is an important mineral.

If a headache is experienced it is highly likely that they are experiencing a detoxification process.

Total Balance is a potent detoxifier and will help pull toxins out of the system. In many respects it is similar to those people who are heavy coffee drinkers and they discontinue. They will experience withdrawal symptoms in the form of headaches. This is due to the body initiating a detox process to remove the build up of caffeine and other substances. When another cup of coffee is drunk that process is halted and the headaches go away.

A similar thing happens when someone who is in bad health or eats a poor diet attempts to have a fast. After missing a meal or two the body starts a detox process and many people experience a severe headache that is relieved by having some food…which also stops the process.

Actually, having a fast is a good way to test how healthy you are. If you are in good health you should be able to eat nothing and drink only distilled water for a couple of days and not experience a headache.

OK…back to the headaches. If someone experiences a headache when taking Total Balance this is the protocol that should be followed:

1. Discontinue all supplements (with the exception of the Omega 3) for several days until all signs of the headache have gone.

2. Resume the Total Balance but only at the rate of 1 tablet a day.

3. Three days later increase the daily dose by 1 tablet per day.

4. Repeat the process as in #3 above until reaching the full daily dose rate.