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Amid a sea of natural products claiming to cure diseases and improve lives, one McPherson couple is selling what they say is the Holy Grail of holistic supplements.
Homer and Sarah Krehbiel, owners of Moringa Life Drinkers, believe that Moringa oleifera, a tree native to India and grown throughout the tropics, has properties unlike other natural remedies and cures. They say that the all-natural drink they promote, Zija, has the power to improve memory, alleviate high blood pressure, shed pounds and cure other health problems in its users.
While studies have been conducted to prove its worth, the Krehbiels say the 2,300 partners marketing the product beneath them and their thousands of buyers are proof enough of the product’s effectiveness.
“It really works,” Sarah said. “We have other businesses. We really didn’t need another one.”
Had Sarah herself not experienced the healing qualities of Moringa through Zija, she says she likely would not have believed the hype, either. Dangerously high blood pressure had her taking medications that dramatically changed her life, almost putting her into a wheelchair. When someone told her about Zija, she decided that she might as well give it a try.
“In 90 days, it changed my blood,” she said.
Her blood pressure returned to healthy levels, and within months she was completely off of the debilitating medications.
Zija’s manufacturers were not the first to recognize the seemingly miraculous qualities of the Moringa tree. Residents of the world’s equatorial regions have been using the plant for centuries to cure diseases and supplement their often sparse diets. The Krehbiels said that pharmaceutical companies recognized the plant’s powers in the 1940s, but were unable to successfully monazite it in a marketable drug.
Instead, small, grassroots companies began selling parts of the plant, most marketing Moringa pills filled with chopped-up leaves. Commercial products made from the tree were sold without utilizing all parts of the plant due to its complicated chemical makeup.
But in 2006, Zija came out with a drink that they said utilized a blend of the plant including its most beneficial parts— its seeds and fruits in addition to its leaves. It is this product that Sarah says cured her and the couple now sells and promotes.
The stories of unexplainable cures to serious medical problems are not limited to Sarah’s case. Galva resident Adam D. Range attributes the drink to dramatic increases in memory and muscle function. Range said a motorcycle accident left him unable to walk and with brain damage that limited his ability to communicate. After other therapies failed Range turned to Zija, which he said “enhanced (his) thought process” and rehabilitated him. He now works at Orscheln Farm and Home in McPherson and attributes his recovery to Moringa.
The couple said they always welcome individuals interested in selling the product to contact them. While they have organized a network of partners across the area, they said they want to make sure McPherson is not left out of the loop.
“It’s a great opportunity for people to get paid for their hard work,” Homer said. “If you do your own home-based business part-time, you can make real money.”
The Krehbiels said those looking for the product can be connected to a distributor by calling Moringa Life Drinkers at (620) 241-8311.
Amid a sea of natural products claiming to cure diseases and improve lives, one McPherson couple is selling what they say is the Holy Grail of holistic supplements.
Homer and Sarah Krehbiel, owners of Moringa Life Drinkers, believe that Moringa oleifera, a tree native to India and grown throughout the tropics, has properties unlike other natural remedies and cures. They say that the all-natural drink they promote, Zija, has the power to improve memory, alleviate high blood pressure, shed pounds and cure other health problems in its users.
While studies have been conducted to prove its worth, the Krehbiels say the 2,300 partners marketing the product beneath them and their thousands of buyers are proof enough of the product’s effectiveness.
“It really works,” Sarah said. “We have other businesses. We really didn’t need another one.”
Had Sarah herself not experienced the healing qualities of Moringa through Zija, she says she likely would not have believed the hype, either. Dangerously high blood pressure had her taking medications that dramatically changed her life, almost putting her into a wheelchair. When someone told her about Zija, she decided that she might as well give it a try.
“In 90 days, it changed my blood,” she said.
Her blood pressure returned to healthy levels, and within months she was completely off of the debilitating medications.
Zija’s manufacturers were not the first to recognize the seemingly miraculous qualities of the Moringa tree. Residents of the world’s equatorial regions have been using the plant for centuries to cure diseases and supplement their often sparse diets. The Krehbiels said that pharmaceutical companies recognized the plant’s powers in the 1940s, but were unable to successfully monazite it in a marketable drug.
Instead, small, grassroots companies began selling parts of the plant, most marketing Moringa pills filled with chopped-up leaves. Commercial products made from the tree were sold without utilizing all parts of the plant due to its complicated chemical makeup.
But in 2006, Zija came out with a drink that they said utilized a blend of the plant including its most beneficial parts— its seeds and fruits in addition to its leaves. It is this product that Sarah says cured her and the couple now sells and promotes.
The stories of unexplainable cures to serious medical problems are not limited to Sarah’s case. Galva resident Adam D. Range attributes the drink to dramatic increases in memory and muscle function. Range said a motorcycle accident left him unable to walk and with brain damage that limited his ability to communicate. After other therapies failed Range turned to Zija, which he said “enhanced (his) thought process” and rehabilitated him. He now works at Orscheln Farm and Home in McPherson and attributes his recovery to Moringa.
The couple said they always welcome individuals interested in selling the product to contact them. While they have organized a network of partners across the area, they said they want to make sure McPherson is not left out of the loop.
“It’s a great opportunity for people to get paid for their hard work,” Homer said. “If you do your own home-based business part-time, you can make real money.”
The Krehbiels said those looking for the product can be connected to a distributor by calling Moringa Life Drinkers at (620) 241-8311.
