This is me at 58.
No makeup.
No filter.
No grey hair.
I just flipped the switch.
I Made a Decision
Just sunlight and a simple daily ritual.
2020 was a doozy for everyone. For me, it was the hardest year of my life.
I was dealing with debilitating depression and panic attacks. Doctors couldn't figure out what was happening with my pancreas. I was exhausted all day and still couldn't sleep. My hair was falling out. I was bloated, gaining weight, and dealing with arthritis in both thumbs, torn rotator cuffs...you name it.
I barely looked up when I stood in front of a mirror.
I was over it.
I finally decided that if anything was going to change, I had to start by nourishing my body.
I started with a simple cleanse. Lemon, cayenne, and maple syrup. My go-to spicy lemonade to clean up the mess.
Being the knowledge junkie I am, I turned into a citizen scientist. I took what I already knew, filled in the gaps with research, and started figuring out what to put back into my body.
My first two thoughts were moringa and mushrooms. I already had a serious interest in medicinal mushrooms, even setting up my own culture lab in the guest room. Cacao was a must. I started with the nutrient profile first, then worked on the flavor.
Then my garage door came off the tracks and changed everything.
The two idiots my landlord sent to fix it couldn't even thread the welder they had just bought. They stood in my driveway reading the directions while trying to figure it out.
That's when Chris entered the picture.
The door was beyond repair, which secretly thrilled me because it meant I was finally getting a new one. Chris stayed anyway. The two of us stood there enjoying the show while the other guys tried to get the door secured for the night.
I'm not sure if there's some secret vibe we give off, but plant people always seem to recognize each other.
I was fascinated by the foods and medicinal plants he was growing. He was fascinated by my strange green drink and the makeshift mushroom lab in my guest room.
Chris didn't hand me a finished formula.
He changed the way I thought about building one.
He was constantly asking, "What happens if you add this?" or "Why is that ingredient there?" He introduced me to ideas I had never considered and challenged assumptions I didn't even know I was making.
The drink was already mine.
Chris helped make it better.
Looking back, he wasn't the secret ingredient.
He was the catalyst.
I started researching potentiators, liver support, thermogenesis, metabolism, and how specific botanicals worked together.
He looked at the labels on the vitamins and supplements I was taking and pointed out ingredients I had never questioned. Then he explained something that completely changed the way I looked at supplements. Most companies reduce ingredients below therapeutic levels simply to make them affordable to manufacture.
I mixed it up that way right away.
Played around a little with the flavor profile.
Made two big glasses.
Made him taste it.
We kept talking.
We kept experimenting.
We kept building.
I started feeling better immediately.
Energy & Focus
Within a week of making EcoFit™ my morning ritual — mixed up in a big mason jar and sipped all morning — I realized I had completely lost my taste for coffee. I never set out to quit. I just didn't want it anymore, because EcoFit™ gives me something coffee never did.
Hours of energy that felt clean and natural, with no jitters, no crash, and no stomach ache. I have had enough focus to complete two books, code my own app, and finish more projects than I can count. I work well past midnight and still sleep like a child. The ADHD-type distractions that used to derail me for hours — gone.
I have the energy and focus I had in my 20s. And that thick, heavy fog that makes getting off the couch feel like a full day's work — is a thing of the past.
Weight & Skin
About a month in, the food noise quieted and my stress eating stopped. My appetite naturally settled down. The weight came off without a special diet, going to the gym, or counting a single calorie or macro.
Here's the part that shocked me. After five kids, I know exactly what weight loss looks like after 50. You lose the weight and you're left with crepey, baggy skin — that's just the trade-off you accept. That's not what happened. As the weight came off, my skin tightened right up with it. The way it used to in my 30s. My mommy belly — the one I had completely made peace with — disappeared without a single crunch.
My only exercise is gardening, housework, and walking the dog.
Mood & Mental Health
I want to be careful how I say this — I'm not a doctor, and this is just what I lived. And to me, it's significant enough reason to drink it every single day.
2020 was the darkest year of my life. I was going through things that would bring anyone to their knees and I found myself diagnosed with major depressive disorder and anxiety with panic attacks. I knew I had to get creative and find natural ways to manage my mental health — because antidepressants are not an option for me. Every single one I've tried has the same side effect. They make me suicidal.
I didn't notice the changes at first. My therapist did. She asked me what was different. The only thing I could point to was this drink I'd been making every morning.
Once she said something, I started paying attention. I wasn't white-knuckling through my days anymore. I wasn't crying every day. I was happy to get out of bed. Excited to get on with things. That heaviness in my chest felt lighter. And I genuinely can't remember the last time I had a panic attack.
Digestion & Immune
For several years I was having dangerous, unexplained flare-ups of pancreatitis that kept landing me in the hospital. If you've ever had pancreatitis you know it's not the kind of pain you push through — it's debilitating and scary. When I first started throwing ingredients into my mason jar, fixing my digestion and my immune system was my whole focus.
I have not had a single flare-up since.
My digestion completely normalized. Issues I had accepted as just part of my life — gone. In five years I think I've had one cold. And my allergies and food sensitivities, which used to knock me flat, have quietly disappeared.
So now do you see why thicker hair with no noticeable gray was simply a happy bonus?
I couldn't help but start sharing this with the people I love.
My 81-year-old stepdad has taken it religiously for five years now. He insists it fixed his colitis — and he has several clean colonoscopy results as proof.
My friend Greg wanted it before every gig.
Friends used it as an antidote to jet lag and hangovers.
What's In It
So what's actually in it?
I have carefully sourced every ingredient — all grown organically in the US with zero additives, in only the highest quality soil and conditions. Cacao, moringa, white kratom, citric acid, a seven-mushroom adaptogenic blend — including lion's mane for mental fitness, cordyceps for performance and stamina, and red reishi for its remarkable longevity properties — turmeric, Ceylon cinnamon, and cayenne. Every ingredient delivered in a daily microdose, working in harmony for one powerful daily ritual.
I'm not going to pretend I have a science degree. What I have is five years of daily use, a knowledge obsession, and a lot of research into why each of these ingredients does what it does. The citric acid isn't just filler — it's a potentiator that activates the kratom alkaloids. The cinnamon and cayenne do more than simply make it taste great. And don't worry about the heat — you won't feel it. They're also acting as powerful potentiators and active ingredients, boosting metabolism, supporting thermogenesis, and strengthening your immune system. Moringa is a significant source of plant-based protein, which is why it is often referred to as the tree of life.
None of it is in large doses. That's the whole point. Microdoses. Same amount every day for five years and I have never needed to increase it. No tolerance. No dependency. I don't need it the way I used to need my morning coffee or my afternoon Diet Coke to get through the day. On the days I skip it I simply don't feel as good — and that's reason enough to keep going.
