…qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia  was Mary Beth Larsen (she came in 4^th).   She is the first U.S. female pentathlete. The Pentathlon is a grueling competition of 5 events in one day- swimming, air pistol shooting, running, riding, and fencing.  She has used chiropractic care her whole life to stay in good condition.

Dr. Altman & Mary Beth Larsen

“The biggest benefit I have received from chiropractic care is that I haven’t had to take much time off from training to recover from injuries.  Regular maintenance care combined with more intense care when I’m injured has helped me to compete at a higher level – without missing important training time…If my knee twinges or if something hurts in my hip, I know I can get it adjusted, and it will be fine.” She said in a recent interview.

She continues to tell her story about her chiropractic care growing up. 

“I’ve been adjusted my whole life.  My great uncle and several cousins were chiropractors.  So I’ve really been under chiropractic care since I was very little.  As a child I would get sick a lot with sore throats.  So my dad suggested we get treated.  Back then the whole family could get treated for about $30 a month!  We’d all line up and get adjusted.  I’ll never forget those days.  I remember after a while I just didn’t get sick any more.”
-excerpt from an interview with Dr. Frank Corbo

This is the interview I did with her about her supplement use.  I thought it was interesting what an Olympic athlete noticed about her supplement use.

1.What Standard Process (SP) Products do you take?
2.Why did you start taking SP vs. other supplements?
-why is SP different?
3.How long have you taken them?
4.What difference have you noticed with performance or general health?

Mary Beth’s response –

“ANYWAY…I would be happy to answer your questions. “

1.  I currently am taking Cyrofood, Cyruta Plus, Wheat Germ Oil Fortified, Symplex F, Ovatrophin PMG, Linum B6, Drenamin, Myotrophin PMG, Zymex and Lact Enz.  I will soon be adding Diaplex after I finish my Zymex and Lact Enz.  Plus I use SP Complete every morning in a smoothie and eat Standard Bars for between -meal snacks.

2.  I started taking SP when I was participating in a 10 day-long bike trek from St Louis to Orlando, FL (we averaged about 100 miles per day).  We took SP products to keep us going and healthy.  After the trip, I liked the product so well and felt so much better taking them that I continued with the program.  It was really the first time I had such results from “vitamins”.

3.  I began taking SP in 1997  and probably will always use SP products!!

4.  The biggest difference I notice is when I stop taking them for whatever reason (or when I have forgotten/got lazy) is that I feel much more fatigued than when I stick with my program. If I have missed my supplements, I notice my menstrual periods are more painful and disrupt my training ( not good for anyone, but particularly athletes).  When I take my supplements, I also notice that my digestion is better and I don’t have as many problems (yeast, acne, muscle aches/pains, gas, heartburn).  SP has done wonders for me in the time I have taken the products and I have every confidence that I am taking the highest quality supplements I can.

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Larsen