One plant.
Eight years.

In February 2017, I landed in the hospital with excruciating stomach and back pain. It was pancreatitis, and my pancreas was twice its normal size. While I was there, the doctors also told me I had Type 2 diabetes. Of everything I went through, that news hit me the hardest.

I'd known people living on insulin, and I'd lost a friend to diabetes. I owned a restaurant and a fast-food spot, so food was my life, and hearing this felt like losing it. I'm a man of faith, and I remember praying: God, if you heal me from this, I'll do my part.

After three days in the hospital, a nurse handed me my discharge papers with a piece of advice: cut some okra, put it in a cup of water overnight, and drink it the next day. I didn't even know what okra was. I searched a few grocery stores until I finally found it fresh.

I drank okra water for about a year, worked with my doctor to cut back on medication, and did my part with exercise and the foods I love in moderation. At my next checkup my A1C was 5.5 and my cholesterol was right where it needed to be. I praised God.

Now I want to share what worked for me, so others can live a normal life without fear of the food they love. That's the story behind every bottle.

— Hector, Founder