By Mike Touzeau
Green Valley News

Natural products

All of her products are completely natural. She adds no sugar or water. She employs five to 10 people, grows the cactus in her back yard, and produces the products at a small plant she runs in Tucson.
She admits she's a social worker, not a businesswoman, which is probably why she provides work for "down and outer" at her plant. But she's determined to take the nest step. And has been working on business training and a plan through the Micro Business Advancement Center in Tucson.

"I'm now at a fork in the road," she says, referring to the step becoming a worldwide distributor. "My mission is to tell everyone that this is here," she declared.
She keeps no secrets, other than the recipe, and isn't sure what it is about the plant that brings such great results for people's sugar and cholesterol. She says boldly that most customers use 1 to 3 teaspoons a day of the nectar to reduce sugar levels by 55-65% in two weeks and cholesterol by 20-40%, and there are lots of folks who have sent her letters claiming it's true.

Dr. Fernandez (who received the $70,000 grant from the American Heart Association) believes it's the pectin, but she doesn't think so. "We don't know what it is, really," McGee said. "No one knows why - we haven't figured it out yet." Maybe it's the way she processes it. Maybe it's the soil out here at the ranch.
 

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