Just after having my son, going through a stressful job layoff and almost losing my husband to kidney disease all at the same time, my body felt completely depleted. I developed intense back pain, pain in all of my muscles and joints, was depressed and felt mentally very foggy. I thought I was developing Rheumatoid Arthritis. Several years ago my sister was diagnosed with this debilitating disease and my symptoms were beginning to sound very much like hers. I began taking Magnesium Malate as recommended by a friend who is an MD and Naturopath and the Magnesium helped, but I was still extremely exhausted, still had some pain and my mind was really foggy. I found the Life Enthusiast website after doing a Google search on 'supplements for back pain'. Through my 'back pain' search, I viewed several videos about back pain and amino acids and soaked it up - it was like the video was written about me. I ordered Doc's Aminos Amino Acids and immediately noticed a difference in how I felt. Each day I took them, energy returned to my body, pain decreased and my mind began to clear from the fog. This went on every day for about 2 months until I stabilized. I began to realize just how run down I had become when it took that long to bounce back. Now if I miss my aminos for just one day, I feel it. They are making the difference between living an energetic happy life and a painful debilitating life. And I'm not on any meds - all natural!!! It's wonderful to be feeding my body what it needs rather than just dealing with symptoms. My son is 4 years old and wears out the other kids at pre-school, but I can now keep up with him. Something that I definitely could not do before.