A couple of years before I retired, I suffered a severe sprained ankle while working; the foot rolled completely over with the top of my foot upside down and against the floor. Not only did I tear ligaments, I also lost the use of the three outer toes on my left foot. My orthopedic foot specialist (confirmed by nerve conduction testing) advised that the injury had cut the nerve pathways leading to my toes.

Due to the magnitude of the injury, I was off work for 8 months. I was unable to stand on my left foot without losing my balance, so until that was corrected, I could not actively do my job with the FBI's Public Corruption Task Force.

At a year post-injury, the foot specialist advised that the chances of me regaining the use of my toes weren't likely. Since I had regained the ability to stand and walk with no balance issues, he wasn't too concerned.

When I started taking Visi's AC2 Technology Collagen Protein Amino Acids, it was 3 years post-ankle injury. A few months into taking the products daily, I inadvertently noticed what I thought were my previously paralyzed toes—they felt like they had moved when I had activated the other toes inside my shoe. It took me by surprise, and I thought I had to be imagining this—there's no way after 3+ years, my toes would suddenly begin working. I removed my shoe and sure enough, I could move my toes!

I contacted my mentor, Alan Ogden, who was part of the Science Advisory Board, to inquire if the AC2 technology would have been the reason my toes were no longer paralyzed. He advised it was no coincidence; our nerve pathways are also collagen-based, so the pathways were able to regenerate and heal.

What an unexpected and very pleasant benefit!