What our parents are saying...
"My son is almost thirteen years old and takes 3 capsules a day. I am getting ready to increase the dosage in the next week or so. Michael did not talk at all until he was almost eight. Since starting this supplement six months ago, his speech has increased dramatically. Last weekend my extended family visited from Illinois. None of them could believe how much he was talking (last time they saw him was about seven months ago). I have also seen an increase in his ability to focus, something we've really struggled with. At church Michael will recite complete prayers when six months ago he couldn't even say one word of them. This is pretty incredible.
I did notice some behavioral issues when first starting this product, so go slowly when getting your child to the optimal dose, and be patient. Also, with Michael it causes sleeplessness if given in the evening so you may not want to give it at night if you forget earlier in the day."
-- Sally Ferlmann, CA
This is the first thing that has helped him in a very long time, and I highly recommend this product. I am excited to see whether there are additional changes as I increase his dosage.
"We had a great afternoon with activities. He was more compliant and
gesturing to communicate. His teachers have noted more "f"
sounds and attempts to say "five." While looking in the mirror after
brushing his teeth, he imitated me making an "m" sound. We got full
lip closure. First one I've seen! Today he almost said "ma ma" more like "ma ba" but getting closer. He said it while looking in the mirror at me."
-- Shelly B, MA
"My daughter has been on Speak for a few months now. We are up to the full
dose on Speak and I want to share how much progress my daughter has made. I mean
it's pretty remarkable. I know the more positive feedback you guys have the better
so I wanted to share.
I have a 3 year old daughter and after a year and a half with slow and little progress,
we were feeling hopeless, discouraged and defeated. We had read about the benefits
of fish oils and vitamin e started using Speak in hopes of giving our daughter more
supplementation with the ease of using 1 pill vs. 5 or 6 pills. Within 2 days, we
started to see progress. As we proceeded with the Speak, we noticed huge improvements
in her skill set, but also her health.
She has always had an unsteady gait, weakness in her fingers and an open mouth posture.
She would also get very frustrated and would start crying when she couldn't perform
certain tasks (specifically fine motor tasks). Over the course of a few months we
saw our daughter's gait normalize, her strength in her fingers increase and she
can close her mouth, moves her tongue around and is making so many new sounds.
Each time we increased her amount, everyone commented about how quickly she is improving.
One of her teachers even said: "Wow. She is making quick progress. I didn't expect her to
progress this quickly. A few months ago, I wouldn't have guessed she'd be here already."
Her frustration level is also decreasing. She is no longer crying and giving up
on things that are hard, but rather she is incredibly persistent and tackles most
tasks with intensity and focus that we have not seen before. Every day we feel like
she is doing something new!
Thank you so much to the people at Speak for giving us a healthier child with more
hope for the future. As a side note, I should mention that when first starting Speak,
we did have a more emotional child for a week or so, once she made it over that
hurdle, but results were fantastic!
I hope that you guys will use our testimonial as I think Speak has really given
our child new life. Thanks so much."
-- Pattie L.
"My 28-month-old son began taking Speak a few months ago. We started out slowly
and gradually increased his intake to 4 capsules per day. I was amazed at how well
he tolerated the liquid in his foods, as he can be picky and very sensitive to textures
and new tastes.
We went through a short period where his temperament was a bit tough, but believe
me when I say "persevere!" It's worth it! Within 2 weeks of starting the supplement
we had heard 3-4 new consonant sounds and more vowel sounds. He was trying much
harder to mimic sounds he heard around him and seemed to be gaining the confidence
to try more words. His comprehension is at a normal level, if not above, so he seems
to know when he's not making the correct sounds, and it frustrates him. In the past
this has limited his desire to try the sounds, and he's stuck to signing instead.
He's really coming out of his shell now!
We are hearing at least 3-4 new words and sounds per week, and the vocabulary just
keeps growing!
My family is so thankful for this product and for the wonderful staff that stand
behind it. I highly recommend that parents give Speak a try!"
-- Erin, VA
"I have been on the search for the right kind of supplement for Evan when I
ran across your site and was so excited to see that you had the exact amounts that
had been recommended in everything I read. I did start him on it about a month and
a half ago. Within a couple of days on this Evan said 2 new words (No and Off).
Evan also began to show some huge progress with all of his sounds. I waited a couple
of weeks and I upped Evan from two to four a day and within a few days he started
to try and count. He also said apple for the first time. He is also been playing
with my alphabet on the refrigerator and he has begun to bring a new letter at least
everyday and tells me the sound."
-- Vicki White, LA
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My daughter has officially been taking speak for 4 weeks now and we have noticed some improvement in her speech. We did not notice any changes for the first couple of weeks on speak, but on day 18 she did have a couple of new words that I have never heard before! A few days after that she had a couple more new words and then today she also had a new word! I think this is the most she has improved in a short period of time, well EVER! She is a true joy to be around and I hope that speak will continue to help her improve.
-- Angela, OH
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"When starting speak, I stuck with the same amount of alpha & gamma E I’d
previously been giving my daughter to make an ‘apples to apples’ comparison, and
I saw a subtle change in her speech over the first few days on speak, so I can only
guess that the combined E with fish oil makes the formula more stable. Or perhaps
the vitamin K has helped with this.
I hadn’t yet figured out the right combination of supplements to give my daughter
when speak came out. So I was relieved to have them all contained in one package,
with ratios approved by a leading research physician dedicated to helping our kids.
Now instead of opening 3-4 bottles, I open one package."
-- Debra, CA
"We were really amazed when Ben started singing along with a song on the radio.
We didn’t even know he knew the song, and he was singing 3+ word phrases, not just
one word here & there. His brother and I were literally looking at each other with
our jaws dropped. When I pick up Ben at school now, he is talking a lot & consistently
answers questions. His teachers report he answers them consistently as well, even
with open-ended questions if they aren’t too far in the future."
-- Dorianne, CA
"John has been taking 3 pills a day for a few weeks and we are just upping
him to four pills a day. I saw him pretend to play with a phone--lack of imaginative
play has been an area we wanted to see development. I was overjoyed Saturday when
John came to me in the kitchen and did the sign for "cheese". Before I could get
a sample of the cheddar and the white string cheese, he said and signed "orange"!
My hands were shaking as I handed him the cheddar. His face broke into a huge smile
as I gave it to him and he went off munching on his cheese. THANK YOU for recommending
speak to me!"
-- Agnes L., CA
"Chloe is doing so well with her speech. She is making every effort to repeat
things that you show her. Her ability to mimic intonations is impressive, but the
actually words are still hard to understand. But, once you learn to speak "chloe
language," then she is talking!"
-- Albane H., TX
"Speak has helped Joseph tremendously. He is singing (trying to imitate) songs
on the radio and initiating more conversations. He actually asks to call friends
on the phone. Also, I caught him climbing over my neighbor’s 4 ft chain link fence
to get a ball. Amazing!
I am truly grateful Joseph was given the opportunity to try speak. We thank you
from the bottom of our hearts."
-- Dana, NY
"The main differences are that she is trying and willing to put three words
together on her own with no prompting (blackie is up, blackie is asleep). Blackie
is her stuffed dog.
She also is more focused at school and is willing to do the harder work. The one
surprise is her physical capabilities. She started hopping on one foot almost a
month ago now. On her own one night. She holds onto the wall or couch or me but
she never even had the concept of that down before. Her horse trainer says she is
amazingly stronger also and able to control her horse on her own mostly now."
-- Tracey, IL
"OMGOSH, Yes. He said “mamma, get up, milk, please” and handed me the container
of chocolate syrup. And last night he came to me and said “mamma, bubble bath, please”
So something is definitely going on and it’s wonderful! I am so grateful to have
found you."
-- Angela, LA
"I started my 4 year old Brayden on some very reputable Cod Liver Oil without
any noticeable results. After starting him on Speak, within 1 month we notice TREMENDOUS
benefits. Speak is given us so much hope. Thank you so much!!!!!"
-- Jennifer, GA
"My son has always had difficulties with textures/tastes; however, he actually
will "ask" for Speak if I happen to forget it.
The best way to get him to take it is to poke a hole in the capsule, squeeze out
the liquid in 2 oz. of organic apple juice-same color as Speak :) and as a "reward",
he gets 4 more ounces of apple juice immediately after. It also helps to give it
to him mid meal so he can continue eating whatever he was eating to help get rid
of any residual taste. Also, 100% grape juice hides any "different" tastes that
may be unpleasant to little ones.
We just added another capsule per day, but it took us a long time to increase the
amount due to a lot of GI issues that my son already has. We have seen significant
benefits in his speech including increase in vocalizations, babbling and ability
to imitate speech sounds more readily. We have been on other fish oil supplements
in the past and there is no comparison to the differences that we see w/ Speak.
We still have a long way to go, but thank you so much for making this product possible
and keep up the great work!!"
-- Lisa, VA
"As far as specific changes, wow! I have a couple of food allergy kids and
this has been a huge boost for them. One little girl really flourished after taking
the supplements. I have one kid in particular and in three weeks with your product
has gone from one sound with an open mouth to a variety of sounds and the ability
to look in a mirror and attempt lip closure and ‘mmm’. He is finally saying mama
and actually said ‘boat’ last week with the first and last sound. It has been great
to guide them to your website as well."
-- Heather Hays, OTR/L
"This supplement has been very helpful. When I first heard about success other
children were having with speak, I wanted it to believe it but my husband, as a
physician, was very skeptical about the supplement.
I had started the supplement, but due to loose stools, and the fact that my child
is going to daycare, I decided to stop giving the supplement. At drop-off time,
he had anxiety that had disappeared during the time he was taking speak. The daily
notes from school indicated that during the day he was "quiet" or "tired." So, I
was determined to start him again on speak again and beg for the daycare to help
me during this transition. I told them in advance that they might see some loose
stools, and they should not consider this to be sickness.
It has been couple of weeks and my son now waves good bye to me every morning. Yesterday,
I received one of the daily reports, and they said that they understand him more
and more every day. I am thrilled to see those results. I am very happy about this
progress. My mistake was to start him on 4 capsules all at once as opposed to gradually
increasing the amount. Right now he is taking two capsules and will increase to
3 next week. The best thing is that there were no loose stools this time around.
Which means no phone calls from the daycare. What a relief!!!!
I just want to say THANKS!"
-- Vanessa, NY
"Since taking speak, my son John has been trying more sounds and putting words
together. Not only has his speech benefitted, but he is voluntarily experimenting
with sounds. John has always been so quiet, but that is definitely changing."
-- Dawn, IL
"I had just about given up hope before I started my 4 year old on speak in
December. Since then, the changes have been amazing. I didn’t tell our friend that
he was taking speak, and at our end of the year, she couldn’t believe how much he
had progressed and wanted to know what we had been doing. I’ve passed speak along
to her and to several others."
-- Maria B., OH
"Thank you for NourishLife speak. Speak has truly taken Liam from a baby to
a little boy. Not only has his talking more, but his (and our) quality of life has
improved. We have a much more interactive, responsive relationship. Thank you for
all you have done and for providing this product."
-- Mylah, CA
"The Speak nutrients are helping my son and I am very grateful. Since I have
been giving him Speak, he is talking much more and able to process his thoughts
enough to talk in more complex sentences and thoughts. I'm sure the research is
ongoing, but I just want to say thank you for making this available to us now, because
it is helping."
-- Samantha, OK
"I just wanted to let you know that I was somewhat skeptical when I first started
to give the speak supplements to our daughter. However, we have noticed that her
articulation was well has her syntax have greatly benefitted after taking the supplements
for only three weeks."
-- K, CA
"I’ve been telling everyone about speak. It has been working great! Even though
I was giving fish oil, I was never sure of the right amount, and it didn’t seem
to have the effect that speak does. His vocabulary has improved and his pre-school
teachers have been asking me what’s going on because they have noticed such a huge
benefits."
-- Zoe Gordon, KS
"Since beginning the speech nutrients nearly 3 months ago, twice per daily,
we have noticed significant progress in our son's speech development (age 5.5).
Our family has been exceptionally pleased with his progress since beginning the
speech nutrients; we have noticed an added level of complexity to his sentences
and length of conversations he is able to carry with us and peers to be more intelligible.
Whether these improvements are due to maturation with assistance to the speech nutrients
regiment, my family is convinced of the properties of fish oils, especially combined
with other natural ingredients to produce "speak", we are true believers in the
power of this important vitamin and are now regular customers. Thank you so much
for all you do in speech development for young children!"
-- Alexandra Terry, AZ
"I wanted to write and tell you of the progress we have seen with my son, Jotham,
since starting on Speak. Jotham is 2 years and 8 months. Before we started Speak
we had him on fish oil but in a smaller amount. Jotham has now been taking Speak
for 2 full months. In the past month I have had numerous comments about how he has
improved from his teacher at school and others at school and in our family that
know him so well.
He is communicating with others better, and Jotham put a puzzle together all by
himself with no help and when he was done he looked up and said, “I did it!.” His
teacher said she and the other children were all so excited for him.
There are more words coming more easily on a daily, it is like a light bulb has
been turned on. Last weekend he started singing the "alleluia" chorus that we sing
in church, he sang it the whole way through, in tune! He has never attempted to
sing anything while in church, just yelling out "Amen" once in awhile, repeating
what we say. But he obviously had been listening!
I have to join Jotham in saying "alleluia" and thank you, for Speak. We cannot thank
you enough for this wonderful product."
-- Julie, TX
I would recommend any parent to try it. Thanks to the NourishLife SpeechNutrients
for support and help with our financial situation. I do believe they are out for
the greater good and not the all mighty dollar."
-- Julie Goodwin
"I am very happy to let you know that my son responded very well to speak.
He is copying everything, he is much better in the social area, he is trying to
speak much more, he seems to understand better and he pays more attention to everyone,
I am really impressed with the progress in only 1 week. Thank you."
-- Rosario, UK
"My twins have only been on it a week but the effects are already being seen.
They are calmer and the big circles under Avery's eyes are gone. His blue eyes shine!
Both of them are focusing on our faces more and they are trying to speak. I am so
impressed with the progress. I want to thank you and Speech Nutrients for this product.
God bless you."
-- Tanya Herod, MS
"My 6 yr old has been on your supplement for about 10 days. He started to say
"apple"! Today his teacher reported he said "up", "brown bear" and "ten". We are
very excited!"
-- Marcia, NJ
"Our son has leveled off nicely from the emotional outbursts we experienced
the first few weeks on Speak. The past two months he’s increased his sound variety
and production more quickly than ever."
-- J., CO
"I believe she is speaking in more complex sentences and she is less gittery,
more focused. Her conversational skills have improved too. We are very impressed
with her conversational speech and she is making progress."
-- Ali Robinson, WV
"My daughter is speaking more clearly, showing improved eye contact, and interacting
more within 3 weeks of us giving her speak regularly. In general, Carisse seems
more animated and responsive to us."
-- Hilary Wheeler, CA
"That formula has done wonders for her! Her speech is within the normal range
and the Vitamin E greatly helped. It's the formula we need in 2 capsules instead
of 6."
-- Katie McDermott, NJ
"Eric has shown improvements in his gross motor skills since starting speak.
Eric has always struggled with balance and coordination. Lately Eric seems much
steadier on his feet and he is wanting to climb on everything and recently discovered
he can pull himself onto our couch. I honestly cannot turn my back on him for one
split second anymore, and it's wonderful! Eric has also recently started moving
both feet at a rapid pace as if he's dancing. In addition, Eric has never waved
on his own initiative before. Two weeks ago he waved on his own on two separate
occasions (back-to-back days). While I haven't seen it happen again, I know it's
in there!"
-- Sarah Woodruff, MI
"This has been a great supplement! My son has shown increased focus, imitation,
attention, and speech."
-- Kathryn Bolle, CA
"I started my son Joseph on speak 1 week ago. He takes 2 gel caps 3 times a
day. I have noticed an improvement in his gross motor skills. His balance seems
better and he motor plans quicker."
-- Jacqueline Cinotti, NJ
"Zach is talking and pointing more. I'll step out on a limb here and say I
noticed it right away, within 48 hours. He's pointing more, naming many more objects
spontaneously, even gave the dog a command. He has also played a bit more with his
older sister, showed some empathy for her when she cried, and has been a bit more
flexible on a couple of occasions so far. Today he cut with scissors independently
and sat with a couple of kids for 10 minutes and watched them play."
-- Cheryl Doolittle, CA
"Isaac has only been on it for a few weeks but I notice the improvements already.
I really like the ease of the oil coming out of the capsule. He doesn't mind the
taste at all and takes it with no problems. He has been speaking more, trying longer
sentences, and initiating more conversations."
-- Angela Millman, IA