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As the months passed by and she found herself once again enjoying all the wonderful
benefits of good health, that dream of so long ago re-entered her mind. It was that dream of
finding something that would enable her and Wayne to make a difference and leave their mark
upon this world.
With renewed energy and the excitement of finding a way to share this powerful product,
one evening she and Wayne sat at their kitchen table to discuss how they might go about
distributing this “miracle from the seas.” Their initial thought was to put it into the hands of
doctors who might recommend it to their patients. Her own doctors had marveled at her
recovery.
Late in the year of 1984 their company, which they chose to name Doctor’s Signature,
was formed. In the beginning, Gerri worked with their daughter Marjorie in organizing the
business and they set up an office in their garage. Gerri explains, “At first we tried contacting
doctors by phone with the hope of setting up an appointment to share with them this product
that we believed so much in. It didn’t take long to realize that this would not work. We then
decided to take information to the doctors, so we had some flyers printed up and began
distributing them at medical offices and hospitals.” It was in mid-1985 that Wayne decided to put
his full time efforts into their dream, and so he joined in the business operations and in
distributing the information. He states with a smile, “We were thrown out of some of the best
medical facilities in San Diego.” Throughout the discouraging days, their persistence did not
diminish because every once in awhile someone would show an interest in wanting to try their
product. Because they did not have the means at the time to manufacture Body Balance, they
contracted with an outside manufacturer to handle that facet of the business. Over time,
Doctor’s Signature began to grow.
The real boost to their business came one day when they knocked on the door of the San
Diego Clinic of Preventive Medicine and were introduced to Dr. William J. Saccoman, M.D. He
warmly invited them in and sat down to learn about what they had to offer. He was very much
interested and asked to try the product. Several days later he called and said he had done some
testing on their product and was extremely interested in recommending it to his patients. He
states, “Body Balance is the most powerful nutrient rich product I have ever come across in my
many years of medical practice.” He encouraged Wayne and Gerri to advertise in specific
medical magazines and journals and gave them permission to use his name, which is widely
known throughout the country in the preventive medicine arena. With his endorsement, and
their new method of advertising, Doctor’s Signature began a tremendous growth period that
extended into the 1990’s.
As time and business progressed, they added other products to their line including the
Colon Cleanse Program, Taheebo Tea, and the Herbal Body Wrap. These remained the
product line for Doctor’s Signature and through the years, over 6,000 healthcare practitioners
used and recommended Body Balance and the other Doctor’s Signature products. It was during
these years that they moved from their garage office into a facility that allowed them to begin
their own product manufacturing.
In 1995, they began seriously thinking about another method of distributing their products
so that they might reach even larger numbers of the country’s population. Several methods
were taken into consideration and the chosen one was referral marketing. In January of 1996,
the doors of wholesale marketing to healthcare practitioners were closed and the doors of Life
Force International opened. Doctor’s Signature remains today the parent company of Life Force,