Our Story
Gina grew up in the beautiful state of Oregon. She was educated at home, along with her 6 siblings. As a child she loved to be outdoors with her animals, riding mini-bikes, singing, and playing saxophone or clarinet in a home-school band. She was a piano, saxophone and clarinet teacher by the time she was 15 and had anywhere from 2-10 students at any given time. Tony grew up in North Eastern Wisconsin with his 13 siblings. He was home-schooled from 7th grade on. His mother helped the kids grow a big garden, selling their produce and flowers at the local farmers market. He loved to hunt and fish every chance he got. They met because of a NeoLife health retreat in Oregon (imagine that)! Tony's parents were at the retreat and met Gina's family. A week later, friends of Tony's family asked Gina to consider a job as nanny and help home-school their family of 15. Gina took the job, moving to Northern Wisconsin in September of 1996. The family she worked for, along with their own biological kids, had several special-needs children they had adopted. This was a great learning and growing experience! Tony was the best friend of the eldest son in the family Gina worked for. The first time Tony saw Gina, he knew she would someday be his bride! After a 2 year courtship, they exchanged vows on January 9th, 1999, at St. Francis Cathedral in Green Bay. In January of 2000 they welcomed their first of 7 children. Nutrition through supplementation with NeoLife played a huge role in Gina's healthy pregnancies, non-medicated births and fast recoveries. When they met, Tony suffered from dairy and seasonal allergies, plus asthma. After a year on NeoLife, his dairy allergy was gone and the seasonal allergies were greatly reduced. A few years later, he realized that his asthma was gone as well! Gina grew up using NeoLife. Her mother, Leslie Hanson, with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry along with an extensive knowledge of nutrition, has been a tremendous resource for Gina as she strives to help everyone she encounters.
