Hi, my name is Carlton Newman owner of Ascend Enterprises, LLC and producer of the ZAP-A-KRAMP products. I first learned of the amazing properties of Common Club Moss (Lycopodium clavatum) in the early 1980's. I attended a lecture given, through interpreters, by Maria Treben, author of "Health Through God's Pharmacy" and a world-renowned herbalist, healer and lecturer. When she began talking about Common Club Moss and its ability to relieve cramping I paid particular attention. I would often wake up in the middle of the night with a terrible cramp in my foot, or calf, or thigh and sometimes all three at once. All I could do was to stand and walk around for a half-hour or more until it went away on its own. And after I went back to bed the cramps would sometimes return starting a new round of torment.

This all ended when after her lecture I bought some Common Club Moss and put it into a small pillow, which I kept on my bed stand. Whenever I woke with a cramp I would immediately apply the club moss pillow over the area of the cramp. In seconds I could feel the blood begin to flow in the cramped muscle as it began to relax. Often the cramp would be gone in less than a minute. Sometimes, with an intense cramp, it would take several minutes to completely relax and I would have to move the small pillow up and down and around to cover all the area of the muscle(s) affected. Once the muscle relaxed I would go back to bed with the pillow laying near the muscle and fall asleep not to awaken again until my alarm went off. It wasn't until recently that I discovered that the pillow also helped to relax tense shoulder muscles and relieve eyestrain. This is great for those long trips in car, boat, and plane or even after a hard day at work.

I had that same pillow for many years. In fact I replaced the club moss in March of 1989 just before I moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Gardiner, Montana. By the summer of 2002 I was noticing that the club moss took longer to work than it did before so I started looking in all of the health food type stores for more of it and couldn't find any. After much searching I finally found some. I began to think that if it was that hard for me to find it, and I knew what I was looking for, many others might not even know that it existed or what amazing properties it has. So the idea was born, why not make the club moss pillows and see if others would be interested in them? Well it didn't take long to find out that others were interested, and not only in the pillows. They wanted the bulk herb for making the tea that Maria Treben recommended for so many different ailments.

So here we are. This is my offering to you. I pray that it helps you as it has me. Common Club Moss has a long history in civilizations all over the world. Yet the FDA has not evaluated the statements I have made on this web site and I cannot say that these products will treat, cure or prevent any disease. It is always advisable to consult with your doctor. Maria Treben says that the club moss pillows will last for one year (mine lasted much longer) so I will guarantee them for at least one year. If you are not satisfied, return the pillow in good condition and I will cheerfully refund the purchase price.

I would appreciate hearing from you and any comments, pro or con, on how the pillows or the tea has or has not helped you. May God bless you.