Like many other companies, Crystal Youth sprang into being quite by accident. C.Y. founder W H De Beer developed complications from the e-coli bacterium so severe that after six months of fruitless medical intervention he seeked alternative methods to heal himself from this bacterium". At that point a friend introduced Mr De Beer to a herbalist who prescribed massive dosage of coral calcium which literally eradicated the bacterium and its complications over night. From that moment on in August 1999 Mr De Beer's passion for natural healing has dominated his life.Crystal Youth was thus born and after out-growing two smaller locations, has now evolved into a full- fledged skin care centre, herbal and nutritional centre at their location in Pretoria's Hatfield district. The goal of the C.Y clinic is to have a positive effect on the health and well-being of every person who walks through the doors and regardless of how much or how little money any perspective customer has to spend, staff of C.Y are also ready to offer free of charge nutritional guidance as well as sharing knowledge and information gained first hand by working with and helping people with conditions ranging from acne to cancer to diabetes to eczema to high blood pressure to obesity.C.Y has demonstrated hundreds of times that few health concerns exist which can not be overcome by treating the cause instead of the symptom. The staff of C.Y are constantly researching the most current data on nutritional and herbal supplementation, breakthrough in the field of anti-aging, food and environmental allergies and maintenace of healthy alkaline pH. In order to offer the public the most potent and cost effective range of nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and herbs, C.Y Group was born and its Directors, Mr W De Beer and Mr S W van Wyk manufacture the finest kombucha to be found in S.A. as well as the purest , most potent, and affordable "combination" of nutritional supplements and herbs. The "combination" is called the "C Y Recipe for life" because it is our ongoing experience that when coupled whith proper nutritional intake based on blood group diet, every person will benefit from this "combination" and start achieving the best state of health possible.