McFarland USA opened as one of the top movies at the box office last weekend and here’s why we love it! This new Disney film is based on the true story of a group of California students from McFarland High School in 1987 who came out of nowhere to build a championship cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, portrayed by Kevin Costner. What excites us about this film is that Coach White gave these kids the same super health drinks and supplements we use every day that are made by our exclusive manufacturer, Sunrider in Torrance, California.
The Sunrider concentrated herbal formulas are some of the secret weapons used by Coach White to help these kids achieve greatness beyond anyone’s wildest expectations! We see this movie as much a success story for Sunrider as it is for McFarland High School.
With grit and determination, this unlikely band of runners eventually overcame great socio-economic odds to forge an enduring legacy. 
The McFarland USA cross-country team, under White’s leadership, won 9 out of 15 California State Championships, 22 out of 24 League Titles and 15 Sectional Championships.
In addition to being an amazing coach, Jim White has also been a Sunrider distributor and consumer all these years. So, knowing the power of the Chinese herbal products created by Dr. Tei-Fu Chen, he was able to give his runners a tremendous advantage. 
In a 1997 Los Angeles Times newspaper article, the writer is intrigued by the use of Dr. Chen’s amazing Sunbreeze Oil:
“One boy walked over to White and motioned to the coach's pocket. He took out a bottle of aromatic oils. It passed from hand to hand, drops dabbed on calves, backs, in mouths and up noses. "It's voodoo juice." one boy said. "Keeps you from sucking wind."
A 2004 article in Sports Illustrated magazine reads, “No one can figure it out, how the runners with the shortest legs and the grimmest lives began winning everything once Blanco [Jim White] took over the program. According to the Sports Illustrated article, the boys drank cleansing teas, shakes full of complex carbohydrates, and took gel capsules full of vitamin E and bee pollen."
Here are the Sunrider formulas that the McFarland USA championship team used:
Fortune Delight and Calli Tea (cleansing teas)
- During the years of Jim White’s legacy, the small community of McFarland, California was known for its unusually high rate of childhood cancer. Jim understood the toll toxins and poor nutrition could take on his athletes and while he could not interfere with their daily lives, he knew the power of the Sunrider Philosophy of Regeneration: Nourish,
Cleanse, Balance. Whenever possible, he supplemented their diet with Fortune Delight and Calli Tea to help cleanse their vital organs, like the liver and kidneys.
NuPlus (shakes full of complex carbohydrates)
Jim also provided what the Sports Illustrated article referred to as “shakes full of complex carbohydrates.” NuPlus is a powerful rebuilding formula with a regenerating effect on all the organs and systems of the body—perfect for an athlete in training. Many athletes use NuPlus to improve performance. It builds lean muscle and it increases stamina and energy.
Energy Plus is a powerful herbal based Vitamin E supplement, which Coach White chose to increase the energy and strength of his athletes. Vitamin E is known to enhance the flow of blood to the heart. Energy Plus also includes Korean ginseng, bee pollen and wheat germ oil for a well-rounded formula to improve endurance and stamina.
Sunrider’s Sunbreeze Essential Oil is what they referred to as ‘voodoo juice’. Coach White had the boys rub their calves with it before and after every race because it soothes sore muscles. Also, the concentrated aroma of menthol and eucalyptus helped them breathe better.
We're very excited aobut this film and eager to share the news of these amazing Sunrider formulas for health and fitness. Feel free to share your thoughts about the movie here.
