How Giselle Boxer’s ‘ear seeds’ made Dragon’s Den history as she receives SIX offers & leaves Deborah Meaden speechless
A WOMAN has stunned the Dragons den cast with a bizarre product that she claims helped her cure chronic fatigue.
Giselle Boxer made history on tonight's episode when she showcased her unique "ear seeds" - leaving Deborah Meaden speechless and receiving a record breaking six offers.
Giselle, from Sheffield, was 26 and working for a for a top advertising agency when she was diagnosed with M.E (myalgic encephalomyelitis.)
The condition left her housebound and she was told by doctors that she would never recover, work again or have children.
However, with the help of diet, acupuncture, Chinese herbs and "ear seeds" she made a full recovery and fell pregnant.
Ear seeds are tiny needle-less beads, based on acupuncture principles, which are applied to the ear to stimulate nerve endings.
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Giselle's return to health inspired her to set up Acu Seeds with the aim of helping others recover from similar conditions - including anxiety and migraines.
Acu Seeds sells gold and silver plated ear seeds with the intention of combining fashion and treatment.
The young entrepreneur came to the Dragons, Gary Neville, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett asking for a £50,000 investment for 10 percent of her Acu Seeds business.
And, her story made quite the impression, as after learning about her business all six dragons made her an offer and five of them for the amount she wanted.
Bartlett suggested he give Giselle all the money but fort 15 per cent of the business.
Meaden was left speechless by the pitch and said: “I normally have 1,001 questions and I’m just sat here thinking, ‘I’m just making questions up now.’ I’m asking you for the sake of it.”
What are the signs and symptoms of chronic fatigue symptom (CFS)?
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long-term illness with a wide range of symptoms. The most common symptom is extreme tiredness.
CFS is also known as ME, which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis.
It can affect anyone, including children, but is more common in women, and tends to develop between your mid-20s and mid-40s.
As well as extreme tiredness, people may have other symptoms, including:
- sleep problems
- muscle or joint pain
- headaches
- a sore throat or sore glands that aren't swollen
- problems thinking, remembering or concentrating
- flu-like symptoms
- feeling dizzy or sick
- fast or irregular heartbeats (heart palpitations)
Source: NHS
