New Products: Soothing Greens and Immune Health in Stock, Too!

This kat's been beating the same drum all year: good immune health means healthy cells and a healthy gut!

Now we're introducing an amazing new gut-friendly product: Soothing Greens, which is loaded with superfoods, powerful immune boosters, a quite substantial amount of soothing slippery elm and banana powder, and a totally shelf-stable/food-stable probiotic!

For the full scoop on gut health and all that Soothing Greens has to offer, check out our Soothing Greens White Paper. In the meantime here's a quick overview.

Soothing Greens packs:

Slippery Elm - works to soothe and nourish the intestinal tract and has been studied in conjunction with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Its mucilaginous properties aid the throat, stomach, bowels, and colon to absorb toxins and regulate colonic bacteria for effective elimination (it is used for issues of constipation and diarrhea alike).

Alfalfa Grass - a green "superfood," alfalfa contains digestive regulation enzymes and chlorophyll -- both important in healing and maintaining a healthy intestinal tract, liver, and skin. Alfalfa is known to bind and neutralize carcinogenic agents in the colon as well as allergens in the gut.

Barley Grass - another green "superfood," barley grass is rich in protein and calcium and is considered to normalize metabolism. In addition to supporting healthy cholesterol levels and being a powerful antioxidant, barley grass helps the gut by acting as an anti-inflammatory and providing a heavy dose of anti-bacterial chlorophyll. Barley grass neutralizes heavy metals and its small molecular weight allows it to be absorbed directly through cell membranes to purify and build the blood, repair cellular DNA, and promote anti-aging.

Spirulina - this blue-green algae "superfood" packs 21 amino acids, essential fatty acids, and a wide range of vitamins and minerals. It's known as an important detoxifier and is also known for offering highly-digestible protein and bioavailability of nutrients, making it a good energy booster.  Spirulina's high chlorophyl levels helps it draw out toxins and it is often used with malabsorption issues. It's alkaline properties help balance acidic foods like coffee, sugar, and alcohol, while its immune-stimulating properties make it an important anti-cancer ally.

Dried Banana Powder - Bananas are one of nature's best antacids and gastric lining protectors. Bananas offer terrific defense against ulcers, pack a powerful punch of potassium, and include all the vitamins, minerals, aminos and essential fatty acids as well! Bananas, by the way, are considered an alkalinizing fruit. 

Larch Arabinogalactan - The name sounds like a super hero, and no surprise. Larch works as a prebiotic to feed healthy bacteria,. Larch also boosts general immune health and immune regulation efficiency (it is considered a powerful immune modulator). Larch also helps produce critical short-chain fatty-acids, which support healthy elimination, gastrointestinal lining protection, and overall gut health. Larch now accompanies many cancer protocols for its tremendous immune boosting benefits. 

Ganaden BC30™ Probiotics - patented and completely shelf-stable spore-forming probiotics (promoted by experts like Dr. Andrew Weil).  Ganaden probiotics produce L+ lactic acid, which supports formation of good bacteria in the gut and forces out unfriendly, disease-promoting bacteria.  No more fuss about refrigeration, worrying about dead bugs.  Also no more worrying about when to take your probiotics. The BC30 bugs are like special forces, able to survive and do their job, no matter how harsh the environment! Yeah! 

Citrus Bioflavonoids - powerful antioxidants and potent immune and cardiovascular health boosters. Bioflavanoids also are considered helpful in healing allergic conditions, which often start in the gut and the digestion process.

Brown Rice Protein - gentle, easy-to-digest protein to nourish your trillions of cells and support them in any immune battle.

To buy the ingredients in Soothing Greens separately, you would be forking over a lot more of your precious greenbacks than with our integrated formula. Soothing Greens was designed in collaboration with Dr. Rodier, who, as many of you know, is all about improving gut health, so we're all excited about this product (especially Cindy, who is on an allergy elimination and gut healing diet)!

For more on Soothing Greens, or to get started soothing your gut now, visit out product page.

Kat's Interview: Peter Wolff, Smoothie King & Long-time Member

This kat curled up and had a cozy conversation with long-time Co-op member Peter Wolff the other day. Peter had tails (oops, I mean tales!) to tell about the early Co-op days, thoughts to share on health and healing, and a few elephant stories to boot.

Kat: You and the Co-op go way back.

PW: That’s right. I was getting newsletters from the late, great Stewart (Cindy and Stephen’s dad) back before the Co-op was the Co-op. He was innovative, unique, irreverent, and down right funny. I became very interested in what he had to say. I started buying vitamins and minerals from him and was probably one of the Co-op’s very first customers. Today, you’re my one stop favorite website. Where else can you get quality products, great prices, and a little levity?

Kat: Flattery will get you everywhere. You are purr-fectly welcome to keep going!

PW: Oh, I sing your praises all the time. Why, the other day we had a few folks over—all in their 50s and early 60s—and, as will often happen when baby boomers gather together, the conversation turned to our various aliments and health concerns. Each guest had an issue they wanted my advice on. I, of course, directed them to the Co-op! One lady wanted to be healthy internally because she was getting ready to donate a kidney to her niece. I bought her Constant Health and she’s been taking it in preparation for the transplant. Nothing like getting immune, intestinal, and detox support all in one tasty concoction!

Finish Peter's interview with the kat here (including how he lost 30 lbs, his favorite Co-op products, and much more).