It's that time again. When we thank you for all
your great support by offering a whopping 20% off anniversary coupon.
The Co-op is celebrating 8 years in business this
February 15th!
The sale will begin Monday, February 15th
and you can save 20% with the following coupon code:
8years
Remember: Coupon codes are case-sensitive.
Be sure to add all items to your cart before entering your coupon code.
Now's a great time to tell your friends and family
about us. If they sign up for our newsletter between February 15th and 28th,
they'll receive a 20% off coupon from yours truly.
Thank you for all your support over the years. The
Co-op is going strong, thanks to you, and we look forward to serving you for
many years to come. ^..^
Kat's Interview: Christy Svanemyr's Scary Appendicitis &
Healing on the Dr. Rodier Diet
Tess's and Cindy's good
friend, Christy, recently had a big health scare. While she's only 31 and
has always looked the picture of
health, Christy' has had a history of gut problems and recently had an emergency
appendectomy. Sent home with antibiotics and pain pills, Christy continued to
feel lousy and listless far longer than expected.
A slow and painful
recovery led her to Dr. Hugo Rodier's office, where she finally got to the root
of her long-time belly upsets. Dr. Rodier put Christy on his standard 8-week
intestinal cleanse and rejuvenation diet using five basic Co-op products:
Probiotics 16,
Pancreatic Enzymes,
Fish Oil,
Vitamin D3 and
Constant Health.
This kat decided that
Christy's story was an important one, as many (even quite young) people have gut
problems that go unrecognized and cause all sorts of mischief. As background, Christy is a certified
Integral Coach, a Zen monk, and a gifted expressive dance and embodiment
teacher.
OHC:
Christy, when did you start having gut troubles?
Christy Svanemyr:
I grew up in West Virginia where organic foods were never the norm.
I struggled with digestion since college. I partied and ate all
sorts of typical college fare. Beer, pizza, ice cream, you name it. I gained a lot of
weight and began noticing problems with bloating and abdominal pain, but I didn't know what was making
me feel so terrible because I just wasn’t paying attention.
Eventually I caught on
that dairy was causing me problems, so I started taking lactate while continuing to eat
dairy products. It helped but not enough.
When I moved West
several years later, I started to eat more whole and organic foods. I
changed to soymilk. I started eating salads every day for lunch. And,
thankfully, I started
losing the weight I'd put on in college.
Around that time I started to become
more conscious of how foods affected me. I started
noticing that when I’d eat pasta, I’d bloat up. So I had less bread, less dairy,
less alcohol, and turned to more protein and veggies.
While I still struggled
with belly upsets, none of my doctors were the least bit concerned
and certainly no one suspected a
chronic
appendicitis.
OHC:
Let's fast-forward to fall 2009 when your health took a dramatic turn for the worst. What
happened?
CS: I had been
incredibly stressed from planning my wedding last year. I literally felt like I
might explode. Work was crazy, the Zen center was gearing up for the year's
biggest event, and here I am a newlywed -- exhausted.
After yoga one day
I just burst into tears. I couldn't keep doing it all. The pace was killing me,
I was so exhausted,
and yet I didn’t have any vacation days to take time off.
Not a week later, I
traveled to teach a somatic class. I spent the weekend reconnecting with my
body and, at the end of the class on Sunday, I went to a spa. I felt this immense
decompression from all the stress.
However, I had no idea my trip to the
emergency room was just a week away.
Read
more on Christy's hospitalization and journey back to health.
Ask The Kat:
How
Do You Decide on Serving Size?
Q: How do you decide
how much of each ingredient to include in your products?
A:
First things first,
we always aim for "fewer ingredients in more significant amounts."
We avoid fancy-sounding
"window dressing" ingredients -- which make a formula sound more
sizzling but are included in such small amounts that they'll do you little
good.
Likewise, we provide
scientifically-significant amounts. What that means is that we evaluate
peer-reviewed scientific research and use amounts that have been proven to work
for specific health needs.
By working closely with integrative health
care practitioners and leading consultants, we incorporate the latest research findings to design products based on
evidence versus marketing hype.
Significant amounts of active ingredients. No fluff ingredients. Affordable
products. Proven quality. Attention to evolving research. A pretty good deal, all from your favorite kat! ^..^
