Drum roll, please. After three weeks of asking you all for feedback, the results are in. Here's the recap.

Top New Product Votes

The products of highest interest to you all don't come as a great surprise. Here are the top three of interest:

L-Tryptophan
Quercetin
Organic Cocoa Powder

Your Most Important Health Concerns

Seems we have a fair number of fat kats out there, as more than a few of you listed "weight loss" among your health concerns for 2010. Here's a recap of your other top ranking issues we'll be sure to address in upcoming newsletters and product updates:

Anti-Aging
Allergies
Bone Density
Cancer
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol Levels
How to Eat Healthy
Hormone Balance
Pain

What We Could Do To Interest Your Friends/Family

While lots of you were happy to report you send everyone who will listen to the Co-op (thank you!), a few of you had some helpful suggestions on what we might do to win the hearts of your loved ones.

Your requests have been dually noted, but in the meantime, here's what we already offer for each of your suggestions:

Tell-a-Friend

If you take a look directly to your right, you'll see our Tell-a-Friend feature. Many of you mentioned if you had a way to directly invite folks to our site, you'd use it. This is your ticket.

Bribes ("specials" as you call them)

Pssst...here's a little secret: if your friends and family sign up for the newsletter, they automatically receive a coupon for 10% off their first order. You can mention this when you send them a note through the Tell-a-Friend feature above. ^..^

Highlighting Our Quality Program

If you ever want to mention our quality program, but don't want to go digging through each individual product page, you can always send a link to our general quality page. There you'll find an explanation of our quality program, links to all our tests, and short explanations of the latest results.

Brochures You Can Give

We have 'em, you just have to ask if you want extras. We're happy to include a pack with your order. Just write how many you'd like in the "Order Comments" box next time you place an order.

Wisdom for the Co-op & What You've Learned

Our last two questions on what wisdom you can offer the Co-op and what you've learned over the years elicited quite the range of responses. Funny, sassy, sweet, and wise. Never a dull moment with this crowd.

Visit our Survey 2010 Comments page and peruse your fellow fair members words of wisdom. This kat guarantees a smile. 

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Cindy's been delving into some very interesting research lately, and has been kind enough to distill her readings into bite-sized blogs you all can enjoy. Check out her recent articles below to get the scoop:

• Garlic, Vitamin C & Cancer Protection
  Cindy cites new research aiming to provide a blood test to assess cancer risk. Interestingly, the blood test measures not only cancer risk, but risk in relation to garlic consumption. Initial research shows the higher one's intake of garlic, the lower one's risk of cancer.

• Rosemary Improves Memory & Reduces Carcinogens in Grilled Meat
  Cindy speaks rosemary's praises, citing new research that rosemary can boost memory function and feelings of contentment in humans. Further, turns out rosemary may actually counter-act the toxic effects of grilling meats at high temperatures. 

• Emotions Affect Us at the DNA Level
  Recounting fascinating research on DNA, Cindy discusses a YouTube video with Gregg Braden. Braden's research into DNA proves how emotions shape DNA -- for better or worse. The results will astound you.