We are sorry to say that the Sami's lotions and gels that we have had custom-made for us are no longer available. We have searched hard for a replacement, and have found a couple of items that seem to be close although significantly higher priced. The link below will take you to these new emu oil products.

For those of you using the emu oil lotions, we have found pure emu oil that you could add to the Rich's lotions that we carry and give them that extra penetrating power that you are looking for. It shouldn't take very much of the oil to do the trick. Just remember to shake the mixture well each time you are going to use it.

We hope you will find these new items to be a worthy and even a superior substitute.

This summer I embarked on a new experience by signing up at a local fitness center and using a personal trainer. I thought I would share the supplement information that they recommend for building muscle and losing weight. If enough folks are interested, we will start stocking these items.

First, they recommend a good quality protein powder that provides 25 to 30 grams of protein per serving. And they recommend 2 to 3 servings of it a day depending on your ability to eat something every 3 hours as they also recommend.

Then they recommend 15 grams of L-glutamine powder and 1250 mg of L-carnitine liquid a day. The L-carnitine should be taken just before workouts. Then comes Tonalin/CLA which is a fat burner to be taken 2 to 3 times a day. And then finally a zinc/magnesium/B6 product called ZMA before bed which is also fat burning and increases muscle mass.

As with any exercise or diet regimen, it is best to clear it with your doctor first before embarking on it. We do have all of these items available as Special Order items except for the protein powder. I have seen some success with this regimen and I would be interested in your results too.

We found out this summer that we were no longer able to obtain the more affordable Denmark chondroitin powder that we had been getting for quite some time. The newer product that we just brought in is tested to a higher standard but also unfortunately comes at a higher price--almost double what we had been charging for it.

This new product comes from China and like our former Denmark product is made from bovine cartilage. We will continue to search for more affordable sources, but will provide this product until we find a lower-priced alternative.

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