Katy’s Kottage Health Foods, Dallas, TX (2025)

09/22/2023

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12/18/2022

Hi! The amino acid l-glutamine is unique in that brain cells can burn it as an alternative fuel. Unlike sugar, it does not require insulin to be burned so it can be useful in cutting "sweets craving". There is another aspect to this. Years ago I suggested it to one of my hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) customers. He came back the next day and asked me, "Is there any alcohol in this?" He told me that he was a recovering alcoholic, and while he hadn't had a drink in 5 years, he had craved one every day, till yesterday. I assured him that it was an amino acid (one of the building blocks of proteins) not an alcohol. His response indicated that one of the drivers of his alcoholism was his hypoglycemia. So he could use it to reduce both cravings. Now this isn't a "magic cure" but if it doesn't help, it won't hurt. Now, if any of you want to talk to me about this(r anything else) you can call me at work (972-252-5811 Mon. to Sat. 10am to 7pm or email me at katyskottage@gmail.com.) Have a happy and healthy holliday. Uncle Allen

12/12/2022

Uncle Allen here!

Hi there! I recently realized that I've made reference to "the basics" in a number of these missives. They are the basci vitamins and minerals that EVERYBODY needs. While eating a balanced diet is important, it won't answer our needs because, one, we don't work as hard as our ancestors. As recently as 1900 the average working person burned, expended, 5,000+ calories a day. If I ate 5,000 calories a day I'd weigh 300 pounds. Second, back then only rich people could eat "junk food". Everyone else ate out of the garden (if they had one). Plus, we live longer. Back then the life span was just over 30 years. So all of us need to supplement. The four basics are:
A good multivitamin with at least a 50 to 100mg balance on the B vitamins. None of the drugstore vitamins even come close. A multimineral in a dose that yields at least 1,000mg of Calcium, A good one will be chelated(i.e. bound with a protein) and have a built in digestive enzyme so the pill or capsule dissolves in your stomach rather than "passing thru" whole. Vitamin C and vitamin E. The reason I say them separately is if you tried to put everything in one pill it would have to be bigger than a golf ball and no one could swallow that! Plus, ideally, they are taken differently. First, even though these are pills and/or capsules, they are not drugs. They are food supplements and should be taken with food. If the food were "perfect" they would be in the food. And if you throw them in with just water your stomach says to your brain "rocks? What do I do with rocks?" The pills and capsules are held together with proteins so if you are eating protein your stomach is already digesting protein and will be much more likely to digest the pills. Now, the multivitamin should be taken with the first meal of your day. The B vitamins give you an "energy boost" which you want at the start of your day. The multimineral should be taken with the last meal of your day. Calcium and magnesium not only help keep your bones strong they also help your muscles relax for better sleep. Vitamin C should be taken AT LEAST two times a day, and three times is better. Vitamin C is only in your body for about 4 hours. It goes in, does its thing, picks up garbage, and pees out your kidneys. When you take Vitamin E isn't as important as taking it. In it's natural state Vitamin E is sensitive to heat, light, and oxygen. So any food that's been cooked, processed, or stored, if it had any E it's gone by the time you get it. Vitamin E is part of the "antioxidant trio" (more garbage removal) and helps with skin moisture and helps the body replace scar tissue with healthy tissue. These four things are the "foundation" that everything else builds on. So get some and take them. Stay healthy, Uncle Allen

12/12/2022

From Uncle Allen!

Greetings, let's talk about digestion, or more commonly indigestion. Digestion starts in your mouth and involves two major things :saliva and chewing. The only place in your body there are teeth is in your mouth. Unchewed food stays that way, i.e. unchewed and saliva isn't just a lubricant, it's the first of the digestive enzymes. So, if you suffer from indigestion one of the first things you should do is chew more. While you should drink plenty of liquids during the day limit or eliminate them at mealtime. This will encourage you to chew more, eat slower, and not dilute the enzymes in your stomach. By the way your stomach lives up under your rib cage next to your heart. The area around your navel is your belly and is mainly intestines. The majority of digestion takes place in your stomach. As we get older the production of enzymes gets less efficient, like everything else. Stress, illness, allergies and other "things" can also interfere. So all us "geratric" types would probably benefit taking an enzyme supplement. If you do, the supplement should be taken WITH the food to prevent indigestion not later "after the fact". If you do get "heartburn" aloe vera juice(the inner gel not the whole leaf) is a pretty good
'fire extinguisher" , Finally, harken back to the discussion of allergies concerning probiotics. They are the last step in digestion and are meant to handle the "leftovers". If they aren't there the leftovers tend to rot creating more toxins that the body has to get rid of. Hence gas, halitosis, constipation and/or diarrhea. So, relax, take small bites, chew thoroughly, and don't "overstuff" and hopefully not suffer. Stay healthy, Uncle Allen

12/12/2022

From Uncle Allen!

Hello. First let's get something straight. Hypertension, i.e. high blood pressure is a symptom, not a disease. It can have any one or more of a number of causes and what helps it depends on why you have it. That said there are a number of things that just might help. Your Doctor probably told you to cut salt way down or even out. Here is why. Nerves transmit impulses by an exchange of sodium and potassium ions across the nerve membrane. So there needs to be a balance of sodium and potassium in your diet. Now in the world our bodies were designed to live in potassium sources were relatively plentiful and sodium sources were relatively rare.
rare enough that Roman soldiers were paid in salt(hence salary). Modern food processing has flipped that on its head. The average American gets up to three times as much sodium as needed, even if never touching a salt shaker. Most of us need a lot less sodium and a lot more potassium. A couple of the best natural sources for potassium are yellow meated fruits, like cantaloupe and true blackstrap molasses(not table molasses). A tablespoon of blackstrap has almost 500mg of potassium. That's almost as much as there is in a prescription potassium tablet. Also for symptomatic help Garlic. Garlic was researched and written up in the British medical journal as an aid to primary hypertension. While you can eat it there are also brands of odorless or odor controlled garlic supplements. Finally, there is an herb(actually a fruit) called hawthorn berry. Hawthorn berry is a blood vessel relaxant. So, proper exercise, reduce sodium, increase potassium, and possibly the supplements have the potential to help reduce hypertension. Stay healthy, Uncle Allen

12/12/2022

From Owner Allen Garner:

Let's talk about allergies. First, like everything else, this assumes you are already taking your basic vitamins and minerals. There are three things that can help calm allergies down. First is "local honey". For this it needs to be raw(uncooked) and unfiltered. It works on the principle that eating a substance makes you less sensitive to breathing it. Second is extra Vitamin C with extra of one of the B vitamins, i.e. Pantothenic Acid. Adelle Davis (back in the 1950's) suggested 500 to 1,000mg of Vitamin C and 100 mg of Pantothenic Acid several times a day. That combination supports the adrenals for an anti-histamine effect without the usual side effects. Finally, something people don't usually associate with upper respiratory issues, probiotics. Probiotics are the human symbiotic bacteria that are supposed to live in your gut. The connection to breathing is that they help regulate your acid/alkaline balance. When they are there the mucus in your mucus membranes is slightly acidic, When that fungus spore hits acidic mucus it dies and rinses out. When the mucus is alkaline(from a lack of probiotics) the fungus spore goes
``yum yum" and starts to grow at which point your body produces lots more mucus to try and push them out(sniff snort) and if enough of them get through you get a histamine response and everything swells up and hurts. Now, you are supposed to get a "lifetimes" dose of probiotics from being breastfed as a baby. Three big problems. One, were you breastfed? Two, did your mother have any of the critters to pass along. And three, the first time you were exposed to an antibiotic it killed them all. So just about everybody needs to "replant the garden" periodically Now live culture yogurt is a good food but it is not technically speaking a probiotic. The "critters" that make good tasting yogurt are meant to grow in baby cows, not people. Human bacteria make a VERY sour lumpy culture. Best to periodically supplement probiotics specifically. By the way, if you eat any significant amount of beef or chicken you are getting antibiotics whether you want them or not because commercial feed is loaded up with them to encourage weight gain in the animals.
So try these three things for hopefully better breathing. For your good health, Uncle Allen

12/18/2020

Katy’s Kottage has been a fantastic source of health food and wellness information in the DFW area for decades. Owner, Allen Garner is a very well informed and all around nice guy. This has been his passion for all of his adult life!
It began in 1929 with the Lazy A Poultry Farm. Health minded people came to Lazy A for their natural fresh laid eggs. Fresh eggs led to fresh baked goods, and attracted more health food enthusiasts. In the 50s, more health foods and supplements were offered. While in school in the early 60s, Allen worked for the owner, his Aunt Margaret Ashmore and fed his reading addiction with the abundant books and articles concerning Health Foods and Wellness that were available to him gaining a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
Originally, The Lazy A was located in what was at the time, considered “out in the country”. As Irving Tx spread, raising chickens inside the city limits became an issue. They sold the property and the chickens and move to a second location and opened Katy’s Kubbard where Allen continued to work during vacation time from school. His mother, retired, came back to the bakery business and opened and ran Katy’s Kottage until her passing. Katy’s Kubbard closed and Allen assumed ownership of Katy’s Kottage which has been open for 25 years, 15 of which have been at his current location on Belt Line in Irving.
Early on, organic foods and supplements were not readily available in traditional grocery stores so being conveniently located right next door was a great idea. Eventually, the chains got smart realizing the market they were missing out on. Although many suppliments and “natural” foods are available in the big stores, what Bob, the stock boy can’t offer is decades of acquired knowledge and assured quality in every product. Allen Garner and Katy’s Cottage can!

12/18/2020

Katy’s Kottage has been a fantastic source of health food and wellness information in the DFW area for decades. Owner, Allen Garner is a very well informed and all around nice guy. This has been his passion for all of his adult life!
It began in 1929 with the Lazy A Poultry Farm. Health minded people came to Lazy A for their natural fresh laid eggs. Fresh eggs led to fresh baked goods, and attracted more health food enthusiasts. In the 50s, more health foods and supplements were offered. While in school in the early 60s, Allen worked for the owner, his Aunt Margaret Ashmore and fed his reading addiction with the abundant books and articles concerning Health Foods and Wellness that were available to him gaining a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
Originally, The Lazy A was located in what was at the time, considered “out in the country”. As Irving Tx spread, raising chickens inside the city limits became an issue. They sold the property and the chickens and move to a second location and opened Katy’s Kubbard where Allen continued to work during vacation time from school. His mother, retired, came back to the bakery business and opened and ran Katy’s Kottage until her passing. Katy’s Kubbard closed and Allen assumed ownership of Katy’s Kottage which has been open for 25 years, 15 of which have been at his current location on Belt Line in Irving.
Early on, organic foods and supplements were not readily available in traditional grocery stores so being conveniently located right next door was a great idea. Eventually, the chains got smart realizing the market they were missing out on. Although many suppliments and “natural” foods are available in the big stores, what Bob, the stock boy can’t offer is decades of acquired knowledge and assured quality in every product. Allen Garner and Katy’s Cottage can!

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