Lynn Tryba

Creatine is an organic compound best-known for aiding muscle growth and recovery. Two decades of creatine research on brain function now links creatine to better cognitive performance, memory, and reasoning, as well as protecting against certain neurological diseases. The latest research indicates that supplementing with creatine monohydrate may also alleviate symptoms of depression.

We recently sat down with Dr. Rev. W Collins, DD, to discuss how her personal healing journey led her to the fields of herbalism and Reiki—for both animals and humans. Reiki Services Q: What first drew you to Reiki? A: I was living in Hawaii in 2002 and had just given birth to my daughter when I heard about Reiki from a healer on the island of Kauai. Reiki was not popular back then. My pregnancy with my daughter was rough and I needed to heal emotionally, physically, and even financially.

If we were to time travel back to 1935, we would see an America in the midst of the Great Depression, a harrowing time in which many people went hungry. In Oklahoma and Florida, two family-owned stores (Akin’s and Chamberlin’s, respectively) opened with the goal of providing healthy foods and products for people. Over the decades, the stores expanded to keep pace with a growing interest in the health food movement. Chamberlin’s became part of the Akin’s family in the late 1990s.