At Greenline Organic Health, owner Kuang Lin is enthusiastic to share his wealth of knowledge and organic products to promote digestive cleansing, and overall healthy living.

Supplements like Organic Tummy Joy, Organic Blood Comfort, and Organic Gift Talents work to alleviate health problems, including benefits such as improved digestion, cardiovascular health, brain function, and more.

“No matter how rich or powerful – it doesn’t matter if you’re Bill Gates – you are what you eat,” he said on a recent afternoon in between helping customers.

One of those patrons, Corliss Glover of Bellevue who learned of Greenline Organic through a friend, came in the store to order up some internal cleanser and his usual No. 3 drink – the Body Cleanser, with cucumbers, beets, carrots, apples and other fiber. He has come in regularly for the past four months to cleanse what he refers to as “the spackle” on his intestine walls and to feel good about himself.

The Boeing Co. employee said he doesn’t have time to eat all things healthy, so a quick trip to see Lin takes care of his nutritional needs.

Long before it became popular, Lin began to eat organically grown food to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. He found that a simple change in diet had substantial cleansing effects on his body.

Chemicals from industrial pollutants, pesticides and food additives are used on a great deal of the food we eat, and when it builds-up in the body, Lin said, it slows the digestive system. This blockage is what causes a great deal of sickness and health problems, he added, including fatigue, acne, arthritis, cancer and other diseases.

“People eat food high in fat, high in protein, and high in sugar, but low in fiber,” he said, “and most people forget we need the fresh enzymes to help flush out chemicals.”

For more than 12 years, Lin has shared his enthusiasm about the benefits of organic food with customers at Greenline Organic, offering a range of organic supplements called Henry’s Organic, and freshly made juices from organically grown fruits and vegetables.

Tanya Thompson first tried the product in 2006 after she had heard stories about Greenline Organic year after year. She was impressed after her first visit with Lin.

“He went through a brief appointment with me, looked at hair, skin, nails, and eyes – and he was able to tell me what was going on with my system,” she said.

He suggested she take Henry’s Internal Cleanser, and Thompson says the results were immediate. She was amazed with how quickly the powder supplement cleansed her system. “Everything was better – from my sleep habits to my digestion to my activity level, I just had a lot more energy.”

Lin says a healthy diet is the most important part of living a healthy life.

“If you want to be happy, healthy, have good skin and live a long life, you need to take care of your digestive system.

“Sugar, vitamins, and caffeine are like poison in your body – it’s fake energy,” he said. Greenline Organic products provide “real energy,” to replace the stimulants and sedatives that many people habitually use.

When Julie Stoner first visited Greenline Organics, Lin started asking her questions about her health and she told him about her struggle to find a remedy for intestinal problems. He recommended Henry’s Organic Internal Cleanser.

“He was so confident in the quality of the product that I was more than happy to try it,” she said. “It has made me a new person.”

Lin tells his customers to eat organic as often as possible. He admits that organic products are often more expensive, but in the long run it prevents sickness, avoiding costly medical bills and improving the quality of life.

Greenline Organics offers Henry’s products in the store and online. For more information about Greenline Organics and Henry’s Organic products, go to www.greenlineorganic.com.

STEPHANIE MARTIN is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory