Indian Time - A Voice from the Eastern Door

By Mahlon Smoke

Saturday, May 15th - 3TK Nutrition opened its doors to everyone in Akwesasne. From opening to closing, customers were offered free reusable straws, free cookies at the door, as well as a taste of the homemade protein donuts, along with their drinks of choice. Thanks to the collaboration of Casey Swamp, founder of 3TK Fitness and Nutrition, and Haylee Jacco, an Herbalife distributor.

(L to R) Sunnie Rae Francis, Alanna Cook, Tewennine Delormier, Kristin Cook, Tianna Delormier, and Tori Thompson all working hard on the Grand Opening of 3TK Nutrition.

3TK Nutrition is a new venture for Swamp, this store is an expansion of his gym and fitness program which offers a total transformation program and personal training to help people live healthier lives and to get fit. Swamp, who is also a distributor of Herbalife, decided to make protein shakes and try them out. Along with Jacco, they first started making and selling them from his gym. After a while, they decided to expand outside the gym and open up a smoothie bar to the community of Akwesasne and surrounding areas. Thus, 3TK Nutrition moved to its new location.

"It was just a trial thing at first, trying them out and we realized they were really good. So, we wanted to see if anyone else would want them. Now here we are." Swamp said.

He also mentioned that it was exciting to go from serving 25 customers a day to now 200 customers. Swamp mentioned his amazing staff, most of whom were also familiar with Herbalife products and were also familiar with how the products help people live healthier lifestyles and if you so choose - lose weight. They also offer Herbalife products for anyone who wishes to purchase them as well.

3TK Nutrition is open from 7 am to 7 pm from Monday through Friday and 9 AM to 3 PM Saturday through Sunday. They are located in the building next to the Akwesasne Mini-Mart and offer preorders through their Facebook Page at 3TK Nutrition.