Northgate Plaza, 850 Colborne Rd., Sarnia, Ontario N7T 6V8

Phone: (519) 337-5878 ........ Fax: (519) 337-9687

Email: waterbug@ebtech.net


Business Hours:


How we got our name!


At The Water Bug, we strive to provide you with the highest quality products from natural sources for your good health. We are very proud of the reputation and trust we have built over the past five years, and we are committed to making your visit to our store a pleasurable and informative experience.


Looking for Vitamins, Herbs or Supplements?

We carry a large variety of top quality products from: Quest, Natural Factors, Nu-Life, Flora, Sisu, Swiss, A.Vogel, Enzymatic Therapy, Albi, Naka and Greens+.

We also carry a wide variety of homeopathic remedies, tonics, tinctures and bulk herbs.

Let our knowledgeable staff assist you in your selection!


Suffering from Arthritis? We carry Glucosamine Sulfate Sodium Free 500mg


Specialty Foods for the Vegetarian or Health Nut:


  • Organic Juice
  • Organic Yogurt
  • Rice Milk
  • Silken Tofu
  • Tofu Cheese
  • Dairy-Free Ice Cream
  • Wheat-Free Pasta
  • Veggie Burgers
  • Flour and Grains
  • Miso and Seaweed
  • Organic Milk
  • Organic Cottage Cheese and Butter
  • Soy Milk
  • Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
  • Rice Cheese
  • Dairy-Free Puddings and Snacks
  • Wheat and Gluten Free Cookies
  • Veggie and Tofu Weiners
  • Natural Nut Butters and Spreads
  • Natural Sauces and Sweetners

 
We also now carry Gluten-free, wheat-free and yeast-free breads, cereals and baking goods.


Got the munchies?

Check out our all natural, healthy snacks: chips, rice cakes, puddings, bars, cookies, nuts, dried fruits, etc.

We also carry all natural soaps and hard to find sundries.


Looking for a garlic supplement? Try Garlinase 4000

"The highest potency in a One-A-Day Garlic Supplement"


Aromatherapy Products

essential oils * massage oils * lamp burners * tea tree oil * bath oils * books



We carry a large selection of body building products such as:


"Cold or Flu got you down.....Try Echinacea, Zinc Lozenges and Vitamin C"


Body Care

Tempt yourself with some of our natural soaps, facial care products and lotions that are sure to make your skin feel naturally clean and healthy. We have everything from natural shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants and ointments, to ear candles and massagers.




See our "NEW" Computer Herbalist!

Let our knowledgeable staff help you in your selection.


Other Products we carry:

If you don't see a product you are looking for.....just ask! We more than likely can get it.

Us helping you.......is what we do!




We have an extensive bulk herb section.


How we got our name!

WATER BUGS AND DRAGONFLIES

Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond.

They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about with its friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more.

"Look!" said one of the water bugs to another. "One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?"

Up,up,up it went slowly. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn't return.

"That's funny!" said one water bug to another.

"Wasn't she happy here?" asked a second water bug.

"Where do you suppose she went?" wondered a third.

No one had an answer. They were greatly puzzled.

Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. "I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why."

"We promise," they said solemnly.

One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and fallen onto the broad, green lily pad above.

When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn't believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impluse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly.

Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere.

By and by, the new dragonfly lighted happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were, scurrying about, just as he had been doing some time before.

Then the dragonfly remembered the promise: "The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why."

Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water.

"I can't return!" he said in dismay. " At least I tried, but I can't keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I'll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they'll understand what happened to me, and where I went."

And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful new world of sun and air.


Northgate Plaza, 850 Colborne Rd., Sarnia, Ontario N7T 6V8

Phone: (519) 337-5878 ........ Fax: (519) 337-9687

Email: waterbug@ebtech.net

Business Hours:

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