A life-threatening allergic reaction at age 20 drove Tulsa entrepreneur Anna Cobb to find a new purpose in creating a clean energy drink. Now, the Rejuvenation CEO has brought the world’s first sparkling okra water to Erewhon shelves.
“I had an allergic reaction to a synthetic energy supplement that left me on life support and in a coma,” Cobb told Fox23.
She explained to Canvas Rebel, “During the summer of my 20th birthday, I went to GNC to find an energy supplement to help me tackle my exhaustion of studying long hours and being your average sleep-deprived college student. After taking what I thought was a normal woman’s energy vitamin I suddenly felt my throat closing. As my life flashed before my eyes, I briefly remember seeing the fear on my grandmother’s face as 911 was rushing epinephrine through my veins. After being on a ventilator and in a coma for 1 week, I knew that my life was spared because my purpose was greater.”…