As I have written about previously, our skin is a window to our internal health, especially the health of our gut. It is the body’s largest elimination organ, and also a canvas where nutritional deficiencies, toxicities, food sensitivities, gut flora imbalances and hormonal issues can show up. Often times, changes in the texture of skin, […]
Optimizing Your Pets Health, Adding Vitality and Increasing Life Span
Cats and Dogs are just as important as our other human family members and while their diet needs are actually quite similar to ours, unfortunately so are their illnesses. Have you noticed that pets today are suffering from many of the exact same modern day diseases as humans, such as diabetes, obesity, anxiety, allergies, skin […]
Natural Heartworm Prevention
Heartworm parasites and heartworm prevention is a HOT topic for dog owners. I mean everyone loves their pet and no one wants to see their pet ill, but I’d like to share with you the truth behind the big business of conventional heartworm preventatives and exactly what it is that you can do to keep your […]
Easy Homemade Mosquito, Bug and Tick Repellent for You and Your Dog
I love the Spring, Summer and Fall and I love hiking in the woods with my German Shepherd. But what I don’t love are the mosquitoes, other bugs and ticks and I especially do not like mosquito and tick preventative poison. Most insect repellents out there are loaded with toxic chemicals, including the pesticide DEET, […]
Homemade Liver Jerky Treats
I love making all my food and snacks from scratch and that includes food and snacks for my German Shepherd, Tucker James. He loves these! Let’s just say I can pretty much train him to do anything with these! Ingredients: 1-3 grass fed livers (beef, chicken, goat, bison, lamb etc..) Two great grass fed sources: […]
Bacon, Coconut Oil and Tart Cherry Chewy Snacks for Dogs
I love making homemade treats for my GSD, Tucker. Here is a simple, quick treat that is healthy, delicious and helps to support his health for healing. From a previous article I wrote on how to make Homemade Natural Whole Food Chewy Vitamins: “Gelatin is so important in rebuilding and repairing the body, especially the bones, […]