The Importance of Phytonutrients
Phytonutrients, the pigments that give fresh foods their vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and orange, contain powerful antioxidant properties. Many fruits and vegetables are…
Category: Dogs
Testing Alternative Treatment Options For Osteoarthritis
Many pharmacologic approaches are currently available for OA, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans and other analgesics. These drugs unquestionably offer relief. However, alternative…
Evidence-based Medicine For Animal Supplements – Part 1
When United States Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994, they failed to consider the potential application and benefits of supplements…
Introduction to Reiki
Reiki is a safe and effective energetic healing modality that is backed up by promising preliminary research. Find out how you can use it to…
Antioxidants for ocular health
Take a look at how antioxidants are proving beneficial for genetic eye disease in dogs and cats. Today’s dogs seem far more predisposed to cancer…
Put A Pin In It!
Acupuncture has been practiced in China for over 2,000 years, and spread to other Asian countries such as Japan and Korea about 1,500 years ago.…
Food labels 101
Making sense of ingredient lists on pet food labels can be a challenge. Here’s how to help your clients. If you want to offer your…
Supportive Supplements & Fun Foods
Probiotics should be used regularly in many animals, and always during a food change or while using antibiotics. Lactobacillus sporogenes is often a good form…
Evidence-based Medicine For Animal Supplements – Part 2
Everyone remembers the issue with melamine contamination in pet food in 2007. It resulted in Senate hearings during which three areas of concern for pet…
Focus on acupressure
The intent of acupressure is to maintain or replenish a harmonious flow of blood and life-promoting energy called chi throughout the body. In accord with…
Chemicals and environmental contaminants in dogs and cats
A case study looking at small animal exposure levels to toxic chemicals and how these environmental contaminants can adversely affect both cats and dogs. In…
Thyroid Dysfunction & Aberrant Behavior
Many veterinarians are unaware of how to properly test and diagnose their patients in order to identify the early stages of this disease process, prior…
