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11/05/2024

Yeah….. common sense wins.

11/05/2024

She’s the right choice for our time. 👊🏽

07/05/2023

🐴Good hoof quality starts from within.

👉Quality forage for vitamin B production and or the addition of brewers yeast or wheatgrass.

👉 Good quality protein from different sources including soaked h**p, sprouted lentils, wheatgrass & your forage.

👉Managing deficiencies esp zinc & copper by using wholefoods or chelated minerals.(testing forage is the only way to know deficiencys).

👉 include EFA sources in the diet chia seeds, freshly ground flax seed, h**p.

Good hoof quality starts from within.

06/14/2023

ATTENTION Pet Parents!

A chemical used in Milk-Bones, Ol’Roy, Kibbles’n Bits, Hill’s Pet Food and other pet foods should no longer be considered safe for consumption due to concerns about its ability to damage DNA according to a new animal-model study.

According to the Environmental Working Group: “A scientific panel created by the European Food Safety Authority found that titanium dioxide “can no longer be considered as safe when used as a food additive.” The panel, citing concerns about titanium dioxide’s genotoxicity, or its ability to damage DNA, based its conclusion on a review of hundreds of scientific studies. EWG called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to quickly consider whether to ban titanium dioxide from use in food."

A chemical that may damage our pet's DNA should not be fed to pets.

Titanium dioxide is on The Forever Dog’s Dirty Dozen list of additives you need to avoid in your pet food. www.ForeverDog.com/about

05/21/2023

𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕
Did you know...

Connective tissue has 10 times more proprioceptors than muscle. These proprioceptors give detailed and continuous information about the position of the body and its movement.

Proprioceptive functions can become dull over time, leading to an increased risk of injury. Bodywork can be a great way to improve proprioceptive input, especially in horses that are aging.

04/18/2023

👉There is no better way to add variety and antioxidants into your horse's diet than letting your horse have access to hedgerows/wild areas (walk them down the road) but if that is not possible you can bring it to them.

🌿🌿Do's and dont's for foraging🌿🌿

🚨CARDINAL RULE = if you are not 100% sure about a plant do not pick it or let your horse eat it. (But to be honest most horses will know what's ok to eat)

👌You can either bring your horse on a foraging walk or bring back a bag or wheelbarrow full of cuttings.

🤓learn what's growing around you. Go into your back yard or field and start identifying plants.

🌿Learn the easy stuff, nettles, Dandelion, cleavers, meadowsweet, willow, Hazel, hawthorn.(this one is really key I feel).

📑get a good reference book to identify plants.

🥗don't take more than you need.

✖️be sure it hasn't been sprayed.

✂️bring scissors and gloves with you.

Happy foraging.

04/16/2023

This one of a kind video is an 8 and 1/2-hour plus professionally filmed and edited condensed version of a two-day presentation which was developed specifically…

04/13/2023

USE CAUTION WHEN CHOOSING A FLEA & TICK PREVENTIVE FOR YOUR PET! ⚠️🐶🐱

Popular flea, tick and Heartworm🦟 products have a history of being associated with reactions in some dogs and cats including seizures, behavioral issues, muscular/balance issues, and even death.

One class of these pesticides Isoxazoline (found in products like Nexgard, Bravecto and others) is so powerfully potent that it starts killing within two hours after administration! 🤯 In fact, it kills 98.7% of fleas within 24 hours! Because of this, Isoxazoline drugs now carry a warning⚠️ on their labels in both the U.S. and Canada.🇺🇸🇨🇦 Even the FDA-U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning statement for veterinarians and pet parents. 👩🏻‍⚕️

If you need to use a chemical preventive, or if you are looking for safer alternatives, you don’t want to miss today’s Inside Scoop Live episode at noon!

We’ll be discussing natural options, how to know if you really need Heartworm preventives year round, and supplement protocols to help support your pet if you have to give these pesticides. 🙌

Today Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker are joined by special a guest co-host, veterinarian Dr. Judy Morgan D.V.M for this flea, tick and Heartworm extravaganza. We’ll also be covering:

🔥Non-chemical, natural prevention and integrative protocols

🔥What to look for and what to avoid when choosing a chemical pest preventative

🔥 Detox and support protocols when you are giving chemical preventives

…plus our Flea, Tick & Heartworm Guide full of DIY recipes, supplements and more! 📖

Join us Sunday at 12pm ET for this Live discussion. Looking forward to seeing you in the comments! 🙌

👉If you haven’t joined our troll free subscription group of 2.0 pet parents and want to learn more, just head over to the Planet Paws page and click the blue "Become a Subscriber” button to join our weekly Livestreams + get access to all the previous episodes to watch at your own pace! https://www.facebook.com/PlanetPawsMedia

04/13/2023

🌻 No sooner do the trees start to bud than your dog starts to itch and you know it's here ...
🤧 itchy dog season. But if you use these 5 fixes, they may bring comfort to your dog from seasonal allergies.

1. BOVINE COLOSTRUM is in mother's first milk to help calves develop immunity. And it's got anti-inflammatories to switch off the allergic response.

2. QUERCETIN is nature's antihistamine that can slow down histamine production that triggers inflammation, redness and irritation ... and can help stop itching. It's in fruits and vegetables like apples (with the skin), bananas, berries, broccoli, garlic and parsley.

3. RAW, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, when diluted 2:1 with water, can relieve itching. Dab on problem areas or soak your pup's paws after a walk and just pat them dry.

4. NETTLES have histamines that can protect against allergies. Steep an ounce of the herb for 30 minutes in a quart of boiled, filtered water. Add 1 Tbsp per day per 25 lbs body weight to your pup's food. Or you can make a compress with a clean cloth and apply to the itchy area.

5. OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS are needed to regulate the inflammatory response that causes allergies. You'll find them in cold water oily fish like mackerel and sardines or in supplements like sustainable green lipped mussels.

👉 Click here to read more about getting relief for itchy dogs.
https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/dog-allergies/

04/04/2023

The microbiomes of wild plants.

Plant roots contain large and diverse communities of bacteria, when grown naturally (ie in a diverse environment without fertiliser) they have a distinct and unique microbiome profile. As an example, let’s look at Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) used as a medicinal plant for digestive disorders, ulcers, colic, diarrhea, bloating, and constipation. Yarrow contains a spectacular array of secondary active plant metabolites such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, coumarins, terpenoids, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes) and sterols. All of these are recognised for their health-providing, disease-treating properties, and production is stimulated in the soil as follows.

1. Soil bacteria called Rhizobiales first colonise the plant roots, secreting proteins, and metabolites (by-products), helping the plant to acquire nutrients and stimulating it to produce a wide range of polyphenolic secondary plant compounds. The plant uses these chemicals in defence against stress, radiation, and predators (being eaten by insects or horses) and by reducing pathogenic bacteria. The bacteria then travel to all parts of the plant above ground where they may be ingested by the horse.
2. The soil phytobiome of yarrow also contains bacteria from the family of alphaproteobacteria which make nitrogen available for the plant, reducing the need for fertilisers.
3. A third group of predominant bacteria in the soil are called bio control agents, this group produces toxins that are transferred through a powerful nano- weapon system able to kill pathogenic fungi, oomycetes, and bacteria. They signal to the host plant to trigger a system called immunity pathway- induced specific resistance, the plant then manufactures higher levels of antimicrobials, which find their way into the gut of your horse and continue to be a benefit!
Lucke, M., Correa, M. G., & Levy, A. (2020). The role of secretion systems, effectors,
and secondary metabolites of beneficial rhizobacteria in interactions with plants and microbes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 589416.
Sauer, S., Dlugosch, L., Kammerer, D. R., Stintzing, F. C., & Simon, M. (2021). The microbiome of the medicinal plants Achillea millefolium L. and Hamamelis virginiana L. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 696398.

04/03/2023

A recent study suggests that light therapy could be an effective means of slowing down cardiovascular aging. Light therapy has proven to be an effective treatment for a range of illnesses. But, can it also delay the onset of age-related diseases? A recent study in mice published in the journal L

04/03/2023

𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔
As spring is upon us, I thought now would be the perfect time to talk about grass!

🌱 Grass is a type of forage. Forage is defined as a high fiber plant (grass or legume) that can be fed fresh or dry.

🌱 There are two types of grass. Cool-season grasses which horses usually prefer, include orchard, timothy, brome, redtop, bluegrass, ryegrass and fescue. Warm-season grasses include tifton 44, crabgrass, bahiagrass and costal bermuda. Johnson and sudan grasses can be toxic to horses and should be avoided.

🌱Alfalfa is not a grass, it is actually a legume. Legumes are higher in protein than grasses.

Did you know that the nutrient levels of grasses change based on the season and life stage of the grass? Let me know if you would like to learn more about this process!

03/22/2023

🐶 One of the most important things you can feed your meat-eating, organ-devouring, bone-crunching dog is … blueberries!

🫐 Blueberries have the highest antioxidant properties of any fruit ... and your dog needs them to fight cellular damage caused by free radicals … also known as oxidative stress.

Free radicals are the result of toxins, pollution, chemicals, drugs and processed food … and they damage your dog’s cells, are a huge cause of aging and can lead to degenerative diseases.

But you can slow down time and add years to your dog's life by feeding blueberries as 5 to 10% of your dog’s diet ... and get these benefits:

- Slow down aging
- Minimize DNA damage that can lead to cancer
- Improve cognitive function
- Inhibit tumor growth
- Lower blood sugar and fight diabetes
- Decrease chronic inflammation
- Improve mobility
- Improve arthritis

When you feed your dog blueberries, you’re giving him a fighting chance against free radicals that can steal years from your dog.

👉 CLICK here to read more about the powerful blueberry ...
https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/can-dogs-eat-blueberries/

03/10/2023