B'ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing

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B'ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing

Providing wholesome integrative veterinary medicine delivered with integrity, compassion, and love.

B'ahava ("with love" in Hebrew) serves as the foundation of how we practice TCVM and supports the overall wellbeing of your pet. Our services compliment and supplement the care other veterinary health professionals provide for your pet. TCVM introduces additional options from Eastern medicine such as acupuncture, herbal therapy, food therapy, and Tui-Na (medical massage). Dr. Levin-Russo completed

her undergraduate education at Texas A&M University and veterinary school at Iowa State University. She has always had a passion for the power of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) to support her patients and soon after graduating began undergoing additional training on TCVM through Chi University. In addition to being a licensed Veterinarian in Texas, she is currently a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Veterinary Food Therapist, and Certified Veterinary Tui-na Practitioner. She is currently taking additional classes toward a Masters of Science in TCVM. Please call our office to learn more about our services and schedule an appointment.

12/05/2025

🐟 TCVM Food Therapy Friday: Spotlight on SARDINES 🐟

Small, delicious, and deeply nourishing — sardines are a TCVM-approved powerhouse for supporting whole-body wellness. Their neutral energetic nature makes them a safe, balanced food for many dogs and cats.

✨ Why TCVM Loves Sardines:
• Energetic Nature: Neutral—making them versatile for a wide range of constitutions.
• Omega-3 Rich: Helps reduce inflammation and supports joint, heart, and skin health.
• Nutrient-Dense: Loaded with calcium, vitamin D, B vitamins, and essential minerals.
• Easily Digestible: Gentle on the digestive system and well-tolerated by most pets.
• Supports Kidney & Liver Systems: Beneficial for vitality, detoxification, and aging pets.

💡 TCVM Tip:
Because sardines are neutral, they help nourish without contributing Heat or Cold. This makes them excellent for pets with chronic inflammation, dry skin, stiffness, or those needing gentle whole-body support.

At B'ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing, we love incorporating clean, whole foods like sardines to help support balance, nourishment, and long-term wellness.

🐾Add a little sardine goodness to your pet’s bowl this week and show us in the comments what they think! Pro Tip: Look for sardines packed in water—they're a much better choice for pets than those in oil!

Curious which foods align best with your pet’s element? We’re happy to guide you. We’re here to help.

12/04/2025

🌟 Pet of the Week: Gigi! 🌟

Say hello to Gigi, our adorable Beagle sweetheart who has completely stolen our hearts this week! 🤎🐾

Gigi is the perfect mix of gentle, curious, and endlessly lovable. Whether she’s following her nose on a new adventure or curling up for extra snuggles, she brings joy everywhere she goes. Her sweet eyes, soft ears, and happy tail wags make her a shining example of why Beagles are so special.

We’re so lucky to know this precious girl—and even luckier to celebrate her as our Pet of the Week!

12/02/2025

🌿 TCVM Spotlight: The Five Element Theory 🌿

In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, the Five Element Theory helps us understand your pet’s unique constitution, behaviors, and patterns of imbalance. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, this approach looks at how energy moves through the body and how each pet expresses the elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.

✨ Wood – Growth, movement, ambition. Wood pets are active and determined; imbalances may involve irritability or liver/tendon issues.
🔥 Fire – Joy, warmth, expression. Fire pets are social and affectionate; imbalances may show as anxiety or heart-related concerns.
🌱 Earth – Nurturing, stability, digestion. Earth pets are calm and gentle; imbalances can affect weight or stomach/spleen health.
💨 Metal – Structure, clarity, respiration. Metal pets love routine; imbalances may involve skin or respiratory issues.
💧 Water – Wisdom, calm, resilience. Water pets are observant and cautious; imbalances often relate to kidneys, bladder, or bones.

At B'ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing, we use the Five Element Theory to tailor your pet’s care with precision. Whether through acupuncture, herbal therapy, food therapy, or environmental support, aligning the elements helps restore balance, ease discomfort, and support the body’s natural healing pathways.

🌟 Every pet carries all five elements—but one typically shines the brightest. Understanding your pet’s dominant element can help unlock a more harmonious, individualized wellness plan.

Ready to explore your pet’s elemental nature? We’re here to guide you. 🌿✨

12/01/2025

🌿 Mantra Monday 🌿

✨ “Healing light surrounds you now.” ✨

At B'ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing, we see this mantra come to life through photobiomodulation therapy: a gentle, non-invasive treatment that uses therapeutic light to support healing, reduce inflammation, and restore balance within the body.

Just as our mantra reminds us, light truly has the power to comfort, soothe, and transform. Whether your pet is dealing with chronic pain, mobility issues, or recovering from injury, photobiomodulation helps guide their body back toward harmony and wellbeing.

💡 Let the healing light surround your pet today.
If you're curious about how this therapy can support your furry companion, we're here to help!

11/28/2025

🐷 Food Therapy Friday: Pork Edition

Did you know pork isn’t just a protein—it’s medicine in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM)? Its unique energetic properties make it a powerful tool to nourish Yin, moisten dryness, and support overall vitality in pets.

✨ Energetic Profile of Pork:

Temperature: Neutral – helps calm inflammation and balance Excess Heat

Taste: Sweet – supports the TCVM Spleen and Stomach, aiding digestion and transformation of food into Qi and Blood

Channels Targeted: Liver and Spleen

💧 Core Therapeutic Action:
Pork nourishes Yin, replenishing Body Fluids and cooling internal heat—perfect for pets with Yin Deficiency, where the body lacks the “coolant” to balance its internal fire.

🐾 Signs Pork Can Help With:

Dry skin or coat
Dry, hacking cough (especially at night)
Chronic thirst or small pulse
Constipation due to dryness

🍲 Practical Feeding Tips:

Preparation: Cook thoroughly via steaming, boiling, or slow-cooking to retain moisture and maximize Yin-nourishing benefits

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Our TCVM Family! 🍂

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our wonderful clients, their beloved pets, and the opportunity to support wellness naturally through Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.

Just like the balance of Yin and Yang in TCVM, we’re reminded that harmony, gratitude, and care are essential ingredients for a happy, healthy life - for humans and pets alike.

May your day be filled with love, laughter, and plenty of tail wags! 🐾💛

11/26/2025

🌿 TCVM + Standard Process: A Holistic Approach to Pet Wellness 🌿

In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, our goal is to support the whole pet — body, mind, and spirit. We look at patterns, balance, and the flow of Qi to understand how each organ system is functioning. One of the most effective ways to reinforce this balance is through high-quality, whole-food supplements that nourish from the inside out.

That’s where Standard Process truly stands out - and we’re excited to announce that B’ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing will now be carrying Standard Process supplements!

Not only are their formulas made from nutrient-rich whole foods, but Standard Process grows a large portion of its ingredients on its own certified organic farm in Wisconsin, ensuring they are free from pesticides and herbicides. The company also enforces its own high internal guidelines to ensure quality, in addition to meeting all FDA and state USDA regulations. This commitment to purity and safety aligns beautifully with TCVM principles of natural, clean nourishment.

✨ How Standard Process Complements TCVM:
🔸 Provides whole-food nutrients that support organ systems in deficiency
🔸 Helps reduce inflammation and strengthen immune function
🔸 Enhances digestive health and nutrient absorption
🔸 Supports energy, vitality, and overall balance
🔸 Works synergistically with diet therapy and TCVM herbal formulas
🔸 Uses organically grown ingredients for clean, safe supplementation
🔸 Meets rigorous internal and regulatory quality standards

By pairing Eastern medical wisdom with whole-food, organically grown nutrition, we give our pets the tools they need to heal, thrive, and live more comfortably.

🐾 Supporting wellness from every angle — that’s the beauty of integrative care.

11/25/2025

✨ TCVM Tui-Na: Healing Through Touch ✨

Tui-Na is one of the four core branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, offering a hands-on approach to supporting the body’s natural ability to heal. Through a combination of massage techniques, acupressure, and gentle stretching, Tui-Na works to improve the flow of Qi and blood throughout the body, helping restore balance and harmony.

This therapeutic modality can benefit pets in many ways:
🐾 Eases muscle tension and joint stiffness
🐾 Supports mobility and comfort in senior or arthritic pets
🐾 Helps reduce stress and anxiety
🐾 Promotes circulation and overall wellness
🐾 Complements acupuncture and herbal therapies beautifully

Tui-Na isn’t just a treatment — it’s a bonding experience. Our pets feel the calming, intentional touch, and the results often speak for themselves.

👐 A little mindful touch can make a BIG difference.

11/24/2025

🌿 Mantra Monday: Food is Medicine 🌿

In Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, food is more than nutrition — it is one of our most powerful healing tools. Every ingredient carries its own energy, temperature, flavor, and function within the body. When we choose foods with intention, we support balance, harmony, and long-term wellness from the inside out.

✨ Why TCVM Food Therapy Matters:
Just like acupuncture and herbal medicine, food therapy helps us address each pet’s unique pattern, not just their symptoms. By understanding whether a pet has excess Heat, Cold, Stagnation, or Deficiency, we can create meals that support healing on a deeper level.

For example:
🍠 Warming foods (like sweet potato or chicken) help boost energy, strengthen Qi, and support pets who are tired, cold-natured, or arthritic.
🥒 Cooling foods (like cucumber or turkey) help calm inflammation, soothe skin irritations, and settle pets who run hot.
🍚 Neutral foods (like rice or beef) gently nourish overall wellness and are great foundations for balance.

When we align a pet’s diet with their Constitution, every meal becomes a step toward improved comfort, vitality, and quality of life.

🐾 Because when we feed with purpose… we heal with intention.

11/21/2025

🍽️ Food Therapy Friday: Lamb Edition! 🐑✨

This week we’re highlighting lamb, a powerful HOT protein in TCVM Food Therapy. Lamb helps strengthen Yang energy, warm the body, and support pets who tend to run cold.

🐑 Why Lamb?

🔥Warms and supports circulation

🔥 Helps pets who seek heat, curl up tightly, or have cool/cold ears and/or paws

🔥 Boosts energy in pets with sluggish digestion or lower vitality

🔥 Ideal during cooler seasons or for pets with Cold-type patterns

In TCVM, choosing the right food is a gentle way to help the body rebalance. Adding lamb—when recommended by your TCVM veterinarian—can provide comforting warmth and nourishment from the inside out.

🐾 Nourish. Warm. Balance.
Happy Food Therapy Friday! 🌿💚

11/20/2025

🐾 ✨ Pet of the Week: Trevi! ✨ 🐾

Meet Trevi, our incredibly handsome boy whose name is inspired by the iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome! 💙

With a name that grand, it’s no surprise that Trevi lives up to it in every way. He’s charming, sweet, and full of heart — the kind of dog who leaves a lasting impression on everyone he meets.

From his good looks to his even better personality, Trevi is truly something special, and we feel lucky to celebrate him this week!

💛 Cheers to you, Trevi — you’re every bit as impressive as the fountain you’re named after!

11/19/2025

🌿 Western vs. Eastern Herbal Medicine in TCVM ~ What’s the Difference?

Both Western herbal therapy and Chinese herbal medicine can support healing—but they work in very different ways. Here’s a quick breakdown to help you understand why your TCVM veterinarian may choose one approach… or blend the best of both.

✨ Western Herbal Medicine

Focuses on the biochemical actions of each herb.

✔️ Uses single herbs or simple combos
✔️ Targets specific symptoms or organ systems
✔️ Works similarly to pharmaceuticals
✔️ Great for anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, pain relief, liver support, and more!

Example: Milk thistle for liver support due to its silymarin content.

✨ Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCVM)

Focuses on balance—Qi, Yin/Yang, and organ harmony.

✔️ Uses multi-herb, synergistic formulas
✔️ Customized based on TCVM Pattern Diagnosis (Heat, Dampness, Qi Deficiency, etc.)
✔️ Aims to correct root imbalances, not just symptoms
✔️ Herbs play coordinated roles: “chief,” “assistant,” “guide”

Example: Wei Qi Booster for Wei Qi Deficiency; Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan for Yin Deficiency with Heat.

🌱 Key Differences at a Glance

🌿Western Herbals: Target symptoms, use single herbs, pharmacology-based, standardized dosing, quick relief.

☯ Chinese Herbals: Target underlying patterns, use multi-herb formulas, balance-based approach, pattern-specific dosing, long-term rebalancing.

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Roanoke, TX

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https://www.bahavavet.com/

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