Health & Wealth for Humans and Their Animals

Category: Health & Healing

When Should You Yourself Do Bodywork On Your Animal?

The answer is, whenever you feel moved to do so. When Rose and I were last at the chiropractor (more about that here), I asked her if she could give me some specific tips or “moves” I myself might use to help continue promoting Rose’s […]

An Easy Way To Save Money On Your Animal Food Bills

Unless you fall into that extremely small percentage of the extremely wealthy in our society, you are very probably feeling the pinch of these tight economic times we’re experiencing. And if you’re reading this blog, you are most certainly an animal lover and very probably […]

What Would You Be Giving Up If You Got Well?

I know that sounds backwards. Counter-intuitive. Wrong somehow. But think about it. I don’t remember which of my spiritual teachers asked me this question many, many years ago, or what the circumstances were, but I have thought about it often since and shared it with […]

Transitioning from Conventional to Holistic Horse Care

I OFTEN DEVOTE WEEKEND BLOGS TO HEALTH CARE. THIS INTERESTING ARTICLE  WAS WRITTEN BY MY GOOD FRIEND AND HORSE VET OF 25 YEARS, DR. MADALYN WARD. (YOU CAN FIND THE PRODUCTS SHE MENTIONS IN THE ‘STORE’ ON HER WEBSITE.) Moving from conventional horse care to […]

Blue-Green Algae: The Proof is in the Pudding . . I Mean, The Old Horse

A few days ago Copper, my 32-year-old Quarter Horse, says to me, “I have had, ahem, a little setback.” He’s referring to a punishing kick in the chest from one of  his herd mates exactly one week ago. But true to form, even though Copper […]

Blue-Green Algae for Hyperactive or Nervous Animals

Do you have a dog you can’t leave without fear of coming home to a demolition derby — or who gets so worked up he literally can’t contain himself? A cat who bounces off the walls and shreds everything in sight? A horse who is […]

Healthy Horse Goo From My Friend, The Zen Cowgirl

WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING, FOR BOTH OURSELVES AND OUR ANIMALS. THIS ONE WAS WRITTEN BY MY GOOD FRIEND STEPHANIE — THE ZEN COWGIRL — WHO HAS NEVER MET A HORSE SHE COULDN’T WRANGLE, AND WHO HAS REHABILITATED QUITE A FEW, INCLUDING […]

How to Keep Your Chihuahuas & Chiweenies Happy, Healthy, & Wise

I can’t swear to the “wise” part, but I can definitely attest to the “happy, healthy” part of the above title. My long-haired Chihuahua puppy, Frida, is 7 months old now, and she is the happiest little soul alive . . . and marvelously healthy. […]

Cheap Ways to Get Healthy in Tough Times

MY WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIVING. I LOVE THIS ONE, WRITTEN MY MY ALGAE UPLINE AND MENTOR OF THE LAST 20 YEARS, CHINESE MEDICINE DOCTOR AND ACUPUNCTURIST, ALAN JOEL. SO SIMPLE. AND SO TIMELY. THANK YOU ALAN! I generally hate commercials […]

What’s the Big Deal About Blue-Green Algae? (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, that is…)

I promise to keep this short. And will try to be not-boring. The down and dirty version of why the superfood blue-green algae Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is good for you and your animals, in 25 words or less, is (and I promise not to use that […]