I think this is one of, if not THE, hardest things about having animals in your life. Watching as they grow old and then going through the end-of-life vigil with them. And of course it applies to all animals, not just dogs. It is such […]

WEEKEND POSTS ARE DEDICATED TO HEALTH AND HEALING. SINCE THIS IS MY 100TH POST ON THIS BLOG, IT SEEMED FITTING TO DEDICATE IT TO MY “HEART DOG” BEN, WHO DIED MANY YEARS AGO AT 14 AFTER LIVING AN AMAZINGLY HEALTHY LIFE. TO BEN, WHO STILL […]

WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING. THIS POST ON HEALTHY BACTERIA WAS WRITTEN BY MY ALGAE UPLINE,  ALAN JOEL, AND I HAVE ADDED A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT HOW THE TOPIC IS RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR ANIMALS. The Power of Acidophilus Acidophilus […]

We all know how, when we’re  really sick, anything and everything in life feels insurmountable. You have a high fever, or a migraine headache, or you’re throwing up and having diarrhea at the same time.  Even thinking about a routine day or going to work […]

By “help” I only mean: Would you like to share in some squash or tomatoes or kale or spinach or beets or carrots or okra or beans or cucumbers or onions or chard or lettuce or parsnips or broccolini (I know I’m leaving something out)? […]

WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING. THIS ENTRY IS COURTESY OF MY ALGAE UPLINE, ALAN JOEL, A CHINESE MEDICINE/ACUPUNCTURE EXPERT WHO WORKS WITH COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. THANK YOU, ALAN! When I counsel people about nutritional supplements, I find that people […]

A large part of my practice is devoted to health issues in animals. I am trained in herbalism and 1st aid homeopathy so get lots of referrals, even from veterinarians, of cases where everybody is stumped as to what is going on with an animal. […]

We’re talking about free radicals IN THE BODY! I picture them kind of like this dude here, whose picture I took in a local parade last year. He was hoofing it around scaring all the little kids and generally creating chaos. Wow! That’s exactly what […]

Well, not exactly, but fingers and toes crossed. This is my “mustang who thinks she’s hot stuff,” according to Copper the Quarter Horse, but who yes, did indeed buck someone off last weekend for the first time in her entire tenure as a riding horse. […]

When I first met Gabriel in 1997, he was six years old and was at my friend the horse vet’s clinic. He had broken down completely after coming in off a long haul from a show circuit. Standing tied for 24 hours in a moving […]