Natural Worm Control in Animals
On the theme of animals, I'm often asked about worming. There are two common worms in cats and dogs. One is the threadworm that comes from the mother. It is indicated by vomiting up what looks like spaghetti. Only youngsters have this, and once it has gone, it doesn't return.
The other, more common one is tapeworm. This looks like small grains of rice in fresh poo. They are alive for a while after expulsion, so by checking regularly, you can monitor this.
Worms are natural. In small numbers. When cats and dogs are fed processed food, it's hard to digest, so poo holds up in various pockets in the intestine, allowing for worm proliferation.
Raw food, on the other hand, is speedily absorbed and moves through the intestines quickly.
So worms can't proliferate.
Another reason for worms is a copper deficiency. Processed pet food is nutrient poor, with deficiencies in just about everything, including copper.
Nutrient dense, quality raw food will have natural levels of copper.
Horses, sheep, pigs, cattle and poultry will never have worms if their diet includes foods naturally rich in copper. That means a pasture rich in diversity and naturally fertilised. The use of chemicals throws the natural balance out.
Weeds supply the best diversity. They are usually deep rooted so can bring up minerals from deep down. Grasses are shallow rooted so can't do this. This is one reason why animals eat the bark of trees. Trees pull up minerals.
As most weeds aren't eaten by grazing animals, they allow the minerals to be absorbed into the soil, when they die and rot down. And so naturally fertilising the soil.
You can also add copper sulphate (in tiny quantities - about 1/8 of a teaspoon for a horse, less for smaller animals) in daily feed during the active worm season (spring and summer). If you use this, make sure the animals also have access to kelp.
You could use copper but overdose is possible and its expensive. Flea Free Organically cost on average $15 per month.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tip of the day
Tip of the day
Grow some aloe vera all year long, even if you have to move it into your house or apartment during the winter months. Why? Because aloe vera is the miracle cure for burns. If you (or a family member) suffer any kind of burn, immediately coat the burned area with aloe vera gel squeezed out a fresh leaf. Then seek medical attention. Even if you've suffered a third-degree burn, aloe vera can greatly reduce the severity of the burn damage as well as the risk of infections during burn recovery (if used regularly during recovery). If aloe vera were a Big Pharma drug, it would be sold at $500 an ounce and labeled a miraculous anti-burn invention.
Grow some aloe vera all year long, even if you have to move it into your house or apartment during the winter months. Why? Because aloe vera is the miracle cure for burns. If you (or a family member) suffer any kind of burn, immediately coat the burned area with aloe vera gel squeezed out a fresh leaf. Then seek medical attention. Even if you've suffered a third-degree burn, aloe vera can greatly reduce the severity of the burn damage as well as the risk of infections during burn recovery (if used regularly during recovery). If aloe vera were a Big Pharma drug, it would be sold at $500 an ounce and labeled a miraculous anti-burn invention.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Tip of the day...Why Buy Local?
Is buying organic automatically better for the planet? Not if the produce comes from far away. The farm-to-market miles needed to bring fresh, organic vegetables and fruits to grocery stores across North America can account for a lot of gallons of fossil fuels. So when you buy produce, if you really want to make it healthy for both yourself AND the planet, buy local.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Final Word on Fluoridation...
What's the best toothpaste?
From bottles, fountains, filters and taps, we drink water everyday. But what if the water you were drinking -- water you rely on to live -- could be harming you? That's what many scientists and educated consumers believe may be the case with our current public water supplies.
Fluoride is a prescribed medication that most cities in the United States have added to public water supplies, and it's a medication that isn't right for everyone.
For years cities have been adding fluoride into public water supplies in an effort to improve dental health. Sounds good right? But there's a problem: while topical fluoride can indeed help prevent cavities when applied directly to your teeth, ingesting fluoride has never been proven to be beneficial. In fact, many studies suggest connections between fluoride and bone cancer, among other things.
Find out why you may be forced to ingest a medication against your will, what you can do about it, and if you should be concerned at all in this episode of Dangers in Dentistry.
Click Here If You Can't Play The Audio Directly From This Newsletter
From bottles, fountains, filters and taps, we drink water everyday. But what if the water you were drinking -- water you rely on to live -- could be harming you? That's what many scientists and educated consumers believe may be the case with our current public water supplies.
Fluoride is a prescribed medication that most cities in the United States have added to public water supplies, and it's a medication that isn't right for everyone.
For years cities have been adding fluoride into public water supplies in an effort to improve dental health. Sounds good right? But there's a problem: while topical fluoride can indeed help prevent cavities when applied directly to your teeth, ingesting fluoride has never been proven to be beneficial. In fact, many studies suggest connections between fluoride and bone cancer, among other things.
Find out why you may be forced to ingest a medication against your will, what you can do about it, and if you should be concerned at all in this episode of Dangers in Dentistry.
Click Here If You Can't Play The Audio Directly From This Newsletter
The Evil Diet Soda...
We all know by now that soda (aka "pop" in some areas) is one of the most evil things you can put in your body... the nasty chemicals, the gut-fattening high fructose corn syrup, and a myriad of health problems caused by this carbonated cocktail worshiped by those that don't care about their health or body.
Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that "diet" soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.
So let's set the record straight...
There is NOTHING even remotely healthy about drinking diet soda. In fact, I've even seen several studies that showed dedicated diet soda drinkers got even FATTER than their regular soda drinking counterparts.
Here's some findings from an 8-year University of Texas study that I had read...
An excerpt from the study author:
"What didn't surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity," Fowler tells WebMD. "What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher."
"There was a 41 percent increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day," Fowler says.
Ok, as if we didn't already know how bad regular soda was for us, and now they're showing us studies that diet soda makes us even fatter than the already bad stuff!
There's a lot of complicating factors as to why this occurs...
One reason is that the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas create a negative hormonal response in the body that increases fat storing hormone production and increases cravings for more sweets and refined carbohydrates in the time period after consuming the diet drink.
Another reason is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence consuming more calories overall.
I've said this all along, but the bottom line is that if you're serious about your health and body, soda of any kind (and artificial sweeteners in anything for that matter!) should be avoided at all times, except for very rare occasions when you can't avoid them.
Another article I did about artificial sweeteners explains more of the problems with them and good substitutes...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/artificial-sweeteners-natural-stevia.html
So what is a good alternative to diet sodas?
The best alternatives are good old water with lemon or unsweetened iced teas... you have plenty of options with teas - green, white, black, oolong, red... be creative in making your iced teas and you'll enjoy it more. Plus, you get a greater array of anti-aging antioxidants.
I just add a little of the natural non-caloric sweetener stevia to my iced teas and I love them. I get my stevia here...
http://www.steviva.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.pl?rrc=N&pg=store&affl=m231g
Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that "diet" soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.
So let's set the record straight...
There is NOTHING even remotely healthy about drinking diet soda. In fact, I've even seen several studies that showed dedicated diet soda drinkers got even FATTER than their regular soda drinking counterparts.
Here's some findings from an 8-year University of Texas study that I had read...
An excerpt from the study author:
"What didn't surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity," Fowler tells WebMD. "What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher."
"There was a 41 percent increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day," Fowler says.
Ok, as if we didn't already know how bad regular soda was for us, and now they're showing us studies that diet soda makes us even fatter than the already bad stuff!
There's a lot of complicating factors as to why this occurs...
One reason is that the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas create a negative hormonal response in the body that increases fat storing hormone production and increases cravings for more sweets and refined carbohydrates in the time period after consuming the diet drink.
Another reason is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence consuming more calories overall.
I've said this all along, but the bottom line is that if you're serious about your health and body, soda of any kind (and artificial sweeteners in anything for that matter!) should be avoided at all times, except for very rare occasions when you can't avoid them.
Another article I did about artificial sweeteners explains more of the problems with them and good substitutes...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/artificial-sweeteners-natural-stevia.html
So what is a good alternative to diet sodas?
The best alternatives are good old water with lemon or unsweetened iced teas... you have plenty of options with teas - green, white, black, oolong, red... be creative in making your iced teas and you'll enjoy it more. Plus, you get a greater array of anti-aging antioxidants.
I just add a little of the natural non-caloric sweetener stevia to my iced teas and I love them. I get my stevia here...
http://www.steviva.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.pl?rrc=N&pg=store&affl=m231g
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Health Tip of the day ...
1. Health Tip of the day (Flea Free Organically):
Looking for a fun way to greatly boost your circulation and lymph movement? Try a mini trampoline. They're affordable, safe and extremely effective at boosting circulation right in your own living room! Bouncing on a mini trampoline also boosts bone density and muscle mass, so it's a triple win!
2. Health Tip of the day (Flea Free Organically):
Do you suspect you might have digestive parasites of some kind? If so, you might want to check out the health benefits of oregano. It's extremely effective at eliminating parasites from the digestive tract. A good source is www.P-73.com but make sure you read more about proper use, because oregano oil is quite strong.
Note: FFO is far more effective at getting rid of internal parasites and you don’t have to take as much and it doesn't inhibit the naturally occurring intestinal flora. Having said that…the research on Oregano is incredible. Let me know if you would like an article on it.
Looking for a fun way to greatly boost your circulation and lymph movement? Try a mini trampoline. They're affordable, safe and extremely effective at boosting circulation right in your own living room! Bouncing on a mini trampoline also boosts bone density and muscle mass, so it's a triple win!
2. Health Tip of the day (Flea Free Organically):
Do you suspect you might have digestive parasites of some kind? If so, you might want to check out the health benefits of oregano. It's extremely effective at eliminating parasites from the digestive tract. A good source is www.P-73.com but make sure you read more about proper use, because oregano oil is quite strong.
Note: FFO is far more effective at getting rid of internal parasites and you don’t have to take as much and it doesn't inhibit the naturally occurring intestinal flora. Having said that…the research on Oregano is incredible. Let me know if you would like an article on it.
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