Adoption and Related Stress and Anxiety
Adoption is one of the most rewarding things you can ever do for an animal and for your family. These loving creatures would not have a life worth living if it were not for the shelters that take them in and for the huge loving hearts that bring them into their sacred space to love […]
Nutribiotics and The Gut
For an easier transition to RAW … and MORE Have you ever wondered where “cravings†come from? Why you might fill up on a whole bowl of fruit, but still need that slice of bread to feel satisfied? It’s quite simple and also quite fascinating. Our bodies act as hosts for gut bacteria. By way […]
Are Dogs Supposed to Eat Kibble?
The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet – does this mean dogs are supposed to eat kibble food? In the article “The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet†(1), science has shown that domestic dogs today have the genes available to produce starch digesting enzymes, […]
Natural Approach to Cancer
The cause of cancer is multi-factorial, i.e. not owing to a single problem or incident. It is the end result of exposure to many different carcinogens and the body’s inability to defend itself from these carcinogens. It is obvious therefore that there are no single MAGIC BULLETS that will kill off and cure cancer. What […]
Food as Medicine
Nutrition is a pervasive environmental factor that influences gene expression. Nutrients act as important biological response modifiers at every level of biochemistry and physiology. – (Institute for Functional Medicine) SO LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE – Hippocrates It is well known that most of the “age’ or degeneration related diseases are closely related to the […]
What are Antioxidants and why do we need them?
During normal cellular metabolism and function, the body produces unstable oxygen by products known as “oxygen free radicals†in a very similar way to rust forming on exposed oxidising metals. These unstable free radicals attack adjacent molecules and thus cause cellular tissue, membrane and DNA damage, and is responsible for the general ageing process or […]