Mental Health Benefits of Melatonin for Dogs
If Independence Day and New Year’s Eve fireworks drive your pets crazy or if your pets get anxious when they travel or experience new surroundings, people or pets, you may...
Read MoreGallbladder and Milk Thistle
Gallbladder and Milk Thistle Introduction to Gallbladder For dog and humans alike, the gallbladder is a thin sac-like organ that collects bile from the liver, stores and concentrates the collected...
Read MoreExercise and Extra Care of Dogs suffering from Cushing's Disease
Cushing’s syndrome is a serious health complication that threatens your pup’s longevity and wellbeing. In Cushing’s syndrome, there is overproduction of cortisol and/or other hormones because of a problem in...
Read MoreDiet for Your Pet with Cushing’s Syndrome
As with humans, the health and wellbeing of your pet largely depend on two main factors--diet and exercise. This is even more the case with pets suffering from Cushing’s syndrome.Cushing's...
Read MoreMilk Thistle - Common uses for Liver Support and Diabetes
Milk thistle has been used by physicians and herbalists since ancient times to treat liver disorders. In modern times, the range of uses of milk thistle has expanded to include...
Read MoreSAMe: More than just Liver Support
SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) is best known as a supplement for providing support for the liver. However, SAMe is also used as a treatment for liver disease, depression, osteoarthritis, schizophrenia, as a...
Read MoreMelatonin- Not the Sleep Hormone people think
The one thing everyone knows about melatonin is that it is the “sleep hormone”. This is wrong. Rather, melatonin is a darkness hormone that tells the body time of day...
Read MoreCushing and Diabetes
Why are Cushing's Dogs (and Stressed out People) Especially Susceptible to Diabetes? The hallmark cause of Cushing’s disease is elevated cortisol levels. Cortisol is the key hormone that the body...
Read MoreCOVID-19, Pets and Other Animals
Can Cats and Dogs Get COVID19? The short answer is that cats are especially susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are able to transmit it and contract it from humans. Dogs...
Read MoreAntioxidants
What is an “antioxidant”? Oxidation is a normal chemical process by which an animal’s body gets energy from its diet. However, oxidation also produces byproducts in the form of highly...
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