Mother Earth News has such great articles. Issue #277 Aug/sept 2016 has one (pg13+) titled "Pesticides on Produce: The New 'Dirty Dozen' summarizing the Environmental Working Group's annual analysis of 48 fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues. Click here for the EWG site and report. Top 12 dirty: strawberries, apples, nectarines, peaches, celery, grapes, cherries, [...]
AVMA's report on the highlights of 2013 deserve comments. Animal illnesses and deaths linked to jerky treats made in China continued to stump researchers, and an FDA alert to veterinarians and the public intensified the scrutiny of the issue. DR. C - Why would we purchase treats when our own locally raised food make the best treats [...]
Frequently newspapers and popular magazines publish lists of "food that kill your pets". When we are looking from the holistic perspective they may not be that accurate - some myths still abound. The current one, with pictures, was in the Denver Post and lists: alcohol, raisins, currents, cooked bones, avocado, walnuts, macadamia nuts, grapes, fatty [...]
Please avoid topical flea chemical treatments. We have had a bit of a discussion on the homeopathy web site because a peer admitted a very ill cat (shortly after the 2nd dose of a topical chemical). Here is one of my experiences: A few months ago I met an incredible cat when visiting a relative [...]
Pet Poison Helpline of Minneapolis has an iPhone app - "Pet Poison help" - for only $.99. This is an invaluable aid when you are worried that something your companion ate may be causing an illness. I like it that they say avocado (which many say is toxic, yet commercial foods are based on it!!!) [...]