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Just thinking – What is wrong with us? (by Michelle Saari)

August 28th, 2010
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Laying awake for hours, light bulb moment, what’s wrong with us?                                                                                                                                                          

Hi Peter

Thank you for teaching us to be more proactive with our pets and ourselves. It suddenly occurs to me that the reason for a lot of our problems is that we want that “magic pill”.

If someone is told they have high cholesterol, they want a pill to make it go down so they can continue to fuel their bodies with the junk that caused it.

When they have a sore joint, they want a pill to dull the pain, instead of curing the cause of the pain.

When they cough, they want something to stop the cough.  (isn’t a cough a normal way of clearing the passage?)

When we have a fever, we immediately want to get it down. (Isn’t fever natures way of fighting something bad in our bodies?)

If we are overweight, we want a magic pill to shed the pounds because it is easier than proper diet and exercise.

Allergies are a natural defense.  Unless it is extreme, as all the above mentioned ailments) why do we want to put a blanket over them.

The pharmaceutical companies are rich because they have convinced us that this is the answer to everything.  Shame on us for believing it.
Thanks for listening.

Michelle Saari

Michelle Saari

Wondering what is missing in your pet’s diet?

August 24th, 2010
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Have you ever wondered if there is something missing in your animal friend’s diet?

How about minerals? How can you insure that your dog or cat is getting all the important nutrients needed for good health and longevity? Essential minerals are not always present in sufficient amounts, especially if your pet’s diet is limited to a few ingredients.  Even if you feed a variety of foods, intensive agriculture and soil depletion can lead to serious health problems unnecessary suffering and expensive vet bills.

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Former Drug Rep Speaks Against Big Pharma….

August 7th, 2010
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Often,  I am  faced  with  situations when  my  family, my friends and  clients don’t see the true  story behind what drug  companies do..  I too  used to  naively  believe that  they are  in the business of  healing.  This  video reveals the  opposite..

Drug  Companies  are predominantly are not  in the business healing  but  disease maintenance .  Just  check this  video out ….

The puppy mill horrors

July 31st, 2010
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Puppy Mill - photo by The Humane Society of the United StatesChoosing the right puppy

More often than not, my blog ideas are usually brought up by a real life situation. This one is not  an  exception.

Molly was a sweet  puppy adopted by my lovely clients, Nadia and Will. They are one of those clients who I want to live with if  I come back as a dog. She and  her husband Will were thrilled about getting a puppy and hoped to make Molly happy and healthy for the years to come. Part of the plan was Molly’s visit at my  office.

Nadia was told that the breeder was the sellers mom, who  couldn’t come to meet  Nadia. However, she swore that the puppy had been de-wormed, vaccinated, socialized and got free run to play with others.

As soon as I have heard the story of “the breeder was my mother who could not attend” I became suspicious that Molly was a puppy mill puppy. It was obvious that some of her baby  teeth had not even erupted. Her tummy looked like a little  inflatable balloon and her hind legs were weak and twisted in a awkward shape. She could barely walk.

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Is your animal friend safe?

July 21st, 2010
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Car safety and pets

Skai Safety - car safety and petsAs a driver I have a bad  habit.  I don’t usually buckle up right away but a few minutes after I start driving and the car’s warning signal gets louder and more annoying. I finally listen and  with an attitude of a teenager I reluctantly buckle up.

I myself am puzzled by this. What  brings on the teenager like attitude within me? Why  do I  take the chances and believe falsely that accidents are less likely to happen in the first kilometer or two of the trip?  There is something in most of us that makes as do things that are thrilling and dangerous, no matter how much it doesn’t make sense.

In the 90’s, I worked in a vet clinic in Whistler, British Columbia, a beautiful mountain resort full of thrill seeking folks, who hurl themselves down the double black diamonds  runs  that are steeper than this letter A.

Before the local bylaws tightened up, Whistlerites were also infamous for letting their dogs roam freely around town especially on powder days. Dogs can walk themselves, especially with 3 feet of fresh powder waiting, right?

Unfortunately many dogs couldn’t and I remember hating the “hit by car” emergency calls.

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Dogs that eat mango pits, golf balls or fine china for dinner

July 6th, 2010
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What to do when your dog ingests a foreign body?


A friend of mine  called me recently and was very upset.  This was the second time his dog Barkley had eaten a mango pit.  The first time, he threw it up, but  this time,  it stayed down for more than a week.
The local vet recommended  surgery and my  friend was not  really happy about slicing Barkley’s stomach open. He called  me to see if there was anything else we could do.

The pit was large and flat and it was unlikely to go further than the stomach.  I thought  if  we made Barkley throw up, it could get stuck in the esophagus.  We had to find a way  that would  make the mango pit slippery enough  to make it slip out without complications.

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Holistic approach to kidney disease treatment

May 27th, 2010
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If you have been living with a pet suffering from kidney disease or hope to prevent it in the future, the following info is definitely for you.

Chronic kidney disease or chronic renal insufficiency is one of the most common conditions of cats and slightly less common in dogs. Symptoms include increased drinking and urination often followed by lack of appetite, vomiting, and muscle loss and general deterioration.

Kidney tissue is composed of very fine and sensitive kidney units that filtrate the blood, eliminate toxins and regulate water balance in the body. These units are highly prone to damage due to toxins or immune system dysfunction. Read the rest of this entry »

Why rigid approach to medicine doesn’t do the trick anymore

April 13th, 2010
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Recently, I  received an e-mail from my  friend who’s customer’s dog was diagnosed with what she called  “a nasty case of fungus on her feet which started as fungal but went into bacterial infection.” The owner was soaking her dogs feet in hibitane wondering, if my Healing Solution formula would work  for dog foot fungus.

I almost answered her question privately and then I thought,  it is a perfect opportunity to get a few  things of my chest, write a blog and hopefully help at the same time

Over  the course of the past  months of blog writing,  I  have found a new passion for writing and bringing more clarity into animal healing. I like to question and challenge beliefs of others and also my own. This way I keep my ego in check and keep on learning. In the big scheme of things,  we humans, know very little.

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Cheap table salt cures hyperthyroidism in cats

April 11th, 2010
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Homeopathic treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats

Imagine,  your   heart  is  pounding, you feel like it  is  going to explode,  you feel hungry all the time and can’t  keep any weight  on;  you are restless and can’t  sleep at night.  After a while,  the high blood pressure affects  your kidneys,  you  feel  restless, crabby and unwell.

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Do YOU feel like being free? A message from your animal friend.

April 3rd, 2010
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Have you every thought; what would your dog or cat want you to do if they could speak?

What would it be? Would you work 12 hour days or spend hours in traffic, watching TV or shopping for things that you don’t need?

I invite you to close your eyes and imagine  what would your next  hour, next day or month look  like. Where are you, what are you doing, who are you with? Read the rest of this entry »