Optimum Equine Health Through Nutrition and Immune Support

Natural health boils down to two factors in animals, their ability to detoxify and their ability to keep a strong functioning immune system. Evolution over the eons have perfected natural health in wild animals to amazing lengths by concentrating on these two spheres. Evolution has closely linked the strength of the immune system to that animal's surrounding environment. Separate the wild animal from his wilds and often that animal will become psychologically depressed, physically sick and, perhaps, even die in captivity. This may be a combination of mental stress plus a lack of free choice in eating/roaming habits. The animal's natural environment and his immune system are tightly  intertwined.  Separate a race yearling or two year old Standardbred or Thoroughbred from his pastures and his buddies, put him in a barn under unnatural stress, and you will have that animal catching about every known sickness on the race track.

Transfer Factors in Veterinary Medicine - Optimized Immune Support

There are amazing testimonials about animals recovering from cancer, diabetes and other severe degenerative illnesses with a nutritional product called Transfer Factor. 

Steven Slagle, DVM -  "Transfer factors have turned out to be the most effective and versatile products I have ever used in my 32-year veterinary practice. I have used these products as stand-alone and in conjunction with allopathic therapies in the following cases with excellent results: (Note all cancer cases were given enhanced transfer factors only) CANCER: Canine lipomas, Canine/feline hepatic tumors, Equine squamous cell carcinoma, Equine melanomas; Feline leukemia, oral tumors. VIRAL/BACTERIAL: Upper and lower respiratory infections, Canine/feline dermatoses, Equine/bovine scours, Equine septic arthritis, Feline abscesses. PARASITIC/FUNGAL/AUTOIMMUNE: E.P.M., Feline and equine fungal dermatitis, and Feline autoimmune gingivitis. Here are a few examples:

A foal with joint ill had been lame for 3 days with an extremely swollen hock and a 104.5 temperature. I recommended that this foal be hospitalized due to the severity of infection, but the client could not afford such care. I then recommended penicillin injections daily and transfer factors, 3 caps 3 times daily. The foal received only 2 injections of penicillin, but a full course of transfer factors. 48 hours later, my client reported a remarkably quick recovery with normal temperature and appetite with no apparent lameness.

Victor, a 10-year-old gelding, with EPM was treated with conventional drug therapy for 5 weeks and yet continued to deteriorate. At week 6, I started him on enhanced transfer factors (6 caps/day). Within one week, he showed noticeable improvement, and within 30 days, he was able to show. Since his full recovery 4 months ago, Victor has continued to show at his original performance level.

NOTE: A number of veterinarians use the human formula, Transfer Factor or Transfer Factor Plus in their practices.  Diana Mc Cormick owns a magnificent black purebred Andalusian stallion, Amistad. The horse fully recovered from his cancer and other health problems with 6 capsules of Transfer Factor Plus (the human formula) twice a day. A year later, Diane wrote me: "The Tumor did not reappear or Amistad did not have any set backs since I nursed him through that winter after the surgery and the following Spring.  Amistad looks magnificent and he is winning everywhere, producing foals and making many more.  At this time Amistad is actually in the process of being sold for $80.000 to a wonderful lady in MI.  So miracles do happen, had we gone with the radiation, chances are he would have broken a leg with the weak bones and he would be sterile." Meet Amistad

Michelle Lauber, owner of Legacy Hill Farms in Colorado, routinely imports champion horses from Germany. She writes:  "Recently, in February 2007, when my last group of horses were imported from Europe through NY, they all became very sick at the U.S.D.A. quarantine facility in Newburg. I was faced with a very scary situation and one which I'll never forget.  One by one, all my horses became sick and a normal two day quarantine stay turned into what could have been a month or more. Each day the vets could not tell me when my horses could be released to come home to Colorado because they were becoming sicker by the day. At a cost of $500 a day, I knew I had to do something to help them. I spent at least two full days scouring over the internet for research material on immune function and a possible product that could help them. I realized their stress levels had been high and that this directly contributed to their illness by lowering their immune systems. When I learned about Transfer Factor, I ordered 4 Animal Stress Packs and had it shipped overnight to the U.S.D.A. quarantine facility. After my horses were given  two doses (in two days) all four of my horses were completely well and released from quarantine. I thought it was unbelievable. The USDA vets thought so too. Not one, not  two, but all four were well. And they stayed well through the 38 hour van ride to Colorado."  Read Michelle's detailed testimonial

Joe Raemakers, DVM - "We recently had an experience with a 30-year-old horse who had a leg swollen from infection. I applied Transfer Factor directly to the leg and within 6 days the swelling was totally gone. I checked his lymphocyte level and he had a 27% increase since the use of transfer factors. THAT’S JUST PHENOMENAL!"

Kenneth L. Marcella, D.V.M., - "Horses suffering from such chronic diseases as Cushing’s syndrome, laminitis, colitis, and cancers ranging from sarcoids to melanomas also may benefit. Chronic reproductive infections may benefit from this type of immune boost. Because the immune system seeks to heal the body from within and to make it more resistant from attack from without, any immune improvement means better health in general. This is the long-awaited promise from the field of immunotherapy and perhaps transfer factor will finally deliver."

Charles W. Brown, DVM - "My colleagues and I have found this product (transfer factor) to be very effective in modulating the immune system. Transfer factor is a "soup" of immune-modulating factors, which contains a leukocyte-type molecule that can passively transfer immunity from one mammal to another by stimulating cell-mediated immunity and is antigen specific."  Richard Bennett, Ph.D., an Infectious Disease Microbiologist and Immunologist from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, believes this could be the most significant development in animal health care in decades. We have a great number of veterinarians and clients who are experiencing very positive results in a broad area of disorders, including periodontal. "

Read additonal testimonials about horses who have recovered their health with Transfer Factor. Testimonials from Molly Metz, DVM, a veterinarian in Lexington, Kentucky and from  Lisa Hampton, Trainer, in Montana 

Transfer Factor Performance and Show includes the nutrients today’s horses need for competitive events and work activities. It combines the advantage of balanced, comprehensive nutrition with the patented immune system support of Transfer Factor Plus™; making it a complete, one-step nutrition source for improved joint health and flexibility, more energy, healthier coats, stronger bones and superior immune strength. Formulated in cooperation with top veterinarians and animal nutritionists, Transfer Factor Performance and Show helps ensure superior health for horses throughout all stages of life

EPM horse
From: Jennifer Sivolella Doublejmusic2@aol.com
"I have had my horse for 21 years. He is 24 and had recently been inflicted with EPM (equine protozoa myalitis) for the second time in his life. It is bacterial and affects the nervous system. He had stopped eating and was 150 to 200 lb. underweight. I hired a cranial sacral therapist in hopes to make him feel better and she highly recommended your product (Transfer Factor Livestock Stress formula). Two days after the first dose of stress TF he started eating and has been eating ever since. It is a slow recovery but I do believe without TF he would be dead now. The owner of the stable had asked me where I wanted him buried if that is any indication of his condition." 

Stressed Arabian gelding with arthritis and swollen legs
From: Tamara Gonsor  tamaragonsor@cox.net  .
"I have a 27 year old Arabian gelding who was suffering from the beginning stages of Arthritis in his back legs. Every morning his back legs were as big as balloons. I couldn't even see the out line of his hocks. He was also lethargic and showing signs of his age.  I had to move him to another facility and knew at his age it would be a stressful move. I learned about Transfer Factors, a product which veterinarians are using in their practice for large and small animals with all types of health conditions. A month after I started him on the anti-stress product and the nutritional product Transfer Factor Performance and Show, I witnessed major improvement in his health, stamina and overall spirit. He adjusted very well to his new home and he didn't get sick as I thought he would. In fact he was excited to be in a different place. The swelling in his legs has decreased gradually and his spirit and stamina are much higher. Everyone who sees him says he doesn't look at all 27 years old. The biggest short term difference I have noticed is his coat and skin. When I moved him he had lots of little scraps and cuts. Since he has been on transfer factors they seem to heal so much faster and his coat is so silky now."

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  Do you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com.  She can be reached at  (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or 

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The consumption of clays, ash, and charcoal are other means used by animals to detoxify.  Many of you that have been in the horse business long, know that old timers often advise putting a spade-cut square of sod into a horse's stall. Horses seem to like to eat dirt. Graze one out in the open and it won't be long until your horse is pawing up the grass and taking mouthful bites of dirt. more

Recovery from severe reaction to routine vaccination

"I have used Transfer Factor animal stress pack in several emergency cases including a horse that had a severe reaction to routine immunizations.  This horse could not walk, his hind end was doubled under him and his entire body was a big spasm.  He was unable to urinate and did not have a bowel movement in two days.  His central nervous system was in shock.  I began energy therapy and TF animal stress pack was given every 4 hours.  In two days the horse was able to walk. One month later the horse shows very little permanant damage.  He could have been crippled.  The stress pack worked miracles. I would highly recommend Transfer Factor for both human and animals."  Pamela Au (Wingedwolf), is a  certified equine iridologist, herbalist, nutritional consultant and animal communicator. 

Pam is also the author of "Zen and the Horse". The book is divided into four chapters: the basics, body, mind and spirit.  Each chapter builds upon the next and circles back again.  This is the cycle of spiritual growth.  Illustrations provide clarity and a line of sight for the energy fields that are unseen but felt.  Understanding the direction and movement of this energy provides insight and connectivity to the source of life. Zen and the Horse simplifies the path to self-mastery and spiritual enlightenment.  You do not have to be a rider to benefit from this book.  It applies to all areas of your life and can be achieved with or without a horse.  The book expresses the need to allow nature to be the guide.  Understanding natural law is consistent in all things.

More about Transfer Factor and the Immune System

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Danger of Vaccination

Death of a horse from vaccines: a testimonial
"I havent vaccinated any of my animals in about 8 years. It all started 9 years ago when my horse had her yearly boosters and 3 days later "contracted " pigeon fever.45 days later she died. We were very sad, as our animals are like our children. I was convinced it was vaccinosis related. The animals were all vaccinated prior to this event , so I felt they had plenty of immunity.Since then I have used nosodes." Laura

Christina Chambreau, DVM - "A veterinarian in Texas stopped vaccinating her horses and the incidence of colic decreased by 95%, a chronic foundering horse became asymptomatic and all 17 horses were healthier in many ways. When she vaccinated the herd 5 years later because of a panic over one disease, the colics, flus, and even founder symptoms recurred. A veterinarian in Saskatchewan stopped vaccinating his large beef herd 14 years ago and within 2 years there was a 75% decrease in his herd mortality. Learn more about the health hazards of vaccines

SPASMODIC COLIC can also be caused by eating green foods (rich alfalfa) with severe abdominal pain, distention, loud intestinal noises. Pains come in waves. Horse turns head toward flank, hunches back upward, strikes at belly. Tends to stand but better when moving. Intermittent shivering then hot. Cramping, slimy stools, sometimes with blood. learn how to treat with homeopathy

Treatment of Disease
Nosodes are typically used in a therapeutic manner, to treat patients with the same illness (isopathic), or a similar disease (homeopathic). For example, Psorinum, the mange remedy, is made from human scabies, and is useful in treating other skin conditions as well.

Dr. Michael Dym, D.V.M.  "Over the past 40 years and 17 generations of dogs and, cats we are seeing tremendous increases in chronic ill health in our pets that was rare back in the early 1960's. Most of these illnesses revolve around breakdown in our pets' immune systems, and include chronic skin/ear allergies, digestive upset, thyroid/adrenal/pancreatic disorders, seizures, gum/ teeth problems, degenerative arthritis, kidney/liver failure, and cancer across all ages and breeds. We are also seeing a record number of behavioral and emotional disorders including alarming and unexplained fears/aggression., as well as difficulty focusing/training and paying attention. The analogy of these compared withescalating immune/behavioral diseases in children is quite disturbing. The two biggest factors in our pets' population health decline over these generations has been the severe overuse of multiple vaccines and nutrient poor and toxin filled commercial pet foods. We have also failed to address the underlying cause of disease by only sup pressing symptoms with antibiotics,cortisone and related drugs, so the disease progresses and goes deeper. Homeopathy offers a viable alternative in truly curing pets and making their bodies healthier."

Just like his Labrador friends, Rory wags his tail, Fetches sticks, and rolls on his back to have his tummy tickled. But the hooves and mane give way his real identity - he's a SHETLAND PONY!

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Race Horses Killed by Fluoride in Water

Albert Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation ... it is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more people than any other fraud has."Professor Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize Winner

Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd MD -"I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for drugs. Fluoride is a corrosive poison that will produce serious effects on a long range basis. Any attempt to use water this way is deplorable." Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd MD is the Past President of the American Medical Association

West Nile Virus  - Dr. Falconer DVM - This has a lot of people running scared and vaccinating their horses repeatedly. Yet, the percentage of those exposed to the virus who actually get sick is very small, on the order of 10%. Why? The likely reason is that the majority of the horses, (or dogs or people) exposed to the virus had adequate NK cell function at the time of exposure. To make sure your horse is in the protected group though, feed Performance and Show on a daily basis. It has the Transfer Factor Plus Advanced Formula in it, along with a host of immune synergists and excellent quality nutrients for healthy coats and hooves. If your area has any reported cases of West Nile (or colds, flu, Strangles, EPM, etc.), just boost the immune system additionally with Animal Stress Pack at the label dose for one to two weeks. 

West Nile Virus Prevention, Treatment and Control Without Toxic Drugs or Pesticides - West Nile Virus - what the media won't tell you
 

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SPASMODIC COLIC caused by eating green foods (rich alfalfa) with severe abdominal pain, distention, loud intestinal noises. Pains come in waves. Horse turns head toward flank, hunches back upward, strikes at belly. Tends to stand but better when moving. Intermittent shivering then hot. Cramping, slimy stools, sometimes with blood. The homeopathic remedy Colocynthis is the first choice for episodes of colic pain, particularly when the cause is unknown. The horse is restless with the pain and wants to lie down. Pain can be sudden, violent, and cramping making the horse want to bend over double (seen by a hunched over appearance). The pain of Colocynthis is twisting, contracting and distorting with neuralgic paroxysmal pains that can be likened to what the horse will be feeling from acute digestive affections. The pain may improve after passing stools or flatus. This remedy can also be helpful in pains of the small joints and hips, 'as if dislocated', e.g. slipping stifles. The symptoms may be worse in damp or cold weather. The Colocynthis horse may be irritable and indignant. 

The EQuine Colic Calm product contains Colocynthis.

Dr. Shulze - "90% of horses that die, do so because of what is called colic, which is just intestinal blockage or intestinal spasms."

Always a possible life-threatening condition, colic can come on suddenly, paralyzing a horse in both panic and pain, and his human with undeniable fear. In every colic event, time is of the essence.  Homeopathic remedies offer you a viable, non-toxic, fast-acting, holistic approach to treating colic. No barn or tack box should be without it! 

EQuine Colic Calm  ---  EQuine Horse Calm  ---   EQuine Respiratory Relief   ---  EQuine Joint Relief

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Equine Nutrition

Our soil, plants, and especially commercial foods are woefully deficient in key nutrients. Scientists theorize that mineral deficiency subjects us, and our animals,  to more diseases, aging, sickness and destruction of our physical well-being than any other factor in personal health.  A groundswell of nutrition conscious veterinarians are beginning to recommend to their clients that they supplement their animals diet with a daily dose of flaxseed oil and other important nutrients.When the diets of animals were fortified with flax or  Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA), within three weeks their coats developed a beautiful sheen, and dandruff was greatly diminished. Within 9 months cracked hooves were completely healed. When a pregnant mare was fed flax or AFA (rich in omega 3 oils), her offspring were larger, and grew faster than when previous to being fed flax. The food your animal eats should provide all of the nutritional components which are necessary for all organs and systems of a healthy body to perform in harmonious unison. A properly functioning body does an amazing job at preventing disease and healing itself, and to do this it requires the energies and nutrients of a well-balanced diet." more on Equine Nutrition...

Cindy Engel, Ph.D., brings up some very intriguing points on animal health in her book Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them  which have significant implications to a racing stable.  She writes, "...wild animals are often infected with disease-causing organisms (pathogens) without showing any symptoms. Repeatedly, animals appear to be in good condition when blood and fecal tests show infection with pathogens or parasites." She mentions Cynthia Moss's study on wild savannah elephants in an African preserve.  A deadly outbreak of anthrax went through that herd with only a few animals succumbing. These were ones already stressed in poor health. Try having this occur to domesticated cattle and see what would happen. 

Cindy Engels talks of nutritional wisdom which is defined as an animals innate instinctual need to eat nutrients required by its body to maintain health.   If animals are say, low in sodium, copper, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, etc., they tend to seek out foods containing that nutrient. This is a very interesting observation. She is not only saying that animals lead healthier lives in natural settings, but that their immune system is so much more powerful in the wild that many pathogens are quickly overcome and subdued never to cause serious trouble. I mean, how often can we catch or find an individual horse turned out in a herd that appears to be sick? Horses that are turned out in even the unnatural confines of large pastures, seem to lead far healthier lives than their brethren inside barns. 

There was a time when nutrient rich grasses were a staple throughout the earth and horses thrived because of it. Today, nothing could be farther from the truth. Depleted soil conditions are the norm, and commercially produced hays are deficient in basic important nutrients. Nutrient deficiencies have become your horse’ s worst enemy. Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, a blue-green algae (aquatic plant) that grows wild in the Klamath Lake in the state of Oregon is a unique dietary product with scientifically demonstrated health-promoting benefits. It contains a bounty of natural, vital nutrients and antioxidants to help nourish and protect the body, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, omega-3 fatty acids and phycocyanin. Many scientific studies performed by well-known uni-versities and research centers support and validate the numerous reported benefits of Klamath Lake blue-green algae. Used alone or blended with other nutraceuticals and natural food products, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae will promote greater overall health. Learn more about E3Live Aphanizomenon flos-aquae nutritional supplement for horses.

Our animals are prone to suffer from minerals and trace mineral deficiency. I supplement my animals with the following: fulvic minerals and/or marine phytoplankton (consist of an immense arsenal and array of naturally occuring powerful phytochemicals, biochemicals, supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super oxide dismutases, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals), bee pollen (rich in naturally occuring vitamins), kelp (marine plants), the right kind of salt  (not common table salt); magnesium oil,(a miracle mineral in its healing effect on a wide range of diseases as well as in its ability to rejuvenate the aging body). and clay (to promote healing and to detoxify) and with flaxoil (also knows as linseed oil - rich source of omega3 fatty acids). Shasta does not drink tap water. I give her only filtered water which is free from toxic chlorine and fluoride.  I support my animals' immune system with Transfer Factor. I never cook or warm up food in a microwave oven. Hidden Hazards of Microwave Cooking.

There is nothing more unnatural for a horse than to spend close to 24 hours a day in a dark, often damp, 12'x12' square of a stall, isolated psychologically as well as physically. Often times these are enclosed barns with very poor air quality and circulation.  No wonder the average race horse on the average race track seems hard put to achieve long lasting health.   Lack of fresh air, lack of sunshine, lack of access to a variety of plants and soils, lack of a herd structure, lack of movement–all combine to place the modern horse in precarious health straits. Combine this with modern confinement systems that intensify the stabled horse's proximity to toxins and pathogens of all types while at the same time depressing his immune system; and we have a major problem.   It's a wonder that race horses perform as well as they do. more

Horses just like any other animal or human benefit from more natural care. The best place to start is the diet, as this is the main foundation of any natural health care system. Firstly, it is essential to avoid any artificial additives in the feed. The main ones to look out for are ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT, as well as artificial colorings and flavorings. Try and put the horse on a pasture which is organically grown and not treated with any chemicals such as artificial fertilizers and pesticides. All these chemicals act as toxins to the body and contribute to the formation of chronic disease and poor health. The best hay to feed is organic alfalfa as this provides more energy and nutrients than grass and timothy hay. Obviously make sure it is made naturally and is not dusty and full of weeds and molds. It should smell sweet and not musty or damp. A lot more farmers are turning to Organic farming and it is a lot safer and more productive. 

As far as grains go it is far better to feed organic wholegrain feed, rather than synthetic pelleted diets, which are unnatural and highly processed. Synthetic vitamins added to commercial feeds are not well utilized by the body and natural enzymes are destroyed in the manufacturing process. Wholegrains are healthier, natural and more easily digested than pelleted food. The main grains to consider feeding are barley, oats and corn. The exact ratio's depend on the type of horse, the work that they are expected to do and individual preferences. Some horses just do better on one particular type of grain. 

Alicia McWatters, Ph.D., C.N.C. - "Horses should be fed whole oats (crimped/rolled for young or old), corn, grass, hay, alfalfa, bran mash, cracked barley. No molasses food, no milo, no pelleted. Vegetables are fine. Best water available. Separate salt and mineral blocks should be used.  "When it comes to manufactured diets, not only are these products primarily made-up of fragmented substances and isolated, synthetic vitamins and inorganic minerals, most do not contain important elements like enzymes, chlorophyll, and other natural beneficial substances which are found in natural foods."

As with all dietary changes for horses it is best to do it gradually. Horses are so susceptible to colic if the food is suddenly changed so just start adding a little of the new food daily, and slowly increase the amounts, and decrease the old food over several days. Corn is a highly energizing food and is therefore concentrated nutrition, as well as being good for the digestion. Oats are digested rapidly in the stomach, are less energy forming and are warming in nature. Barley is more cooling and is in between corn and oats as far as the energy value." excerpt from HOLISTIC HORSE CARE

Dr. William Albrecht DVM - "...This is the situation, in general, when we are the chemists concocting the feeds which we compel the animal to take while we attempt to feed them most efficiently. For that efficiency our criterion is the maximum increase in body weight for the minimum of feed consumed. The use of that criterion of only weight increase has crowded the life stream of our growing, young animals so badly that the stream is about to be dried up through an increasing crop of "dwarfs". These births of the young, too deficient in the capacity to grow and to keep the life stream flowing, have become more common in both beef and dairy cattle, not to emphasize horses. There is a higher percentage of them where the stream of life has been more carefully guided by us according to particular pedigrees. Apparently, as chemists given to feeding these animals with so much economics in our criterion, we are not very able to keep the life streams flowing. We are not as efficient in multiplying the animals in numbers of healthy ones as we are in fattening the males after surgically eliminating each one's chances to contribute more than itself to a larger life flood." Soil Fertility and Animal Health    ----    More reading: NUTRITION AND HOLISTIC ANIMAL HEALTH  By Richard J. Holliday, DVM

Arthur Young DVM, a Certified Homeopathic Veterinarian, uses glyconutrients (saccharides) in his practice on all animals from  birds to horses. He always advises his clients to add glyconutrients to their pets diet. Decades of consuming nutritionally questionable commercial pet food products, the proven harmful effects of over vaccination, combined with the unfortunate dependency on steroids and antibiotics have, according to many reliable sources greatly contributed to a national decline in animal health. The innate ability of the body to heal itself has been seriously compromised in many animals, particularly dogs, cats, and horses. Glyconutrients are compatible with any type of treatment prescribed by both conventional and alternative practitioners. These essential carbohydrates strengthen the body’s inner environment which, in turn, enhances the energy that stimulates the immune system, as well as a process called “cell communication”. This communication network results in all of the organs working with one another in an orderly sequence of body reactions. Without these activities, good health is impossible to attain. Although the formulation is produced for human consumption, holistic veterinarians have also recognized the importance of glyconutrients in supporting the handling of health challenges in animals. Credit goes to Günter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D. (Rockefeller University), winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for Medicine "for the discovery that (glyco) proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell."  Learn more: Glyconutrients  - It's Role in People and Animals' Health and Wellness

  Do you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com.  She can be reached at  (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or 

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Amazing Healing Clay - Nutramin for Horses 

According to an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "Detoxification and Mineral Supplementation As Functions of Geophagy" (Johns and Duguette 1991), the most prevalent explanation of clay eating is that it is a response to nutritional deficiency. In several clinical studies, eating clay has been implicated as a response to particular deficiencies. In a handful of experiments run by scientists, mineral deficiencies, such as those for iron or potassium, were introduced to animals. As a result of those experiments, those animals changed in their dietary behavior. For instance, iron deficiency has been established as a reason for the ingestion of certain clays, although there is still debate on this issue. In the Runjut Valley, in the Sikkim Himalayas, the natives chew a red clay as a cure for goiter because of its particular mineral content. It is not uncommon for mineral supplements in health food stores to contain portions of various types of clay. Certain clays, though not all clays, contribute major amounts of important minerals, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc. learn more

Elephants are known to walk up to 200 miles to get salt and mineral rich clay. "Many animals also eat clay, which is not only an effective way of binding and excreting various toxins but, by lining the gut, it can treat gastrointestinal problems."  Animal Instinct

"Wild horses might go 20 miles to eat a certain rock dust or clay deposit." Heather Smith Thomas is the author of thirteen books including “Storey's Guide to Raising Horses”, and her latest, “Storey's Guide to Training Horses”. She has written more than 6,000 articles for hundreds of publications

"In the wild, the okapi has been known to feed on buds, leaves and shoots, many are known to be poisonous to humans. Also, it has been observed to eat clay, which is common among poison-eating animals to counteract the poison they eat. Additionally, the okapi will also feed on grasses, fruits, ferns and fungi." 

"The consumption of clays, ash, and charcoal are other means used by animals to detoxify.  Many of you that have been in the horse business long, know that old timers often advise putting a spade-cut square of sod into a horse's stall. Horses seem to like to eat dirt. Graze one out in the open and it won't be long until your horse is pawing up the grass and taking mouthful bites of dirt. Most of us won't let them continue which may or may not be a big mistake.  Top soil is seldom the preferred soil of wild animals. Top soil tend to be high in parasites, bacteria, and a host of other not too healthful substances. Wild animals and many native peoples will seek out the subsoils high in clay and much too deep to be contaminated by parasites and harmful organisms for their consumption needs. To be more precise, many of the volcanic ash clays are preferred, like montmorillonite or bentonite clays. These are considered the desirable medicinal soils.  Such earths absorb many toxins, sooth gastro-intestinal irritations, relieve gas, and have anti-parasitic properties. Some are high in needed minerals which may be an added benefit.  I have for years packed my race horses' hooves with bentonite.  I should have been feeding it in their daily feed ration as well–live and learn.  The feeding of clays could prevent horses from suffering bouts of colic, increase feed absorption efficiency, protect the lining of the intestines, prevent gas formation.  more

While Calcium Montmorillonite Clay is a powerful nutrient and detoxifier it is important to recognize that it is a part of a total health care system. Healing benefits may result from internal and/or external clay applications.  The clay may be ingested, applied as a poultice, and/or used in a bath.  An appropriate lifestyle and the proper guidance of a health care practitioner are essential to one’s well being.  Determining the most beneficial and appropriate application of “Calcium Montmorillonite Clay” is best discussed with someone familiar with its properties. 

Date: Thursday, 26 Jan 2006
Name:   Lynn Lawrence
Email:  worldwidestallions @ shaw.ca
Location: Surrey, British Colombia

I Thank-you for all of the great information you provide on your site, especially the information on clay. I had always wondered why my mare was digging holes and eating moouthfuls of dirt. I new there was a mineral deficiency in her diet, but what she was also telling me was she was trying to detox. The clay has supplied the answer to both. My mare gets the best quality hay, whole foods as well as flax, kelp etc. But her diet, as with mine falls short because of our top soil.(To bad the price doesn't fall short as well).I have also noticed a sence of well being, that is starting to return. The day I received my clay one of the mares in the barn had her leg blow up for no apparent reason the Vet. could offer nothing. This mares back leg was four times the normal size, I have never seen this before, and I had a bad feeling in my stomach. I got some clay in a bucket, mixed with water and poulticed her leg from top to bottom, the instant the clay touched her leg she dropped her head and started licking her lips, by morning the inflamation had been reduced to half. I started the clay in her food, and she started to "pick up". I know in my heart that the clay saved her life. I am so gratefull that the day I was faced with this I had something to offer!!!  Warmest regards

Natural medicines serve as catalysts triggering our bodies built in healing mechanisms as they work to restore health.  I was prompted to write this article because of my personal experience with the far reaching healing powers of natural “Calcium Montmorillonite Clay”.  My hope is that the information provided here will encourage others to consult with their respective health practitioners, in considering its use as a part of their daily health regime. more about the health benefit of calcium montmorillonite

  Nutramin Calcium Montmorillonite Clay for Horses

In her marvelous book, Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them, Cindy Engles, Ph.D. devotes an entire chapter to geophagy (clay or earth-eating). She documents the benefit of clay to human and animal health all over the world. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates have been observed to eat dirt on every continent except Antartica. There is evidence that humans have been eating earth for at least forty thousand years. 

Dr. Christine King - "Dirt eating can be normal behavior in horses. In most cases it is probably a form of self-supplementation or self-medication. (Based on observation of wild animals, most biologists and naturalists agree that animals do appear to self-medicate at various times and in various ways. Wild Health: lessons in natural health from the animal kingdom is a wonderful book on this subject by biologist Cindy Engel, PhD, if you?re interested in reading more.) Horses may eat dirt for any one of several reasons:

# needing salt (specifically, the sodium in salt)
# needing other minerals
# needing beneficial micro-organisms from the soil to aid digestion
# needing the absorbent activity of clay to settle a digestive upset
# boredom, habit
# presence of a disease which alters mental function

Dirt as Medicine "Many species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and even insects, in all parts of the world, eat dirt. Known as geophagy (earth-eating) this habit has long been assumed to be an attempt to rectify mineral deficiciencies in their diet. However new evidence suggests that this cannot always be the case. It has become apparent that the clay content is often the most important ingredient of selected soils. Clay is an effective binding agent as its chemical structure allows other chemicals to bond with it and so lose their reactivity. Clay is therefore an effective deactivator of toxins from diet or pathogens. Clay is the primary ingredient of kaolin and kaopectate that we use when suffering from gastrointestinal malaise. 

• Biologists in Canada and Alaska have seen brown bears lick clay from banks alongside footpaths. At the same time, their scats are full of clay. 
• In Venezuela free-ranging cattle dig and lick at clay subsoils. In Africa, the African buffalo licks clay from any newly exposed subsoil. 
• Chimpanzees, giraffes, and rhinoceroses eat regular mouthfuls of clay-rich termite mound soil and gorillas mine clay-rich volcanic rock from under the exposed roots of ancient trees. 
• Deep in the rain forests of New Guinea, Jared Diamond was surprised to see parrots, pigeons and crows fly down to a new landslide of earth and eat the bare dirt. The birds flocked to this rare opportunity to access bare earth in an area densely covered with vegetation. Not all of the observed 140 bird species came down to eat earth. Only the eight herbivorous species that regularly ate fruit, seeds and flowers. Plants naturally contain numerous toxins that protect them from predators and pathogens. When the landslide soils were analysed they were found to contain less minerals than the surrounding top soil but again the clay content was high and, what is more, found to be more effective at binding alkaloids and tannins than pure pharmaceutical kaolinite. These birds were taking advantage of newly disturbed earth and selecting soil of just the right properties to bind and deactivate plant toxins [Diamond,J 1998 Eat Dirt: in the competition between parrots and fruit trees, it's the winners who bite the dust. Discover. 19(2) pp70-76.]. 
• Rats eat soil when sick - so reliably that geophagy is used as an indicator of gastrointestinal malaise in rats."

Why do horses eat manure?

Dr. Christine King- "Manure eating (coprophagia) can be normal behavior in horses. In young foals, eating the mother's manure is a normal developmental stage. Through this behavior the foal learns to explore his environment and use his senses to make choices about what is palatable and what is not. He is also getting some dietary fiber and the beneficial intestinal microbes needed to support his own digestive processes once he begins eating solid food. In addition, the healthy intestinal microbes are an effective barrier to pathogenic bacteria which could adversely affect the foal's health. In older foals and adult horses, manure eating may be a way of supplementing intestinal microbes, dietary fiber, and perhaps other nutrients that are lacking in the horse's own diet. Coprophagia is normal and nutritionally necessary behavior in rabbits, a species whose intestinal tract is very similar to that of the horse. Many nutrients released or produced by microbial breakdown of dietary fiber, as well as the microbes themselves (which are a rich source of proteins, lipids, vitamins, and numerous co-factors), are lost in the manure. Rabbits make effective use of these valuable nutrients by ingesting manure for a second pass. Perhaps some horses who eat manure are doing a similar thing, particularly if they are on a very restricted diet (e.g. dry lotted with just poor quality grass hay because they need to lose weight). Manure eating in horses can also be caused by boredom or social disorder (e.g. isolation, incompatible company, frequent changes in the horse's turnout routine or companions). As with dirt and wood eating, taking a closer look at the horse's diet and management should identify where improvements may be needed." 

Cindy Engles, Ph.D - "Eating feces (coprophagy) is one way animals such as gorillas, elephants, rabbits, and hares add to their supply of essential bacteria through adult life. It is therefore an important aspect of their health care."  Cindy Engles, Ph.D., is the author of Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them

Is Your Pet Deficient In A Key Nutrient?
Are You Really Meeting Your Animal´s Nutritional Needs?Our soil, plants, and especially commercial foods are woefully deficient in key nutrients.  Scientists theorize that mineral deficiency subjects us, and our animals,  to more diseases, aging, sickness and destruction of our physical well-being than any other factor in personal health. Preventing and Healing Animal Cancer, arthritis, and other disease; improving temperament and behavioural problems, digestive disorders, skin disorders, bone and joint disorders and more with naturally occuring nutritional supplements. A groundswell of nutrition conscious veterinarians are beginning to recommend to their clients that they supplement their animals diet with a daily dose of flaxseed oil and other nutrients for optimum health and vitality. Richard J. Holliday, DVM - "Good nutrition can prevent disease. Good nutrition can cure disease."  more...

The right kind of salts is vital for your animals

Herds of elephants risk injury and death in a perilous journey to hidden salt caves where they supplement their sodium deficient diets. Our pets also suffer from sodium deficiency. Farmers place salt-blocks on their pasture so that their livestock and all other animals can lick the salt to their heart's content. 

An abundance of the ingredients in unrefined real salt are as synonymous with life today as they were a billion years ago before single cells appeared here. Lack of them is synonymous with birth defects, organ failure, decay, diseases, premature aging and death at a young age. Long before the earth knew pollutants of any kind, a huge, ancient sea covered what is now North America. Pure, natural salt was the main ingredient of this sea, and over millions of years, the water in the sea evaporated, leaving the salt in undisturbed deposits. 

Alert: don't supplement your animal's diet with sodium chloride (common table salt); all of the other beneficial elements have been removed. Animals need unrefined, unprocessed real salt. Major producing companies dry their salt in huge kilns with temperatures reaching 1200 degrees F, changing he salt's chemical structure, which in turn adversely affects the human body. Avoid the common refined table salt. Domesticated animals need the right kind of salt

Himalayan Crystal SaltLick  with 84 ionic trace minerals. Organic Solar Dried, 100% Natural salt

One way to provide salt to your  horse is to provide two separate water bowls. One bowl with real-unrefined-unheated-natural-sea-salt and one bowl without salt, so that the animals can consume as much salt as they require. They will drink from the bowl that contains salted water, however once they have had enough salt, they will drink from the bowl that has plain water

Dr. Christine King  - "Horses and other herbivores are meant to get the minerals they need for health, growth, and reproduction from their food?plant material. The more varied the selection of plant materials and grazing areas, the more able horses are to meet their needs. Sometimes, though, the available forage does not meet all of their mineral needs, so they must go in search of other sources of sodium and whatever other minerals they may be lacking at the time. This salt- or mineral-seeking behavior leads them to lick rocks, earth, and even each other. (Gross and long-standing dietary deficiencies in phosphorus or protein may even lead herbivores to chew on the carcasses of other animals.)

Offering the horse salt and feeding a well-formulated mineral supplement that is appropriate for the individual horse?s needs should stop the dirt eating if this behavior is being driven by nutritional deficiency. My preference for feeding salt to horses is to offer it free-choice, as loose or block salt in a pan separate from the horse?s food. Not a mineral block; just plain salt. It can be no-frills coarse rock salt or a white salt block, Redmond salt (a good-tasting natural-source salt whose impurities give it a pink tinge), or a fancy Celtic sea salt. It doesn?t matter all that much, as long as the product is close to 100% salt (sodium chloride).

I prefer not to add salt to the horse?s food or put a salt block in the bottom of the horse?s feeder, unless I?m trying to increase the horse?s sodium or water intake for a specific medical reason. The body regulates its sodium content very closely, as the sodium concentration in the blood and other body fluids is one of the prime determinants of the body?s total water content. An adequate but not excessive amount of water is essential for virtually every function in the body, so the body regulates its water content very closely. In addition to the mechanisms of thirst/drinking and urination for controlling its water content, the body has a specific and very refined appetite for sodium. This mechanism is so well regulated that I prefer to let the horse?s body take in as little or as much salt as it needs at the time, rather than thinking I know better." more...

Salt Deficiency: the cause of many serious diseases
Both sea salt and rock salt were well known to the ancient Greeks who noted that eating salty food affected basic body functions such as digestion and excretion (urine and stools). This led to salt being used medically. The healing methods of Hippocrates (460 BC) especially made frequent use of salt. Salt-based remedies were thought to have expectorant powers. A mixture of water, salt, and vinegar was employed as an emetic. Drinking a mixture of two-thirds cow's milk and one-third salt-water, in the mornings, on an empty stomach was recommended as a cure for diseases of the spleen. A mixture of salt and honey was applied topically to clean bad ulcers and salt-water was used externally against skin diseases and freckles. Hippocrates also mentions inhalation of steam from salt-water. We know today that the antiinflammatory effects of inhaled salt provide relief from respiratory symptoms (c). Thus, 2000 years ago, Greek medicine had already discovered topical use of salt for skin lesions, drinking salty or mineralized waters for digestive troubles and inhaling salt for respiratory diseases!

F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. - "Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on water. Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen, hormones, and chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without sufficient water to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the body will not receive the vital elements that water supplies. Water is also needed to carry toxic waste away from the cells. In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems are activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come across pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research that I mentioned earlier." More on hydrotherapy  (water therapy)  Learn more

  Do you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com.  She can be reached at  (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or 

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Seaweed for Equine Nutritional Support

Kelp is a type of seaweed that is a source of iodine, vitamins and minerals. Kelp powder improves skin, coat, and hoof conditions. It is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and it is also high in B-complex and trace minerals. 

A Table Spoon of Seaweed a Day Keeps the Vet away! In the US, many horses spend the winter on grass or alfalfa hay, which becomes less nutritious through the season. In pastures with degraded soils, micro-nutrient deficiencies (especially that of selenium) are not uncommon. Horse managers have increasingly started using dry, powdered seaweed as a source of micro-nutrients for the animals. Horses fed with powdered seaweed acquire a “bloom” (glossy coat and aura of health), resistance to diseases and strength. People with excitable horses find that this treatment also calms down the animals. Method of preparation: take seaweed (any type), dry it and grind to a fine powder. Dosage: Add one tablespoon seaweed per day to the animal’s feed. It may be sprinkled either on cut grass or over grain ration 

In the Orkney Islands, through simple observation, it was discovered that animals grazing on seaweed are generally in better overall condition, grow faster and have more resistance to illness, especially coughs and respiratory ailments. As a result of eating seaweed, the now famous North Ronaldsay sheep are sought after all over the world by top chefs and restaurants. When you discover the constituents of seaweed it is easy to see why it is valued so much. 

Richard J. Holliday, D.V.M. - "Always feed a source of kelp ... free choice if possible. Trace mineral deficient animals will eat a lot until their needs are met. After that, they consume very little. If they continue to eat kelp at high levels, it may indicate a more severe deficiency of one or more individual trace minerals such as Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Cobalt or others." 

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) has brought better equine health and the supplement's results are amazing. Horses eating AFA not only look better but have improved temperament, increased energy, stamina, and their hooves become stronger and more flexible.

Horses with hoof problems, active and inactive horses may all benefit from eating AFA. Maintaining your horse on a daily amount of AFA may provide the following benefits:

Better general health, strengthened immune system, quicker recovery from stress and high performance demands.

Stronger, more elastic hooves, clears up laminitis, white line, abcess, and dry-cracked hoof walls. Makes good hooves even better!

Better coat, much clearer eyes.

Improved disposition and attitude towards breeding and training.

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Essential fatty acids (EFA) for your horse's health

A groundswell of nutrition conscious veterinarians are beginning to recommend to their clients that they supplement their animals diet with a daily dose of flaxseed oil and other important nutrients. When the diets of horses were fortified with flax, within three weeks their coats developed a beautiful sheen, and dandruff was greatly diminished. Within 9 months cracked hooves were completely healed. When a pregnant mare was fed flax, her offspring were larger, and grew faster than when previous to being fed flax 
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Learn more about the wonders of flaxoil for people and animals' health
More about optimum equine nutrition

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Read other people's testimonials of amazing animal health improvements and cures of cancer and other chronic disease with natural, alternative health care and optimum nutrition. This is a collection of emails I received over the years and for which I received the permission to publish on my site. With almost each testimonial you will find an email address to facilitate correspondance, feedback and support. 

SIGNS OF EQUINE UNDERLYING ENERGY IMBALANCE 
Christina Chambreau, DVM

MIND: cribbing and/or weaving; pen/stall walking; flank sucking; over-reactive; fearful, excessively territorial or aggressive; Fear of loud noises, slightest noises, narrow spaces. 

SKIN, RESPIRATORY: puffy around eyes; chronic conjunctivitis; dull eyes; "foal snots"; asthma sweat on upper body but not lower, sticky sweat, unpleasant odor, dry and/or dull hair coat, dry skin, poor-healing wounds, greasy skin on face. 

STOMACH: foul breath, fissures at corners of mouth, salivation from clover, hollow seeming teeth, hard to float, loose teeth at under 20 years old, coprophagia/pica, craves salt, fussy eating, intolerant to fat, repeated colics, sensitivity to weather changes with GIT signs, excessively susceptible to parasites, potbellied foals, distended abdomen (hay belly) in adults, rectum tears easily when palpated, hard dry fecal balls. 

EXTREMITIES: warm up very slowly; stiff muscles; tie up if not warmed up; swollen legs: hot or cold may or may not go down with exercise; unable to lift back feet; unable to balance on three legs, bad odor without pathology, excessive moisture in feet, sensitive to hammering in nails 

GENERALITIES: poor exercise tolerance; fat deposits- cresty necks, around tail head, top of croup, etc; disturbed by temperature changes; offensive odors; not wanting touching, grooming.

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Homeopathy for Horses

Bruising, swelling and inflammation can be treated successfully, and most people now know the value of arnica in treating bruising and also before and after operations. Rhus Tox and Symphitum work well with tissue, connective tissue and old scar tissue and joints, and bone (symphitum being the homeopathic form of comfrey which is well known to help heal bones.) Calendula is a wonderful antiseptic, and can take its place in one's first aid box.

One of my clients horses exhibited a very strange lameness behind. I suggested she call the vet, and the horse was diagnosed with a blood clot. There is not much that can be done for a blood clot, but we put the horse on a homeopathic remedy, and allthough the vet did not hold out much hope for the horse, she recovered and is back in work, the blood clot is gone but we keep a very close eye on her.

With scar tissue from old injuries which so many horses have, and which is often not discovered until the horse is put under pressure in its work, I find homeopathic remedies work really well. With chronic conditions like arthritis, remedies can make the horse more comfortable for quite a long time, and I believe that even navicular disease has responded to homeopathy. learn more

Treatment of Horses by Homeopathy by George MacLeod

Homeopathic remedies can aid to calm the mind of an anxious or shocked horse, relieve some of the pain and in all help the body to heal itself. 

"A very useful reference for treating your horse." "This is an excellent book if you are considering using homeopathic treatment for your horse. Most common and some uncommon horse ailments are covered and suggested remedies and dosages are given. The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is that the author assumes the reader has more knowledge of medical terminology than it is likely the average reader will have. It helps to have a good medical dictionary at you elbow when you read this book." An amazon.com reader from Massachusetts, USA

More information about general veterinary homeopathy
Horse Homeopathy

Equine homeopathic remedies:

Asthma and Allergy - Coughing, sinusitis conditions, hysteria associted coughing, dyspnea (respiratory distress), asthmatic conditions (can help in emphysema), hay dust allergy, hay fever.

Gastroenteric-Colic - Diarrhea (scour), inappetence, colic (where shock is present, seek immediate veterinary advice), flatulence, irritability, dysentery.

Hoof Enhancer - Cracked hooves, poor hoof growth, dry hooves, sand cracks, weak white hooves and damage to hooves, eczema, laminitis, arthritis, warts and skin growths, vaccinosis, increases ability to absorb impacts.

Musculo-Skeletal - Muscular injury, lameness, sprains, tendon injuries, laminitis, navicular, stiffness, pain on movement, arthritic conditions, laminitis (founder), bruised sole and bruising, curb and windgall.

Pre-Performance Stress - Fractious animals, Psychosomatic disorders, teething scour, oversensitive, young animals especially impatient, intolerant whining restlessness, colicky individuals, highly emotional animals, anxiety with palpitations.

Skin/Coat ailments - Eczema, itching (pruritus), allergic dermatitis, nettle rash, seborrhea, ringworm, photosensitisation, cracked skin, removal of toxins by improved urine function

Travel Anxiety - Fractious animals, psychosomatic disorders, post-travel scour, hysterical response to being loaded or while being transported, trembling from fear, twitching and fidgety feet when boxed for travel, terrified reaction to entering darkness.

Urinary Dysfunction - Fluid retention, urinary tract infection, jealousy, swelling and puffing up with fluid, suppressed urination due to anxiety or fear. Enter to purchase the remedies

In the case of minor injuries you can always administer Rescue Remedy first about ten drops just on to the horses tongue or if you can under the tongue. At this stage have some yourself, to keep you calm and thinking straight.

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What is Natural Hoofcare?

Natural Hoofcare is a new term being used to describe the care and use of barefooted horses in all disciplines. Natural Hoofcare is not just a trimming method, but is also a complete daily care system that allows a horse to remain barefoot throughout its entire working life. This same system can be used to rehabilitate horses from many degenerative lamenesses. Natural Hoofcare methods have been developed in recent years both in America and Europe. One of the most successful and influential, the Strasser Method, was developed by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser. 

Dr.Strasser is a German veterinarian who, for nearly twenty years, has been studying and researching the causes and cures of lameness and other common health problems of domestic horses. In 1993, she opened the Institute for Hoof Health and ESHOP (European School for Hoof Orthopedics) in Tuebingen, Germany--a center for study and learning, in which the hoofcare specialists in Europe obtain their schooling. In this first holistic hoof clinic, equine patients from around Europe are routinely healed and restored to a fully active life after being given up as hopeless and incurable by conventional veterinary medicine. Dr. Strasser is the author of several textbooks on lameness and healing, reference books on natural boarding for horses, and many articles for both horse and veterinary journals. 

There is a lot that can be done naturally to keep hooves healthy.
There was a time when nutrient rich grasses were a staple throughout the earth and horses thrived because of it. Today, nothing could be farther from the truth. Depleted soil conditions are the norm, and commercially produced hays are deficient in basic important nutrients. Nutrient deficiencies have become your horse’ s worst enemy. Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, a blue-green algae (aquatic plant) that grows wild in the Klamath Lake in the state of Oregon is a unique dietary product with scientifically demonstrated health-promoting benefits. It contains a bounty of natural, vital nutrients and antioxidants to help nourish and protect the body, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, omega-3 fatty acids and phycocyanin. Many scientific studies performed by well-known uni-versities and research centers support and validate the numerous reported benefits of Klamath Lake blue-green algae. Used alone or blended with other nutraceuticals and natural food products, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae can promote greater overall health. Learn more about E3Live Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Products For Horses

Equine Optimum Nutrition

Case Studies: 
Brownie's story  Brownie is a Thoroughbred Quarter cart horse owned by Jim and Judy Lougheed of Placerville California. Brownie was considered unusable in the early nineties. Many veterinarians and farriers had given up on him due to a low heel/long toe syndrome, complicated by extreme chronic abscesses.  Learn about Brownes' amazing recovery..

Rowdy's Story   Farrier, Wayne Blevins and Veterinarians, Chris Voss DVM and Angie Stamm DVM of Slate Creek Veterinary Clinic, were presented with a 5 year-old Morgan gelding, named Rowdy, with severe abscessing and acute laminitis in August 2003. Learn about Rowdy's' amazing recovery..

KKashmeer's story  The sellers had failed to mention any fetlock or leg problems when we purchased Kkashmeer, but when he was delivered to the barn where we were to board him, a 5 hour ride in a professional air-ride trailer, he was dead-lame. After a month of treatments by the local veterinarian, icing, nerve blocks, bute and light walking with stall confinement, egg bar shoes and special trimming by the farrier, he was not better.  We were advised to take him to U. C. Davis for an ultrasound, where he was diagnosed with what the veterinarians said was an old injury - bone fragments in his right front fetlock joint. Surgery was not an option, according to the vets, and he would never be sound.  They called him a very expensive “pasture ornament”, or in the alternative, they would put him down for us.  He would never be sound enough to ride.  Needless to say, we were heart-broken but decided to keep him as a family pet. Learn about KKashmeers' amazing recovery..

The Mule'story After examining the thin walled, shelly cracked hooves, the rider understood that this mule couldn’t possibly keep shoes on with hooves like this and something needed to be done. He suggested the Veerkamps' start a regiment of feeding 1 ½ ozs of E3Live™ For Horses twice a day.... learn more

Mara's story  Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine - Mara foundered in the winter of 2007 and came to us in spring 2008. She was in poor body condition, her hair coat was dull, and she showed evidence of bilateral front limb laminitis (lameness grade 3/5).   She would only walk slowly, and was very tender-footed.   Her hooves showed horizontal rings diverging from each other, evidencing chronic laminitis.   Nolan hoof plates were applied to both front feet since the onset of laminitis. The hoof quality was considered poor. Foot radiographs showed severe rotation of the coffin bone of the left front foot and moderate rotation of the right fore in April 2008. The sole thickness was 7 mm on the left foot, and 10 mm on the right foot, respectively.  Learn about Mara's full recovery...

What is Natural Hoofcare entire article

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An Introduction to Spiritual Healing in Animals

More and more in recent times, complementary methods of healing are being sought, where traditional medicine and its administration alone are not meeting patient's needs. Natural and spiritual ways are not invasive and support both mind, body and spirit. It is important that a proper veterinary/medical diagnosis is made. We encourage a holistic approach yet work closely with the veterinary/medical profession.

Spiritual healing takes a totally holistic approach, giving consideration to the mind, body and spirit of the patient, both in humans and animals. In both instances the patient is firstly put at their ease and made to feel comfortable and well relaxed, this allows the healer to intuit the condition of the patient from all aspects of their energy field. One should consider the fact that all human conditions are also experienced by our animals, from medical problems such as cancer, rheumatism and arthritis to those of depression, loneliness and lack of self -esteem.

The work of the healer is to channel healing energies to the patient. Depending on the condition involved, this may take several sessions and each time progress and changes are carefully monitored. When working with animals, to whom no "placebo" effect takes place, the healing, compassion and love from the healer is absorbed freely by them and the results can be amazing. Obviously when an animal is ill, its owner too feels anxious and uneasy, in these circumstances their well being is also considered. By bringing together the laws of nature and the divine, the healer is able to channel restorative energies to the patient.  Equine - Case Histories and Testimonials

  Do you have a question about holistic equine health or need help with your horse? Tamara is knowledgeable in equine natural health care and she volunteers her time to help visitors of ShirleysWellnessCafe.com.  She can be reached at  (602) 790-7030 or 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560 or 

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Bach's Rescue Remedy - A Natural Remedy to Alleviate Stress, Fear and Shock
by Nanna Holt Kjær

Note: This is a testimonial about a dog, but the Rescue remedy works the same way on horses

I have used Bach's Rescue Remedy for about a year. I have also corresponded with other users in Scandinavia and in the U.S. I find the remedy a big help and would therefore like to share my experiences with others. My initial interest was sparked by one of my dog's fear of fireworks. The problem was, and is, that the use of fireworks is now no longer limited to New Year's Eve. Nowadays shooting off fireworks seems a natural event at parties and get-togethers all the year round, and practically every night throughout December. Most sedatives and other calming agents need a couple of hours to take effect, which makes them practically useless when the noise can occur unpredictably at any time. I mean who wants to keep their dog sedated all through December. It is a bad enough decision to have to make for just one night a year.

Then I heard about Bach's Rescue Remedy, a mixture of flower essences. This remedy is administered just after a shock or fright and takes effect very quickly. Where I used to have a shivering dog hiding under my bed, I now have a dog that lies quietly listening to the thunder, gunshots, fireworks or whatever. She still isn't completely indifferent like the rest of my gang who just lie on their backs on my sofa and couldn't care less. But it is a vast improvement. She no longer goes to pieces, and this is achieved without filling her body up with drugs.

Following are examples of of emotional symptoms for which various Bach Flowers remedies are used if an animals is: Very fearful, and are very sensitive to anxiety and apprehension. Separation anxiety. Fear of riding in the car. They may even tremble. - Possessive and selfish. Animals who guard their food bowl or toys and are over possessive. Sometimes it can help those animals who will not stop licking their owners or using the wrong scratching post - Animals who are sad after a change in their life – weaning, going to a new home or handler, owner going back to work, being kenneled or taken to a different house for a while, loss of a love one. - Dominant animals want to be the boss of animals and the people in their life. They can even be bullies to smaller animals and use their power to resist discipline. They can be cruel. Learn more about Flower Essence for Pets

Bach's Rescue Remedy - A Natural Remedy to Alleviate Stress, Fear and Shock

Flower essences are a safe, effective and natural way to help your animal companion lead a healthier and happier life. Animals respond just as well to Bach Flower remedies as people, and seem to have similar emotional imbalances that can be corrected with the appropriate remedy. We know that mental and emotional upsets in humans can have deep and lasting physical effects, far beyond what used to be referred to as "psychosomatic illness." Animals too, have an active mental and emotional life. and can manifest behavioral and physical problems that have their roots in emotional trauma.

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Equine Advocates, Inc.
Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses. The mission of Equine Advocates is to rescue, protect, and prevent the abuse of horses through education, investigation, rescue operations, and the dissemination of information to the public. 

The Premarin Industry: Holocaust for Horses
Premarin - a prescription drug currently being used by over 8 million women with menopausal symptoms--is responsible for agonizing conditions and ultimate death of thousands of horses annually.

"Of the women in menopause today, about half start synthetic hormone replacement, but only half of those stick  with it because of the side effects or fear of cancer risk. The threat of breast and uterine cancer is dramatically increased with HRT. Premarin, an estrogen replacement drug for menopausal women made from pregnant mare's urine, is the top selling drug of any kind in the U.S. But justifiable controversy about synthetic hormone replacementmay mean that the threat of breast and uterine cancer is dramatically increased with HRT. In 51 studies covering 21 countries involving more than 52,000 women with breast cancer and 108,000 women without breast cancer, women who used Premarin for 5 years or longer had a 35% higher risk of developing cancer than women who had never been on HRT. (Good news! The higher risk for breast cancer diminished and largely disappeared after about 5 years off HRT treatment.) Most women don't know that Premarin, is made from pregnant mare's urine, and that the mares are kept in horrendous conditions - their foals are sold for slaughter. Premarin is the most prescribed of all drugs in America today. The mares are artificially inseminated and forced to spend their 11-month pregnancies in stalls so small they cannot turn. If they try to lie down, their heads are jolted upright by their halter chains. Long lines of pregnant horses stand, chained and strapped into cramped concrete and steel pens like rows of four-legged galley slaves. They shuffle uncomfortably from hoof to hoof. A forlorn look fills their eyes as they stare. Their coats are dull, their ears droopy - tell-tale signs of a horse's misery. Many get sore, swollen legs or become crippled from standing, months on end, in their tiny concrete stalls. The mares are kept constantly thirsty. They are denied water so that their urine becomes thick." Linda Page, N.D. Ph.D  ( learn about safe and effective alternative programs from menopausal women)

There ARE alternatives to animal cruelty! Ask your MD about other choices of estrogen-replacement therapy!

Exposing the cruel realities:
The Heartbreak of Premarin Farms
friendsofanimals.org

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WHAT VETS DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT VACCINES Read the comments of veterinarians who believe that vaccines are damaging our pets. This information will make you cry and aware of the scam that is the mainstay of the veterinary field. Learn the truth  about the terrible suffering of pets and their owners and what can be done to protect your animals from the drug companies and ignorant vets. 'Shock to the System' covers the latest information on the vaccine issue, and puts the other pieces of the puzzle into the picture. Diet, environmental toxins, pharmaceuticals and stress all play a part in the health of companion animals.
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Steven Slagle, DVM - "Transfer factors have turned out to be the most effective and versatile products I have ever used in my 32-year veterinary practice. A cat with leukemia, an oral tumor, and posterior paralysis due to a spinal tumor, was very ill and emaciated. One month after transfer factors there was some regression of the oral tumor, restored appetite with some weight gain, and increased sociability. Five months later, she continues to improve, regaining normal weight, 80% regression of her oral tumor, and regaining use of hind legs and tail."  more
 
 

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More at Shirley's Wellness Cafe:

Holistic Animal Health
Natural Health for Children
Natural Health for Women
Natural Health for Men
Steroids' Side Effects - Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Natural Remedies 
Arthritis Conditions - Natural Treatment
Eyesight Conditions - Natural Solutions
Diabetes Alternative Medicine 
Health Issues: Consumer Alert!
Alternative Cancer Therapies
Gulf War Syndrome Causes and Illnesses
Chia Seeds: The Wonder Food with Healing Power
Antibiotic Resitance Crisis - The Prebiotics and Probiotic Revolution
The New Healing Science of Glyconutrients 
What is Homeopathy?
Urine therapy: medically proven natural cure
Thyroid Disorder and the fluoride connection
Toxic Environment - Toxic Cosmetics
Detoxification for Optimum Health: Chemicals and toxins are the primary cause of disease and obesity
Glutathione's role in health, aging and cancer
Tonic Herbs for Longevity, Rejuvenation, Immunity
Raw Food and Juice Therapy
Therapeutic Fasting
Healing with Herbs and Other Natural Remedies
Water: the great healer
The acid-alkaline balance's impact on health
Clay Therapy - Our Earth, Our Cure
Bee Pollen: healing from the hives
Magnesium Medical Miracles
Marine plants to enhance health
Profound Life-Giving Properties of Marine Phytoplankton 
Guide to natural treatments for Fibromyalgia
Immune system: the body's defense department
Sunlight to restore health
Cayenne Pepper: the great healer
The acid-alkaline balance's impact on health
Allicin, The Heart of Garlic - Mother Nature's Defender
Wheatgrass juice: nectar of health and rejuvenation
Healing Earth: Fulvic Acid and Shilajit
Stem Cell Physiology -  Supporting Bone Marrow Adult Stem Cell Release Naturally 
A healing crisis: what is it?
Transfer Factor for people and animals
Overcoming stress naturally
Overcoming The Sugar Blues and Getting Off Prozac
Healing shingles/herpes zoster naturally and rapidly
Flaxseed Oil The Wonder Healer
Cholesterol Myth - Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill!
Salt Deficiency: the cause of many serious disease
Radiant, healthy skin: the natural way
Words Of Wisdom Follow Your Dreams!
Dangers of Modern Medicine: Iatrogenic Diseases 
Healing asthma: a drugless approach
Alzheimer's Disease: There is Hope! 
Healing eczema: a drugless approach
Healing psoriasis: a drugless approach
Parasites Infections: Symptoms and Natural Treatment (humans and  pets)
Basic Healing Principles
AIDS/HIV/AZT: truth behind the propaganda
The bitter truth about nutrasweet
Canola oil: how toxic is it?
Bovine Growth Hormones in your milk
Beware of Genetically Engeneered Foods
Radiation Emergencies: Protecting The Thyroid Gland
Weight Loss: natural and healthy solutions 
West Nile Virus - what the media won't tell you
Most Popular Natural Health Products Safe and Effective Remedies  for People and Pets
About the author of this website
 

Vaccines:
Doctors and parents expose how vaccines are crippling our children. 
Dr. David Ayoub, M.D. lectures on Vaccines, Mercury, Autism and other disease

Vaccines: deception and tragedy
Vaccines and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Shaken Baby Syndrome or Vaccine-Induced Encephalitis?
Misdiagnosed Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Criminal Consequence of Vaccine Injury
AUTISM: is there a vaccine connection?
Criminal Consequence of Vaccine Injury
Anthrax Vaccine Facts and Gulf War Syndrome
Government Enforced Vaccinations: Vaccination Tracking Registry
How To Legally Avoid Unwanted Immunizations Of All Kinds
Tamiflu, Flu Vaccine: Shocking Discovery 
Animals: chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines
Nosodes: alternative to conventional vaccines
Library: Vaccine Controversy books
 

Holistic Children's Health :
Holistic Pediatrics (general)
Nutrition for Babies and Children
Attachment Parenting
Ear infections: alternative to tubes and antibiotics
Pshychiatry - betraying and drugging children for profit
Childhood vaccinations: are they really safe and effective?
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: astonishing facts
Autism: is there a vaccine connection?
The Circumcision Decision: what I wish I had known...
Understanding your baby's needs
Natural Birth and Home Birth
Ritalin Free Kids: Helping Children, Not Drugging Them
Homeopathy for Children and Infants
Forced Drugging of Children Parents  facing jail over compulsory drug orders.
No longer blind: the story of Shirley's baby born blind and brain-injured
 

Holistic Animal health :
Do You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food? by Dr. Jane Bicks DVM
Why RAW food?
Food Unfit For Pets
All Natural Healthy Pet Food 
Animal Nutritional Therapy
Natural Animal  Health
Homeopathy for animals
Renal Failure - Urinary Tract condition
Animals Messengers of Love and Wisdom
Pet Allergies: non toxic natural solutions
Rearing healthy pups and kittens
Saving Shasta's life: a holistic approach
Animal Trauma and Injuries - Natural home cures
Sample RAW pet food recipes
Toxic environment and your pet's illness
Alternative to antibiotics
Testimonials of amazing animal healing.
Preventing and Healing Animal Cancer without drugs or surgery
Holistic Health for Horses
Feline Holistic Health
Natural diet for pet birds
Ferret Natural Health Care and Optimum Diet
Vaccinosis: chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines
Nosodes: alternative to conventional vaccines
List of holisitic veterinarians
Managing flea bites and hotspots naturally
Improving your animal's health with kelp
Library: holistic animal health
Animal training and behavior library
Training Shasta for personal protection

Shop for all natural, non-toxic, safe products for your pet's health and well being.
 
 

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Veterinary Secrets Revealed!
E-book
Veterinary Secrets Revealed is the bible for solving your pet health problems with natural, at home remedies. Dr. Jones shows you more ways to treat your pet at home than I knew existed.

"These are all practical remedies that really work. No pet owner should be without this e-book." Dr. Jeff Serfas, Forestburg Animal Hospital
 
 
 
 

Gallery of Factory Farming Photos and Videos Witness first-hand what farm animals endure. (scroll down that page to view ALL videos)

Please sign the petition to help Enact the Protected Animal Law 
 
 
 
 
 

The Premarin Industry: Holocaust for Horses 

"Unknown" filly being rendered while still alive. Premarin - a prescription drug currently being used by over 8 million women with menopausal symptoms--is responsible for agonizing conditions and ultimate death of thousands of horses annually.  more
 
 
 
 
 
 

100% all natural and organic flea and tick control products
New safe and effective  biotechnology product is now available for full prevention and eradication of flea, tick, lice, mite, mange, bedbug, etc. more...

Warning:  Spot-On Pesticides such as Frontline, Zodiac, Defend, Bio Spot, Adams and Advantage trigger adverse reactions in dogs and cats,  shorten life spans, cause terminal illness, and premature death. more...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Natural Animal Health  Overview of Natural,  Holistic Veterinary Medicine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Horse riding in a convertible. A must see to believe it! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pet deaths prompt recall of pet food   The number of cases of kidney failure among dogs and cats that ate poisoned pet food could total in the tens of thousands says Dr. Paul Pion, president of the Veterinary Information Network. More accounts of stricken pets had been coming in since the numbers were tallied over the weekend. He said the final number for pets suffering from kidney failure could be in the tens of thousands. more on the recall
 

• Shop for Safe, All Natural Human Ingredients Healthy Pet Food
• Natural Treatment of Pet Kidney Disease
• Dr. Jones DVM - "The Truth Behind The Pet Food Recall"
• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pet Food Companies

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Irradiated pet food endangering pets health, killing pets    The Australian government in late May ordered an immediate stop to sterilizing cat food via irradiation after reviewing scientific studies pointing to food irradiation as the culprit behind illnesses characterized by ataxia or paralysis of the limbs  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also allows animal feed, including pet food and treats, to be irradiated. 

• Make your voice heard! Click here to send the FDA a message 
• US Food Industry Begins Widespread Food Irradiation
• "Nuked Food" - The Dangers of Irradiated Food

 
 
 

Books - Equine Natural Health Books

Learn to use herbal remedies and alternative therapies for common ailments and injuries of her horses as well as using herbs to enhance their overall health.
 
 
 
 

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Hilarious 30 seconds videos. They will make your day! 
Dog protecting his bone
Dog being massaged by cat
Cat will not share meal with dog
Great Escapes - dogs are so smart! 
Dog born with no front legs walks like a human...you have to see it to believe it!
 

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Dogs love Dr. Miller's Detox Tea too!
Dogs enjoy drinking Dr. Miller's Detox Tea because it helps improve their digestion, thus eliminate bad breath and body odors. The tea also helps flush toxins and assists in cleansing waste and compacted fecal matter from the colon. learn more. 
 

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Dr. Blanco D.V.M  "You take healthy animals and often very quickly after you vaccinate, you can see simple things like itching of the skin or excessive licking of the paws, sometimes even with no eruptions and licking of the air. We see a lot of epilepsy, often after a rabies vaccination. Or dogs or cats can become aggressive for several days. Frequently you'll see urinary tract infections in cats, often within three months after their [annual] vaccination. If you step back, open your mind and heart, you'll start to see patterns of illness post-vaccination." learn more
 
 
 
 

 Natural Remedies for Stressed Pets
Animals respond just as well to non-toxic anti-stress natural remedies. Animals too, have an active mental and emotional life. and can manifest behavioral and physical problems that have their roots in emotional trauma.
 
 

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Watch these Free Videos: 

‘We Become Silent" A must see documentary about the threat to medical freedom of choice. The Last Days of Health Freedom' details the ongoing attempts by multinational pharmaceutical interests and giant food companies  to limit the public’s access to herbs, vitamins and other therapies. 
Prescription for Disaster  in-depth investigation into the relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their health care.
Video library   (whistleblower doctors)
 

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Books - Equine Natural Health Books
 
 
 
 

Online Courses: Natural Horse Care and Management   Distance Course that is geared towards learning anytime through online presentations, email correspondence, discussion forums and instructor teaching and supervision on one-to-one basis. All materials supplied and can be stored right online in PENZANCE's online "Classroom". Additional suggested reading material is listed and encouraged.  learn more (in that page, click on "education) 
 

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Natural Animal Health category
 
 
 
 

Do You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food?     Listen to Dr. Jane Bicks D.V.M. twelve-minute FREE audio or video presentation to learn more about how you can improve the health, well-being, and longevity of your cherished pet. more
 
 
 

Ready-To-Eat Raw Pet Food

 
 
 
 
 

Natural dog and cat food  Quality pet food with only natural, wholesome ingredients and nutrient dense with vitamins, minerals, fats and fatty acids which are essential for the optimal health of your dog or cat. learn more
 
 
 
 
 
 

Heart warming testimonials People share their success of healing their animals without drugs, surgery or radiation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Home-base Income opportunity
Share with others nature's gifts that assists us on our journey to optimal health and wellness.
 
 
 
 
 

Books - Equine Natural Health Books

• Optimum Animal Nutrition - raw food, no grains 
• Do You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food? by Dr. Jane Bicks DVM Note: scroll down to the bottom of that page to watch the video and listen to Dr. Bick's audio
• Animal Nutritional Therapy(flaxseed oil, bee pollen, minerals, seaweed/kelp, Transfer Factor)
• Sample Recipes of Optimum Rawfood Diet for Animals 
• Ready-to-Eat Health Food (raw or kibbles) for dogs, cats and ferrets.
• Treating Animal Diseases Naturally: part 1 - part 2
• Toxic shampoos, toxic drugs, toxic environment affecting pet's health
• Testimonials: saving pets from toxic nightmare
• Testimonials of amazing cures  with holistic veterinary treatments
• Homeopathy for Animals: safe and effective alternative to conventional veterinary practice.
• Library: Books and video on Natural Health Care for Animals - Obedience DogTraining (and behavior problem solving) and Solving Cat Behavior Problems
• Safe, 100% natural pest control Natural organic safe and effective control of Flea, Ticks, Bed Bugs and other Pests 

• Preventing and Healing Animal Cancer: without chemo, radiation or drugs
• Overweight Pet: Weight Management for Dogs and Cats
• Juliette de Bairacli Levy: natural rearing
• Routine Vaccination: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association:"Are We Vaccinating Too Much?"
• Saving Shasta's life: the holistic approach: how I restored my dog's health and vitality- Shirley
• Managing allergies, flea bites and hot-spots naturally: a drugless approach 
• Rearing Healthy Pups and Kittens
• Holistic Health for Horses
• Holistic Health For Your Pet Bird
• Holistic Health for Cats
• Need Assistance or Support?: Join the free support groups and mailing lists.
• Holistic Veterinarians: listing 
• Animal Health Products   natural, safe, non-toxic 

Natural Health for Children:

• Alternatives to steroids, antibiotics, and ear tubes
• Homeopathy for children and infants
• Do you know what happens during circumcision?
• Health hazard and adverse effects of vaccines 
• Forced drugging of children: parents may face jail over compulsory drug orders
• Attachement parenting
• Resources for Children With Special Needs: the Holistic approach ADD/ADHD Helping Children, Not Drugging Them: In 1996 the World Health Organization warned that Ritalin over-use has reached dangerous proportions. Learn about alternatives to ritalin and other drugs 

Natural Health for Women:

• Candida: Conquering Yeast Infections: The Non-Drug Solution
• Infertility and Miscarriage
• Treating Menopause Naturally.
• Autoimmune low-thyroid can cause fatigue, depression, excess weight.
• Estrogen's Deadly Truth: a story of deception, betrayal, hidden agendas, propaganda and misinformation.
• Lifting the Curse of PMS
• Beating Breast Cancer with Nutrition

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Natural Health: Men's Sexual Functions:

• Optimal Prostate Health and Prevention Measure to prostate enlargement.
• Prostate Cancer: a drugless approach
• Homeopathic approach to impotence, bladder infections, prostate problems etc.
• The Male Andropause (like menopause)
• Male Herbs for Impotence

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Peter R. Breggin, M.D - "The drugging of children has gotten so out of hand that America is waking up to this. This is a national catastrophe." more

Julian Whitaker M.D - "Class action lawsuits have been filed in Texas, California and New Jersey charging Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, maker of Ritalin, with conspiracy to create the psychiatric disorder known as ADHD in order to fuel the market for their product."