What does Aluminum have to do with my pet? Unfortunately, aluminum is everywhere. Our water systems, food, soil and in our dog's vaccines and food bowl. Aluminum is toxic and dangerous. It doesn't belong in our dog's body but it's a fact that dogs can become sick from...

Could certain dog foods cause heart failure? Dr. Laurie DVM, a graduate of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine with advanced training in nutrition, talks about taurine and DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy). Some breeds are predisposed to DCM but UC Davis has found a...

The Truth About What’s in Pet Food & Why It Matters with Susan Thixton from the Truth About Pet Food Today we are talking with Susan Thixton, a Pet Food Consumer Advocate from Truth About Pet Food.  She is a woman tirelessly fighting for fair labeling practices,...

HTMA stands for Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis. HTMA is a test that analyzes the mineral content and heavy metals in hair. After you cut the hair from yourself or pet, then it's "prepared in a licensed clinical laboratory through a series of chemical and...

Selenium is one of a group of trace minerals that is essential for proper body functions in both humans and animals. An adequate amount of selenium is needed for the proper function of the thyroid gland and the immune system. Selenium is an antioxidant which functions...

Iron is a mineral that is required by your dog's body to perform important functions like carrying oxygen in the hemoglobin of red blood cells throughout the body so her cells can produce energy. Iron is also necessary for certain enzymes in the body to function...

I'm so glad we found each other! It wasn't long ago that I was searching for a way to help my dog with his health issues. He was getting older, had a little more "sugar" on his face, going blind, goop coming out of his eyes, slowing down, and little bumps on his body...

  I stared at the spreadsheet blankly. Straining to focus on the numbers as they went in and out of focus. What is happening? I printed out the spreadsheet and thought that I must be tired and needed a break from looking at a computer screen. While I peered at the...

What is Boron? Boron is one of the micronutrients required for optimal health and is involved in maintaining good bone mineralization. Boron is essential for proper assimilation of calcium into the bone matrix, or in simpler terms makes sure that calcium stays bound...