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Many common household items can pose a threat to your pets. Even some items specifically meant for pets could cause health problems. To protect your pet, simply use common sense and take the same precautions you would with a child.


1. Rodent poisons and insecticides are the most common sources of pet poisoning.


2. Antifreeze that contains ethylene glycol has a sweet taste that attracts animals but is deadly if consumed in even small quantities; one teaspoon can kill a seven-pound cat. The HSUS recommends pet owners use a safe antifreeze in their vehicles. Look for antifreeze that contains propylene glycol, which is safe for animals if ingested in small amounts. Ethylene glycol can also be found in common household products like snow globes, so be sure to keep these things out the reach of animals.


3. Cocoa mulch contains ingredients that can be deadly to pets if ingested. The mulch, sold in garden supply stores, has a chocolate scent that is appetizing to some animals.


4. Chemicals used on lawns and gardens, such as fertilizer and plant food, can be easily accessible and fatal to a pet allowed in the yard unsupervised.


5. Cedar and other soft wood shavings, including pine, emit fumes that may be dangerous to small mammals like hamsters and gerbils.


6. Chocolate is poisonous to dogs, cats, and ferrets.


7. De-icing salts used to melt snow and ice are paw irritants that can be poisonous if licked off. Paws should be washed and dried as soon as the animal comes in from the snow. Other options include doggie boots with Velcro straps to protect Fido’s feet, and making cats indoor pets.


8. Insect control products, such as the insecticides used in many over-the-counter flea and tick remedies, may be toxic to companion animals. Prescription flea and tick control products are much safer and more effective. Pet owners should never use any product without first consulting a veterinarian.


9. Fumes from nonstick cooking surfaces and self-cleaning ovens can be deadly to birds. Always be cautious when using any pump or aerosol spray around birds.


10. Human medications such as pain killers (including aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen), cold medicines, anti-cancer drugs, anti-depressants, vitamins, and diet pills can all be toxic to animals. Keep medication containers and tubes of ointments and creams away from pets who could chew through them, and be vigilant about finding and disposing of any dropped pills.


11. Leftovers such as chicken bones easily shatter and can choke a cat or dog. Other human foods to keep away from pets include onions and onion powder; alcoholic beverages; yeast dough; coffee grounds and beans; salt; macadamia nuts; tomato, potato, and rhubarb leaves and stems; avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats); and anything with mold growing on it.


12. Poisonous household plants include azalea, geraniums, dieffenbachia (dumb cane), lilies, mistletoe, and philodendron, among others.


13. Rawhide doggie chews may be contaminated with Salmonella, which can infect pets and humans who come in contact with the chews. These kinds of chews should be offered to a pet only with supervision, as they can pose a choking hazard as well.


14. String, yarn, rubber bands, and even dental floss are easy to swallow and can cause intestinal blockages or strangulation.


15. Toys with removable parts like squeaky toys or stuffed animals with plastic eyes can pose a choking hazard to animals. Take the same precautions with pets as you would with a small child.

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Not Even a Second Thought!– Have you every wondered what sense does it make to eat healthy, to watch your diet, to exercise and do all things right in taking care of body and then, without so much as a second thought, put harmful chemicals on your skin everyday, day after day?

Well, that is a question for many to ponder and muse.  For example you might be surprised to find out the chemicals in an ordinary container of skin care cream.

What’s In That Stuff Anyway?– Here is a typical list on a jar of common hand cream: Water, – Stearic Acid, – Sorbitol, – Glycerin, – C-12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, – Sodium Borate – TEA, – Cetyl Alcohol, – Dimethicone, – Aloe Vera, – Phenoxyethanol, – Propylene Glycol, – Quince Extract, – Tocopheryl Acetate, – Potassium Sorbate, – EDTA, – Allantoin, – Methyl Paraben, – Propyl Paraben, – Butyl Paraben, – Menthol.  This had cream is described as containing “natural” herbal extracts.  YOU do your own exercise and see how many toxic chemicals you can find in your products that are listed in the table below.  Remember this is just a partial list of the tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals in commonly used everyday on the hands, face and the entire body!

The Problem! — The problem is that manufactures aren’t telling people the truth about the ingredients used in the products they offer. These ingredients are harmful.  Listen, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that daily use of such ingredients as:  stearic acid, sorbitol, glycerin, alkyl benzoate, sodium borate… and the list goes on and on… can’t be a good thing!

The products sold as skin care creams are designed to penetrate the skin and quickly be absorbed in the body through the skin!!  HELLO!!  What does that mean?  Well, you might as well be eating them, drinking them and breathing them in!

The Solution — People need to stop and think about the chemicals used on the skin the same way they do when it comes to the chemicals they put in their bodies.  It has been often said:  You are what you eat!  And no one questions that statement as truthful.  But, how about, including the addition — You are what you put on!  As in put on your skin!  Yes.  That also is just as true too.  People need “green” skin care products that do not contain synthetic or man-made ingredients.  There are many companies out there that offer these products.  One that comes to mind is called Glimpse!.  These products do not employ harmful chemicals and as a side benefit, actually promotes good heath.  I say is about time!

 

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Injuries are probably the most common health problem. From a simple cut or bruise to severe and life threatening concussion, all injuries have the potential of resolving completely by the knowledgeable use of the homeopathic medicine Arnica.

Knowledgeable use means that you not only need to know the right medicine, but also the potency (strength) and frequency of dose.

Home prescribers of homeopathic medicine can do a huge amount of good with the low potencies available to them. But it doesn’t mean, that when, say, Arnica stops working, that it is no longer required. A higher (or lower) potency may be needed. Or more (or less) frequent doses may be needed.

Only someone professionally trained will know the answers to these puzzles.

But as a general rule of thumb:

  • the more recent the injury, the fewer the doses
  • the more distant the injury the lower the potency
  • the more distant the injury, the more frequent the doses
  • the more serious the injury, the higher the potency
  • the more serious the injury, the more frequent the doses

Repeating a dose should occur when the effect of the last dose wears off. This is normally experienced by a return of the old pain/symptom or a plateauing of the improvement.

Dosing more frequently will generally not show up as an improvement, making novice home prescribers believe it no longer works.

Although minor injuries can be easily and completely resolved by homeopathic home prescribers, the more serious ones are best left to a professional homeopath. This doesn’t mean you can’t start off the treatment by using Arnica immediately, as this will always have a positive effect.

I once fell off my roof, while doing some essential repairs before a forecast windy night. Although it was only a fall of about three metres, I landed on concrete.

I don’t know what I did to myself, and I wasn’t about to find out by waiting. Although in shock, I crawled into the house, found my bottle of Arnica, always kept in a handy location, and dosed myself.

Frequently.

Initially I was feeling nauseous and, what I can only describe as odd. And I wasn’t about to move.

But after about half an hour, I was ready to move about, albeit slowly. A couple of hours later and I was back on the roof, to make it secure for the night.

At no time did I have any pain (even though I couldn’t stand initially, this wasn’t due to pain – to be honest, I don’t know why I couldn’t) or any bruising.

And I have no fear about doing minor roof repairs.

If you use no other homeopathic medicine, buy yourself a few bottle of this fabulous medicine for any unforeseen injuries you, your family or your animals may sustain. You may never know how much good you do, or what disasters you averted.

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