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Ashwagandha:  The Herbal Best Friend of our Best Friends

Ashwagandha: The Herbal Best Friend of our Bes...

By: Laurie Dohmen, VMD, MS, RH (AHG), FACVBM I love adaptogens, they are my very favorite category of herbs. They are good for supporting the body, mentally and physically and,...

Ashwagandha: The Herbal Best Friend of our Bes...

By: Laurie Dohmen, VMD, MS, RH (AHG), FACVBM I love adaptogens, they are my very favorite category of herbs. They are good for supporting the body, mentally and physically and,...

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Pet Stress as Summer Ends

by dr. laurie dohmen, vmd, ms, rh (ahg)   Pet Stress as Summer Ends: How to Manage It  Summer is unfortunately almost over; kids will be going back to school,...

Pet Stress as Summer Ends

by dr. laurie dohmen, vmd, ms, rh (ahg)   Pet Stress as Summer Ends: How to Manage It  Summer is unfortunately almost over; kids will be going back to school,...

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Summer Fun

Summer is a time to have fun in the sun! However, our pets can’t always do that without our help, and sometimes they don’t ask us until it is too...

Summer Fun

Summer is a time to have fun in the sun! However, our pets can’t always do that without our help, and sometimes they don’t ask us until it is too...

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Make Tulsi Drops Your Daily Ally

Introducing ruved's brand new herbal supplement, Tulsi in a glycerite form for easy, flexible, on-the-go dosing.   In the realm of healing plants, there are a handful that stand out...

Make Tulsi Drops Your Daily Ally

Introducing ruved's brand new herbal supplement, Tulsi in a glycerite form for easy, flexible, on-the-go dosing.   In the realm of healing plants, there are a handful that stand out...

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Summer Travel for Pets

In Ayurveda, traveling is considered primarily a vata activity. Vata translates to “that which moves” and traveling certainly counts! Support your pets and yourselves with substantive nourishing foods and vata...

Summer Travel for Pets

In Ayurveda, traveling is considered primarily a vata activity. Vata translates to “that which moves” and traveling certainly counts! Support your pets and yourselves with substantive nourishing foods and vata...

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Plant based Vitamin C vs. Ascorbic Acid

Vitamin C is Vitamin C right? Not really. To borrow a phrase from renowned food author, Michael Pollan: eat food; not too much; mostly plants. Whether our concern is for...

Plant based Vitamin C vs. Ascorbic Acid

Vitamin C is Vitamin C right? Not really. To borrow a phrase from renowned food author, Michael Pollan: eat food; not too much; mostly plants. Whether our concern is for...