HOMEOPATHY
Homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of medicine based on the principal that “like cures like” (homeo = same, pathos = illness). This means that a medicine that can induce particular symptoms in a healthy person can be used to treat those same symptoms in a sick person or animal. The medicines, called remedies, are made from natural substances (plants, minerals, animal products) and potentized (made powerful) to impact the vital force energetically. The remedies strengthen and re-balance the life force so that symptoms can resolve naturally. Thus, our goal is cure rather than temporary palliation or suppression. Even in animals with advanced or incurable disease, homeopathy can improve the quality of life. For more information see the Homeopathy page read our Case Reports.

CLINICAL NUTRITION
Clinical nutrition means that we use food as medicine. Nutritional disease is more common than we realize. One reason is that we have been feeding our animals processed (packaged) foods for the past several generations. Commercial diets (and many homemade diets) are almost always deficient and/or imbalanced and/or contain toxins. Another kind of nutritional disease is food intolerance (resulting in GI symptoms, skin disease, etc.). In addition, chemical and heavy metal toxicity contributes to many of the health problems we see. Clinical nutrition is beneficial in each of these cases.

How does it work? The first step in the process is to find a biologically appropriate diet that will help build and maintain health. We will recommend a variety of recipes made from whole, unprocessed foods. There is no single recipe or diet that is "complete and balanced". This is only achieved through the use of a variety of foods.
Step two is to design a supplement program to:

- correct nutritional deficiencies,

- provide support for healing,

- detoxify

The best way to tailor a nutritional supplement program is to use applied kinesiology (muscle testing). Our potentized test kits allow us to determine what is causing stress in the animal (chemicals, metals, food intolerances, etc.). We then test for the supplements that will best alleviate the stress and help restore function. This process is called Nutritional Response Testing. Please see our Clinical Nutrition page for more information.

ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE
A 2006 report from the World Wide Health Organization estimated that 85% of all human disease is linked to environmental pollution. Our testing reveals that the same chemicals and heavy metals that contribute to disease in people also contribute to disease in dogs and cats. These toxins are two of the reasons for the alarming increase in the rate of cancer in animals: cancer is now the number two cause of death in dogs. Hyperthyroidism in cats is an example of chemical toxicity (Bisphenol-A, flame retardants).  Chemical and heavy metal toxicity should be suspected whenever animals are not responding to holistic therapy.

If we are to stop the escalating spiral of disease and bring health care costs under control, we must turn our health care system around. The only way to accomplish this is to address the causes of disease. We must reduce exposure to pollutants, support natural detoxification and provide appropriate nutrition. We must also examine health care practices such as vaccination protocols and the over-use of drugs and insecticides.

For more information, go to the Preventative Medicine page. To schedule a consultation go to the New Client page.