Personal Care Products that could be Harming Your Family

Personal Care Products that could be Harming Your Family

As I was cleaning out cabinets, I decided to glance over the ingredient list of some hair care products that I used to use. To be honest, it scared me. I used to put these on my body and didn't think about the impact to my skin, lungs or other vital organs! Think about the personal care products that you and your family use on a daily basis...lotions, shampoo, conditioner, soap, sanitizer, nail polish, baby soaps, make up, perfumes/colognes, deodorant, toothpaste, laundry detergent.  EWG.org (Environmental Working Group) concluded in a study that on average people use 9 personal care products daily and applied an average of 126 unique…

Continue ReadingPersonal Care Products that could be Harming Your Family

42,038 Memories: Ode to our Beau – Part III of Beau’s journey

42,038 Memories: Ode to our Beau - Part III of Beau’s journey To read part 2 of the Beau Series: Sleeping with Darth Vader, click here Beau was our full-blooded Boxer however, we never had him registered.  We didn’t care about paperwork or someone telling us he was special.  Beau was the king in our castle and in our hearts.  My son (10 years old at the time) dubbed him his full-unregistered name as Beauregard Stormy Doughnut Schnautz. Beau lived approximately 12.5 years, which equates to almost 91 in human years so he had an exceptionally long and quality life for a boxer. Working through the tears and collecting all…

Continue Reading42,038 Memories: Ode to our Beau – Part III of Beau’s journey

42,038 Memories of Beau

42,038 Memories of Beau

  It would only be fitting to share our 42,038 memories of Beau. Beau was a full-blooded Boxer however, we never had him registered.  We didn’t care about paperwork or someone telling us he was special.  Beau was the king in our castle and in our hearts.  My son (10 years old at the time) dubbed him his full-unregistered name Beauregard Stormy Doughnut Schnautz. Beau lived approximately 12.5 years, which equates to almost 91 in human years so he had an exceptionally long and quality life for a boxer. Working through the tears and collecting all the things that were a part of his life invoked hundreds of…

Continue Reading42,038 Memories of Beau

How to Keep Your Boxer Healthy (or any dog)

Did you know many dog breeds are genetically more susceptible to disease and cancer? Providing your pets the safest and cleanest products and environment available is an absolute must, especially if they are more susceptible to disease or cancer like some are.  Most products we use for our baby (an 80 pound Boxer) are human grade as the standards are much higher. You can read more about Beau's story here if you haven't been following it. Beau, 13 year old Boxer, was first diagnosed with a mast cell tumor when he was around 5 years old.  Boxers have a strong predisposition for cancer which I didn’t realize until he was diagnosed. …

Continue ReadingHow to Keep Your Boxer Healthy (or any dog)

How to Keep Your Dog Healthy

How to Keep Your Dog Healthy
Beau loved the Aflac duck or any toy that made noise.

I wish someone would have shared how to keep your dog healthy long before he was diagnosed with cancer. Along with the information on which dog breeds are genetically more susceptible to disease and cancer. Providing your pets the safest and cleanest products and environment available is an absolute must, especially if they are more susceptible to disease or cancer.  Most products we use for our baby (an 80-pound Boxer) are human grade as the standards are much higher. You can read more about Beau's story here if you haven't been following it. Beau, our 13 year old Boxer, was first diagnosed with a mast cell tumor when he was around 5…

Continue ReadingHow to Keep Your Dog Healthy

My Dog Drinks Green Smoothies (or My dog eats better than most people)

My Dog Drinks Green Smoothies (or My dog eats better than most people) If you haven’t met Beau you would love him.    He is our 10 year old boxer.   Many of my friends and clients have because he works with me daily. Beau was diagnosed with cancer (mast cell tumor successfully removed) about 5 years ago and since then, we’ve changed his diet drastically.  He has a clean bill of health now! We were feeding him the vet recommended food which when reading the ingredients I realized wasn’t all that healthy (cereal based not protein). So Beau started his wellness journey. He now drinks about ½-1…

Continue ReadingMy Dog Drinks Green Smoothies (or My dog eats better than most people)