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New! Free e-Book download
Natural Health For Cats & Dogs ~ free download!
This informative e-Book is packed with information about caring for your cat or dog naturally. Formerly sold by me for $20, I am offering it free here because I feel that every pet owner should have access to this important information. Simply go to the ‘Pet Health’ page (link at the top of this page) and scroll down until you see the free e-Book information!
Why We Should Eat Organic, Grass-fed Beef
Grass-fed beef is good for the environment.
Grass-fed cows are usually grazed in rotation, or moved from one area of the pasture to another, which actually improves the land. The cows only eat the grass stem instead of the whole stalk, allowing the grass to grow back faster. They convert something that humans cannot consume, grass, into something useful. Since grass is nurtured by the sun, cows essentially convert the sun’s energy into food energy for humans!
Also, when the cows trample the pastures it creates rich humus by working manure and organic matter back into the soil. This makes for healthier, more vibrant grass with roots that help retain more microbes and water, which in turn keeps more carbon dioxide underground.
So, when we eat organic, grass-fed beef we help save the planet!
Why Do Dogs Walk In Circles Before Lying Down?
For wolves, circling was a life-saving ritual. For our domesticated doggies, it’s just an instinct that was never bred out.
Ancient dogs slept in the wild. No dog beds were invented yet (or in our case, no people beds) so they had to sleep on the ground. The ritual is two-fold. To trample down tall grass and plants, and to kick out any bugs or other critters such as snakes that might be nesting there.
There is also speculation about the social element involved in circling. As you may know dogs have hierarchies, or pecking orders. Circling could have been a way to establish their place in the pack. Kind of like calling shotgun. I’m not sure about this one though, because my male dog Chopper will growl all day long if Annie sits next to me on the couch. He has to have that spot. But at night, he just plops at the bottom of the bed and lets her sleep right up next to me!
What do dogs & cats see?
The cells in the retina that receive light are the rods and cones. Rods enable us to sense motion and work best in low light. All mammals have more rods than cones. Cones enable us to see in brighter light and to detect different colors of light. Humans have three types of cones, while dogs only have two types. A dog has vision like a human who is red-green colorblind. Cats have three types of cones, like people, but do not have exactly the same color vision as we do. Cats live in a world of fuzzy pastels.
Dogs and cats respond to the colors blue and yellow best. They have more trouble seeing green and red. What we see as red is simply dark to the dog and cat, and green looks almost exactly the same to them as white. They see green and white as gray. Colors that look very bright to us are more pastel looking to a cat. The cat sees a green lawn as a white lawn. And a cat would view a green rosebush as a white bush with dark flowers.
Visual Accuracy
If normal human vision is 20/20, then normal for a dog would be in between 20/50 to 20/100, and the cat would be 20/100. However, it is difficult to measure acuity in animals so studies have often shown wide differences in results.
Dogs and cats can see about 150° around from their nose (the horse can see about 350° around because their eyes are positioned to the side of the head). Binocular vision is like seeing in stereo. The more binocular vision you have, the better your depth perception. Dogs and cats have some binocular vision but not as much as people. In dogs and cats the binocular field is 85°, and in people it is around 120°.
Proof Of How Quickly Sugar Weakens You!
This experiment will show you how quickly sugar has an adverse effect on our body. You will need a partner to help you. One person stand with their arm extended out to the side side, parallel with the floor. The other person pushes down on the arm to test resistance and strength. Next, the person with the arm outstretched places a sugar cube (or piece of hard candy made from sugar) under their tongue. Immediately after it begins to dissolve, the other person will test the muscle strength in the exact same way as before. The second time you will notice a much weaker resistance due to the sugar!
Go ahead- try it!!!
Keeping Cats Out Of Your Garden
Ever planted a vegetable or flower garden in anticipation of pesticide-free, healthy veggies only to witness to your horror a cat using it as their toilet?! Well, here’s a simple, inexpensive powder you can mix up in your kitchen that will make your garden very unappealing to cats and other critters:
Ingredients:
2 parts cayenne pepper
3 parts dry mustard
5 parts flour
Simply mix together and sprinkle. Reapply after watering or after a rain. I use a squeeze bottle.
(you may in addition try a thick mulch of bark or even plastic sheeting to keep cats from digging)
Happy Earth Day!
We have been entrusted with a high and sacred calling to govern over the earth and all that is in it. (Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry around the ground. Genesis 1:28)
The fate of the planet is, ultimately, not in the hands of mankind. While humans are responsible for caring for the Earth, we are not in control of the Earth. Rather it belongs to the Creator Himself, who has made us His earthly stewards. (The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it Ps 24:1)
We have to remember that this world we live in, while it is under our charge, is ultimately passing away. We should expect that it will deteriorate and ultimately be destroyed. (Romans 8:19-23 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.)
But despite the fact that the Earth as we know it will pass, that does not lessen our responsibility as stewards to protect and preserve the Earth and it’s precious resources. A true Christian “Earth Day” environmental ethic differs from the naturalistic and pantheistic ethics in that it is based on “Care for the Earth day” and not “Worship the Earth Day”.
So again, happy Earth Day! Celebrate that God has created such a beautiful planet, populated by humans created in His own image, and that He has called us to tend His creation as His stewards.
Almond butter freezer fudge
These are so wonderful. They are super simple to make, they melt in your mouth, they satisfy your sweet tooth and they’re low carb!
1 cup Almond Butter, stirred until softened
1/4 cup melted Coconut Oil (you MUST use coconut oil because it hardens when it cools, yet the fat is much healthier than butter fat)
3 tablespoons agave syryp
Mix all ingredients together. Line an 8 x 8 baking dish with wax paper. Spread the mixture over the wax paper and pop into the freezer for at least one hour, or until frozen. Once they set for you, cut them into about 16 squares. You can store in the fridge since the coconut oil has hardened, but I prefer mine in the freezer- so refreshing!
Nutrition Facts- based on 16 Servings:
Amount Per Serving
Calories- 139.5
Total Fat- 12.6 g
Saturated Fat- 3.8 g *see information below
Polyunsaturated Fat- 2.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat- 6.2 g
Cholesterol- 0.0 mg
Sodium- 1.7 mg
Potassium- 118.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate- 6.3 g
Dietary Fiber- 0.6 g
Sugars- 3.0 g
Protein- 2.4 g
(In case you’re wondering, I have a program that allows me to enter ingredients and number of servings and it gives me the nutritional info!)
*Coconut oil is composed of a group of unique fat molecules known as medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). Although they are technically classified as saturated fats, this fat can actually protect you from heart attacks and strokes. Coconut oil is predominately a saturated fat but it does not have a negative effect on cholesterol. Natural, nonhydrogenated coconut oil tends to increase HDL cholesterol and improve the cholesterol profile. HDL is the good cholesterol that helps protect against heart disease.
Cat Trivia >^.^<
A cat’s brain: Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for their emotions.
A cat’s bones: Cats do not have a collarbone, so they can fit through any opening the size of their head. Cats have 30 vertebrae. That’s five more than humans have. The cat has 500 skeletal muscles (humans have 650). Ten percent of a cat’s bones are in its tail.
A cat’s ears: Cats’ hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs. Cats have 32 muscles that control their outer ear. A human has six muscles per ear. A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.
A cat’s eyes: Most cats don’t have eyelashes. A cat sees six times better than a human at night. Cats can see blue and green. There is disagreement as to whether they can see red. In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal. Blue-eyed, white cats are often deaf.
A cat’s mouth: Cats have a special scent organ located in the roof of their mouth, called the Jacobson’s organ. It analyzes smells and causes your cat to “sneer” when they smell a strong odor. Cats have about 60 to 80 million olfactory cells (a human has between 5 and 20 million). Cats have a total of 24 whiskers. The upper two rows can move independently of the bottom two rows. They use their whiskers for measuring distances.
A cat’s purr: Domestic cats purr both upon inhalation and exhalation. Cats purr at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine, about 26 cycles per second. Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy and healthy – some cats will purr loudly when they are terrified or in pain.
Miscellaneous: Female felines are “super fecund,” which means that each of the kittens in her litter can have a different father.
Cats respond more to names that end in an “ee” sound.
A cat will tremble or shiver when it is in extreme pain.
Cats must have fat in their diet since they can’t produce it on their own.
A cat will spend nearly 30% of her life grooming. Cats lose almost as much fluid through saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination.
Cats can jump 5 times as high as they are tall.
Neutering a male cat will stop him from spraying urine, fighting with other males and lengthen and improve his quality of life.
Cats that have long, lean bodies are more likely to be outgoing, and more protective and vocal than those with a stocky build.
It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower a person’s blood pressure.
Cat bites are more likely to become infected than dog bites – but human bites are the most dangerous of all. People have more bacteria in their mouths.
Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible.
A cat’s urine glows under a black light.
And finally: The heaviest cat on record weighed 46 lbs! (That cat definitely needs to be on my weight loss diet!)
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