Innate Hands Chiropractic

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01/23/2023

Flea season is around the corner

It's never too early to start planning your defense strategy for the 2023 pest season. Know the foods to feed now to make your pet less inviting to pests later. And because what you find on your pet makes up only about 5% of the fleas in your living environment, stock up on these in advance.

01/06/2023

08/06/2022

🥩🐟🥛 DCM & GRAIN-FREE

In my experience, dogs and cats do best on a high meat diet. Especially when we speak about cases of heart disease, meat is an invaluable source of many nutrients, but taurine is especially important for the heart. Taurine is absent in cereal grains.

They can’t put more than about 20% meat into kibble formulation, it won’t go through the manufacturing process. My diets are 70-85% meat/bone/organ for dogs and 90-95% meat/bone/organ for cats.
For dogs: https://drjudymorgan.com/products/yin-yang-nutrition-for-dogs-maximizing-health-with-whole-foods-not-drugs?_pos=1&_sid=fc0e96301&_ss=r
For cats: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/recipes/how-to-make-cat-food

The drastic difference in meat content between my diets and kibble is one reason why I don’t have any kibble recommendations for you. The process involves high heat, subpar ingredients, and way too many carbohydrates. If you feed kibble, you can top it with raw meat from the grocery store (chicken, pork, beef, sardines, eggs, etc) to boost the nutrition.

Whether your breed is predisposed to DCM or not, a species appropriate, high meat, high moisture diet will serve your cat or dog best.

07/31/2022

B vitamins help us stay healthy, sharp, energetic, balanced, and clean (they assist in the detoxification process). In addition to boosting our mood and supporting overall wellness, they play also play a significant role in producing and metabolizing hormones and neurotransmitters.

Niacin (B3), for example, plays a role metabolizing estrogen and detoxification in addition to promoting the release of growth hormones. Pyridoxine (B6) binds to estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone helping to detoxify excess amounts in the body.

Here is a checklist that covers the various essential B vitamins and what symptoms you may experiencing if you're deficient in any of them. If you want to learn about the other B vitamins and their role in hormone, and overall, wellness, click the link below.

https://hormonesbalance.com/articles/b-vitamins-for-your-hormones/

07/30/2022

💡 Spotlight: L3 Vertebra
Our L3 Vertebra sits in the lower back portion of our spine. L3 is involved with the innervation of many organs, muscle groups and areas of our skin. Some symptoms that can occur if our L3 vertebra is subluxated include:
• Constipation
• Colitis
• Diarrhea
• Gas pain
• Irritable bowels
• Bladder issues
• Menstrual problems
• Low back pain
• Pain or numbness in the legs