06/26/23 Empower Hour! Q&A
SUMMARY: Questions range from things to try for separation anxiety (thank you Lilly for pointing out the unique Brave Paws supplement and discount), rotating probiotics, Co-Q10, etc. And a discussion about mindful use of supplements and why and how they should be used. And there were Oscar murmurings for Sue’s Pee Collection & Analysis video! It’s a must watch for anyone who wants to monitor urine tests at home for blood, protein, sugar, etc. in the urine.
Embracing Unconditional Love: Harnessing Compassion and the Human-Animal Bond to Promote Healing
Summary: In this article, we explore a transformative approach to pet care rooted in unconditional love. By cultivating a deep sense of compassion and connection with our animal companions, we can embark on a journey of positive and practical veterinary spirituality (PPVS). This approach focuses on working with nature, honoring the body’s innate healing abilities, and integrating holistic practices such as homeopathy. By shifting our mindset and embracing love as the foundation of care, we can reduce anxiety and improve the overall well-being of our beloved pets.
A Shift in Perspective
As our pets face increasing health challenges, it becomes evident that solely relying on conventional veterinary medicine, with its focus on clinical signs and symptoms, is not enough. We need to move beyond a purely scientific and physical approach and acknowledge the emotional and spiritual aspects of our pets’ well-being. PPVS seeks to bridge the gap between physiological function and energy, drawing inspiration from ancient healing traditions that recognize the vital life force energy, known as Chi or Prana, that animates all living beings.
Positive and Practical Veterinary Spirituality (PPVS)
PPVS is a model that embraces the middle path between physiological function and energy, integrating nature therapy, and homeopathy with conventional veterinary medicine. It is informed by the experiences of patients with chronic diseases and the insights gained from cellular individuality and susceptibility research. The goal is to achieve a harmonious balance between science and spirituality, where both nature therapy and homeopathy play essential roles in supporting the body’s natural healing processes.
Harnessing the Power of Love and Compassion
At the heart of PPVS is the power of love and compassion. By adopting a positive mindset that focuses on growth and deep healing, we can transcend the limitations of traditional medical thinking. Rather than viewing scary symptoms and diseases as harbingers of decline, we recognize them as opportunities for increased quality of life and transformation. Practical actions rooted in unconditional love, such as frequent petting, engagement, and play, become powerful tools for stimulating healing and restoring health.
Nature as a Source of Healing
Nature plays a significant role in promoting well-being and can be more effective than medications in addressing anxiety and depression. Spending time in nature with our pets allows us to tap into the healing energy that surrounds us. By prescribing experiences in nature, doctors are embracing this natural therapy and witnessing its positive impact. PPVS encourages us to connect with animals and nature, which serve as portals to the present moment, grounding us in love and guiding us toward the right action.
A Holistic Approach
PPVS promotes a holistic approach to pet care that values early detection, vitality improvement, and energy conservation. By recognizing clinical signs and symptoms as early warning signs of energetic imbalance, we can proactively maintain optimal energy flow and prevent illness. Working in harmony with the body and nature helps to preserve inner and outer balance, leading to improved health and well-being. By interpreting physical changes alongside a broader holistic picture, we can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of our pets’ health.
Embracing Change
Eminent scientists and innovators have highlighted the importance of embracing new models and thinking outside the box. Rather than fighting against germs and diseases with antibiotics and medications, PPVS encourages us to work with the body and energy using the principles of homeopathy. Recognizing that everything is energy, we can align our intentions and frequencies to manifest the reality we desire. PPVS invites us to shift our perspective, leaving behind the old model and embracing a new approach rooted in love and healing.
The Science and Magic of Homeopathy
While homeopathic veterinary medicine is not widely practiced in the US, its historical success and global adoption offer compelling evidence of its effectiveness. Homeopathy has proven successful even before the advent of modern medications and continues to provide healing and relief to countless animals worldwide. Homeopathy operates on the principle of “like cures like,” using highly diluted substances to stimulate the body’s innate healing response. By addressing the underlying energetic imbalances and restoring equilibrium, homeopathy supports the body’s self-healing mechanisms and promotes long-lasting wellness.
Incorporating homeopathy into PPVS allows for a more comprehensive and holistic approach to veterinary care. Homeopathic remedies are tailored to the individual animal’s symptoms, temperament, and overall energy, rather than treating a specific disease or condition. This personalized approach recognizes the uniqueness of each animal and acknowledges that their healing journey is multifaceted.
PPVS encourages pet owners and veterinarians to embrace homeopathy as a complementary therapy, working in conjunction with conventional veterinary medicine when necessary. This integrative approach can enhance the overall effectiveness of treatment while minimizing potential side effects and promoting a deeper level of healing.
A Shift in Medical Paradigm
PPVS aligns with the “4P” medical paradigm proposed by immunologist and systems biologist Dr. Leroy Hood. This paradigm emphasizes Personalized, Predictive, Preventive, and Participatory medicine. By seeing all systems and symptoms as being interconnected, cellular energy can be conserved. Conservation of cellular energy can decrease susceptibility to disease and improve resilience. PPVS aligns with this shift in thinking, allowing us to build a new model that promotes well-being and works harmoniously with the body.
Embracing the Energy Paradigm
While the traditional medical model often focuses on fighting symptoms, PPVS encourages us to go with the flow of energy and information within the body. Homeopathy, TCVM, Ayurveda, and indigenous healing systems incorporate subtle energy healing methods that recognize the interconnectedness of body, spirit, and consciousness. By restoring balance and smooth energy flow, we can enhance our pets’ health and well-being.
Conclusion
Positive and Practical Veterinary Spirituality (PPVS) provides a framework for embracing love, compassion, and the human-animal bond in veterinary care. By shifting our perspective and incorporating holistic practices such as nature therapy and homeopathy, we can foster a deeper connection with our animal companions and promote their overall well-being.
PPVS recognizes the importance of balancing science and spirituality, viewing animals as sentient beings deserving of love, respect, and compassionate care. By embracing this transformative approach, we can embark on a healing journey that goes beyond traditional medical paradigms and taps into the profound power of unconditional love.
Let us strive to become advocates for our pets, embracing a model of care that promotes vitality, energy conservation, and holistic healing. By harnessing the forces of nature, cultivating love and compassion, and integrating complementary therapies like homeopathy, we can create a world where pets thrive, flourish, and experience the deep healing they deserve.
04/24/23 Empower Hour! Cat Connection
SUMMARY: Anitra Frazier, who is a legend in the Natural Cat Care community, joined us to share her wisdom about cat care. Anitra had many important tips and tools and they all shared one thing in common. You and your kitty will be happiest when you can be still, quiet, and just be with them. For example, Ruth asked the question about her kitty who loves being petted. Until she suddenly strikes out and bites! Anitra and Dr. Jean advised Ruth to just hang out with her kitty and avoid over stimulating (which too much petting can do).Anitra loves to consult with kitty parents all over the world and can be reached at: (212) 663-0122.
04/17/23 Empower Hour! BEAM training
SUMMARY: This webinar features the incredible The Sophisticated Dog trainer Irith Bloom. She shares ways to improve our bond with our pups while also fine-tuning their behavior and improving their health (and BEAM score). One of Irith’s awe-some tips is to pay close attention to your dog’s calming signals . These subtle clues will give you tips about your pet’s (BEA)Mood.
03/27/2023 Empower Hour! Eden Energy
SUMMARY: During tonight’s webinar we shared the video of a recent HA! interview with Maddie King about Eden Energy. Maddie shared many actionable techniques that help both people and pets. The one thing she hopes we all remember is to use the tracing of “Figure 8s” lightly. You can do this anywhere on your pet. She gave the example of speeding wound healing by tracing figure 8s lightly on the skin around the wounds, painful and inflamed areas.
How Can I Help My Dog With False Pregnancy?
Short on time? Get the gist:
- Nearly 80% of unspayed dogs will experience at least one false pregnancy.
- Symptoms of false pregnancy can be behavioral (e.g., nesting, mothering) and physical (e.g., swollen mammary glands, milk production).
- Medication is rarely necessary – but track the BEAM.
False pregnancy – how common is it?
If you’re the pet parent of an unspayed dog, there’s a nearly 8 out of 10 chance that your pup has experienced a false pregnancy after estrus (a heat cycle) or that she will experience one in the future.
Signs of false pregnancy – don’t fear!
You may observe your dog nesting and gathering (and guarding) toys as if they’re her puppies. You may also notice swelling in the mammary glands and even milk production. Don’t be alarmed! In most cases, false pregnancy is due to hormonal fluctuations (which may trace back to wolves ensuring milk availability for puppies) and she’ll be just fine and back to herself within a month.
Should I Worry About False Pregnancy?
When healthy, a dog experiencing false pregnancy will typically have mild symptoms that don’t require any treatment other than symptom support.
When considering the false pregnancy – and anything else that is “out of the ordinary” – we emphasize looking at BEAM first and foremost.
BEAM stands for Behavior, Energy, Appetite and Mood. These four qualities will guide you in assessing your pet’s overall health. It’s a simple yet sensitive way to monitor your pet’s current state of balance. Note that sometimes a dog experiencing a false pregnancy may have minor changes in BEAM as she may be sleepier than usual or a bit more protective of her toys or other household objects that she may be mothering.
Treatment for False Pregnancy
If the symptoms your dog experiences are more than mild or bring discomfort, you may want to support her so she feels more at ease. First, determine if that’s the case. Are swollen mammary glands troublesome for the dog? They can get quite large but are they actually dragging on the ground when she walks? Is she active, eating, and happy or her appetite has gone down and she became irritable/isolating?
Sometimes Pulsatilla is indicated for false pregnancy, depending on other symptoms.
As there are over 100 of the 7,000 homeopathic remedies that may help a false pregnancy, a holistic or homeopathic practitioner who can help by phone is an important member of your health care team.
For great information and links regarding finding a holistic and/or homeopathic veterinarian, please visit www.holisticactions.com/select
Some tips to support your dog
- It can be disturbing to your dog to remove the objects she’s chosen to mother. To minimize upset, please consider removing those while she is outside or in another room.
- To help dry up the milk faster, avoid handling her mammary glands and consider using a cone if you see that she is licking or self-nursing, which can perpetuate milk production.
Again, false pregnancy is quite common and although it can be alarming to us as pet parents, it typically requires no treatment. Of course, for the piece of mind and to support her body through this – consider using a few steps from the happiness protocol.
Spaying will prevent it from happening again, but please wait until all signs of the false pregnancy have passed.
Finally, if there’s any chance that your dog has been impregnated, or if she’s showing a decrease in BEAM or any other concerning symptoms, please have her examined by your local veterinarian.
The Healing Power of Medicinal Mushrooms For Your Pets
Medicinal Mushrooms – Can Our Pets Eat Them?
Did you know that medicinal mushrooms (we are not talking about the ones that grow on the side of the walking trail) have been used for many years to support humans and animals. Some of the mushrooms have been even called the mushrooms of immortality.
In veterinary medicine they have been used to
- Activate immune system
- Cancer prevention and therapy
- Geriatric medicine
- Prevention of degenerative diseases, and much more.
In this webinar Dr. Ihor Basko joined us to discuss the use of medicinal mushrooms to help your pets. Let’s learn how this potent nature miracle can enhance our and our pet’s lives.
All You Need Is Love – Love Therapy For Pets
You remember that Beatles’ classic “All You Need is Love”? Stories, songs, and media of all kinds, keep coming back to the idea that “Love is the greatest power.” We smile and nod at the sentiment, but what if there are real scientifically measurable benefits to love? What if these can powerfully impact our pets’ health and well-being? Let us introduce you to Love Therapy!
Love Therapy
The scientific evidence continues to show that love, happiness, and most actions which can help our pets thrive, come from the heart, not the head.
Everything we share here at Holistic Actions! is based on these same concepts.
Love Therapy is as simple as engaging with your pet and saying “I love you” whenever you see them. The more often you say it, the more powerful the healing effect. A strong and genuine intention behind the words is key!
Is Love Therapy Just a Woo-woo?
Now we know what you’re thinking: What’s the big deal? Why does this matter? It all sounds warm and fuzzy, but where are the facts?
The theory that our thoughts can have an effect on our outcomes is well-established in psychology. This powerful effect of mindset is exemplified by the “Positive Medicine” movement. Drs. Jordyn Feingold and Scott Barry Kaufman’s handbook demonstrates how people can use mindset to transcend their own emotional and physical issues.
More and more research in the fields of consciousness and healing indicate that Love affects not just ourselves, but has a wider range of influence. The Heart Math Institute is one of the awesome research-based scientific communities that are showing us that “adding heart to our daily activities and connections produces measurable benefits to our own and others’ well-being.” Dr. Allen Schoen is a leader in this field. You can listen to Allen expound on the heart-to-heart connection between people and pets:
Author Robert Kopecky’s article sums this all up in a wonderful way by saying:
Love is the “…simplest solution to every misdirected ill and injury ever perpetrated within our sphere of consciousness. Every problem, approached with Love, finds its proper solution; every injury, treated with Love, finds a spontaneous (sometimes miraculous) cure…”
You can also browse our Forum for many more stories about the effects of love people have seen with their pets!
Love Therapy is a simple, cost-effective, and rewarding strategy to add to your pet-care toolbox. Telling your pet “I love you,” gazing at them affectionately, and just calling their name are all ways to put it into practice.
All in all though, it was the 4 wise sages from Liverpool who said it best – All You Need Is Love…
What is one step you will take to add more of Love’s
wholesome power to your pet’s life?
02/27/23 Empower Hour! Member Q&A
SUMMARY: We discussed the significance of symptoms as clues. And how you can use those clues to decide what to do. Discussions ranged from helping a pup with heart failure eat to itchy skin, ovary-sparing spays, and more.
Hydration: How To Really Drink Water
The founder of the Hydration Foundation and an inspiring speaker, Gina Bria joined us to share about the aspects of water most of us are not aware of. She shared many compelling tidbits about water, hydration, and energy, including the use of light and movement to help your pet’s bodies to be the best that they can be. Enjoy!
Love, Animals & Miracles With Dr. Bernie Siegel
Dr. Bernie Siegel (1932), who prefers to be called Bernie, has retired from a long practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general and pediatric surgery in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers.
For many, Bernie needs no introduction. He has touched many lives all over our planet. In 1978 he began talking about patient empowerment and the choice to live fully and die in peace. Bernie embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands at the forefront of the medical ethics and spiritual issues our society grapples with today. He continues to assist in the breaking of new ground in the field of healing and personally struggling to live the message of kindness and love. His prediction is that in the next decade the role of consciousness, spirituality, non-local healing, body memory and heart energy will all be explored as scientific subjects.
Bernie speaks and runs workshops and medical education across the country and is devoted to humanizing medical care. His books Love, Medicine, and Miracles; Peace, Love, and Healing; and How to Live between Office Visits are classics in the field of healing.
Bernie has been named one of the top 20 Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet by the Watkins Review which is published by Watkins Books, an esoteric bookshop in the heart of London, England.
Bernie is introduced by Dr. Allen Schoen. Treating animals just as any healer would treat human beings, Allen Schoen has become one of America’s most celebrated veterinarians. In addition to his veterinary work, he is known for his book Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way we Live and C.A.L.M. – Conscious Animal Lovers Movement. Enjoy the video!
Here is what one of our members said after watching the webinar “I hope I can make some permanent changes based on the last 20 minutes as I relisten and on my 4th time now already. There are some wonderful learning and life changing opportunities in the Monday webinars!”