POWER UP… with mushrooms!

Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 05:12 AM
Andrew Kim

No, this isn’t a line from the Mario Brothers. This is for your dog!




Although we make reference to a video game, we are not playing around when advocating mushrooms for your companion animals. Mushrooms provide so much goodness. They give our dogs nutrients, proteins, minerals and vitamins it needs to generate energy and repair cells.



Here are some key attributes about mushrooms you may not know.



-Low in carbohydrates, calories and sodium
-High in fiber and protein
-Rich in Vitamin B, riboflavin, niacin and selenium
-Cholesterol and Fat Free
-Excellent source of potassium



It is important to know that Selenium is an antioxidant that helps to fight off the damaging effects of free radicals. As a result, regular ingestion of mushrooms has been proven to decrease the amount of cancerous cells in the body. They not only fight and reduce cancerous cells and tumors, but they help prevent more of those cells from forming in the body.



Mushrooms keep the body, through the boosting of immune cell function, in a state of vigilance. This helps your dog fight off disease, prevent cancer and generally keeping your animal in optimal health.




Since we recognize the importance of mushrooms for your pets health, we our giving our seal of approval to Organic Pet Superfood. The company provides 4 lines of mushroom whole-food daily supplements for our pets’ health.



1. Immunity – safeguards against free-radical damage and immune system imbalances.
2. Joints – potent nutrition for joint health.
3. Skin and Coat – for a healthy skin and glossy coat.
4. Digestion – efficient digestion and enhanced wellness for your pet.



The supplements are made in the USA, USDA certified organic, safe and non toxic and veterinarian approved. The mushroom blends are also adaptogenic. Just a fancy word for saying that, it gently adapts for your pet’s specific nutritional needs.



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We are also fans of the brothers behind this company. No, not the Mario Brothers. We are referring to James and Michael Crouch. They come from a family that has been in the mushroom farming business since 1985. They married the family business with their passion for pets to come up with this great supplement line. The icing on the cake is that purchases also go help fund Cancer Treatment for working dogs.



After personally researching this line, I use the supplements for myself. Not just my dogs, but for me, too. Yes, I take this pet supplement for myself. Dog gone crazy? Maybe. But who doesn’t want to
POWER UP?!

RAW Introduction

Saturday, October 30, 2010 @ 06:10 PM
Andrew Kim

After a long hiatus, I am back to write about the benefits of a raw food diet for your dogs and cats. We’ve discussed various raw alternative solutions that work well but the gold standard in feeding is the Raw Diet for your dogs.
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Healthy Spotlight – October 2010: Acana

Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 06:10 PM
angela

Hi, hi! Every month, we’ll bring you a closer look at some of the awesome products we carry at Healthy Spot – if we could, we’d name them all but let’s take it one at a time. Introducing the Healthy Spotlight of the month… if your dog has tried it, liked it, loved it, not so much, likes something better, refuses to eat anything but this, please share with us. We’d love to hear how you guys enjoy our products and appreciate your feedback. And if you ever have any questions, we encourage you to ask – visit us in person, or just drop us a line here, on Facebook, or via Twitter.



Healthy Spotlight – October 2010

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Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 03:07 PM
Andrew Kim

Since starting the blog, the response has been extremely supportive and encouraging. I appreciate everyone who’s reading the blog and supporting Healthy Spot!


One question I often get is what do you feed your dogs? This is a great question. read more