Abbeyrose Foundation

Healthy Pets, Healthy People

What makes a healthy dog? More than good genes are needed for a dog to reach his highest potential. It takes feeding a species-appropriate diet, minimizing exposure to environmental toxins and unnecessary medications, and plenty of exercise and love. We will explore these issues and more in the HealthyDogBlog.

The Healthy Dog Blog is written by the Abbeyrose Foundation’s Executive Director Mary Duafala. Mary, a medical writer and holistic and integrative health care advocate, holds certificates of certification in a variety of holistic modalities. She has been breeding welsh terriers since 1993 and following holistic rearing principles much of that time. Mary has shown in her own breeding program that dogs reared holistically (ie, fed a raw whole foods diet and minimally vaccinated) live on average 3 years longer than their traditionally-reared littermates. For questions or comments, please contact mary@abbeyrosefoundation.org.

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We are a community passionate about pets, health, you. Convinced that eating right, playing right, living right leads to a, healthier, happier, longer life. Committed to using holistic strategies to support, strengthen, heal. Researching, educating, learning, updating so that you and your pet can reach your highest potentials. Supporting, guiding, encouraging you to make the best choices. Why? Because we can all do better together.

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Canine Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese stimulation technique that has been used in humans for thousands of years to relieve a variety of medical conditions. It can be used in combination with conventional or other holistic therapies. Its effectiveness in humans has led to the use of acupuncture in animals. During […]

How to Read a Pet Food Label

Reading pet food labels is crucial to ensuring your dog is eating a complete, balanced, and safe diet. Advertising and fancy wording on the front of the package can be misleading. Labels help to verify ingredients, thereby identifying potential allergens and confirming the components are of high quality. Tweet

How to Rebuild Your Brain’s Gray Matter in Just 8 Weeks.

The brain’s gray matter is responsible for information processing. People and animals with more gray matter in certain parts of the brain are more intelligent – about 6% of gray matter is directly linked to intelligence. There is mounting evidence that a practice called mindfulness rebuilds gray matter and improves […]

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