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30/05/2025

AWESOME NEW JOINT SUPPLEMENT - UC-II - NOW FREE!

UC-II is fab for joints:

A study pitted it (at just a 40mg dose) against a standard glucosamine and chondroitin supplement (1500mg and 1200mg, respectively) in 191 human volunteers suffering osteoarthritis pain in a randomised controlled trial.

The primary endpoint was changes in the total Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis(WOMAC) Index through 180 days.

At day 180, the UC-II group demonstrated a significant reduction in overall WOMAC score compared to the GC supplement (p = 0.04).

UC-II also beat standard glucosamine/chondroitin for changes in pain, stiffness and physical function.

It’s thought to act via some type of oral tolerance whereby small amounts of UC-II are taken up by the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), resulting in a downregulation of immune attacks on joint cartilage (autoimmune modulation).

What is UC-II, I hear you say?

It stands for Undenatured Type II collagen, meaning Type II collagen in its normal, undenatured, triple-helix form, not processed down into single peptides or gelatin by processing (heat or even grinding will do it).

Not that the broth-form of collagen / gelatin is not of some joint benefit, it surely is, providing all the building blocks of said collagen (like glycine and proline), necessary for cartilage repair, but the immune modulating effects of the undenatured stuff it will lack.

My God, where can we get this amazing supplement?!! I will spend anything!

No money required - it's FREE because it comes from raw meaty bones. That's where you get undenatured collagen from.

So you'll not only get fresh calcium, fresh glucosmine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid and all the crucial joint building compounds and co factors (vitamins and mineral) but you will also get lots of UNDENATURED collagen, shown to help with osteoarthritis AND, by cleaning their teeth, you will reduce over all systemic inflammation in your pet.

If you cut these compounds out (eg by feeding kibble only and denying your dog raw meaty bones starting out in life) their joints will be weaker because of it. And when arthritic by mid age you will be sold the (grossly inferior, ultraprocessed) solution - ground up cartilage in a capsule.

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Lugo et al. (2016). Efficacy and tolerability of an undenatured type II collagen supplement in modulating knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal or Nutrition

28/03/2024

Whether you have read the Forever Dog or not, I would imagine that this new edition, complete with recipes and more helpful advice will be amazing. Certainly the live Learning Labs pre-launch events is proving to be great. Pre-order your copy, your dog will thank you for it.

Pre-order The Forever Dog LIFE to claim your VIP entry into our weekly private Learning Lab events!

08/06/2023

You can use fresh, raw garlic as a flea and tick repellent!

Many people are under the impression that garlic is toxic to dogs, but it's only toxic in insanely large amounts! Your dog would have to eat a LOT of garlic for it to be dangerous.

With proper dosage, garlic is an amazing:
- Anti-parasitic
- Anti-biotic
- Anti-fungal

Using fresh, organic cloves is best!

Your dog can have 1/4 cloves per 10lbs daily, max out at two cloves even if your pup is huge.

*Puppies have a lower red blood cell mass and hemoglobin concentration than adult dogs due to the transition from fetal to postnatal blood cell development. Because studies have demonstrated that garlic can accelerate red blood cell turnover, it should not be given to puppies under six months of age to avoid any chance of anemia.

30/01/2023

Aren't Honey's Real Dog Food in England wonderful?! Seriously. This isn't a paid-for or even asked-for plug, I'm being straight up. What a company. What a team of people that work for them. A real community.

For those that don't know them, Honey's make one of the highest welfare, highest quality, all organic raw dog foods out there. That's a tough business guys, let me tell you, if just from a supply front (considerably easier dealing with the horrible mega-farms). And that's before you consider feed and energy costs spiking (bad time to be in frozen food). Well done to all raw dog food companies who are getting through it because I know from talking to a few, it has decimated the financial reserves of smaller businesses.

Honey's still manage to offer FREE (and unlimited) nutritional advice from a team of vets, vet nurses and nutritionists who always answer the phone. Can you believe that? They offer a FREE personalised diet plan for newbies. Just plug in your details, they take a look and get back to you. And this is not just selling their premades. Honeys will take time to show you how to create a good diet for your dog DIY-style from stuff you can source locally!

[But if you are thinking of using their premades, don't miss their latest offer - FREE food for a week to get you started.]

The CEO, Jonathan Self, walks the walk in a real way. He is a trustee of the Rainforest Trust and before that served on the board of the World Land Trust for 20 years. So it's no surprise Honeys have an internal Ethics, Environment & Sustainability Working Party which meets regularly to consider how they can improve their carbon footprint and by 2020 they became the first pet food company to be carbon neutral (but how can you do this while feeding meat Conor?! Folks, if you're believing the hype that grass-fed meat is anything but part of the solution, you need to start questioning your climate info sources...now's not the time though...!!!).

Honey's are a member of "1% for the Planet"– a global movement that encourages environmental solutions in business, costing them at least 1% of their sales each year.

Johnathan even gives his mobile number to all the Honeys clients. No joke. And if you call him, and he nearly always answers, he is almost always outside on a small farm holding someplace, checking on the animals living there.

The care and effort and time and money invested back into this business is sort of flabbergasting. The staff are well paid and well supported. Those I have spoken to adore where they work and that's reflected in their customer service. I mean, if Honeys see you ordering a product for a dog with a health issue you mentioned some time ago they'll contact you and ask did you mean to order that for Henry (this just happened my friend!). And if your dog dies, they'll plant a tree for him in a woods they bought for just that occurrence.

There's a reason they are more than 99% five stars on Trust Pilot. An incredible job.

We are slowly entering into a new period of consumerism called conscious consumption. Who are we giving our money to? Who are we voting for with our business?

Honeys is more than "real dog food". They are a real business with a really great product that they REALLY care about.

It's a beautiful thing to know these sorts of businesses are still out there, isn't it?

I love this company. Please support them.
https://honeysrealdogfood.com/

(not available in Ireland folks)

25/01/2023

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.

25/01/2023

25/01/2023

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14/12/2022

The Myth of Avocado Flesh Toxicity: Busted a Decade Ago! 🥑

Avocados are safe and healthy for dogs 🐶 (and cats, if they’ll eat them 🐱)! These fruits are a legit superfood, loaded with the kinds of nutrition pets need more of (healthy fats). When feeding avocados to your pet, only give them the fleshy part (the same part you eat), and make sure to remove the stems, leaves, pits and skin. 👍

Read today’s free pet wellness article (link below) to learn about the benefits of avocados for pets.