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Ruth Hatten
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Feeding a home prepared / raw diet for your pet is just too hard, right?
Feeding a home prepared / raw diet for your pet is just too hard right? No - it actually isn’t! In this video, I reveal: why feeding a...
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Ruth Hatten
Oct 19, 20192 min read
Are you eating enough vegetables?
The minimum recommended amount of vegetables to eat per day is 5 serves for women and 6 serves for men. This vegetable recommendation...
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Ruth Hatten
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Clinical Nutrition for Pets - Is This What I Do?
Recently I was asked the question, do I practice clinical nutrition? Clinical nutritionists use a holistic approach to healing, taking...
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Ruth Hatten
Oct 11, 20192 min read
Are you feeding your pet too many treats?
People just love giving their pets treats (dogs especially!)! And why not, we love our fur kids and we want to treat them. But, there can...
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Ruth Hatten
Sep 29, 20193 min read
Will a chicken and rice diet fix your dog's digestive issues?
A bland diet of chicken and rice is commonly recommended for dogs with digestive complications, particularly diarrhoea. But is this diet...
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Ruth Hatten
Sep 9, 20198 min read
"You are not a vegan!!!!!!"
"You are not a vegan!!!!!!". Someone dropped this message into my inbox recently. It was from a fellow vegan. Some people think that...
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Ruth Hatten
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Help! My dog's poop is soft!
A dog can present with soft poop for a number of reasons, some of which can be serious, others not so. If your dog has runny, soft poop,...
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Ruth Hatten
Jul 29, 20195 min read
Meat-based diets are good for you... What the?!
Is the promotion and consumption of animal protein heavy diets irresponsible and ignorant?
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Ruth Hatten
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Prevention is better than cure - yes, for cats and dogs too!
We've all heard the adage, prevention is better than cure. But what does it exactly mean and how is it true for cats and dog too?
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Ruth Hatten
Jun 1, 20197 min read
Why I Don't Recommend Feeding Kangaroo to Pets: Part III
In this part, I continue to discuss the ethical concerns with regard to whether the trade can be called humane, pet food industry claims and
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Ruth Hatten
Apr 24, 20198 min read
Why I don't recommend feeding kangaroo to pets: Part II
In Part I of this blog series, I discussed the health concerns associated with kangaroo meat as a reason why I don't recommend feeding...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 26, 20196 min read
Why I don't recommend feeding kangaroo to pets: Part I
Kangaroo meat is a popular protein to feed cats and dogs these days. It's considered a lean, nutritious and organic meat, a wild and...
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Ruth Hatten
Feb 20, 20194 min read
The Benefits of Vitamin C For Your Pet
In this blog post, you will learn why vitamin C is good for your cat and dog, when it can benefit your pet and how to incorporate it into...
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Ruth Hatten
Feb 4, 20196 min read
How Reiki can help your pet heal
In this blog post, you will learn what Reiki is, what happens in a Reiki session and how it forms part of a holistic healing approach for...
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Ruth Hatten
Nov 25, 20185 min read
Three Tips For Improving Your Pet's Health
In this blog post, you're going to learn some of the tips that form the basis of what I tell clients every day in my animal naturopathy...
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Ruth Hatten
Nov 25, 20185 min read
My 3 Tips For Starting a Plant Based Diet
As someone who's eaten a plant based diet for almost 30 years, and in my experience as a plant based coach, I've learned that there are...
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Ruth Hatten
May 28, 20183 min read
Pet food industry lies & the #RealFood4Pets Challenge
Read this blog post to find out: One lie that the pet food industry is telling you about pet food. What clean, natural, healthy pet food...
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Ruth Hatten
Apr 2, 20184 min read
Apple Cider Vinegar - Can Your Pet Benefit?
Read this blog post to find out: The fact from the fiction about the benefits of apple cider vinegar Five proven benefits of apple cider...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 19, 20182 min read
The No. 1 Forgotten Ingredient In Your Pet's Diet
Read this blog post to find out: What is the no. 1 forgotten ingredient in your pet's diet? What's so good about this ingredient? How...
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Ruth Hatten
Mar 5, 20184 min read
Is your dog or cat getting enough EFAs?
Read this blog post to find out: What are EFAs? What's so good about EFAs and why does my pet need them? What are some good sources of...
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