Method Has a New BLOG!

Posted on 27-Oct-2006 at 14:18

Okay, so it's been a while since I posted here -- I'll catch you all up on everything in a bit.  For now, you just HAVE to go check out the new blog from Method!  See you back here soon, I promise!

Natural Pet Care: Treating Cancer

Posted on 25-Aug-2006 at 21:02

I read an interesting article in the September 2006 issue of Body + Soul magazine this week, by Shawn Messonier, D.V.M.  Dr. Messonnier is the author of The Natural Vet's Guide to Preventing and Treating Cancer in Dogs and the author of the article.  I was caught a little off guard by his tone and comments, but also found his frankness to be refreshing at the same time.  Each of us often wants to believe that our doctor or veterinarian can work wonders and cure any ailment we bring before them, and it's especially easy to think this can happen with a pet.  After all, we've gotten their vaccinations and their annual exams and they are pretty low-maintenance (give or take, not counting shedding season).

If you are dealing with health issues, particularly cancer, in your canine, this article is worth a read.  Dr. Messonnier outlines an integrative plan that you should discuss with your own vet with a goal of remission.  His combination of dietary changes, supplements, and chemotherapy was encouraging without being overly optimistic about a disease that many people forget affects pets.  (You can learn more about this at his website, or pick up a copy of Body + Soul for the basics covered in the article.)

Demand for Organic Foods Outpacing Supply?

Posted on 6-Jul-2006 at 21:52

It's official!  According to this AP article over at Yahoo! News, the demand for organic food here in the USA has outpaced the supply needed to meet it.  Interesting that we're even having to outsource for organic food and ingredients for end-products that are organic.  Perhaps the businesses impacted will consider more strongly the positive effects of encouraging organic farming.  After all, if Wal-Mart can do it, and Safeway can do it, why can't other companies offer organics?  (Kudos to Ragu, by the way, for offering organic products in their line up these days.)

I did have one little chuckle though.  This piece is well-rounded overall, but I'm wondering why the writer chose to use the phrase "bug killer" in an otherwise educationally sound article.  Umm, wouldn't that be insecticide or pesticide?  Do we, the American readers, not know what pesticides are?  "Things that make you go hmmmmm."