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Volume 23 |
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January 2007 |
Welcome
Happy New Year, Friends!
We here at the Honest Kitchen would like to extend our most sincere blessings to you and your pets for a healthy and happy 2007. The New Year is a great time to evaluate where you are and where you'd like to be. Perhaps this is the year
you will vow to walk your dog every morning... Perhaps you will decide to take your canine or feline to that Holistic Veterinarian you've been thinking about trying...
We've pondered, thought about, and meditated on what we're aiming to achieve this year. This year we're going to make it our mission to help you to further connect with your furry best friend through our innovative products and the helpful
information we'll be sending out in our newsletter and
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What's Going On
Holistic Corner
Immune Boost
Recipe of the Month
Maxwell Dog |
Exciting News at The Honest Kitchen
Giving Back
At The Honest Kitchen, we give a percentage of our profits to a number of animal-welfare, humanitarian and environmental, charitable causes. In 2006, we donated more than 14% of our net profits, to non-profits. Buying our products makes a
difference to your pets, and your world.
Kicking the Buckets
As you many have noticed, we're gradually kicking the buckets! Thanks to an overwhelmingly strong response in a customer survey last year, in which more than 94% of respondents stated that would like to see the buckets eliminated in favor
of more environmentally sensitive packaging. Our re-sealable bags use less corrugated and packaging materials.If there is sufficient interest, we may offer buckets as a special-order item again in the future.
A New Look for the Honest Kitchen Website is Coming
By the end of February, we will launch a brand-new website that will be loaded with tons of information, a more user-friendly shopping cart, and lots of testimonials from fellow Honest Kitchen feeders. Keep your eyes peeled for the next
edition of the newsletter as there will be a very enticing discount and possibly even a freebie! |
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Holistic Corner
Getting in TTouch with your Companion
This issue, we take a look at the world-wide respected practice of TTouch. This method can be used along with good nutrition, moderate vaccine protocols, complementary medicine and kind training methods, as a valuable tool in
helping our animal companions reach optimum health. The following information is adapted from
http://tteam-ttouch.com
TTouch – developed by Linda Tellington more than 30 years ago- is a form of massage, based on circular movements of the fingers and hands all over the body. Ttouch is intended to activate the function of the cells and awaken cellular
intelligence – and has been likened to "turning on the electric lights of the body."
The Tellington TTouch can help in cases of:
Excessive Barking and Chewing
Leash Pulling
Jumping Up
Aggressive Behavior
Extreme Fear and Shyness
Resistance to Grooming
Excitability and Nervousness
Car Sickness
Problems Associated With Aging
The Tellington TTouch method is based on cooperation and respect - and offers a positive approach to training. It can improve performance and health. It also helps establish a deeper rapport between humans and animals through increased
understanding and more effective communication.
Using a combination of specific touches, lifts, and movement exercises, TTouch helps to release tension and increase body awareness. This allows the animal to be handled without provoking typical fear responses, which means that he can
then more easily learn new and more appropriate behaviors. TTouch is also used to assist with recovery from illness or injury, or just enhance quality of life.
There are many certified practitioners teaching TTouch around the world who can show you how to help you with your dog, cat or other pet. Please check the
'Practitioner Directory' to find your nearest TTouch Practitioner.
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It's a Gut Feeling: The Immune System
It's funny that the immune system gets little attention until there's some kind of illness involved since it's always there supporting the body (except in the case of an auto-immune disorder where it's actually attacking the body). The
immune system isn't just one organ system or organ like the liver or kidneys- it's the entire body. Every single part of the body fulfills an important role in trying to maintain a balanced constitution, but research has found that a huge
portion of the immune system lies in the intestinal tract. In fact, 80% of our immune system and its response to viruses, bacteria, and other illnesses or dis-ease lie deep in our digestive tract. Because the gut is so important in
maintaining optimal health, it's extremely important to feed the body (both yours and your companion animal's) a wholesome, fresh diet filled with quality protein, vegetables, and fruits (all excellent sources of anti-oxidants!). In order
to maintain a healthy intestinal tract, it's important to allow the body to maintain the naturally occurring flora (also known as good bacteria) by using antibiotics only when absolutely necessary and by supplementing with a probiotic to
help the gut to grow more good bugs. Similarly, as a fever is a natural defensive reaction and should not always be suppressed, these good bugs help fend off the bad ones, aiding in proper immune reactions.
If you're interested in an added boost to the wholesome, fresh, Honest Kitchen diet that you're feeding, check out our product
Invigor. It's a super charged anti-oxidant blend made with kelp, astragalus, hawthorne berries, olive leaf, spirulina and watercress. It helps the body to cleanse and purge itself of toxins and boosts the immune system.
Check out Invigor here! |
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Home Cookin'
Chicken and Roasted Yam Puree with Coconut Milk
4 lbs. yams, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 can of coconut milk (light is fine)
4 large chicken breasts
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, and lightly oil baking dish
- Add cubed yams to baking dish and toss with olive oil
- Roast yams in oven for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until edges are slightly crisp
-Remove from oven and mix yams and coconut milk (in 1/2 cup increments) in food processor until desired consistency is attained.
-cut up chicken breast (either raw or cooked..your choice) into size appropriate pieces for your dog and mix with some of the Yam and Coconut puree.
Use as a snack or as a topper for one of our Honest Kitchen diets. |
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Store of the Month and Future Stores of the Month
Maxwell Dog
January's reseller of the month is Maxwell Dog in Studio City, CA. Maxwell Dog is owned and operated by Lynn Crosby. Jillian and her furry friend Murray, a friendly Chocolate Labrador are Lynn's respective right and left hands. Thanks to
Lynn, Jillian, and Murray's hard work, Maxwell Dog has been voted best of LA twice - once for general accessories and once for dog beds. For information on location and hours, check them out here:
www.maxwelldog.com.
Newest Resellers of the Honest Kitchen Diets
Bella Bean Couture San Francisco, CA 415.474.1205
The Modern Dog Venice,CA 310.450.2275
Mouthfuls Denver, CO 720.855.7505
The Dog Spot Alpharetta, GA 770.619.0444
Mill Creek Animal Clinic Palos Park, IL 708.361.6002
Orland Park Boarding Kennel Orland Park, IL 708.349.9424
Hanover Wellness Clinic Wadsworth, IL 847.360.1630
Noah's Ark Chiropractic Genesseo, IL 309.944.1489
Cookies & Cuts Presque Isle, ME 207.760.9501
Nature Tails Warren, MI 248.574.2273
Kathy's Klippery Platte Woods, MO 816.746-KLIP
Kaykohl Land Kalispell, MT 406.257.7897
Suffolk Nassau Agile Paws (SNAP) Huntington Station, NY 631.673.7519
Dog Gone Pretty Marysville, OH 937.644.1600
Nature's Nibbles Alexandria, VA 703.931.5241
Bark N' Scratch Outpost Milwaukee, WI 414.444.4110
Elmbrook Humane Society Brookfield, WI 262.782.9261
Nutzy Mutz and Crazy Cats Madison, WI 608.256.3647
Pets of Portage Portage, WI 608.742.6060
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