FELINE: The Best Minerals for Cats and Dogs

In my opinion coral calcium is the best mineral supplement for cats and dogs. Coral calcium is tasteless and can be added to pet food in small measures. One of the most frustrating dilemmas for a pet owner is trying to get supplements into their pets undetected.

Here is a quote from www.envirohealthtech.com/ . Click on this link and then click on "Nutrients" to see their coral-cal and info.

"The only long living and disease free culture that does not live above an altitude of 8000 feet, are the Okinawan’s of Japan and they call their water "The Milk of the Oceans". The Okinawans live on islands made of coral reefs which are mainly calcium. Millions of Okinawans live in the southern coral islands of Japan with the average life expectancy of 105 years, while mainland Japan is just 77 years. The Okinawans discovered over 500 years ago that feeding coral sand produced from the weathering of the reefs, to the chickens and cows results in twice as many eggs and twice as much milk. They also found that when the coral sand is used as a fertilizer, crops increase by as much as three fold. When they finally, 500 years ago, began to consume the coral sand themselves, all of the under utilized doctors were forced to leave the islands."

So if coral calcium is good for people, cows and chickens shouldn't it also be good for our cats and dogs?

I've been taking one teaspoon of coral calcium per day for a few months and my bone pains are pretty much gone. See my article "Coral Calcium + 70 Trace Minerals"

HEALTH: Echinacia, Colds and Bronchitis

My wife use to get bronchitis every year and she would go through a round of anti-biotics but still have the bronchitis. I looked up herbs for lung health. I picked about five herbs for lungs and put them together in jel caps. When she started taking them the bronchitis started going away.

Problem solved! We used that formula for a few years then we discovered "lung formulas" in healthfood stores. Some of the lung formulas worked good and some didn't.

One year I tried echinacea purpurea and that worked as well or better than other formulas. I bought bulk echinacea root and brewed about two cups of tea with honey. To test the potency just chew a small piece of the root. It should numb the tongue.

We haven't used anti-biotics since that first herbal formulation. We've been using only echinacea for several years now. But we've been using the concentrate, 30 drops in a little water. Pretty easy!

Over the years we have tried echinacea purpurea concentrate for colds and it's hard to tell if it's helping or not. However, this year I bought a bottle of echinacea angustifolia. This is the most potent echinacea I have bought in years. Mix a dropper full of this in a little water and it will definitely numb your tongue.
My wife had a cold for a few days so she took three doses of this echinacea in one day then she forgot that she had a cold. Same experience for my step daughter. You can get this brand at my favorite supplement source http://www.vitacost.com/ . It's $9.99 per bottle plus $5.00 s&h. They have a search bar. Just type in echinacea and go. Look for the "NSI Echinacea Root, 4 fl ounce." You can read the label. It will say echinacea angustifolia.

"Safety:
Echinacea is essentially nontoxic when taken orally. People should not take echinacea without consulting a physician if they have an autoimmune illness, such as lupus, or other progressive diseases, such as tuberculosis or multiple sclerosis. Those who are allergic to flowers of the daisy family should take echinacea with caution. There are no known contra-indications to the use of echinacea during pregnancy or lactation."
For more info go to www.holisticonline.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h50.htm .