Organic Food Benefits Your Pet Too

PawsomeFebruary 27, 2019The benefits of natural ingredients

Organic food benefits your pet too
In recent years there has come more and more focus on eating organically. Though it used to be a given when our grandparents were kids, the need for greater yields in farming and a higher demand for out of season produce brought with it the need for pest treatment with chemical products. Even though there are strict regulations in place to ensure our food doesn’t contain harmful amounts of chemicals, they do still contain some, by eating organic we reduce the amount of chemicals we absorb in our bodies. But it’s not just us who …Read More

Your dog can eat vegetables too

PawsomeJuly 7, 2018The benefits of natural ingredients

If your dog will eat leafy greens raw, try various types of lettuce, spinach, kale, and even cabbage (for kale and cabbage, see caution below about gas-inducing veggies). Swiss chard is high in vitamins A, K, and C, as well as fibre and protein. This powerhouse veggie can be bitter when raw, so lightly steam before serving. Limit your servings of this as it is also high in oxalic acid which can interfere with calcium absorption. On the up side, one leaf of Swiss chard contains only 38 C, so it’s a great low-calorie treat.

Zucchini is a good source of calcium, …Read More

Is The Environment Suffering Because Of Our Way Of Living?

PawsomeApril 28, 2018Benefitting the environment through natural choices

Is The Environment Suffering Because Of Our Way Of Living?
Here is 9 ways a plant based diet helps improve our planet.

Meat production takes up 30% of the Earth’s ice-free area

An astonishing 30% of all the ice-free surface area of the Earth is currently being used to either rear livestock or grow food to feed those animals.

As the global population grows and developing countries increase their wealth and prosperity, meat consumption is expected to double within the next 30 to 40 years.

At this rate, it doesn’t take someone with a university degree in higher mathematics to work out that something’s got …Read More