I've always celebrated all of my dogs' birthdays and remember every one to this day. There is no big birthday cake, but I always honor the occasion in some special way. It usually involves a new toy, treats, and extra time with my birthday dog enjoying an outdoor activity together.

According to a study by the Purina Pet Institute, 43 percent of dog owners celebrate birthdays, while 29 percent celebrate their cats' birthdays. If that's accurate, then I'm actually in the minority.

I was running around a local grocery store, Sevananda, and found two products that are totally turning me on to a new type of healing! The first product is a magnetic healing clay deodorant. It is made locally and with very basic ingredients (clay, alkaline water, tea tree oil, lavendar oil, & some other things). When I opened the container it literally looked like mud from the riverbed, but smelled completely different! It is kind of weird but it works and is the most natural product I've found. Perhaps I'll try to make some...

The second product (and reason for the extremely long article below) is AMAZING! I'll let this article from Natural News do the rest!