Just because the label on a diet pill reads “caffeine-free” does not mean there are no stimulants in the formula. Many supplement companies will remove caffeine so they can market the supplement as “caffeine-free”, but they never bother to tell dieters about the plethora of other stimulants in the formula. I drink three to four ...
I am the proud owner of two mischievous house cats. A better statement of that fact may be that my house cats are the proud owners of me. Like many cat owners, I sometimes indulge my cats with the occasional cat treat. On the rarest of occasions I might even spoil them with a taste ...
It’s no secret, dogs love doggie treats. For many dogs, however, the taste and texture of store bought treats leads to a finicky and overweight family pet. For many dog owners, and dog lovers, preparing homemade doggie treats for the family pet has become a common meal preparation in the home. Performing the doggie treat ...
Your Dog and Chocolate: How Much Is Too Much? Dogs love chocolate. You can’t really blame them. We humans are more than a little fond of chocolate, too. But, while eating a few extra pieces of chocolate might mean a few extra days at the gym for us, for a dog, chocolate can be deadly. ...
On a recent episode of Army Wives, one of the character’s dogs had to be rushed to the vet because he ate an entire bag of chocolate chips. That reminded me of how I’ve always heard that dogs can’t eat chocolate, because it will kill them. I had never actually considered whether it was true ...
Animal lovers always told us not to feed our dogs chocolate because it could kill them. I passed off the information as a wive’s tale since I had always slipped a bit of a chocolate treat to my dog, and he never died. As luck would have it, I was researching pet safety for my ...
Fluoride can make teeth more resistant to tooth decay, inhibits bacteria growth, and can remineralize tooth structure. However, there have been some discussion whether fluoride can also cause bone loss, brain damage, reduced thyroid function, and bone cancer. If young children swallow much fluoride their adult teeth will be speckled white with deposits. Many parents ...
Whether we realize it or not, chocolate has been used for medicinal purposes throughout the ages. It started with the Mayans and recent studies are now showing how beneficial both dark chocolate and cocoa powder are for your health. In the past century, chocolate’s use has declined as people turn to the pharmaceutical industry. The ...
Who would’ve guessed the best cough medicine to stop a chronic cough would also be the most delicious? Cough medicine, infamous for its disagreeable taste, is facing some tough competition from a substance in chocolate called theobromine. A recent study has indicated that the theobromine content in dark chocolate may indeed be the most effective ...
