Optimum Choices has now been featured in a national publication! The Whole Dog Journal published an article on canine massage by Margaret
Auld-Louie of Optimum Choices in the July 2004 issue. To read the article online,
click
here. To subscribe to the Whole Dog Journal,
click here.
Optimum Choices will offer mini canine massages at
the
Arvada Pet Parade in Olde Town Arvada, Colorado
on Saturday, July 10th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Optimum Choices was featured in the
July 6th edition of the Make-it-Fly™ e-newsletter. We recommend the
Make-it-Fly™ program for any business owner in the Denver metro area who is
interested in quickly growing their business.
Margaret Auld-Louie will be featured in the My Cyberlife column of the
Rocky Mountain News
on Monday, July 12th.
Our "oil" this month is actually a food supplement produced by Young Living
Essential Oils. Berry Young Juice is a super antioxidant berry juice containing
the highest known antioxidants used by some of the longest-living people on
earth. This antioxidant super-juice is formulated to maintain and support normal
immune function and is enhanced with essential oils.
Gary Young, founder and president of Young Living Essential Oils, discovered
the secret of Ningxia wolfberries from a renowned Chinese scientist who was
visiting the United States. Dr. Songquio Zhao, senior researcher at the Chinese
Science Academy, revealed to him the incredible story of Ningxia wolfberries'
amazing health benefits that China's top physicians have been studying and
documenting for thousands of years.
Considered a national treasure, Ningxia wolfberries grow in a remote area of
China near Inner Mongolia. Dr. Zhao revealed that the potent, delicious-tasting
red berries possess a rare natural ability to promote vital health and
longevity. Many of the villagers in the West Elbow Plateau region where the
Ningxia wolfberries flourish live remarkably healthy lives for 100+ years.
As with other plants, the Chinese wolfberry has a number of species or
varieties. The most potent comes from an area near the Yellow River in the
Ningxia Province of central China. Of all the varieties, Ningxia wolfberries
have by far the highest levels of immune-stimulating polysaccharides. Laboratory
tests show the Ningxia wolfberry to have the single highest antioxidant ability
of any food tested. Antioxidants protect the body by blunting the damaging
effects of free radicals that can lead to premature aging. Young Living is the
only company to import wolfberries from the Ningxia province of China. Wolfberry
products from other companies contain less potent wolfberries from other
regions.
Young Living formulates the wolfberries into a delicious tasting juice for
optimal absorption as it was found that whole wolfberries are not always
digested completely.
How to Use
For maintenance, take 2 tablespoons ( 1 fl. oz.) daily before meals or as
needed.
Ingredients
Ningxia Wolfberry juice, Pomegranate Juice, Blueberry Juice, Apricot Juice,
Raspberry Juice, and the essential oils of Orange (Citrus sinensis), Lemon
(Citrus limon).
Berry Young Juice can be ordered online from our
Young Living Site. Click on
Product Catalog, Nutrition, Food, Berry Young Juice.
We are happy to announce that we are now offering informative online monthly newsletters
on holistic pet care from
HealthyPetNet, maker of Life's Abundance health food for dogs and cats.
HealthyPetNet offers the convenience of automated home delivery of pet food. Click below to view the latest issues:
The Misha May Foundation in Denver offers training and rehabilitation for
mixed-breed shelter dogs. The current MIsha May dog looking for a forever home
is Baby Bear, a loving, medium-sized mixed-breed dog. For more information about
adopting Baby Bear, call Lorraine May at 303-239-0382 .
The Cat Who Went to Paris by Peter Gethers, ISBN
0449907635
This is the true story of an extraordinary cat who won over the
heart of a confirmed cat hater. Writer Peter Gethers describes how a small
Scottish Fold kitten came into his life and transformed him. Even though I have
lived with and loved cats most of my life, I was astonished to read what Peter's
cat Norton was capable of. Norton would follow Peter on walks (off leash) for
miles, he could be allowed outside on the grounds of a hotel to play for hours
and would then come to Peter when called (but not to anyone else), he could sit
quietly on Peter's lap for hours in a cross-country flight on a plane and he
could sit quietly in a chair in a restaurant while Peter ate. It is hard to
imagine any cat I have known acting like this and makes one rethink what is
possible in relationships between humans and animals.
What makes this a great book, though, is that it is far more than
just a story about a cat. Peter weaves in as much information about his own life
as his cat's, covering events like breaking up with his long-time girlfriend,
the joys and woes of dating again and dealing with his father's death. Since
Peter is a professional writer, the writing is both superb and humorous—I laughed until I had
tears flowing down my face when reading about Norton's first airplane flight and
the reactions of people to the cat. Here is an excerpt from that section:
We saw a short film, instructing us how to correctly fasten
our seat belts. (I must say, my theory is that if you're a grown-up human being
who can't figure out how to fasten your seat belt, the odds are that you
wouldn't have been able to make a plane reservation and actually get to the
airport, which means you wouldn't be in a position to enjoy this superb
cinematic experience.)
...Two hours and one minute into the flight, someone finally
said the very first thing about the fact that there was a cat on board. It was
the head stewardess, a woman of about fifty, who had the delicate good looks of
Marie Dressler and the charming personality of Nurse Ratched.
"You've got a cat!" were her exact screaming words.
I looked up from my book. Norton turned away from the window
to see who was making so much commotion.
"Get him out of here!" she hissed....
"Where would you like him to go?" I asked.
"I don't care!" the woman said. "Just get him out of here!"
"Why don't you open the door," I suggested, "and I'll toss him
out over Cleveland."
I didn't have a moment to even admire my own calm and wit,
because at this point, things accelerated. The man behind me stood up and said,
"Oh, my god! There's a cat! I'm allergic to cats! Get him out of here!" The guy
started sneezing like a lunatic.
"The cat's been right here for two hours," I said, trying to
be a sane voice in the wilderness. "What the hell are you sneezing now
for?"
The guy couldn't answer me, unfortunately, because he was too
busy sneezing, wheezing, coughing, and struggling to get out of his seat belt so
he could escape from the dread cat hair. I thought of suggesting to the
stewardess that they should show a short film about how to unfasten your
seat belt but decided against it.
The title of the book derives from Peter's 3-month trip to Paris,
accompanied by his cat, to work with director Roman Polanski on writing a new
film starring Harrison Ford. Norton handled the trip with aplomb, making friends
everywhere he went including fancy hotels and restaurants, except for an
embarrassing moment when Peter forgot to take the litterbox with him, resulting
in Roman and Harrison cleaning cat shit out of Roman's bathtub.
If you enjoy this book, there are two sequels to it, A Cat
Abroad and The Cat Who'll Live Forever. The final book
heartbreakingly covers Norton's final illness and death.By the time
Norton died at age 16, he had attained such celebrity that The New York Times
published his obituary.
Nothing on this website has been evaluated by the FDA. This information
is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please
see a qualified healthcare practitioner for any disease or illness.
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