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Battling Fleas, Ticks, & Mosquitoes: Pet Health Care or Billion Dollar Pet Industry?

By Dr. Kim • Jun 15th, 2009

By Drs. Kim Bloomer & Jeannie Thomason
We all look forward to sharing some fun in the sun with our pets during the summer. However, this is also the time of year when many of us grow concerned over how to protect our pets from fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. The big pharmaceutical companies not only know [...]



Manual Therapies: Massage, Reflexology, and Acupressure

By Dr. Kim • Apr 26th, 2009

by Dr. Kim Bloomer
Massage is one of the traditional natural healing arts which falls under the umbrella of naturopathy. It is used to promote health naturally together with proper nutrition, herbs, hydropathy or hydrotherapy, exercise, rest, sunshine and pure air.
Modern massage practitioners adhere to the natural health philosophy that include a preference for the [...]



Disease, from a Naturopathic Viewpoint

By Dr. Kim • Mar 19th, 2009

~by Dr. Kim Bloomer
According to naturopathic philosophy the cause of disease is the violation of nature’s laws. In the Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics by Dr. Henry Lindlahr, he states “The primary cause of disease, barring accidental or surgical injury to the human organism and surroundings hostile to human life, is violation of nature’s laws.” (page [...]



Quantum Physics, Essential Oils & the Mind-Body Connection

By Dr. Kim • Mar 8th, 2009

~^~by David Stewart, PhD
Essential oils are composed of numerous chemical compounds, numbering from a few dozen to several hundred in a single species. Thus far, chemists have not fully analyzed even one species of essential oil. Scientists do not know the complete compositions of even the most popular oils, such as Lavender, Frankincense, Tea Tree, [...]



Veterinary Naturopathy: What It Is & What It Is Not

By Dr. Kim • Jan 16th, 2009

by Dr. Kim Bloomer
Since veterinary naturopathy isn’t widely used in the United States, I often get asked what exactly it is I do and most often I’m mistaken for being a holistic veterinarian. Therefore the goal of this article is to set that record straight. Interestingly enough, many people in this country don’t seem to [...]