Spirulina and Cushings

A rescue dog suffering was on medication for Cushing's disease.  However, last November the vet decided to discontinue the medication because the dog's cortisol levels were too low.  Last week a new lab test was run and the dog's levels were found to be perfect.  The only difference is that since November she has been self-medicating on spirulina.  The next lab test will be in three months so we will monitor the situation.  In the meantime this is very good news.

Zoopharmacognosy in Madrid

Thanks to Nuria and Ana of cap1clicker, the first zoopharmacognosy course held in MAdrid was an all-round success.  Thanks are also due to Marina who provided logistical support and acted as secretary recording the individual sessions.  

The dogs, as always, provided  the opportunity for us to learn many things and the human attendees took an active part which always makes for a more enriching course experience.

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Course in Madrid

Here is a link with the information on the next zoopharmacognosy course in Madrid. we look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.cursoclicker.es/index.php/mary-ttouch/188-mary-rodriguez-ttouch-y-zoofarmacognosis-en-madrid

Uruguay Embraces Zoopharmacognosy

It is always difficult to describe the pelasure one feels when watching animals being empowered to choose what they need. I think this is one of the main attractions of applied zoopharmacognosy.  The dosg attending the first workshop in Uruguay did not let us down.  Each one displayed his/her own individual range of signals and chose the substances that each felt were needed at that particular moment in time - some more extroverted and others more reserved.

I hope that participants will soon have their basic ket so that they can continue the work at home!

Dana was an enthusiastic and expressive "client"!

Aromas in Montevideo

Zoopharmacognosy comes to Uruguay next weekend. This will be the first ever zoopharmacognosy seminar to be held there and the dogs who will be our teachers promise to present us with some very interesting situations.  Looking forward to that!

Take a look at the information package prepared by the organisers! It is in Spanish but it is worth seeing.

http://issuu.com/sylcor/docs/informaci__n-seminario-ttouch_y_zoo/1

New Introductory Seminar in Buenos Aires

Another great group of people and dogs attended the Introduction to Zoopharmacognosy seminar in Buenos Aires yesterday. Old dogs, a blind dog, anxious dogs, hyper dogs ... we had a good cross-section of personalities and conditions. This is always fascinating because each one has something different to teach us, helping us to become aware of their needs.

Apicultura Uruguay: 13 BACTERIAS DEL ESTOMAGO DE LAS ABEJAS ACTUAN COMO ANTIBIOTICOS

Interesting work, but in any case Manuka honey has been used for some time particularly in Australia and New Zealand precisely to treat chronic and festering wounds, so do we need added bacteria?

Apicultura Uruguay: 13 BACTERIA IN BEES' STOMACHS THAT ACT LIKE ANTIBIOTICS : antimicrobial substances that can put an end to pathogens which are resistent to antibiotics.

This discovery was made by a group of researchers at the University of Lund in Sweden. Fresh honey has been used for centuries to cure infections, but the 13 bacteria studied, work together to form a mix which is active against microbes. When lactic acid was applied to germs in the laboratory, the germs were counteracted.

“The main ingredient of this fremedy is the live bacteria itself. We can take up the old remedy and convert it into something new by mixing honey with these bacteria.  This means a high degree of concentration”, explains Alejandra Vasquez, one of the researchers. 

This dic¡scovery could help the medical cpmmunity resolve the global resistence to antibiotics. The next stage will be for the researchers to test the remedy in humans. 

“Healing takes place within a period of one to three weeks, but igt does occur, even with chronic wounds. We believe that this discovery could turn out to be an algernative to antibiotics. We were not expecting these results”, stated  Vasquez.

In frecent years resistence to anti iotics has become a threat to global health. Now the scientists at Lund    believe that bees maya provide the solution.
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