The very fortunate few of us with gardens that bear fruit still can experience a link to a less technological time. The only way greater numbers of us who live in concrete, urban environments can still share in a joy experienced by all cultures of humankind since the dawn of history is through the bonding with a companion animal. These pets allow us to go beyond the constraints of our own immediate human situation and into a larger, older, more harmonious world-view. The very act of nurturing and caring for these four-legged friends and, in return receiving their unconditional devotion, brings us closer to our natural roots in this world and allows us to experience our humanity from a place of greater emotional well being. Since these methods address the whole organism and support the body's own abilities to heal itself, many holistic methods focus on prevention and cure of dis-ease, not just treatment.
Poor nutrition is one of the major contributors to our pets lower life expectancy.
By feeding our pets most commercially available pet foods, we are unintentionally depriving these animals of important nutrients needed for sustaining the states of greater Wellness that their genetic material encodes. One either repairs or removes that body part through surgery, or supports it with chemicals or substances from the outside. Identifying a malfunctioning part often requires expensive laboratory testing a major part of most physical examinations. This is the non-holistic medical model of disease. Growing numbers of people, though, are seeking alternatives to this medical model.