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07/22/2026

Another reason to love pomegranate 💝

🦷 POMEGRANATE: A SURPRISING SUPERFRUIT FOR YOUR DOG’S MOUTH! 🍎

Did you know that about 80% of dogs over the age of 3 develop some degree of gum disease? Bad breath is often the first sign, but over time harmful mouth bacteria can lead to plaque, tartar, inflamed gums, tooth loss, and may even contribute to inflammation throughout the body.
That’s why the research on pomegranate is so exciting.

A peer-reviewed study found pomegranate reduced one of the main bacteria responsible for canine gum disease by nearly 40% while slowing the growth of other harmful bacteria linked to plaque, tartar, and bad breath. A second study in dogs found a pomegranate-containing water additive helped reduce plaque, tartar, bleeding gums, and gum inflammation compared with controls.

Beyond oral health, pomegranates are packed with powerful polyphenols that help protect cells from oxidative stress and support healthy inflammation. They also contain ellagitannins, which beneficial gut microbes convert into urolithin A—a compound being studied for its role in supporting healthy mitochondria, muscles, and healthy aging.

Healthy mouths start with a healthy microbiome. While brushing is still the gold standard, supporting both the oral and gut microbiome provide even greater benefits. That’s one reason why Dr. Karen Becker formulated Primitive Probiotics™ with clinically studied strains to help nourish beneficial bacteria from the inside out and support digestive, immune, and oral health.

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12/30/2025

💛 Ladies, do you feel like your body is suddenly turning against you? Hot flashes, fatigue, brain fog, allergies — and you can’t figure out why?

Chances are, it’s not just your hormones… it’s what’s hiding under your sink. 🧴🧪

Many conventional cleaners are loaded with endocrine-disrupting chemicals, fragrances, and VOCs — things that can make perimenopause symptoms worse, impact your energy, and even mess with libido.

I see it every day with the women I work with: you eat better, sleep more, even exercise — and still feel off. Your environment is part of the problem.

The solution? Simple swaps can dramatically reduce your toxic load, protect your hormones, and help your body finally get a fighting chance.

If your hormones feel out of whack, your energy low, or you’re just tired of fighting your own body, this is a small swap with big results.

✨ Read the full article + see the illustration here:

Discover how everyday cleaning products can impact your hormones during perimenopause and beyond. Learn simple Norwex swaps to reduce endocrine disruptors, hot flashes, allergies, and low libido — and reclaim energy, health, and balance.

12/19/2025

Check your pet probiotics!

Check Your Probiotic Label for Enterococcus Faecium!🦠

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats in the world. It happens when bacteria learn how to survive antibiotics, making infections harder, or sometimes impossible, to treat. This problem affects people, animals, and the environment, which is why it is called a One Health issue.

While Enterococcus faecium SF68 itself is often characterized as safe, genomic safety evaluations of SF68 indicate that it has not acquired the important resistance determinants that are most problematic in clinical antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus strains. However, Enterococcus faecium as a species is known to be capable of acquiring and carrying antibiotic-resistance genes, especially on mobile elements like plasmids and transposons that can spread between bacteria.

Because of this, scientists are looking for ways to reduce antibiotic use. Probiotics are often suggested as one option because they can support gut health and may reduce the need for antibiotics. However, there is an important concern. Some probiotics may carry antibiotic resistance genes that bacteria can pass to one another.

Researchers in a new peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, tested 10 popular probiotic products for dogs and cats. They examined whether the bacteria in these products resisted common antibiotics and whether they carried genes that cause antibiotic resistance. A total of 19 different antibiotic resistance genes were found across the products. Bacteria in a pet’s gut can share these resistance genes with harmful bacteria, which can make future infections in pets, and potentially in people, harder to treat.

Enterococcus faecium, a strain clinically proven to treat diarrhea, was the most frequently used probiotic species in pet products. It also carried the highest number of resistance genes and showed a higher potential risk. Some products tested showed resistance to antibiotics used in both veterinary and human medicine.

The bottom line is that probiotics are not automatically safe just because they are natural. This is one reason it may be important to rotate between different probiotic products and strains, and to avoid long-term use of strains like enterococcus faecium to help reduce the risk of spreading antibiotic resistance genes.

The researchers recommend stronger testing requirements for pet probiotics similar to those used for livestock, screening probiotic strains before they reach the market, and avoiding strains that carry resistance genes, especially those that can spread easily.

12/17/2025

The same gal that makes the organic dog treats makes the organic tea blends! 🫖💜👇🏼