EFT is a healing method that quiets the nervous system, spurs emotional healing, helps alleviate physical pain, and lessens performance anxiety. The technique involves tapping with the fingers on the meridian system of the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each meridian is associated with an emotion, so with EFT, tapping on a series of points on a meridian mitigates overwhelming feelings and emotions. For more information, go to: www.joanranquet.com
Heartworm is a parasite found in dogs and cats that invades the heart and its primary vessels. The canine disease is endemic in the Northeastern United States and the rate of infection is rising. The worms are parasites, transmitted by the injection of infected blood into an animal by a mosquito, during a blood meal. Once injected, cardiac function is compromised. The illness is often characterized by a heart murmur, exercise intolerance, respiratory distress, and in grave cases, complete physical collapse in death. Heartworm disease is treatable if diagnosed and early and cardiac damage is minimal. If a pet is… Continue reading »