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Dr. Karen Becker, who’s been the consulting veterinary formulator and educator on my site for 14 years, shares her deep philosophical views on how pets enrich our lives — from teaching us how to grieve to offering unconditional love in ways that even humans typically cannot

She also offers a wealth of knowledge about how to keep your pet optimally healthy at any life stage

To enhance your pet’s healthspan, focus on proper nutrition and other key elements of well-being, including movement, fresh air, detoxification and stress management, including chemical stress, emotional stress and physical stress

There’s a spectrum of commercially available pet foods, and the closer you get to fresh and raw, the better; you can also improve your pet’s health one meal at a time by adding in fresh, human foods, including fruit and vegetable scraps

Dr. Becker is the coauthor of “The Forever Dog,” a book born out of her desire to know why and how some animals live so much longer than others

Dr. Karen Becker in my view is the best integrative veterinarian out there. What you’ll notice first is the striking artwork behind her in the video. The art is a photomicrograph of the minerals in her precious pets that have passed on. The breathtaking artwork is created from the cremated remains of some of her companion animals.

“So, it's interesting that you can actually get a hint of an animal's health and wellness status by looking at mineral composition, even in death,” Dr. Becker says. “They do a beautiful job of helping you see vividly upfront and every day the beautiful aspects that our animals continue to give us and the lessons that they continue to teach us.”

Dr. Becker, who’s been our veterinary consultant for 14 years, and recently expanded it to bark & whiskers, shares her deep philosophical views on how pets enrich our lives — from teaching us how to grieve to offering unconditional love in ways that even humans typically cannot.

She also offers a wealth of knowledge on bark & whiskers about how to keep your pet optimally healthy at any life stage, with a focus on proper nutrition and other key elements of well-being — movement, fresh air, detoxification, and stress management, including chemical stress, emotional and physical stress. If you haven’t visited her new site, I encourage you to do it now.