Later on in life, my interests and education lead me to the study of environmental sciences. It was there that I started to understand the connection that the health of our planet has to the health of our food and the health of whoever consumes that food..... good old common sense! I also worked summers and falls in the Arctic and witnessed first-hand the impact human error and pollution had on the health of Northern communities and wildlife. About the same time, farming practices had also started to change with new sprays, fertilizers and larger equipment being used. The small family farms disappeared turning into larger corporations. Pastures and tree areas were being all ploughed up creating more acres to seed. Sloughs and small creeks were drained also to create more farmland. The more I learned about industry and the older I got, I was seeing firsthand effects of our new quick and easy lifestyles - not only on our planet but on our health!                      

I had also slipped into the fast and furious lifestyle of a modern-day busy family and working mom. It was so much easier! I started to feed my dogs and cat from a bag and not preparing our meals from scratch.  I was relying more on boxed and canned foods and eating more on the run.  I had also started depending on isolates and synthetic vitamins for my important nutrients, instead of the real, whole food that my body knew. .... But the house was clean, the homework was done, the pets were exercised, everyone was loved and cared for.....And then I got sick and the animals didn’t look healthy anymore.  

I had to start looking for answers! What had caused this and what am I going to do about it?

As a busy working mother, it wasn't like I had a lot of extra time nor the desire to step out of my comfort zone and start a supplement company here in Saskatchewan. I had become seriously ill with major G.I. problems and, after lengthy hospitalizations and fruitless surgeries, was finding no answers. I was scared but also curious to why so many others were plagued with similar problems.  At that time, I also had a Golden Retriever puppy who was very sick with cryptosporidium.  Again, conventional medicine did not have the answer so we both relied on Nature to provide the answers.

Old Traditions

A long established or inherited way of thinking or acting.  This implies they are tried and true and are ways that have survived the "test of time".

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Linking

Anything serving to connect with one part or thing with another. This implies a conscious recognition of a relationship that creates something new or expands established wisdom.

Innovation

The act or process of inventing something new or the act of recognizing a new or expanded use for something that is old knowledge.

Ethically

Consistent with agreed principles of correct moral conduct, fair, just and decent; something inherently known by everyone and naturally lived by animals but is a choice for humans.