Real Food, Real Healing with Kindness as Medicine: Transforming Both Pet and Human Health with Dr. Doug Coward

About this episode

Dr. Doug Coward discusses holistic pet care and the transformative power of real food and kindness for both pets and humans.

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with veterinarian, author, surfer, and lifelong wellness advocate Dr. Doug Coward as he shares his remarkable journey from wildlife medicine to holistic pet care. We talk about his book, Healing Both Ends of the Leash, and how real food, compassion, and individualized care can transform the health of both pets and their humans. In fact, a simple shift from processed food and kibble to fresh, whole ingredients can lead to dramatic recoveries and healing in animals and their human counterparts in a number of diseases and health conditions, including autoimmune disorders. We also explore the deep connection and symbiosis between people and their pets, highlighting how kindness and attention to individuality are powerful forms of medicine. Doug shares stories of families who embraced holistic nutrition, explains the science behind kindness affecting our DNA, and touches upon the parallels between parenting children and raising animals. From the challenges of training stubborn breeds to the joy of seeing pets thrive, this is more than a guide for pet lovers; it’s a call to rethink health for all and to keep in mind that wellness…

People in this episode

Host: Arash Farzaneh

Guest: Dr. Doug Coward

Topics covered

• holistic pet care
• nutrition
• wellness
• kindness
• human-animal bond
• autoimmune disorders

Keywords

• holistic nutrition
• pet health
• wellness journey
• kindness as medicine
• autoimmune diseases

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Healing Both Ends of the Leash

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