About this episode

This episode discusses holistic health approaches for community cats, emphasizing the importance of nutrition and the endocannabinoid system.

"Mother Nature provides us with all the food and medicine that we need. Food is medicine — and it is the number one thing you can do for any person or animal to help them stay healthy and help their immune system operate." This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie's Fund , OcuTrap , and The Kitten Conference . What if the best medicine for your community cats isn't found in a bottle — but in a bowl? In this episode, host Stacy LeBaron sits down with Angela Ardolino, a certified cannabis and fungi clinician with over 20 years of expertise in holistic pet wellness and founder of MycoDog, MycoCat, and CBD Dog Health. Angela's path to holistic animal care began with her own recovery from rheumatoid arthritis using plants, mushrooms, and diet — which led her to discover that every animal shares an endocannabinoid system, the body's master regulatory system. With no quality animal products on the market, she spent two years formulating and testing full-spectrum hemp extract and medicinal mushroom tinctures at her rescue farm before bringing them to the public. Stacy and Angela dig into the real cost of kibble — not just financially, but biologically — and make the case for real food…

People in this episode

Host: Stacy LeBaron

Guest: Angela Ardolino

Sponsors

Maddie's Fund, OcuTrap, The Kitten Conference

Mentioned in this episode

Products: MycoDog, MycoCat, CBD Dog Health

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