Alternative Health and Healing

Erika Szabo ND

http://www.try-alternative-healing.com

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Do you have a flea problem in your home?

Most of us who have pets, do. You tried all kinds of flea repellents and treatments and most of them worked. Yes, but at what price? Would youlike to try my natural, herbal flea repellent for your dog?

My natural flea repellent is diluted to the level of not to harm your dogs, but still remain effective. Visit my webstore at www.try-alternative-healing.com but first read about a few facts.

About fleas:

Fleas,like cockroaches become more immune to the popular commercial flea control chemicals with each generation.

Every flea found on your dog or cat may mean that there approximately 30 more living in your home.

A single flea can lay as many as 60 eggs per day. The lifespan of a flea is about 90 days, but the hibernating cocoon can survive for a year without feeding.

Controlling fleas does requiresome effort, but there are safer and effective ways to control fleas than chemical-based commercial flea control products.

Controlling fleas on your pets:

Warning and precautionary statements on flea repellents and treatments:

"Avoid contact with eyes, skin or clothing.

Keep out of reach of children.

Dust released by collar is a cholinesterase inhibitor.This produces paralysis and then death in insects"

Most American families are using some kind of flea and tick repellent, exposing their pets and children to toxic chemicals. Thousands of pets get sick or die as a result of chronic, low dose exposure to insecticides. Although there are countless pets and even people suffer the ill effect of flea treatments, finding alternative methods can be very difficult.

There are many natural flea repellents and treatment on the market. Herbal flea collars, shampoos and sprays. Most of them are harmless to your pets, but some might not be.

Toxic products masquerading as natural:

Even if all the ingredients in a flea repellent product are natural, this doesn't ensure that they won't be toxic to your pet. For example,d'Limonene, which is derived from citrus peels and found in many natural anti-flea products, can be highly toxic to cats.

Herbal flea collars, though they don't contain the poisons that conventional flea collars do, come with the same warning: do not let children play with the collar. If it's not good for your child, why would it be good for your pet?

Some natural flea sprays and dips contains synthetic Pyrethrin, an insecticides derived from the African chrysanthemum. Pyrethroids are synthetic derivatives of pyrethrins. Both are commonly used in conventional preparations which make the product sound innocent because it's derived from a flower. But pyrethrins alone can be toxicto the animal.

Other natural ingredients known to cause allergic reactions or have toxiceffects in some animals including Tea Tree, peppermint, eucalyptus and Pennyroyal oil.

Cats do not metabolize essential oils well and their use can lead to symptoms of toxicity. In addition to essential oils, cats have known metabolic sensitivities to certain herbal preparations. Because the cat's body does not efficiently excrete essential oils, they can build up to toxic levels. Symptoms of toxicity include vomiting,dizziness, clumsiness, lack of appetite, lack of energy and shock. In addition, cats have very thin, delicate skin. Essential oils are absorbed rapidly into their skin and enter the bloodstream,overwhelming their systems. Cats dislike strong odors and generally keep away from strong scents, even some of the highly diluted essential oils. For cats, I would use baths, grooming, diet and environmental flea control instead of chemicals and even natural essential oil flea repellents.

What can you do to control the flea population in your home, without using dangerous chemicals?

Read about the simple and safe methods I use, on my website. You ccan order flea control for your dog in my web store as well.

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