#...Most likely because most of the safe moldy foods are cheese and I am just. Psychologically incapable of consuming cheese to begin with.

[gubgam]

Hi I’m a person on tumblr who just thinks they are smart- oh wait just kidding! I’m a microbiologist! And that shit do kill people, @teaboot is right. Here’s why for those who aren’t so sure, and more information to fight misinformation. Kindly direct anyone spreading it to this post.

—If you have OCD (like I do) and/or contamination issues (… like I do) this is a warning— but it might help you like it helped me

Ok I think this anon is coming from an understanding that when food spoils the texture or taste changes, or the organisms in it make you feel sick, at the worst, and your body deals with it. They are probably thinking of food poisoning, which happens because of toxins made by microbes that could be dead or alive (even if you kill them by heating or freezing, they already made the toxins and they still work unless it’s a small few like botulism toxin). Most people get food poisoning a few times a year, but overall usually the symptoms are so mild we don’t even know!

BUT this is what anon thinks happens ALL THE TIME. And it’s easy to see it that way. I have survived eating very moldy bread twice (on accident). My own extended family didn’t think mold was bad and have -to my horror- suggested just scraping mold off the top. The mold you see isn’t all the mold, the hyphae are in the whole thing, therefore the mycotoxins are in the whole thing. But, ingesting LESS toxins is better. I’m sure we can agree on that. When you can see that food has spoiled, there are a lot more microbes and therefore, a lot more toxins.

You can also get infections from microbes that have spoiled your food (food infection), you need to eat a high enough number of living ones to actually get infected. This is what cooking food thoroughly helps prevent, but doesn’t guarantee your food is germ free or will stay that way. But again, if your food is spoiled! There are lots and lots of cells! The risk of getting infected is way higher!

Cooking does kill some pathogens, which is why we do it. But not all. Some arrive later because meat is free food and has to decay somehow. The most lethal pathogen can arrive on meat from the environment this way and I will talk about it later.

If the organism eats meat, I am sorry to tell you this, but you are also meat.

Not all fermented/“spoiled” foods will kill you, sometimes we spoil food on purpose to make them last longer and to keep other organisms out, this happens with cheese. The same mold that covers Brie is ok to eat! If you see other molds it isn’t safe to assume they are and you can’t identify species by just lookin’ at em! Or smelling! Or whatever!

So numbers is the real game here, and the best way to see that *after* your food has already been prepared and stored right, is expiration dates (not ‘best by’ necessarily). Expiration dates are calculated by math. Early on there aren’t enough to get you sick but over time they grow and multiply (and some make more toxins!) so we use math to figure out when that most likely is. It’s not always exact and comes with that wiggle room to keep you safe. But if you see spoilage you KNOW that stuff is growing in there. Just don’t eat it.

—another warning: what is below is about worst case scenarios, if you have contamination issues don’t read this, it does NOT include helpful advice to anyone but anon and people who still don’t believe me—

People die from a pathogen that can contaminate meat after it is cooked and stored because it exists in a lot of places already. It is rare, but makes up the largest % of the annual fatalities. Keeping meat in the fridge does not prevent this bacteria from growing, so it will, and it likely reaches high enough numbers to infect you once you notice it is spoiled. In the intestine it can be carried by blood and lymph cells to other organs, especially the liver. From there, they can infect your central nervous system, grow inside your neurons and cause meningitis, where your brain and spinal chord swell until you die. Message me if you want to know the name of this example pathogen, but you can also google “lethal cases of food infection/poisoning” and you probably should anyway. They do exist and I hope you don’t spread misinformation again. (this is from ‘Brock Biology of Microorganisms’, 2015 pg 911, 912, 916 & 917. It can be found on the Internet Archive if you don’t want to buy the book like I did)

I'm aware that this is a pretty big blog, so I try to avoid putting people on blast- mostly cause I don't want anyone tracking folks down and dogpiling on them for the unforgivable sin of "being wrong about a thing",

Because we are all hilariously, ridiculously and unabashedly incorrect about things at times, and that doesn't deserve the embarrassment of a thousand jeering, judging strangers with their careless mockery and casual insults,

That being said

BITCH THAT SHIT DO KILLS PEOPLE

[aniseandspearmint]

i’ve been thinking about talking about this for a while, trying to find the exact right way to phrase things, but idk i’m just gonna ramble and hope someone catches my drift here.

I’ve been seeing lots of groups doing private outreach to homeless people, things like making bagged lunches for them and bags of toiletries.

This is VERY good. Cool stuff. THANK YOU.

There are some issues tho. Things I think people might not be considering when they do this.

First is, the food I’m seeing most often is Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches. I know peanut butter is cheap, it lets you make lots of bagged lunches. The problem here is there are approximately 3 million people allergic to peanuts in the united states alone. I know, off the top of my head, about twenty people with mild to severe peanut allergies. The chances of you handing out a sandwich to someone that just can’t eat it is higher than you’d think.

I’m not saying don’t use peanut butter! I’m not. Just- ASK the people your handing food out to about allergies. Don’t just toss them/hand them a bag and walk away.

And have a few alternate bags ready. Prepare something else (bologna, cheese, canned chicken, etc), in a separate area to avoid cross-contamination. 

Another mistake I see people making is handing out bagged lunches in summer with condiments already on the bread. Unless the sandwiches are refrigerated, the mayo WILL curdle and make the sandwich inedible within an hour or so. So you wasted the food, the person you gave it to will have to throw it away or risk getting sick eating it (think about the last time food made you sick, and think about not having immediate access to a restroom or somewhere safe to rest while being that sick). If you’re making a sandwich that requires mayo or mustard, get some little packets to toss in, I’m begging you. If you can, see if you can find some of those little disposable icepacks. Last I checked you could still buy them for under a dollar.

Most importantly, and wow this is really hard to phrase right, I’m giving it a go and I’m gonna try not to get too emotional here. When you’re making these, when you’re preparing food bag at a foodbank, when you’re cooking and plating out food for a meal program, think about what YOU would want to eat. Like, I’m seeing some of these church groups and outreach whatevers handing out food I would honest to god not give a dog with the attitude that, ‘oh, these people are homeless, they’ll take whatever we give them and be grateful!’ 

Yeah, no, can’t not get emotional, sorry.

It pisses me off SO MUCH.

No.

No no NO. How DARE they say that shit about another person, standing there all sanctimonious as they hand someone who might not have eaten anything in DAYS a plate of undercooked unseasoned potato chunks and unseasoned green beans and turkey they cooked (overcooked) the day before and not even bothered to reheat. Of course the person will take it, eat it, they haven’t eaten after all, but it kills them just a bit more inside because the people serving it out couldn’t make it plainer to them that they don’t see them as human.

They are helping someone. These people are not lesser than them, these people are PEOPLE. If you would not serve the food you are handing out to your own family, you should be ashamed of yourself. 

(Thanksgiving/Christmas Meal programs I AM LOOKING AT YOU. Especially the one that shall remain nameless that I tore into about five years ago and was hung up on by. And all the foodbanks I’ve been to that were honest to god handing out moldy cakes and WAY expired goods.)

[gwaciechang]

Stars, Hide Your Fires (1/5)

“Roll away your stone I will roll away mine Together we can see what we will find Don’t leave me alone at this time For I am afraid of what I will discover inside”

There’s dubcon kissing and touching in this because Dixie’s a prostitute and Laurie doesn’t actually want to sleep with him when they pay him. Specifically, when the elevator door closes, and after they’ve eaten pasta.

I’ve never hired a sex worker before, so I don’t know whether the prices here are correct or not. I’ve also never actually watched Murder on the Home Front, just gifs, nor do I actually want to, so if somebody could link me to a compilation of just Dixie’s scenes, that’d be great.

If you want to be tagged in future installments for this, please let me know by either commenting or replying to it. Thanks!

Somewhere, a person falls from an iron maiden into the arms of a scared stage manager. Elsewhere, a person is driving the man they don’t know they’ve married to a methadone clinic. And in a different place entirely, someone is playing guitar to their neighbor.

Meanwhile, you’re taking a garbage bag full of moldy cakes to the dumpster.

“You going to be okay?” Shelley asks.

“It’s five steps from the door, what's going to happen? The cakes become sentient and try to eat me back?” you offer him your most reassuring smile. “Go home, Shelley. Let me close up today.”

“Drive safe,” Shelley says as he walks to his car. You have no doubt that he’s actually going to sit in his car until he sees you leave. Well, this shouldn’t take you more than five minutes.

It does, because you almost step on a person about to go down on someone.

You let out a little shriek, which makes the man look up. You forgive him immediately, because he’s really, really attractive. He’s not really dressed for the night chill, and you can see suppressed shivers. The warmest thing on him is the old-fashioned cap you think you’ve seen in a museum somewhere, beneath which shone perceptive eyes in a sharp, elfin face.

“Hey!” you croak out. “Not here!”

“I paid good money for this,” the woman above him snarls

You hold your ground. “I don’t care, you still can’t fuck at the back of this restaurant. Just be glad my manager isn’t the one who caught you.”

The woman opens her mouth to yell at you, but the man in the old-timey hat gives you both a swollen-lipped, charming smile. “I won’t charge you while we find better accommodations,” he runs a finger down her cheek.

“Alright, dearest,” the woman smiles back cloyingly, and then they’re gone. You breathe a sigh of relief as you go inside and hang up your apron.

The day had been terrible. One of the cooks had burned a steak that Shelley had to remake while trying to keep them from crying. A waitress had spilled watermelon juice on a customer, so then Shelley had to sweet-talk them from yelling at her. And that brought you to now, hours and possibly days after someone had knocked the plug for the dessert freezer, turning all the cakes moldy. You end up having to take another fifteen minutes to drop all the cakes into the dumpster, mourning the time the newbie baker spent making them, and ignoring the grunts coming from far too closely.

By the time you finally get to your car, even Shelley has clearly decided to leave, but the man in the old-timey hat is still in the street corner, leaning against the wall of the building that always smells like burning chemicals of some sort. You walk up to him, intending to thank him for saving your ass earlier.

He looks you up and down before licking his lips lasciviously. “Looking for a good time?” he walks closer.

You're not stupid, you know prostitutes frequent this area, but it’s never been your business. Everybody has to make money, and as long as nobody gets hurt-

And now he’s close enough that you can see the swelling around his eye. You have to squint to see the bruise, meaning it’s been covered up by a practiced hand.

“Who hurt you?” you step closer to him.

“No one,” his smile doesn’t fade, but he visibly tenses.

“Then who punched you in the face?” god, you need to stop being as frank as your roommate. Blunt might serve Alex well, but you’re not a journalist, you’re waitstaff. “Never mind, what’s your name?”

“Matt,” he lies.

“Okay, ‘Matt,’ How much do you charge?”

Just like that, the Cheshire grin is back. “A hundred an hour, double if you want to do weird shit.” He looks you up and down again, slower this time, deliberate, like he’s undressing you. “But for you, I think we could negotiate.”

“How much for a whole night?”

“Matt” scoffs, “No offense, but I don’t think you can afford a whole night.”

You think about how much food you have left in your apartment, how long it’s been since Alex has had an article, how there’s the outline of another bruise below “Matt’s” collar, and your mind’s made up. “How much?”

“Matt” looks surprised, and it takes a while for the smile to return. “Five hundred,” he says finally, “half up front, half in the morning.”

“I’m guessing you need it in cash?” your last roommate was a meth addict, you learned how this works. “I have to hit the ATM. My car’s this way,” you wave him along.

“Wow, hot, rich, and smart,” he falls into step with you. “You’re going to be fun.”

You blush, even though you know it’s his job to pretend to be attracted to people. “Not rich, just financially savvy.”

“Except when you hire a prostitute for the whole night,” “Matt” points out.

“You’ve got a point,” you shake your head at yourself.

The moment the elevator doors close, “Matt” gets into your space, pushing you up against the wall and sliding a hand down to squeeze your ass.

You push him off you with a yelp. “What the hell?”

“It’s what you’re paying for, gorgeous,” his whisper is hot, but his lips and hands are cold. “Calm down, let me take care of you,” he keeps his grip on your ass when he presses his hips forward, and, okay, this has to stop before you lose your mind.

Thankfully, the elevator dings right then, and “Matt” straightens out, wiping his kiss-swollen lips and walking out like a normal person. He stays silent until you both enter your apartment, where Alex is sitting in front of their computer munching on a block of cheddar cheese like some sort of heathen. Their eyes narrow as they take in you, then “Matt.” Too late, you remember the “investigative” part of “investigative journalist.”

“A threesome is extra,” “Matt’s” eyes go wide as he looks between the two of you.

Alex’s jaw drops, as does the piece of cheddar in their mouth. “Laurie, what did you do?”

“Matt” covers his face with his hands and groans. “You’re not going to try to peddle the Bible to me, are you?”

Alex snorts. “As if either of us are in a position to preach.”

“Sinners, both of us,” you agree, grabbing your handtowel out of the bathroom and running warm water over it. “Come, sit on the toilet,” you motion.

“Matt’s” eyes squeeze shut as you wipe the makeup off his face, even though you’re going as gently as you can, to reveal the purple ring around his eye.

“Put some ice on that,” Alex says at the door, holding a bag of frozen peas out to you.

“Matt” says nothing, but judging from the unhappy tilt to his mouth, he’s probably only letting this happen because he’s getting paid.

“Thanks,” you take it from them gratefully and have “Matt” press it against his face. “So, you hungry?” you ask, walking out to the kitchen.

“What do you want?” “Matt” asks flatly, “I’m not complaining, but six hundred dollars is a bit much for a therapy session.”

“It’s cold out,” you say lightly. “Days like these, I know I want to eat something hot.”

“Matt” thrusts the bag of frozen peas back to you. “I don’t need saving.”

“I know,” you don’t tell him that you’re lonely. You also don’t tell him that the last three people you saw around the building he came out of were dead.

There must be something in your face that gets his approval, because “Matt” puts the bag of peas back on his face. “Macaroni and cheese,” he says, before sitting stiffly on the couch.

“The macaroni I can do,” you dig the box of pasta out of the cupboard. “Unfortunately, the cheese,” you nod to the cheddar in Alex’s hand.

They shove the rest of the cheese in their mouth, probably just out of spite. But then they wave you into their room, just after you put the pasta in the pot to boil. They lean down to the safe they have in the corner, next to the closet, and opens it to reveal more money than you’ve ever seen at once. “When you get the sort of assignments I do, you learn to keep a thousand dollars in cash ready to go,” they say ruefully. “How much do you need?”

“I can’t-”

“Can he?” Alex cants their head to the guest in the living room.

You take the money. For some reason, Alex takes their laptop and shuts their door after this. Music blares from their room, and then it’s just you and “Matt” in the living room.

You sit uncomfortably at the dining room table across from him, and you eat in silence. “Here,” you say finally, handing over the other half of the five hundred.

“Matt” doesn’t touch it, instead coming to stand in front of you. In between one blink and the next, he’s straddling you.

“Matt-”

“Let’s figure out how to make you feel good,” he murmurs against your jaw before swooping down to kiss you, hot, wet, and absolutely filthy. His lips curve against yours when you shiver from it, and only now do you realize you’ve been kissing back. He tastes like your boxed pasta, like mint, like that weird burnt chemical smell from the building he came out of.

You wrench away. “Jesus, stop, fuck!”

“Matt” frowns at you. “Why?”

“Fuck, I don’t need-” your voice cracks. “You don’t have to do anything. I’m sorry,” your legs are shaking too hard to stand up, but “Matt” gets off you regardless and sits on the couch.

“I’m clean,” “Matt” says quickly. “I go to the clinic every week. You need to see the test results?”

“No,” you manage to stand mostly without staggering. “I only have sex with people who want it.”

“Matt” scoffs. “Well I want what you paid me for,” he nods to the money that’s still on the kitchen table.

“Well, I paid you to sleep on this couch,” you nod to it. “Do you want a blanket?”

“You’re no fun,” “Matt” spends too long rolling his eyes for it to be sincere. “I’d like a pillow, too.”

You get them for him, and then you lock your bedroom door and spend less than a minute jacking off before orgasming as silently as you’re capable of.

[marlettwrites]

20, 34, and 40 for the ask game for the OC's! Just. Any of them you want. Go willd. I love.

*rubs hands together evilly* Go wild I shall

20. Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?

Jude: 

Jude absolutely loves animals! He especially loves learning about them. His favorites are donkeys (because Rubi was the first animal he ever met, and he absolutely loves her to bits) and frogs (they’re just so interesting) at the moment. He would keep literal heaps of frogs as pets if he could, but he doesn’t have anywhere to keep them that would be safe and comfortable. Honestly, you could show Jude any animal that he’s never seen before (which is most of them) and he’ll spend months researching and observing it.

The only animal he’ll actively avoid is a crocodile. He once healed a man who was nearly bitten in half by a crocodile, and he’s been terrified of them ever since.

As for mythological creatures, he knows they exist, but has no idea how to distinguish them from regular animals. Apep? They’re just a really big snake that talks, what’s so weird about that? Sea monster? It’s a big scaly thing that swims. Isn’t that just a shark?

Kul: 

Kul is very cautious around animals and has had to pull Jude away from some pretty dangerous ones on several occasions. However, he does like both dogs and cats. Dogs have a lot of energy that they need to constantly expend, and Kul Feels That on a spiritual level. Cats are really sly and crafty, and if that doesn’t describe Kul to a ‘t’, I don’t know what does.

I’ve been playing around with the idea of giving Kul a guide dog as well, so that would be the closest thing to a pet you would get with him.

As for mythical creatures: “Rodents of unusual size? I don’t think they exist.”

Hathor:

Hathor worships the cat goddess Bast, so you can probably guess her favorite animal. She doesn’t keep a cat as a pet, but there is a stray that follows her around. She’ll occasionally feed it scraps, and it will crawl in her window at night to cuddle.

Hathor used to believe in mythical creatures when she was younger, but she doesn’t so much anymore. When she did believe, she was afraid of them. Most of Egypt’s monsters are not very friendly.

Braheem:

Braheem reveres and respects both animals and mythological creatures. A big part of the culture on Punt revolves around giving thanks to nature, because that’s where their magic comes from. He treats them with the same respect he would give to a human being. If he needs an animal for transportation reasons, he’ll make certain he has enough resources for them on the journey and he’ll thank them afterward.

Akela: 

Cats are extremely good. They aren’t too needy, but are still beautiful to look at, and quite graceful. They can be affectionate, but tend to keep a respectful distance for the most part.

Mythical creatures? How old do you think I am, ten?

Kasaika:

Animals are either tools or pests to him. If he ever saw a mythological creature, they would fall into either one of those categories as well.

34. Does your character have favorite foods? (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks, etc)

Jude:

Jude will go absolutely apeshit for a slice of fresh olive bread, or some just-picked fruit. In the Kingdom of Thieves, he’d often get saddled with everyone else’s leftovers, meaning most of his diet consisted of stale bread and mushy- sometimes moldy -fruit. Just give the guy something fresh, or even day-old and he’ll cry tears of joy.

Don’t try to offer him any form of meat, though. Then his tears will be sad.

Kul:

Kul just really likes to eat lamb. Lamb kebabs are his favorite because his whole meal is just right there on a stick. He can grab it and go and not have to interact with his family at dinnertime.

Olive bread and dates are absolutely horrendous, and he’d rather die than put either one near his face.

Hathor:

Bread. Cheese. Grapes. Fucking superb. The snack plate of the gods.

Coconut is horrible. The texture. The lack of moisture. So. Damn. Dry.

Braheem:

Braheem can’t afford to be picky about what he eats, but his absolute favorite dish is groundnut soup with fu-fu (fu-fu is like dumplings, I think. Please correct me if I got that wrong). It reminds him of home.

Akela:

Bread and beer makes up most of her diet. She’ll occasionally throw some kind of fruit in there, just to mix it up a little.

Kasaika:

He must have the first pick of anything. He’s not picky about what he eats, as long as he gets it before anyone else.

However, he will throw hands if any sort of meat is brought in and not taken directly to him.

40. Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc that they wouldn’t want known by others?

Jude:

Jude keeps a journal of societal norms and laws and refers to it often. A lot of things about people still confuse him, and it helps him to keep everything organized in one place. One thing he doesn’t need the journal for is knowing that people would think his journal is weird.

Kul:

Kul has a secret compartment in his desk that he built a few years back. It contains various items that he’s not supposed to have, such as little knives, pliers, nails, and other building materials. It’s his secret prank desk, and his dad would probably fire like ten people and then confine Kul to his room for a month if he found it.

Hathor:

Hathor sneaks out of the palace a lot to buy clay for herself and prank materials for Kul (she never buys as much as he asks for though. She knows Kul can go a little overboard with his pranks). This is both very difficult, and very dangerous. Thebes has a rampant thief problem and Hathor just so happens to be a rich bitch.

She also spends a lot of time training with one of the palace guards she befriended, just in case something goes wrong on one of her outings.

Braheem:

This dude has been collecting and storing traveling gear in secret since the first week he joined the Kingdom of Thieves. Which like, Kasaika would kill him for if he knew.

Akela:

Akela keeps a flower garden as a tribute to a child she couldn’t save.

Kasaika:

Kasaika keeps a secret shrine to Isis, the goddess of life, and will often pray to her.

Thank you so much for these questions! They’ve actually really helped me flesh out some characters. :D

[fabianavolpato-blog]

The Eye Collector

The clock on the bloodstained wall marks exactly two o’clock in the morning, the cold breeze coming in through the broken window freezes my private operating room. The rusty surgical instruments, the aluminum stretcher and the flashing lights on the moldy ceiling complement a dark and grotesque environment, reminiscing nostalgically my days as a coroner at the morgue in São Paulo.

Seeing the bodies exposed at work exalted my creative mind. The left side of my brain has always been highlighted over the right side, I confess that it’s not easy to feed the aggressive, impulsive and fearless beast that lives inside me. The unbridled psychopathy that I carry like a two-ton weight, has grown over the past few years, due to the lack of capacity and professionalism of my late psychiatrist Dr. Eduardo Monister.

The monster that I am today is the result of a reflection of a life filled with hate, evil and abandonment, but that don’t dissolve the guilt that I don’t have, but I know that I would have it if I felt something, a single feeling.

Within the world that I created, I only seek to demonstrate my potential. It’s not a mere whim, I subtract from the rotten streets of Campinas the sum of the society, that harm the fate of good people. Being a police investigator in my spare time, makes it easier to search for future victims, whom I choose by hand.

Right now, as I introduce myself to you, I scalp a 40-year-old man. Fat, bald and filled with stretch marks, his legs, arms, torso and limbs are separated one by one on the table orderly, satisfying my desire for now. In less than a minute, I will shred your remains so there are no clues or suspicions, being cautious never hurts.

This mediocre rapist will never use his dick again. Ending the ritual as usual, I will keep one of his cornea in my solid wooden box. Blessed souvenir addiction.

The art of annihilating with the revenge flame made me the most feared serial killer in the country. I have several names spread on social media, like crazy, vigilante, abominable, devil, tramp, but by the local news and criminal investigations in my PD, I am titled as case 346 “The Eye Collector”. The status of the investigation remains open.

— Júlio Fonseca, you bastard! What can I do for you?

— Rafael, my friend. How are you? I want to ask you a huge favor, and you’re the best.

— Don’t come here and drool my egg! Tell me right now, I’m leaving for lunch.

– I want to analyze some files from last week’s convicts. I need to include the final reports and send it to Isadora, so she can file it. – Asked Júlio with a smile on his face.

— Didn’t you know? She was stabbed and is in the hospital. Her jealous husband sent a warning, just in case she proceeds with the divorce.

— Really? Robson Azevedo? From the new year party?

— Yes, that bastard! He paid the bail laughing behind our backs and went out using the front door.

— Mother#@*$%&! I hope justice can be done in a way or another. About the paperwork, I hand over to the intern. Thank you for letting me know.

It’s a pity that woman still suffer from domestic violence, we are in the 21st century and not in the stone age. There are so many laws to protect them and none of them has any effect. I get angry when I witness such coward attitude without punishment. The habeas corpus granted by the crap judge last week, will be his death sentence. This early morning, I will give him an unpleasant gift. Did I mention that I’m bored? Another “ham” about to visit my magic cocoon, where you enter alive and leaves ground. I’m getting more and more hilarious.

I’m following him in my blue Beetle at midnight on 08/08/2019. A good date to rip off the devil’s carcass. I watch his steps at least a thousand miles away. There’s nothing unusual, the idiot enters at the market to buy beer and bread, he didn’t use his card. As I track his calls from the past few days, I notice a quick change of route. The good looking, tall and bad tasting blond walks slowly. He wears a black sweatshirt, dark jeans and white sneakers, but what I’m questioning in an uninterrupted way is the strange acquisition at Manoel’s pharmacy. Why tampons?

I keep my modern 1945 vehicle in a clandestine parking lot, I don’t want anyone to know about my favorite hobby. I walk between posts and isolated streets to avoid further complications. The athlete continues to walk to his mansion in the Cambuí neighborhood.

I’m sweating like a pig, the dryness I feel in my mouth transforms my mood. I swear, I’m going to kill this bastard eagerly.

I enter through the open window of the room, jumping over the wall gave me a rip in my leg, I focus my attention on the private security guards, at least eight of them are setting am ambush. The enhance protection sounds ominous to a simple dentist. His family is rich, but he doesn’t suffer constant threats. What the fuck is happening here? What this bastard is hiding?

I continue to crawl between the rooms, passing by the entrance hall, living room, bathroom, theater, game room, gym, library, sauna, kitchen, maid’s room. Holy Mother of God! I’m in a resort.

I stay down, waiting for a signal to attack. It will not be easy to take him with the gorillas on the loose. I need a different, clean and safe strategy. I feel his vulgar presence coming on my way. My fingers firmly grasp a sharp knife that I stole from the barbecue kit. Weird, right? Want to know something? I’m out of ideas. I’m going to activate the “who cares” mode and put this metal beauty in this lamb’s jugular. In three, two, one…

— Help! Robson get me out of here! Let me go…I won’t tell anyone about what happened. I can’t take it anymore. – Screams of pain and despair echoed from Veronica, Robson new victim.

— Shut up, Veronica! You’re going to die like the others and don’t miss me, I’m coming back to put a bullet in your head. I will get rid of you as soon as possible. Stop crying! – The masochistic dentist laughed as he walked into the kitchen. What he didn’t count on was the illustrious presence of our dear Júlio.

— Hello asshole! Let’s play?

— Let me go!

The pool of blood that formed like a red river soothed my inert heart. Symbolic, but real, my momentary pleasure merged with the feeling of accomplishment. The deceased dying on the floor, sharpened the macabre side that was numb inside me. I was savoring every second of his pain. Do you know why? Because I’m a freak!

Since childhood, I have been fascinated by human expression. Have you notice it? The frown on the forehead signaling emotions, the elastic cheeks against the mouth. The nose with its varied shapes is essential for our survival. Curly ears bringing the sound of the universe. The mouth full with teeth, savoring foods from the most diverse cultures. And, of course, my weak point is the eyes, two dazzling beings that reveal the naked truth. Now you know the reason for my private collection. By the way, I don’t sell it. And in my pocket, I have a brand new one.

Anyway, while I was talking to you, reflecting about my peculiar taste, I took the opportunity to shoot the accomplices. Clear shoots in the brain to avoiding wasting time. I hooded my ugly face and saved the kidnapped maiden. Who knew I would discover an organ trafficking lair? This palace of horror really surprised me.

So, that’s it guys, I’m going back to my shack. I need my bed and black coffee and tomorrow morning, eating a delicious bread with cheese, I’m going to laugh in a sarcastic way with the urgent news reporting a new attack from the Eye Collector.

— Good evening, Isadora. How are you?

— Olá, Rafael. Much better now, thanks. Did you heard about my ex?

— Yes. Is everything okay? How did you react?

— I am relieved. Here’s the report you asked for from the crime scene. It contains the fingerprints of those involved and the videos from the hidden cameras.

— Who saw the evidences?

— No one. It is confidential and due to your recent promotion, only you have access. Do you need anything else?

— Yes, please, can you give me Júlio’s number? And you can go, it’s getting dark and I don’t want you in danger. See you on Monday, bye.

— Here it is, bye. See ya!

************

— Hello, Júlio? Can you speak?

— Yes, I heard that you received a salary increase.

— Oops! An anonymous call revealed a hot scheme. Do you wanna hang out?

— Is the Greek gift in hand?

— That’s right! Let’s go drink? And burn some papers?

— For sure. I meet you in an hour.

Autor: Fabiana Volpato

[hauntedduckdefendor]

Guardians Chp 3

“You have gotta be shitting me! You assholes just roll up into the parking lot of the son's clubhouse and expect to take her right out from under their noses!!  I thought you had more common sense than that! Especially you two!”

Eric yelled at the members of his club that he sent out to capture Y/N.  

He paces their sorry excuse for a clubhouse. They need the girl in order to patch over to the Mayans while they still have a beef with SAMCRO.

“You all are very lucky Trager and that Teller kid didn't fill your bodies with bullets. We need to get her back! She better be in that doorway within the next week or all of you are dead!”

Tig’s POV

I feel her standing over me before I see her. I don't open my eyes because I know the look she's giving me. Her hands are probably on her hips, her hair a hot mess, and she’s glaring daggers at me. I can't help the smile that creeps over my lips at the feeling of her stare. Carefully opening my eyes I find her exactly as I imagined. The only exception is she has her hair up in a ponytail.

“What in the fuck Alex! I told you I was more than fine sleeping on the couch”!

I laugh as I sit up, knowing my neck is going to be sore as hell the rest of the day.

“And I told you. You would sleep on this couch over my dead body”

“Why do you always have to do that? Put everyone else’s well being before your own”?

Her hands move from her hips, to cross over her chest. I can tell she’s cold. Her nipples are making their presence known underneath the shirt she’s wearing. Standing up, I walk over toward my closet and dig out an old hoodie of mine. It was from a Def Leppard concert we went to when we first started dating.  Quickly handing it to her, I grab a clean pair of socks and begin to get dressed for the day. She’s staring at the hoodie in awe. Hopefully, memories of happier times for us are in her head, just like they are mine.

“I can't believe you still have this” her voice is quiet.

“Well I wasn't going to get rid of it, it’s Def Leppard”.

Taking one last quick glance at the hoodie, she pulls it over her head as I begin to lace up my boots.

I have a notebook on the counter and a pen in my hair as I am going through the kitchen of the clubhouse. I’m not sure how these guys have been living without me the past two years. Takeout? Gemma feeding them once or twice a week? The most edible items in the clubhouse consist of limes and fish sticks. I’m glancing down at my ever growing list of what I need to get at the grocery store. I’ll need to grab a few newspapers on Sunday too. With the amount of food and liquor these guys ingest, coupons are a must.

I’m humming to myself when I hear footsteps in the kitchen.

“Still mad at me,” Tig asks as he opens a cabinet door, shakes his head, then closes it again.

“Yes, Trager, I am still mad at you” I huff as I add potatoes to the grocery list.

“You’re not seriously doing that meal planning thing again are you,” he asks coming over to read over my shoulder.

“Yes I am Tig, I refuse to live on takeout for however long I am here. Not to mention I need to earn my keep. Cleaning and cooking is what I do. Plus, all these crow eaters around here are getting sloppy, they need a women around who knows what she is doing. Gemma is busy with the garage and her grandbabies, so I’m taking charge.” A huff comes from the doorway, as one of said sloppy crow eaters walks by the door. Never being someone who takes shit from anyone I walk toward the door to give her a piece of my mind when I feel Tig’s arms on my hip, pulling me back into the kitchen.

“Don't let them get to you Y/N, and no you don't have to do this stuff. The guys can fend for themselves”.

“Who can fend for themselves? I’m completely lost without the lass” Chibs comments as he walks into the kitchen to pour himself a cup of coffee. His comment makes me smile, I know he is just trying to get a rise out of Tig.

“Make sure to add Bacon to yer list love, then tomorrow ye can make biscuits for breakfast” Chibs give me a quick kiss on the cheek as he dodges a playful punch from Tig.

“Get out of here ya buzzard” Tig states, kicking toward Chibs who is now laughing his way down the hallway.

“I’ll need some cash to go to the store” I inform Tig as I start to look through the fridge. Just as I suspected. Some moldy cheese, and what I am assuming was once milk. I shudder as I look at the date.   “When I get back from the store those whore out there are in for a rude awakening”.

“You tell em’ darlin. You, Gemma, and Tara run things around here and they need to know it”.

I stand up and now Jax is in the kitchen, giving Tig a nod toward the Chapel.

“Look doll, don't go anywhere by yourself. I am going to have one of the prospects go with you to the store. I’ll send Phil, he’s strong as fuck so you don't have to carry everything by yourself”.

I know the reason Tig wants a prospect to go with me is because of the assholes who chased me here. But I keep my mouth shut as he hands me a wad of cash.

“Hey, prospect! Get in here!” Tig yells as I hear what sounds like a giant running through the clubhouse. Two men appear in the doorway, is huge! The other is small, skinny, and looks like he hasn't eaten in weeks. My heart goes out to him. I am going to make a huge dinner tonight.

“Phil, go with Y/N. Do whatever she tells you to do, understand”? Rat, go out and inform the crow eaters that when Y/N gets back they are to adhere to her every command”. The smaller guy runs off as Phil nods, and stands in the hallway, waiting for orders.

“Be careful out there. You packing”? Tig asks as I grab my list off of the counter. I nod and glance toward my purse.

“Good, be safe doll”. To my surprise, Tig takes my hand in his and places a kiss on the back of it before heading to the chapel. “If anything, and I mean anything happens to her, it's your balls, and you’ll never patch”. Tig threatens as he slaps Phil on the shoulder and goes to join his brothers.

“Do you like Strawberry or chocolate covered cheesecake?ate” I ask Phil as I hold up the two kinds of yogurt.

“Ma’am, I’ve never eaten yogurt before” he admits to me, looking down at his feet.

I can’t help but laugh at this gentle giant. “Well, we will just have to fix that” I laugh as I toss a couple of yogurts into one of our two carts. I may not be able to do much in the way of money, but I’ll be damned if I just sit around and do nothing while I am at the clubhouse. Phil and I are walking through the produce section, and I am tossing potatoes, carrots, and salad mix into the cart when I feel it. A set of eyes on us. Not the normal glance of a stranger, but the intent gaze of someone who knows us. I look around as if I am searching for something, but scan my surroundings. I don't see anyone, but I can't shake the feeling.

“Phil, let’s get out of here,, ” I tell the prospect who is giving an avocado a strange look. I think he feels the eyes on us as well. He’s scanning the area, like someone who has been on edge his whole life.

We quickly check out and began to load the groceries into the bed of my truck. Phil even walks with me as I return the cart to the store. Safely back in the cab, he locks the doors and puts the key in the ignition. That’s when we hear the sound of a gun firing and my back window shattered behind us.    

[expensivechimchim]

Seesaw Chapter 2

Before you read- Warnings: cursing, mentions of cannibalism.

    The walk to the city has been torturous. It's been about four hours since we've started walking and all Yoongi and I have eaten today was a granola bar each. Who can blame us though? Finding food in the apocalypse was almost impossible.     Soon enough, we come across a small clearing in the woods where people may have used as a campsite before the world went to shit.     "Let's stop here, (Y/N)," Yoongi says. "We both need some rest."     "And food. I don't think I can walk anymore if I don't eat anything anytime soon."     "Here- take this." He passes me a water bottle filled to the top.     I then drink half of it then pass it back to him so that he could have the rest. Sharing is caring, right? Placing our backpacks down, we settle on a log and sit in silence while we eat our last two, stale cliff bars.     "Looks like we will need to search some houses for more food later," Yoongi says, more to himself than me.     Dozing off, I begin to look around the forest we are in. There're only a few birds left flying around and a couple of squirrels jumping from tree to tree. Some dandelions scattered here and there and tiger lillies sprouting from the ground. I'm glad to see that there are still some beautiful things left in the world.     Suddenly, I hear a twig snap. I quickly turn my head towards the sound hoping to God that it's just an animal.     It wasn't an animal.     A deep chuckle sounded from behind the tree I was looking past, startling Yoongi and I. We stand up and Yoongi stands in front of me and puts his arm out as an attempt at protecting me.     Three living men then come around from behind the tree wielding pistols. These men were tall, maybe around 6'5ft and they were built. Even if we tried, Yoongi and I didn't stand a chance. "Give us the lady, and you won't get hurt lil' man," one of the tall scruffy looking men demanded as he stepped forward. "I'd never give someone over to people like you- I know who you are and what you people do!" Yoongi yelled, actually looking just a little scared for once instead of his usual cold exterior. I'm surprised, really. I thought Yoongi would just give me away to them. "Now, now," one of the men says walking forward with a pistol pointed to us with one hand and a butcher knife in the other, "this could be done the easy way, or the hard way. And I don't think you want to experience the hard way."     Yoongi tenses next to me, "(Y/N)," he whispers to me. "You need to run- I'll catch up with you just run."     "No I'm not going to leave you! You won't stand a chance against these peo-"     Before I can even finish, the both of us get knocked over the head by two of the three men with the butt of their guns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Waking up tied to a chair next to Yoongi in a dark room that smelled like moldy cheese and dirty laundry is not how I wanted to wake up.     The place is creepy, to say the least. A dim room with a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling to provide a little light, while blood stains practically covered the concrete floor. To top it off, the walls were wooden and mold was growing on them, perhaps providing the awful smell.     I then start hyperventilating out of fear, not realizing that Yoongi is starting to awake as well.     "(Y/N)? Oh thank god you're okay..."     "Where are we?" I whimper out.     "(Y/N) these people are cannibals, that's why I was in such a rush to get to the safe zone when I first met you," he breathed out. "It's because I knew they were following me..."     I'm shocked; Yoongi actually endangered me when he promised he was someone who could be trusted.     "Yoongi I can't believe you lied to me. How come you never told me this?"     "I knew you wouldn't come with me if I did tell you. I didn't think they would actually catch up with us."     "This is exactly what I was trying to avoid. I don't want to die."     "I won't let you die, I'll get us out of here. I started this, now let me figure out how to finish it, okay?"     "Okay," I say, unsure.     We don't have anymore time to converse when the door slams open, revealing a man with his face covered by a big white mask. The mask has six small holes in it for breathing and a few drops of red on it, probably from blood. The man is hooded, and he seems to be holding a leash with a Great Dane on the end. How ever he got a dog in the apocalypse is beyond me.     "I'm sure you know why you're here, huh?" The man spits, mainly looking towards Yoongi.     "Yeah, you're planning on eating us," Yoongi says looking absolutely disgusted. "You're just a bunch of cowards who can't go look for actual food and have to feed off of a bunch of humans. You're all just as bad as the infected.     "You're wrong, Yoongi," he says, licking his lips while staring at me. "We're planning on eating the girl for dinner and making you join our team."     I shivered and Yoongi soon takes notice of how terrified I am. He angles his head in an attempt to whisper in my ear, "don't worry, (Y/N), I'll get us out of here." The man stalks forward and grabs me by my hair making me groan in pain. He takes the off the ropes that are binding me to the chair and pulls me off, quickly using the same rope to tie my hands behind my back. The dog then jumps on me, biting at my arms and my torso as I bite my lip, holding in my screams. "Don't touch her!" Yoongi growls at him. "Seems like there's nothing you can do about that, twerp," says the man as he pulls at my hair even harder, making me squirm. I squeeze my eyes shut in an attempt to not scream so that it doesn't satisfy him.      The man pushes me to the floor and drags me out the door. I strain my neck to look behind me, and when I do, I see Yoongi struggling at his binds. "Fuck," Yoongi grunts out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I seem to have lost track of time. By now, it could have been hours, or maybe even days since I was placed in this room by myself. The room was practically a meat locker, with a pile of shoes on the floor in the left corner and a long, metal table at the center of the room. Hanging from the ceiling are pieces of meat from- I don't even want to think about what it is. I'm now worried about what happened to Yoongi when I was taken away. It may not seem like it, but I've grown a small liking for the blonde haired man. Just as I finish that thought, I hear footsteps coming towards the room from the other side of the steel door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Yoongi's POV~ "Shit," I curse as I pull at the ropes binding me to the wooden chair. How could I have let this happen? I should've just left (Y/N) back when I met her, that way she wouldn't be in danger. A knock on the door sounded, echoing throughout the almost empty room. A woman walks in, swaying her hips from side to side in a disgusting way. Stopping in front of me and looking down, she lets out a sickening cackle. "Hello, baby boy," she lets out. I almost gagged from that simple sentence. Not only was what she was insinuating disgusting, but her breath alone was absolutely revolting. "Where's (Y/N)?" I thought I'd ask the most important question instead of asking 'where am I?' or 'who are you?'. "Yoongi, we want you on our team, honey," she says, trying to sound enticing. "And we won't stop until you agree. You're perfect for the job, and perfect for me." She strokes my cheek with her filthy hand. "There's no way I'd ever join you! You people kill innocent people, and for what? You eat them..." "But Yoongi that's all part of the plan." "What plan?" I think to myself. "Survival of the fittest, natural selection, etcetera..." I must've said that out loud... "You are one of the most physically fit people we have encountered so far so you're perfect for our team, but you're little friend," she paused. "She seems to get in the way which I guess is perfect for us." "How the fuck is that perfect?" I spit out. There's a long pause. "Well she's a female, and women happen to be the most delicious."

[blackgoddessofsassiness]

Is it safe for a dog to eat blueberries?

For those who don’t know what a legume is that’s Okay, both did I for a very long time. Since you just got him, it'll take time to tame him down. A canine won’t battle to interrupt down highly saturated fats content material. Do watch out with the fats soluble vitamins, (A, D, E and Ok). As the 2/3 rd of the fats is a beneficial fat which doesn't elevate the LDL cholesterol, the fats in chocolate should not harmful. I additionally eat darkish chocolate far more typically than earlier than. Additionally, some forms of grapes are extra acidic then others. August 16th, 2015 at 7:35 am Fed a golden-retriever-cocker-spaniel mix (about sixty five lbs.) 7 or eight grapes at breakfast one morning, then about four hours later decided to verify and pulled up this webpage. Then again, one ought to by no means over-do the feeding. Feeding Canines: Wet Meals versus Dry Meals, Which is Best?

Imagine a cafe with actual meals. Depending on the breed, some canines require a meat-heavy weight loss program while others call for plant-primarily based food to fulfill their body’s nutritional requirements. Recently, it's many extra food dyes that we continue to make use of. Actually, blueberries are more than safe in your canines. They're additionally a supply of vitamins D, E, and Ok. They are additionally high in beta carotene, potassium, and fiber. Oranges are excessive in Potassium, vitamin C, folate and Thiamine. Cashews are filled with nutrients like calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, and proteins that can nourish your pup! After all, this type of fruit might be strongly advisable for you. Thanks for the idea, I'll consider it. In reality, they’re probably the most highest sources of food plan Okay you’ll have the ability to devour! Learn what human foods are okay for your pet together with some recipes for healthy treats.

Really, a number of of the foods mentioned stunned me fairly a bit as I have seen folks unknowingly feed them to their canine. Please test along with your vet before giving your canine any foods you want. Giving her these as treats might contribute to health issues. Because of this, you must peel the mango first earlier than giving it to your canine. In the event you absolutely want to offer your dog peach, be sure to solely give the outer layers of the fruit, as a result of cyanide can seep out from the pit into the meat near the center. When deciding what portion to present your dog, give attention to her measurement. It’s a refreshing deal with which you can safely give your dogs especially throughout the heat summer season. These fruits are already sweet, so no need to give them artificially sweetened blueberries which can pose issues to your canine. You need not spend enormous dollars to preserve your doggie’s well being.

They simply need a fast washing and they’re ready to go. As with every other foods, examine the substances carefully for ones which might be harmful to canine. There are totally different cruciferous vegetables which can be highly useful for humans. For us, fruits and vegetables are at all times wholesome, however that’s not the case for our canines. But although grapes will also be unhealthy for some dogs particularly if they're little . Plus, these little jewels have been confirmed to enhance memory, stop sure forms of cancers and forestall heart illness. Asparagus doesn’t actually have any added benefit for your canine and simply put, it's tough to eat it uncooked. It's not advisable Can dogs eat blueberries to frequently feed your canine peas, but it is secure in small quantities. I feed my dogs Nutro Extremely and Blue Buffalo. And other studies have shown that dogs with blueberries in their eating regimen have better blood sugar ranges and cardiovascular health.Begin with very few blueberries first and then improve the amount if you find that your dog tolerates and eagerly eats them. It would be higher to present your buddy a number of pear slices than to present it a complete pear since a canine will likely take the time to spit out the seeds. The blueberries you may discover strolling by your neighborhood Whole Foods and wild blueberries alike are identified for the polyphenol potency. Never give your canine berries which might be already outdated or moldy because it can lead to digestive upsets. Chocolate is one of the vital dangerous foods that you can give a canine. Everyone in this universe loves animal like you are serches about Can Dog Eat Blueberries. And the perfect method to do that is to cease buying the crap they're selling. Then, spoon the banana mixture (ought to look gentle) evenly into the molds in the same method.

Principal meal fruits: Similar idea as the veggies! Veggies: Raw veggies have to be processed in a blender or food processor for our dogs to have the ability to absorb the nutrients easily. Instead of snacking on chips and junk food- keep graham crackers, peanut butter, low fats cheese and and crackers together with contemporary fruits and veggies available for those 'snack assaults'. Carbohydrates work substitutes for fats and replacing fats rich meals with carbohydrate food can allow you to in weight discount. Aside from bloating, nuts can also trigger vomiting, diarrhea, and even the formation of kidney stones. For unknown reasons, grapes may cause kidney failure in canines, so completely avoid this fruit. For these reasons, you must limit your dog’s cottage cheese intake to one or two small spoonfuls per day or much less. There are commonplace pointers, but all the time do not forget that a dog’s nutritional necessities also differ from breed to breed.

However, it's best to limit your dog’s peanut butter intake. Kale might be pretty powerful so it could be greatest in the event you cooked it prior to serving. A small dog can do well with ten blueberries or less. Most dog homeowners know the fundamentals, but there are at all times foods that make you cease and marvel. Here are some essential nutrients in bell peppers that may also help your dog. In fact a canine may not drink more water because it doesn’t know any higher. Combine completely, add extra water if it is just too dry. Yes I spent about 20% more on food and treats yearly but! The very best treats are dried fruits. Nonetheless, this pure sweetness makes them a wonderful addition to homemade dog treats. There isn't any nutritional value to popcorn so it is unquestionably not something a dog will ever profit from however it is best not to feed it popcorn. If you still choose to feed blueberries to your puppy, I would extremely recommend consulting along with your veterinarian first.

Additionally, don’t feed your dog an excessive amount of of it to avoid any stomachaches or worse, diarrhea. You shouldn’t give your canine nuts. However since you love your fury little fella, you’d probably surrender that tiny ball of goodness. Strive frozen blueberries make for a crunchy treat canines love. Pro tip: Frozen carrots make nice chew toys/snacks for teething puppies. Pickles style great in burgers or as is but these will not be as protected for canine to eat regularly. Dogs love meat, and meat is nice for dogs. Meat, fish, and poultry should always be completely cooked to limit the danger of food-borne disease. Bananas - Bananas are wealthy in vitamin B6, soluble fiber, and different beneficial nutrients. They're all the time wonderful. Lots of canines like to eat fruits but it surely has come to my consideration that there is simply a listing of fruits which might be good for canines. Canines instinctively know when food like a blueberry is sweet for them. Watermelons are a great choice to cut back dehydration in the summers. Antioxidants are good for fighting most cancers and fiber is nice for decreasing cholesterol ranges and enhance immune methods of your canine.

[baehkhun]

Can you give a dog blackberries?

For those who don’t know what a legume is that’s Okay, either did I for a long time. Since you simply got him, it's going to take time to tame him down. A dog won’t wrestle to break down extremely saturated fat content material. Do be careful with the fat soluble vitamins, (A, D, E and Can Dogs have blueberries Ok). Because the 2/three rd of the fats is a beneficial fat which does not raise the LDL cholesterol, the fats in chocolate will not be harmful. I additionally eat dark chocolate way more often than before. Also, some types of grapes are more acidic then others. August 16th, 2015 at 7:35 am Fed a golden-retriever-cocker-spaniel combine (about sixty five lbs.) 7 or 8 grapes at breakfast one morning, then about 4 hours later determined to examine and pulled up this web site. Then again, one ought to by no means over-do the feeding. Feeding Canines: Wet Food versus Dry Meals, Which is Best?

Think about a cafe with actual food. Depending on the breed, some canine require a meat-heavy food regimen while others call for plant-based mostly food to fulfill their body’s nutritional necessities. Just lately, it is many extra food dyes that we proceed to use. In fact, blueberries are greater than secure on your dogs. They are additionally a supply of vitamins D, E, and K. They're also high in beta carotene, potassium, and fiber. Oranges are excessive in Potassium, vitamin C, folate and Thiamine. Cashews are packed with nutrients like calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, and proteins that will nourish your pup! Of course, this kind of fruit might be strongly beneficial for you. Thanks for the concept, I'll consider it. In reality, they’re one of the vital highest assets of weight loss plan Okay you’ll have the ability to devour! Learn what human foods are okay in your pet together with some recipes for healthy treats.

Really, a number of of the foods mentioned surprised me fairly a bit as I have seen individuals unknowingly feed them to their canines. Please test along with your vet earlier than giving your canine any foods you want. Giving her these as treats could contribute to well being problems. Because of this, you should peel the mango first earlier than giving it to your canine. Should you completely want to give your dog peach, be sure to solely give the outer layers of the fruit, as a result of cyanide can seep out from the pit into the meat near the center. When deciding what portion to give your dog, focus on her size. It’s a refreshing deal with you could safely give your canine especially through the warm summer time season. These fruits are already candy, so no want to give them artificially sweetened blueberries which can pose problems to your canine. You need not spend big dollars to preserve your doggie’s health.

They just need a quick washing and they’re able to go. As with another foods, verify the substances rigorously for ones which are dangerous to dogs. There are completely different cruciferous vegetables which are highly helpful for people. For us, fruits and vegetables are all the time wholesome, but that’s not the case for our dogs. However though grapes will also be dangerous for some canine particularly if they are little . Plus, these little jewels have been proven to enhance memory, forestall sure types of cancers and stop coronary heart illness. Asparagus doesn’t actually have any additional advantage on your dog and simply put, it's tough to eat it uncooked. It isn't recommended to often feed your canine peas, but it's secure in small amounts. I feed my dogs Nutro Extremely and Blue Buffalo. And different research have shown that canines with blueberries of their eating regimen have better blood sugar levels and cardiovascular health.Begin with very few blueberries first after which enhance the quantity if you find that your dog tolerates and eagerly eats them. It could be higher to give your buddy a few pear slices than to give it a complete pear since a dog will probably take the time to spit out the seeds. The blueberries you'll find strolling by means of your neighborhood Whole Foods and wild blueberries alike are identified for the polyphenol potency. By no means give your canine berries that are already outdated or moldy because it might probably lead to digestive upsets. Chocolate is one of the crucial dangerous foods that you may give a canine. Everybody on this universe loves animal like you might be serches about Can Dog Eat Blueberries. And one of the best solution to do that is to cease buying the crap they are selling. Then, spoon the banana mixture (ought to look mild) evenly into the molds in the same approach.

Main meal fruits: Similar thought as the veggies! Veggies: Raw veggies have to be processed in a blender or meals processor for our dogs to have the ability to absorb the nutrients easily. Instead of snacking on chips and junk food- keep graham crackers, peanut butter, low fat cheese and and crackers together with recent fruits and veggies on hand for these 'snack attacks'. Carbohydrates work substitutes for fats and changing fats rich food with carbohydrate meals can enable you in weight reduction. Other than bloating, nuts can also cause vomiting, diarrhea, and even the formation of kidney stones. For unknown reasons, grapes can cause kidney failure in canine, so completely avoid this fruit. For these reasons, it is best to restrict your dog’s cottage cheese intake to 1 or two small spoonfuls per day or less. There are customary pointers, but at all times keep in mind that a dog’s nutritional requirements additionally differ from breed to breed.

However, it's best to restrict your dog’s peanut butter intake. Kale might be fairly powerful so it could be greatest for those who cooked it prior to serving. A small dog can do properly with ten blueberries or much less. Most dog owners know the fundamentals, however there are always foods that make you cease and wonder. Listed below are some necessary nutrients in bell peppers that might help your dog. Of course a dog could not drink extra water because it doesn’t know any higher. Combine thoroughly, add extra water if it is just too dry. Sure I spent about 20% extra on food and treats yearly but! One of the best treats are dried fruits. However, this pure sweetness makes them an excellent addition to homemade canine treats. There is no nutritional worth to popcorn so it is certainly not one thing a canine will ever profit from but it is best not to feed it popcorn. If you continue to choose to feed blueberries to your puppy, I would extremely counsel consulting along with your veterinarian first.

Additionally, don’t feed your canine a lot of it to keep away from any stomachaches or worse, diarrhea. You shouldn’t give your dog nuts. However because you love your fury little fella, you’d in all probability hand over that tiny ball of goodness. Strive frozen blueberries make for a crunchy deal with canine love. Pro tip: Frozen carrots make nice chew toys/snacks for teething puppies. Pickles taste nice in burgers or as is but these will not be as protected for dogs to eat frequently. Canines love meat, and meat is nice for canine. Meat, fish, and poultry ought to always be totally cooked to restrict the risk of food-borne disease. Bananas - Bananas are rich in vitamin B6, soluble fiber, and other valuable nutrients. They're all the time fantastic. A whole lot of canines wish to eat fruits but it has come to my consideration that there is barely an inventory of fruits which can be good for canine. Dogs instinctively know when food like a blueberry is nice for them. Watermelons are an excellent choice to scale back dehydration within the summers. Antioxidants are good for fighting cancer and fiber is nice for decreasing cholesterol levels and enhance immune methods of your dog.

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Can dogs eat blueberries

When you don’t know what a legume is that’s Okay, either did I for a long time. Since you just received him, it's going to take time to tame him down. A canine won’t battle to break down extremely saturated fat content material. Do be careful with the fat soluble vitamins, (A, D, E and Ok). Because the 2/3 rd of the fat is a beneficial fats which does not elevate the LDL cholesterol, the fats in chocolate are usually not harmful. I additionally eat darkish chocolate rather more typically than earlier than. Additionally, some forms of grapes are extra acidic then others. August 16th, 2015 at 7:35 am Fed a golden-retriever-cocker-spaniel combine (about 65 lbs.) 7 or 8 grapes at breakfast one morning, then about 4 hours later determined to test and pulled up this web site. Then once more, one should by no means over-do the feeding. Feeding Canines: Wet Meals versus Dry Meals, Which is Best?

Imagine a cafe with real food. Relying on the breed, some dogs require a meat-heavy food regimen while others call for plant-primarily based meals to fulfill their body’s nutritional necessities. Lately, it's many more meals dyes that we continue to use. The truth is, blueberries are more than safe on your dogs. They're additionally a source of vitamins D, E, and K. They are also high in beta carotene, potassium, and fiber. Oranges are excessive in Potassium, vitamin C, folate and Thiamine. Cashews are filled with nutrients like calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, and proteins that can nourish your pup! Of course, this kind of fruit shall be strongly really helpful for you. Thanks for the idea, I'll consider it. In reality, they’re one of the highest sources of diet Okay you’ll be capable to devour! Be taught what human foods are okay on your pet together with some recipes for wholesome treats.

Really, several of the foods talked about surprised me fairly a bit as I've seen individuals unknowingly feed them to their dogs. Please verify with your vet before giving your canine any foods you need. Giving her these as treats might contribute to health problems. In consequence, you need to peel the mango first earlier than giving it to your dog. Should you absolutely want to provide your dog peach, make sure to only give the outer layers of the fruit, as a result of cyanide can seep out from the pit into the meat near the center. When deciding what portion to offer your dog, deal with her size. It’s a refreshing treat that you could safely give your canines especially in the course of the heat summer season season. These fruits are already sweet, so no want to offer them artificially sweetened blueberries which may pose issues to your canine. You want not spend large dollars to preserve your doggie’s health.

They simply want a quick washing and they’re ready to go. As with another foods, test the components fastidiously for ones which are dangerous to canines. There are totally different cruciferous vegetables that are highly beneficial for people. For us, fruits and vegetables are all the time wholesome, however that’s not the case for our canines. However though grapes can also be bad for some canines especially if they are little . Plus, these little jewels have been proven to improve reminiscence, forestall certain forms of cancers and prevent coronary heart illness. Asparagus doesn’t actually have any additional benefit in your dog and merely put, it is difficult to eat it uncooked. It isn't recommended to often feed your dog peas, but it is secure in small quantities. I feed my canines Nutro Ultra and Blue Buffalo. And other research have shown that dogs with blueberries of their weight loss plan have better blood sugar ranges and cardiovascular well being.Begin with only a few blueberries first after which enhance the quantity if you find that your canine tolerates and eagerly eats them. It could be better to give your buddy just a few pear slices than to give it a complete pear since a canine will possible take the time to spit out the seeds. The blueberries you will find strolling via your neighborhood Complete Foods and wild blueberries alike are recognized for the polyphenol potency. By no means give your canine berries which might be already old or moldy because it could actually lead to digestive upsets. Chocolate is some of the harmful foods that you would give a canine. Everybody on this universe loves animal like you might be serches about Can Dog Eat Blueberries. And the best solution to do that is to cease shopping for the crap they are promoting. Then, spoon the banana mixture (ought to look light) evenly into the molds in the identical manner.

Primary meal fruits: Similar concept as the veggies! Veggies: Uncooked veggies must be processed in a blender or food processor for our canines to be able to absorb the nutrients easily. As an alternative of snacking on chips and junk meals- keep graham crackers, peanut butter, low fat cheese and and crackers along with contemporary fruits and veggies on hand for those 'snack attacks'. Carbohydrates work substitutes for fat and changing fat rich meals with carbohydrate food can show you how to in weight reduction. Other than bloating, nuts may also cause vomiting, diarrhea, and even the formation of kidney stones. For unknown causes, grapes could cause kidney failure in dogs, so fully keep away from this fruit. For these causes, it is best to limit your dog’s cottage cheese intake to at least one or two small spoonfuls per day or less. There are commonplace tips, but always remember that a dog’s nutritional requirements additionally differ from breed to breed.

However, it is best to restrict your dog’s peanut butter intake. Kale may be pretty robust so it can be greatest if you cooked it previous to serving. A small dog can do well with ten blueberries or much less. Most canine house owners know the fundamentals, however there are always foods that make you cease and wonder. Listed below are some important nutrients in bell peppers that will help your canine. After all a canine could not drink extra water because it doesn’t know any higher. Mix thoroughly, add more water if it is simply too dry. Sure I spent about 20% more on meals and treats annually but! The perfect treats are dried fruits. However, this pure sweetness makes them a wonderful addition to homemade canine treats. There is no nutritional worth to popcorn so it is certainly not one thing a canine will ever benefit from however it is best to not feed it popcorn. If you continue to select to feed blueberries to your puppy, I might highly counsel consulting along with your veterinarian first.

Also, don’t feed your canine an excessive amount of of it to keep away from any stomachaches or worse, diarrhea. You shouldn’t give your dog nuts. However because http://www.dogcarehelp.com/can-dogs-and-puppies-eat-blueberries/ you love your fury little fella, you’d most likely give up that tiny ball of goodness. Attempt frozen blueberries make for a crunchy deal with dogs love. Pro tip: Frozen carrots make great chew toys/snacks for teething puppies. Pickles style great in burgers or as is but these is probably not as secure for canines to eat regularly. Canines love meat, and meat is great for canine. Meat, fish, and poultry ought to at all times be completely cooked to limit the chance of meals-borne illness. Bananas - Bananas are wealthy in vitamin B6, soluble fiber, and different precious nutrients. They are at all times wonderful. Lots of canines prefer to eat fruits but it has come to my consideration that there is just a list of fruits that are good for canine. Canine instinctively know when food like a blueberry is sweet for them. Watermelons are a superb possibility to cut back dehydration in the summers. Antioxidants are good for fighting most cancers and fiber is sweet for lowering cholesterol levels and increase immune methods of your dog.

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Can you give a dog blackberries?

For those who don’t know what a legume is that’s Okay, either did I for a very long time. Since you just received him, it's going to take time to tame him down. A canine won’t wrestle to break down highly saturated fats content material. Do watch out with the fats soluble vitamins, (A, D, E and Okay). Because the 2/3 rd of the fats is a beneficial fat which doesn't elevate the LDL cholesterol, the fats in chocolate will not be harmful. I also eat dark chocolate far more often than before. Additionally, some sorts of grapes are extra acidic then others. August 16th, 2015 at 7:35 am Fed a golden-retriever-cocker-spaniel mix (about 65 lbs.) 7 or eight grapes at breakfast one morning, then about 4 hours later decided to examine and pulled up this webpage. Then again, one ought to by no means over-do the feeding. Feeding Dogs: Wet Meals versus Dry Food, Which is Best?

Think about a cafe with actual meals. Relying on the breed, some dogs require a meat-heavy food plan while others call for plant-based mostly food to fulfill their body’s nutritional necessities. Just lately, it's many more food dyes that we proceed to use. In actual fact, blueberries are greater than protected to your dogs. They are also a supply of vitamins D, E, and Okay. They are also excessive in beta carotene, potassium, and fiber. Oranges are high in Potassium, vitamin C, folate and Thiamine. Cashews are full of nutrients like calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, and proteins that can nourish your pup! Of course, this sort of fruit shall be strongly beneficial for you. Thanks for the thought, I'll consider it. In actuality, they’re one of the highest resources of weight loss plan Okay you’ll be capable to consume! Study what human foods are okay to your pet together with some recipes for healthy treats.

Actually, a number of of the foods talked about surprised me fairly a bit as I have seen people unknowingly feed them to their canine. Please verify along with your vet earlier than giving your canine any foods you need. Giving her these as treats might contribute to health issues. Because of this, you need to peel the mango first before giving it to your dog. In case you absolutely want to present your dog peach, be certain to solely give the outer layers of the fruit, because cyanide can seep out from the pit into the meat close to the middle. When deciding what portion to offer your dog, concentrate on her size. It’s a refreshing treat you can safely give your dogs particularly during the warm summer time season. These fruits are already sweet, so no want to provide them artificially sweetened blueberries which can pose problems to your canine. You need not spend large dollars to preserve your doggie’s health.

They just want a fast washing and they’re able to go. As with any other Is it safe for a dog to eat blueberries? foods, test the substances rigorously for ones which can be dangerous to canine. There are different cruciferous vegetables which are extremely beneficial for people. For us, fruits and vegetables are at all times healthy, but that’s not the case for our dogs. However though grapes can also be bad for some canines particularly if they are little . Plus, these little jewels have been confirmed to enhance memory, stop certain types of cancers and forestall coronary heart illness. Asparagus doesn’t really have any additional benefit to your dog and merely put, it's difficult to eat it uncooked. It isn't beneficial to often feed your dog peas, however it's safe in small amounts. I feed my canines Nutro Ultra and Blue Buffalo. And different research have shown that dogs with blueberries in their diet have better blood sugar levels and cardiovascular health.Start with very few blueberries first after which increase the amount if you discover that your dog tolerates and eagerly eats them. It can be better to present your buddy a number of pear slices than to offer it a whole pear since a dog will seemingly take the time to spit out the seeds. The blueberries you may discover strolling by means of your neighborhood Complete Foods and wild blueberries alike are identified for the polyphenol potency. Never give your canine berries that are already old or moldy because it could result in digestive upsets. Chocolate is one of the most harmful foods that you could give a dog. Everybody in this universe loves animal like you are serches about Can Canine Eat Blueberries. And the perfect technique to do that's to stop buying the crap they are promoting. Then, spoon the banana mixture (ought to look gentle) evenly into the molds in the identical approach.

Predominant meal fruits: Similar thought as the veggies! Veggies: Raw veggies must be processed in a blender or food processor for our dogs to be able to absorb the nutrients easily. Instead of snacking on chips and junk food- keep graham crackers, peanut butter, low fats cheese and and crackers together with fresh fruits and veggies readily available for those 'snack attacks'. Carbohydrates work substitutes for fats and replacing fat wealthy meals with carbohydrate food can aid you in weight reduction. Other than bloating, nuts may cause vomiting, diarrhea, and even the formation of kidney stones. For unknown causes, grapes may cause kidney failure in dogs, so completely keep away from this fruit. For these causes, it is best to limit your dog’s cottage cheese intake to at least one or two small spoonfuls per day or less. There are commonplace pointers, however all the time keep in mind that a dog’s nutritional necessities additionally differ from breed to breed.

Nonetheless, it's best to limit your dog’s peanut butter intake. Kale might be fairly tough so it can be finest for those who cooked it previous to serving. A small canine can do well with ten blueberries or less. Most canine homeowners know the basics, but there are at all times foods that make you stop and surprise. Here are some important nutrients in bell peppers that may help your dog. After all a dog may not drink more water as a result of it doesn’t know any higher. Combine totally, add extra water if it is simply too dry. Yes I spent about 20% more on food and treats annually but! One of the best treats are dried fruits. Nonetheless, this pure sweetness makes them an excellent addition to homemade dog treats. There isn't a nutritional worth to popcorn so it is certainly not one thing a canine will ever profit from but it's best to not feed it popcorn. If you still choose to feed blueberries to your puppy, I would highly counsel consulting with your veterinarian first.

Also, don’t feed your dog an excessive amount of of it to keep away from any stomachaches or worse, diarrhea. You shouldn’t give your dog nuts. But because you love your fury little fella, you’d in all probability give up that tiny ball of goodness. Attempt frozen blueberries make for a crunchy deal with canines love. Pro tip: Frozen carrots make great chew toys/snacks for teething puppies. Pickles taste nice in burgers or as is however these is probably not as protected for canine to eat on a regular basis. Canines love meat, and meat is great for canines. Meat, fish, and poultry should always be thoroughly cooked to limit the chance of meals-borne disease. Bananas - Bananas are wealthy in vitamin B6, soluble fiber, and other worthwhile nutrients. They are at all times great. Numerous dogs like to eat fruits but it has come to my attention that there is only a list of fruits that are good for dogs. Canines instinctively know when meals like a blueberry is nice for them. Watermelons are a great option to cut back dehydration in the summers. Antioxidants are good for fighting most cancers and fiber is nice for decreasing cholesterol ranges and enhance immune techniques of your canine.

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Can Dogs have blueberries

For those who don’t know what a legume is that’s Ok, either did I for a very long time. Because you just received him, it'll take time to tame him down. A dog won’t wrestle to interrupt down highly saturated fats content. Do be careful with the fats soluble vitamins, (A, D, E and Ok). As the 2/three rd of the fats is a useful fat which doesn't elevate the LDL cholesterol, the fats in chocolate will not be dangerous. I also eat dark chocolate far more often than before. Additionally, some sorts of grapes are more acidic then others. August 16th, 2015 at 7:35 am Fed a golden-retriever-cocker-spaniel mix (about 65 lbs.) 7 or eight grapes at breakfast one morning, then about four hours later decided to verify and pulled up this website. Then again, one should never over-do the feeding. Feeding Canine: Wet Meals versus Dry Meals, Which is Greatest?

Think about a cafe with actual meals. Depending on the breed, some canines require a meat-heavy food plan whereas others name for plant-based mostly food to satisfy their body’s nutritional necessities. Lately, it is many more food dyes that we proceed to make use of. In actual fact, blueberries are more than secure on your dogs. They are additionally a source of vitamins D, E, and K. They are additionally excessive in beta carotene, potassium, and fiber. Oranges are high in Potassium, vitamin C, folate and Thiamine. Cashews are packed with nutrients like calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, and proteins that can nourish your pup! In fact, this sort of fruit might be strongly advisable for you. Thanks for the concept, I will consider it. In actuality, they’re some of the highest resources of food plan Okay you’ll be capable of devour! Be taught what human foods are okay to your pet along with some recipes for healthy treats.

Actually, several of the foods talked about stunned me fairly a bit as I've seen individuals unknowingly feed them to their canines. Please check with your vet before giving your dog any foods you want. Giving her these as treats might contribute to well being problems. Because of this, you need to peel the mango first earlier than giving it to your canine. For those who completely need to offer your canine peach, be certain to solely give the outer layers of the fruit, because cyanide can seep out from the pit into the meat near the center. When deciding what portion to offer your dog, concentrate on her dimension. It’s a refreshing treat you can safely give your canine especially through the warm summer season season. These fruits are already sweet, so no want to provide them artificially sweetened blueberries which can pose problems to your dog. You need not spend huge dollars to preserve your doggie’s health.

They simply need a fast washing and they’re able to go. As with some other foods, test the substances rigorously for ones that are dangerous to canines. There are completely different cruciferous vegetables which might be highly useful for humans. For us, fruits and vegetables are at all times healthy, but that’s not the case for our canine. However although grapes can be bad for some canine especially if they are little . Plus, these little jewels have been confirmed to improve memory, stop certain types of cancers and forestall coronary heart disease. Asparagus doesn’t really have any additional advantage for your dog and simply put, it's troublesome to eat it raw. It is not really helpful to often feed your canine peas, however it's protected in small quantities. I feed my canine Nutro Extremely and Blue Buffalo. And different studies have shown that dogs with blueberries of their food regimen have higher blood sugar ranges and cardiovascular well being.Start with very few blueberries first after which enhance the quantity if you find that your canine tolerates and eagerly eats them. It could be higher to provide your buddy just a few pear slices than to provide it an entire pear since a canine will possible take the time to spit out the seeds. The blueberries you will find strolling by your neighborhood Whole Foods and wild blueberries alike are known for the polyphenol potency. By no means give your dog berries which might be already previous or moldy because it could result in digestive upsets. Chocolate is one of the vital dangerous foods that you may give a dog. Everybody on this universe loves animal like you're serches about Can Canine Eat Blueberries. And the perfect way to do that is to cease shopping for the crap they are selling. Then, spoon the banana mixture (ought to look mild) evenly into the molds in the identical way.

Most important meal fruits: Identical idea because the veggies! Veggies: Raw veggies should be processed in a blender or meals processor for our canine to have the ability to absorb the nutrients easily. As a substitute of snacking on chips and junk food- keep graham crackers, peanut butter, low fats cheese and and crackers along with recent fruits and veggies on hand for those 'snack assaults'. Carbohydrates work substitutes for fats and changing fat rich food with carbohydrate meals can make it easier to in weight reduction. Apart from bloating, nuts also can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and even the formation of kidney stones. For unknown reasons, grapes could cause kidney failure in canines, so fully keep away from this fruit. For Can Dogs have blueberries these causes, you should restrict your dog’s cottage cheese intake to 1 or two small spoonfuls per day or much less. There are commonplace pointers, but all the time remember that a dog’s nutritional requirements also differ from breed to breed.

However, it's best to limit your dog’s peanut butter intake. Kale can be pretty powerful so it would be finest in case you cooked it previous to serving. A small canine can do properly with ten blueberries or less. Most canine owners know the fundamentals, however there are all the time foods that make you stop and marvel. Listed here are some vital nutrients in bell peppers that will help your dog. Of course a dog could not drink extra water as a result of it doesn’t know any higher. Mix totally, add extra water if it is just too dry. Yes I spent about 20% more on meals and treats annually however! The most effective treats are dried fruits. However, this natural sweetness makes them an excellent addition to homemade dog treats. There is no such thing as a nutritional value to popcorn so it is definitely not something a canine will ever benefit from however it's best not to feed it popcorn. If you continue to select to feed blueberries to your pet, I would highly counsel consulting together with your veterinarian first.

Also, don’t feed your canine an excessive amount of of it to keep away from any stomachaches or worse, diarrhea. You shouldn’t give your dog nuts. However since you love your fury little fella, you’d probably give up that tiny ball of goodness. Try frozen blueberries make for a crunchy deal with dogs love. Professional tip: Frozen carrots make nice chew toys/snacks for teething puppies. Pickles style great in burgers or as is but these will not be as safe for dogs to eat on a regular basis. Canines love meat, and meat is nice for canine. Meat, fish, and poultry ought to all the time be thoroughly cooked to restrict the chance of meals-borne illness. Bananas - Bananas are wealthy in vitamin B6, soluble fiber, and other precious nutrients. They are all the time fantastic. A number of canines prefer to eat fruits but it surely has come to my attention that there is just a list of fruits that are good for canine. Dogs instinctively know when food like a blueberry is good for them. Watermelons are a superb option to cut back dehydration in the summers. Antioxidants are good for preventing cancer and fiber is good for lowering cholesterol levels and increase immune techniques of your canine.

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Homemade Cleaning Supplies That Are Safe for You — and Your Dog With Cancer

Dealing with dog cancer is, let’s face it, totally overwhelming. There are so many things to keep track of and learn about: supplements, diet, medical interventions, lifestyle changes. I know the last thing you probably want to do is learn about making homemade cleaning supplies.

And yet, you’ll be glad you did. Here’s why:

Reducing the toxin burden in your home from chemicals found in cleaning supplies will greatly reduce the toxic burden your dog has to deal with.

Reducing the toxin burden in your home will greatly reduce the toxic burden YOU have to deal with.

Making homemade cleaning supplies is surprisingly easy, dead simple, and kind of fun.

For all but the most extreme cleaning jobs, homemade cleaning supplies do everything you need and smell great.

Why You Want to Reduce Your Reliance on Commercial Cleaning Products

As Dr. Dressler points out in chapter 8 of The Dog Cancer Survival Guide, there are many carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) in the air, water, soil, and food supply. Avoiding all toxins is pointless because even if we lived in a bubble, the materials made for the bubble are probably plastic, and therefore likely carcinogens.

Most likely, you just can’t “move away” from toxins.

So instead of trying to avoid ALL carcinogens, the wise dog lover tries to REDUCE the number of toxins we (and of course our dogs) encounter.

Why? Because a dog dealing with cancer is already dealing with too much. Throwing more toxins at them just overworks their immune system and liver, causes undue stress, and stops them from being able to heal as well.

Extra carcinogens may also make cancer even worse than it already is.

But aren’t cleaning products by their very nature, not toxic? Aren’t they CLEAN?

Argh. No, sadly. While we’re not very good at assessing the long-term effects of using chemical cleaning agents, we definitely know that long-term use can be damaging. The use of chemicals in cleaning products is not regulated the way body care products are, or food products are. Companies don’t have to leave out carcinogens, because these products aren’t designed to be used directly on the body.

But if your dog is like mine, she sniffs and licks just about everything — and therefore IS exposed to chemicals in the cleaning products I use. Probably even more than I am.

And we know from the Environmental Protection Agency’s work on Indoor Air Quality that getting rid of toxins in the home is vital for all of us — even those who aren’t actively dealing with side effects from home chemicals.

That’s why I’ve been making my own cleaning supplies, for the most part, for years now. And I’ve found that I feel better, too. Cleaning is no longer a hold-your-nose job. My hands don’t itch or get rashy afterward. And while some jobs still require chemicals, it’s pretty rare I call on them.

I don’t claim to be a Homemade Cleaning Supplies Expert, but I know enough to get you started. So let’s take a look.

Basic Ingredients You Need for Homemade Cleaning Supplies

Most ingredients you’ll use to clean your home cheaply and naturally are super inexpensive, easy to find, and easy to store. Most recipes in this article and other articles you’ll find online feature a combination of the following items:

Baking Soda

Baking soda is, quite simply, awesome. It can be used as a mild abrasive, cuts through grease and grime like a dream, cleans, deodorizes, and was even used by old-school docs to fight cold and flu viruses.

White Vinegar

Vinegar is an acid, making it invaluable for cleaning. If you only had vinegar on hand, you could clean just about anything, from your grill to your laundry. Vinegar cuts through grease, soap scum, and grime. Great in the laundry, too.

Hydrogen Peroxide

You might have a brown bottle of this stuff for disinfecting cuts — but it can do the same thing for your drains, grout, toilet bowls, and moldy areas. Hint: brown bottle is for external use, white bottle is food-grade. Don’t mix the two up!

Castile Soap

This style of soap is liquid and made from 100% plant oils, which makes it super-safe for home use. I love Dr. Bronner’s*, and buy it in all the different scented formulas so that my homemade cleaning supplies smell delicious.

Essential Oils

Essential oils certainly make your homemade cleaning supplies smell good, but their use can go beyond aromatherapy, as some have anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties.  Some of my favorites to include are tea tree oil, lemon, lemongrass, peppermint, and lavender. Any citrus blend is lovely, too. Choose scents that make you feel happy — and if you have an essential oil adviser, they will have lots of ideas about which oils to use for housecleaning, and why they’re helpful.

There are many companies that now make essential oils, so I’m not going to play favorites. I have used oils from all of the following companies:

Good brands for housecleaning that you can get at your local health food store include NOW, Aura Cacia, Healing Solutions, and Edens Garden, among others.

Young Living and doTERRA both make good quality oils, but they are multi-level marketing companies (also called network marketing) and you need to find a rep to buy from them.

Mountain Rose Herbs* and Rocky Mountain Oils* are both excellent oil manufacturers that sell direct to consumers online.

Olive Oil

Yes, the oil you have for cooking can also clean and polish!

Must-Have Tools for Homemade Cleaning Supplies

There are just a few things you’ll need to use with homemade cleaning supplies. You might have these already, but just in case:

Spray Bottles

You will need something to store your homemade cleaning supplies, and these plastic spray bottles are some of the best*. They last a looooong time before the sprayer starts to lose its might, and that’s key. I also like that they are smaller sized, which makes them easy to fit in my caddy.

Note: some folks think you should only use glass bottles for cleaning supplies, to keep them totally free of any plastics. That’s probably right. But I haven’t found a glass spray bottle that feels safe enough to me. They get slippery, and I drop them, and after one shattered, I was done. The slight risk of plastic leaching into my cleaning supplies isn’t worth the risk of my butterfinger acting up again. Instead, I just make smaller batches of cleaning fluids!

Tubs

I like little covered glass dishes* or even canning jars* for scrubbing pastes. (I don’t pick these up as much as spray bottles, so I feel safe using glass.)

I use small containers, usually 4 ounces, so I can have a little jar near every sink in the house, making it easy to scrub out any time I see something yucky.

Carrying Caddy

This is just a general tip: use a carrying caddy* for your supplies. It will really help you to keep organized.

Microfiber Towels

I was raised to dust with old t-shirt rags, and it was hard to get me to try a microfiber towel* instead. But man, I’m glad I did. It holds so much more dust, especially if you use it damp, is easier to clean, and lasts forever. Totally worth the cost! I now have a whole wardrobe of cleaning towels, for stainless steel*, mirrors/glass*, and more. Just using these towels alone can often do MOST of the cleaning job — without anything other than water! Wash these towels on gentle, cold water, and dry without dry cleaning sheets and they last for years.

Microfiber Dusters

Another tool I poo-pooed at first. But it’s now possible for me to remove 80% of the dust from my home within half an hour, just because I keep these cleaning wands* on hand. They grab the dust and don’t let it go. I can reach to clean the back of the TV, the slatted blinds, and the corners. The microfiber can be washed in the gentle cycle (air dry) and when it’s really gone, replaced.

Pre-Cautions About Homemade Cleaning Supplies

Word of warning: just because something is natural doesn’t mean it is totally safe. Here are some things to keep in mind as you make and use your supplies:

Not all ingredients “get along.” For example, vinegar is used all over the place, but when mixed with other common ingredients, the result can be less than useful.

Vinegar plus baking soda basically cancel each other out. Vinegar is an acid, and baking soda is a base, so when they meet they fizz up as they combine to make, essentially, salty water. The fizzing can help unclog a drain (see below) and clean a toilet bowl, but they don’t make a super cleaner when combined. They are both separately great cleansers, though, so using them back to back can be really helpful (see the grout cleaner recipe).

Vinegar plus castile soap is also sort of a useless combo. When you combine the acid (vinegar) and base (soap) you get … soap. But not the nice, luxuriously silky soap you started with. Instead you get a kind of oily, curdled cottage cheese-like soap. Gross, and no longer useful for cleaning.

Vinegar and hydrogen peroxide is a different story — this combo is NOT useless, it’s dangerous. Combining these two powerful disinfectants creates a type of acid that is pretty irritating to the skin and eyes, and personally gives me an asthma attack within a minute or two. No good in combination. But used back to back (see grout) they can really whiten up the place!

Clean your tools. When you finish a bottle of homemade cleaner, don’t just refill it — sanitize it first. Bacteria introduced into homemade cleaning supplies is not guaranteed to die a good death.

Trust your eyes and nose. If that batch of homemade scrubbing paste or bottle of cleanser has a weird color or smell, it’s done. Don’t use it — throw it away, and make a new batch. That goes for commercial products, too, of course. Cleaning supplies can and will get slimy or smelly if left unused!

Label everything. Today, you’ll remember which bottle holds straigh hydrogen peroxide and which holds vinegar cleanser. But next week? Not a chance. Everything we make at home is basically colored white or clear — so label your bottles. I also add the date I made the batch to the label, so I don’t wonder how old it is later.

Use safe water. For anything you’re putting in a bottle and using over time, using distilled water will ensure it’s not contaminated. If you’re just rinsing your tile, using clean tap water is fine — but if you’re making a cleaner you’ll be using over time, do yourself a favor and use distilled water from the store. Or, if you’re out, boil tap water for 15 minutes to disinfect it, and then cool before combining with other ingredients.

Spot test. Even though these recipes are generally gentle, that doesn’t mean they are safe to use on every surface. Delicate surfaces like wood, floors, carpets, and counter tops might not react well to even the gentlest of cleaning supplies. So spot test in a small, inconspicuous area before you use any solution for the first time.

Wear gloves when cleaning up after your dog on chemotherapy. As Dr. Ettinger reminds us in this article, your dog on chemo is definitely shedding some chemo drugs in their urine and feces in the days following chemotherapy. She says at least three days, but for some drugs, it can be even longer. Please follow her precautions at home, and if your dog has an accident in the house, make sure you are wearing gloves — and maybe even a face mask — when you clean it up. A mild cleanser like the ones I describe below should be used to clean, but you should probably wash carpets, floors, and countertops three times, just to make sure you remove the problem. I would use paper towels for jobs like this, and dispose of them in a tightly sealed bag immediately. If you use a microfiber cloth, I would throw it out rather than try to reuse it later.

Homemade Cleaning Supplies: Recipes

Here’s a secret I learned from a housecleaner: most things can be cleaned with an all-purpose cleaner. Here are two “all-purpose” cleaners that can be used for everything from mirrors to wiping down toilets, because they cut down grime, disinfect, and smell good. I would not use them on wood, stone, or floors, though.

H2O2 All-Purpose Cleaner

Ingredients:

2 cups water (distilled if you live in a hard water area)

1 cup hydrogen peroxide (brown bottle)

1/4 cup lemon juice

Mix in a spray bottle and use everywhere you need a gentle cleanser. Hydrogen peroxide is great in the shower to fight mold, too!

Vinegar All-Purpose Cleaner

Ingredients:

1 part white vinegar

1 part water

essential oils for nice smell OR lemon rind, or rosemary sprig

Mix in a spray bottle use. If you are using lemon rind or rosemary, you will need to let it sit and infuse for a week to get a really lovely smell out of it. This is a great general cleaner you can use on everything from tile to spot cleaning carpets. Vinegar fights mold, so I use this in the shower, too.

Stone Cleaner

The all-purpose cleaners above will work for just about any surface except for stones like granite, marble, or slate. Those surfaces are much more delicate and just can’t handle the acidic nature of vinegar and citrus.

For stone surfaces, I use a couple drops (maybe a teaspoon) of dishwashing liquid (non-citrus!) and 2 cups of warm water, mixed in a bowl. Then I use a sponge to gently clean the stone, and buff dry with a microfiber cleaning cloth. Make sure to completely remove the soap residue, or your stone will suffer!

In terms of polishing, the only way to keep the stone really safe is to reseal it every year, better every six months. Sealers are generally not DIY material. But regularly cleaning with gentle cleansers like this can keep your stone clean, so when you do reseal it, it’s still beautiful.

Mirror and Glass Cleaner

For daily cleaning, I usually just use isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol in a spray bottle and a microfiber mirror cloth to clean both mirrors and glass. That stuff cuts through everything and does NOT leave streaks. But it can also really dry out my hands if I am doing a lot of glass work — so when I clean windows, I usually make myself a glass cleaner. Here’s a good recipe:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup isopropyl alcohol

1 tablespoon cornstarch

2 cups water

8-10 drops of your favorite essential oils (optional)

Mix everything in a spray bottle and shake well before you spray. If you don’t shake well, the cornstarch won’t be integrated, and that’s what reduces streaking the most.

Wipe clean!

Wood Polish

I’m a sucker for beautiful wood, so I like to polish mine. Here’s an easy recipe to use at home. This is a small batch because you won’t need much in any given day, and olive oil goes rancid over time. If I have any left over, I use it as a base for that night’s salad dressing.

Ingredients:

juice of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon water

Mix in a small jelly jar, put the lid on the jar, and shake it until it’s all emulsified. Dip your microfiber cleaning cloth into the polish and use sparingly, buffing the wood with a separate clean, dry microfiber cloth.

Silver Cleaner

My favorite! Commercial silver cleaners are GROSS. Here’s how to clean silver totally naturally with CHEMISTRY!

Ingredients:

boiling water

baking soda

tin foil

Place a sheet of tinfoil in a wide shallow pan — I use a 9×12 baking dish — so that the tin foil covers the bottom. Set your silver in the pan, and don’t crowd it, because in order for this to work there needs to be open water around each piece.

Pour the boiling water into the pan, submerging the silver completely.

Sprinkle baking soda slowly over the silver. It will fizz and bubble, as the baking soda interacts with the tin foil and the tarnish. Keep sprinkling baking soda until all fizzing stops.

Remove the silver from the pan with tongs (it’s hot!) and wash with dishwashing liquid and warm water to remove all the baking soda. Super clean, sparkly silver!

And look at that tin foil — it’s now covered with tarnish! So cool.

If you have more pieces to do, simply repeat the process, making sure to use new foil and new boiling water. Some folks use the aluminum pans instead to save time, but I have a lot of silver …

Scrubbing Paste for Sinks, Stovetops, Tubs, and Tile

Here’s an all-natural replacement for your “soft scrub” cleaner. I love using this anywhere I need a little extra degreasing and a little extra abrasive power. Sinks, stovetops, tile floors, glass shower doors all come clean after being treated with this scrub. I have a little jar of this paste in my kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup baking soda

castile soap (I like peppermint for this)

essential oils (optional)

jelly jar or storage jar with lid

Put baking soda in your storage container, and add castile soap to it and mix until you get a smooth, thick paste. Dip your sponge or brush into the container and use everywhere you would any commercial paste cleaner. Rinse with warm water.

This paste will keep for a long time with a lid.

Drain Cleanser

This won’t necessarily clear big clogs (Zep* will) but it’s useful for freshening garbage disposals and opening drains all over the house.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup baking soda

1/4 cup vinegar

Sprinkle baking soda down the drain, and pour vinegar in after it. The fizzing will be phenomenal, but that combo will eat through lots of issues! Let it sit for an hour, and then pour boiling water down the drain to rinse it. If you do this regularly, the likelihood of a big clog will definitely go down.

Keep in mind that the effectiveness of this cleaner is likely the REACTION of fizzing you get when you combine the acid vinegar with the base baking soda.

Carpet Freshener

Before vacuuming, sprinkle baking soda all over your carpet. Let sit for half an hour, and vacuum. If you like a fresh scent, I get dried lavender flowers from the bulk section of my local health food store and mix them into the baking soda before sprinkling. It really works!

Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Honestly, I get squeamish around toilet bowls, so I sometimes use a bleach commercial cleaner to make sure I’m really keeping it clean in there, especially if it’s been a while. But for general cleaning, I have no problem with using this combination:

1/4 cup baking soda

essential oils (optional, but tea tree oil is great for this)

1 cup vinegar

Mix baking powder with essential oils (about a teaspoon) in a glass bowl. Put about a tablespoon of the baking soda mix (or just plain baking soda, if you aren’t using oils) into the water in the bowl. Sprinkle the rest of the powder around the bowl itself and use your toilet brush to spread the powder and scrub your bowl.

Pour vinegar into the toilet and let the mix fizz. Use the brush to clean the bowl again, and then let it sit for 15 minutes or more, if necessary. Flush, and you’ve got a sparkly, disinfected toilet bowl!

If not, just scrub out your bowl with the scrubbing paste above. It will take care of everything.

Grout Cleaner

I hate dirty grout. To clean it, I use a grout cleaner brush* that holds the exact right angle so I don’t give myself a shoulder injury, and the following method:

Sponge straight vinegar onto the grout, let sit for five minutes

Take some of my scrubbing paste (above) and dip my brush into it. Scrub the grout, allowing the baking soda in the paste to fizz with the vinegar on the grout and work it in.

Rinse with warm water.

If necessary, follow up with a squirt or two of hydrogen peroxide, let it sit, scrub again (make sure to clean the brush first so the soda and vinegar are gone), and rinse with warm water.

Microwave Cleanser

This could not be easier!

Put one or two cups of water in a measuring cup or ceramic bowl, and add 1 tablespoon of vinegar.

Microwave until about half the water has evaporated.

Wait 10 minutes, so the vinegar-steam can work on the crusted surface of the oven.

Open door and carefully remove the bowl (it will likely still be hot).

Wipe the walls with a damp sponge, and if you have baked on stains that don’t come off easily, sprinkle the sponge with a little baking soda, and they’ll come off pretty quickly.

Wipe down the walls again with a clean damp sponge to remove all traces of soda or vinegar.

Disinfect Cutting Boards

Put hydrogen peroxide (food grade — white bottle) in a sprayer and spray on cutting boards to kill germs and bacteria. Let sit to penetrate. I do this before I oil my boards.

You can also use a half a lemon to do the exact same thing — just cut the lemon in half and rub the cut surface over the cutting board to disinfect it. Let sit for a few minutes, and then oil the boards.

Save Time, Money, and Angst with Homemade Cleaning Supplies

Making your own cleaning supplies reduces the toxins in your home, saves time and money. And my dogs hang out with me now while I clean — whereas they used to go hide when I brought out the cleaning caddy.

Enjoy your home, and your dog, and know you are doing what’s best for both of you.

Love,

Molly

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