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Welcome to Alternative Dog Moms - a podcast about what's happening in the fresh food community and the pet industry.   Kimberly Gauthier is the blogger behind Keep the Tail Wagging, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast.

CHAPTERS:

• Welcome Dr. Dan and his veterinary origin story (0:54)
• What is biohacking? (5:28)
• Different types of pain in dogs and different approaches to treating these (8:44)
• How Dr. Dan approaches information from the "conventional" veterinary community versus the holistic veterinary community (14:20)
• What is hydrogen water and what are the benefits for our dogs? (24:00)
• How to use health information from genetic testing kits to benefit our dogs (30:20)
• Other than diet, what else can pet parents do at home to biohack their dogs' health? (34:10)
• Are probiotics being overused by pet parents?  When to actually use probiotics and when to use digestive enzymes (38:18)
• Dr. Dan's approach to determining the root cause of pets' health issues (43:13)
• Fresh food and supplements to include in your dog's diet and some of the cutting-edge healing modalities Dr. Dan uses in his practice (47:10)

FIND DR. DAN:

• https://biohackingfordogs.com/
• https://balancedmotionvet.com/

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• Ion Bottles for hydrogen water (https://ionbottles.com/)
• Echo Flask for hydrogen water (https://echowater.com/)
• Study re: oral hydrogen water increased wound healing speed in dogs (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34822637/)
• Hilltop Bio regenerative therapy for dogs (https://hilltopbio.com/)
• Exosome Therapy (https://biohackingfordogs.com/2025/01/13/exosome-therapy-for-dogs-a-cutting-edge-approach-to-healing-and-recovery/)

OUR BLOG/PODCASTS...

• Kimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com
• Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast, BelieveInDogPodcast.com

FACEBOOK...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

INSTAGRAM...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Instagram.com/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com. And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com. And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.