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Nacho Average Dog Health Coach

Give your gentle giant more precious years through holisitc care designed for big dogs.

From cancer-fighting nutrition to preventative care using herbs, mushrooms and energy work.🐾
🐾🐾 As a holistic pet health coach, I help pet owners achieve optimal wellness for their furry companions through a comprehensive, natural approach. Rather than just treating symptoms, I look at the whole pet - their diet, exercise, environment, and lifestyle factors. My services include customized nutrition plans using fresh, high-quality foods, guidance on natural supplements and remedies, recommendations for gentle exercises and activities, and tips for reducing stress and improving their living space. By addressing all aspects of your pet's health in a holistic way, I can help them live a happier, healthier and longer life, free from chronic issues. No more just masking problems with medications - we get to the root causes and let your pet's body heal itself naturally. If you want to unlock your pet's full vitality potential, book a consultation today. Your furry friend deserves this integrative, prevention-focused approach to lifelong health.

04/01/2026

🚨 WHAT YOUR PET'S BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU (Part 3) 🚨

If you've been following along, you know we've been talking about inflammation and how it shows up in ways we don't always recognize.

This week I want to dig into something that connects directly to that: allergies.

I talk to so many pet parents who tell me their dog or cat is "allergic to everything." Chicken, beef, grains, eggs... the list keeps growing.

Every time they try something new, another reaction. It's exhausting and heartbreaking, and I completely understand the frustration because I've been there.

But here's what shifted my thinking on this: Most of these pets weren't born allergic to all these foods.

Something happened along the way that made their bodies start reacting to things that should have been perfectly fine.

When I started looking into it more deeply, I realized that much of what we call "food allergies" might actually be symptoms of a deeper issue: a compromised gut barrier and an immune system that's become hypersensitive as a result.

The body starts flagging foods as threats even when they're not.

So we eliminate chicken. The pet improves for a while. Then beef becomes a problem. Then fish.

And we keep shrinking the list of "safe" foods without ever addressing why the body is overreacting in the first place.

Swipe through for a closer look at why this is happening to so many pets right now when it was relatively rare just a couple of decades ago.

It's not that our dogs and cats suddenly became more fragile. Something in their environment changed.

Once I understood this with my own dog Tofu, I stopped just avoiding triggers and started focusing on rebuilding her tolerance from the inside out. It's a slower process, but it actually moves the needle.

Next week: The foods that help calm this whole cycle down.

Simple things you can add that support gut healing and take some of the load off an overworked immune system.

DM "ALLERGIES" if your pet's safe food list keeps shrinking. 💚

03/25/2026

🔥 WHAT YOUR DOG'S (AND CAT'S!) BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU (Part 2) 🔥

Last week, I shared about Tofu and the cycle we were stuck in. The recurring skin flare-ups, the paw licking, the inflammation that would calm down and then come right back.

What I didn't understand for the longest time was that all of these things were connected. I was treating them like separate problems because that's how they showed up.

Itchy skin one month, gunky ears the next, a random digestive issue thrown in. It felt like whack-a-mole.

Then I started learning what was actually happening inside her body, and it was one of those moments where you feel a little foolish for not seeing it sooner.

Her body wasn't malfunctioning in ten different ways. It was responding to one thing: chronic, low-grade inflammation that had been simmering for who knows how long.

The frustrating part about this kind of inflammation is that you can't see it the way you see a swollen paw or a hot spot.

It builds quietly, in the gut, in the joints, at the cellular level.

And by the time it shows up on the outside as symptoms we can actually notice, it's been brewing internally for months or even years.

Swipe through and I'll break down what inflammation actually does in the body and where it tends to come from. (Spoiler: the bowl plays a much bigger role than most people realize.)

Understanding this was the turning point for Tofu and me.

Not because it fixed everything overnight, but because I finally stopped chasing symptoms and started looking at what was fueling them in the first place.

Next week: Why so many pets are developing food allergies now when this barely existed a generation ago. That one really opened my eyes.

DM "INFLAMMATION" if you've been stuck in the same cycle we were. 💚

- Sunny (Full Circle's in-house pet nutritionist)

03/25/2026

When Delilah’s mom first reached out to me, I could hear the exhaustion in her message.

Delilah had been living with open sores, chronic yeast and bacterial skin infections, ear infections that kept coming back, that telltale oily skin and sour odor that anyone with an itchy dog knows all too well, and a coat so inflamed she was scratching constantly and looking just... worn down.

Lethargic, achy, and not herself.

She’d been through the medication cycle so many pet parents have, where you’re managing symptoms but never really getting ahead of what’s driving them, and Kim was ready to try a different approach.

So we started at the root: Nutrition.

What Delilah’s body was being asked to process every single day, and what it was trying to tell us through her skin.

One month into her nutrition program, I got this message from Kim.

That message made my whole day.

The skin is always talking.

When we start truly listening and giving the body what it needs to stop reacting and start healing, the results can be profound.

Delilah didn’t need more managing, she needed nourishment.

If your dog’s skin, coat, ears, or energy have you feeling like you’re running in circles, I’d love to talk.

Link in bio to book a consultation.

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03/23/2026

Episode 2 releases tomorrow! You don’t want to miss this!

Follow and listen to The Whole Pack wherever you tune in to your favorite podcast shows!

03/22/2026

Everything I’m about to tell you is what I would’ve given anything to know before Nacho got sick.

And the fact that this post is landing the day before National Puppy Day feels like it was meant to be, because if there’s one day to talk about giving your giant breed puppy the best start at life, it’s that day.

The truth is, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. And by the time I learned it, it was too late for Nacho.

That drives everything I do. Every client, every post, every late night researching herbal protocols and mushroom studies.

All of it traces back to a promise I made to a dog who deserved better.

Here’s what I am so passionate teaching and sharing about giant breeds: disease doesn’t show up overnight.

It percolates quietly in the background.

Cancer, joint degeneration, organ stress, immune dysfunction... these things brew long before the naked eye sees a single symptom.

By the time you DO see it, you’re reacting, not preventing. And with giant breeds, that timeline is already compressed.

Your giant breed puppy is a blank slate. Their genes are loaded, but remember what we talked about in this series: those genes don’t have to be their destiny.

What you do NOW determines which genes get expressed and which stay quiet.

The food you choose, the chemicals you avoid, the immune foundation you build, the gut health you protect... this is what shifts the trajectory.

This isn’t stuff your vet covers in a 15-minute puppy visit. This is deep, individualized, ongoing work, and it’s exactly what my Puppy Care Package is designed for.

I specialize in large and giant breeds. I work alongside integrative veterinarians, carry pharmaceutical-grade mushrooms and Chinese herbal formulas, and build nutrition programs rooted in TCVM food therapy and 20+ years of culinary experience.

Tofu is a Cane Corso turning 10 in a few months and thriving. That’s not luck, but what happens when you commit to the work before problems show up.

If you’ve made it through all 7 posts, you know the conventional approach isn’t enough. You’re ready for something different.

I’m here. Let’s do this together.

DM me or link in bio to book your Health Consultation. I’ve got your back.

03/21/2026

If turkey tail mushrooms were a pharmaceutical drug, they’d be a billion-dollar blockbuster.

But they’re not. They’re a mushroom, which means the industry has zero incentive to tell you about them.

The Penn State study on turkey tail and hemangiosarcoma changed the conversation. Dogs with hemangiosarcoma, the same cancer that took my Nacho, showed significantly extended survival times with turkey tail supplementation.

When I read that research, I knew that this is what every giant breed owner should know about.

Medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbal medicine are the backbone of my practice alongside food therapy.

They’re not “nice to have” supplements. They’re sophisticated, researched, powerful tools.

One very important point: they have to be used correctly.

Which means, the right mushroom for the right dog at the right time. The right herbal formula for the right TCVM pattern.

A dog showing damp-heat signs needs a completely different protocol than a dog with kidney yang deficiency.

This is not something you DIY from a blog post. This is clinical work, and it requires understanding your individual dog’s constitution and health picture.

That’s my job. That’s what I’m trained for, and it’s what I’m deeply passionate about.

I carry pharmaceutical-grade mushroom products and Chinese herbal formulas through my practice, and I work alongside veterinarians like Dr. Michelle at Full Circle Veterinary Hospital to create integrative protocols.

Your dog deserves more than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Let’s build them a protocol that actually matches who they are.

Link in bio to set up a consultation!

03/20/2026

I know this post is going to ruffle feathers, and that’s a good thing.

Because this is something I really want to share, not to spread fear but to raise awareness and tell pet parents how important it is to make truly informed choices.

We love our dogs so much that we do everything the industry tells us to do, and sometimes that very compliance is what’s hurting them.

I am not against immunization. I am against unnecessary over-immunization. There’s a massive difference.

Titer testing is available. It tells you whether your dog actually needs that booster or whether their immune system already has them covered.

Why aren’t more vets offering this as standard practice?

Chemical flea and tick preventatives that work by making your dog’s BLOOD toxic.

Heartworm meds pushed year-round in climates where mosquitoes are dormant for half the year. Antibiotics handed out like candy until we’ve created superbugs.

I lived this with Tofu. Her MRSP infection was resistant to nearly every antibiotic available.

That experience showed me exactly how broken the conventional approach can be, and why integrative tools like Chinese herbal formulas and targeted antimicrobial herbs aren’t «alternative.» They’re essential.

Every chemical your giant breed’s body has to process is a burden on their liver, their gut, their immune system.

For dogs already genetically predisposed to shorter lifespans, every unnecessary toxin is a switch we’re flipping in the wrong direction.

Bottom line: Know that you have OPTIONS.

That’s what I help my clients navigate. The grey area between «do everything» and «do nothing.»

The sweet spot where your dog is protected AND thriving.

This is your dog’s life. You deserve all the information, not just what’s profitable.

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03/19/2026

There’s no other way to say this: the standard feeding advice for giant breeds is failing them.

“Just pick a large breed formula.”

“Feed the same kibble for life.”

“Don’t give table scraps.”

Meanwhile, our dogs are developing cancer at alarming rates, struggling with chronic

inflammation, and living years shorter than they should.
I come from 20+ years as a professional chef. I
understand food on a molecular level, and when I turned that lens on canine nutrition, what I found made me furious.

We’re feeding our dogs the equivalent of fast food every single day and wondering why they’re sick.

In my practice, food therapy is the foundation of everything. I use TCVM principles to match foods to your dog’s individual constitution.

A dog with damp-heat inflammation gets a completely different protocol than a dog with kidney yang deficiency. Because they’re different dogs with different needs.

Tofu, my Cane Corso, will be 10 years old in a few months and is thriving, in a breed where 8 is considered old.

I don’t contribute that to luck but rather, intentional nutrition every single day.

When I work with clients, I build complete nutrition programs using food energetics, targeted supplementation, and real food.

This is the CrockPet diet framework combined with TCVM wisdom and my culinary training.

Your giant breed’s bowl is the most powerful health tool you have.

This is where you can make a HUGE difference (and your pup will enjoy the variety too, much like we don’t like eating the same meal 3 times a day! )

Get in touch to get started- DM me or go to link in bio to book a consultation.

New puppy? My Puppy Care Package includes a nutrition foundation plan so you start rght. Not after the problems start, but before!

03/18/2026

What if I told you: your dog’s genes are not their fate.

I believe this so strongly. Because if I’d known what I know now about epigenetics when I had Nacho, everything might have been different.

Epigenetics is real science, not woo-woo. It’s the study of how the environment around your dog’s cells, including what goes into their body, what chemicals they’re exposed to, and what kind of stress they live with, can literally turn genes on and off.

Your Mastiff might carry genes associated with osteosarcoma.

Your Dane might have a predisposition toward DCM.

But carrying a gene and expressing a gene are two very different things.

This is where we can actually do something, and where my work in TCVM food therapy, medicinal mushrooms, and clinical herbalism comes in.

We can create an internal environment that keeps those dangerous genes quiet.

How do we do that?

With a fresh, species-appropriate diet, targeted herbal support, and mushrooms like turkey tail and reishi that modulate immune function at the cellular level.

Reducing the toxic load from over-vaccination and chemical parasite preventatives.

This is what is called prevention and what I harp on about day in and day out in my practice.

If you want to understand your giant breed’s unique constitution and build a plan that works WITH their biology, not against it, that’s exactly what I do.

Puppy parents: my Puppy Care Package is designed to get these epigenetic foundations right from the start.

Don’t wait for a problem to show up, get ahead of it today!!

Link in bio.

PreventionNotReaction

03/17/2026

Everytime I see someone in a Mastiff group say “well, they just don’t live that long” with a shrug... it guts me.

Because I totally get ut. I’ve been the one holding my dog, hearing the worst news, wishing I’d known sooner what I know now.

Nacho changed everything for me. Losing him to hemangiosarcoma broke me open, and what grew from that heartbreak is my entire life’s work.

I became a certified holistic pet health coach and canine nutritionist because I refuse to accept “that’s just how it is” when it comes to our giant breeds.

I specialize in large and giant breed dogs because they deserve someone in their corner who understands their unique needs.

Over the next 7 posts, I’m laying it ALL out. The stuff the industry won’t tell you.

The things that can actually move the needle on your dog’s lifespan.

Food therapy. Herbs. Mushrooms. The truth about vaccines and chemicals. Epigenetics.

Prevention.

This isn’t fluff, it’s the work I do every day with my clients, and it changes everything.

If you’ve got a giant breed puppy or you’re thinking about getting one, my Puppy Care Package is designed to set them up for SUCCESS from the very beginning. Link in comments

Because the best time to start is before the problems show up.

Save this, share and tag your giant breed friends!

Let’s rewrite the story on how long our dogs get to stay with us.

CanineNutrition

03/17/2026

We are celebrating launch day of our podcast The Whole Pack today!!

Go listen to the first episode on any platform you listen to your favorite podcasts - give us a follow and a comment, we'd appreciate your support!!

03/14/2026

After Nacho died, I didn’t feel like cooking at all. Not for myself, not for anyone.

The kitchen that had always been my sanctuary just felt empty. And when I finally came back to it, I didn’t start with anything complicated.

I boiled water. I dropped in three spices. And I sat on the floor next to Tofu and drank the simplest cup of tea I’d ever made.

That tea was CCF: cumin, coriander, fennel.

An Ayurvedic daily ritual that’s been used for thousands of years to gently support digestion and bring the body back to balance.

I didn’t know it at the time, but that small moment was the beginning of everything you’ve been reading in this series.

Swipe through for the recipe and a breakdown of what this tea does in both Ayurveda and TCVM.

This tea is the gateway. It’s what I give every client who feels overwhelmed by the doshas, the Kitchari, the herbs, the protocols and says “where do I even start?”

You start here. Three seeds in hot water. You pour some over your dog’s food. You drink the rest.

For three minutes you’re sharing a healing ritual older than recorded history.

This tiny act changes something. Not just your dog’s digestion (though that happens fast: bloating calms, stools improve, appetite stabilizes). It changes the relationship.

You go from feeding your dog to nourishing them with intention. Once that shift happens, everything else starts to feel doable.

If this series lit something up in you, if any of these posts made you think differently about your dog’s health, that feeling is worth following.

Whether it’s a chronic GI issue that won’t resolve, skin that flares no matter what you try, weight that doesn’t make sense, a cancer diagnosis that left you gutted, or simply wanting to give your dog every possible advantage for a long, vibrant life... this is the work I was put here to do.

Ayurveda and TCVM aren’t replacements for your vet.

They’re the missing piece your vet doesn’t have time to explore.

And I’m here when you’re ready. ❤️

Link in bio to book your consultation.

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