Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Suzanne O'Brien Canine Massage Therapy & Holistics Canine Massage Therapy, Organics & Wellness Products ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://puretemple.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [I Was Turned Down To Adopt At A Rescue](https://puretemple.org/i-was-turned-down-to-adopt-at-a-rescue) - Let me preface my story with the fact that I have great relationships with several local rescue organizations that have no issue handing over the leash to me. Next, I FIRMLY believe in the integrative approach whereby Allopathic or Western Medicine and Holistic modalities work together as this provides the best options and outcomes for - [Disrespect; Scams, Cyberbullying & Trolling](https://puretemple.org/disrespect-scams-cyberbullying-trolling) - Love is EVERYTHING and we are failing. Manners were taught as a way of showing respect to others. Scammers, Cyber Bullies and Trolls have no respect for themselves or you. They have been caught up in a cancel culture, sociopathic, egoist, narcissistic way of being that is not mentally all there. Last week I was - [Eye Maintenance - Natural Ways to Improve the Health of Your Eyes](https://puretemple.org/eye-maintenance-natural-ways-to-improve-the-health-of-your-eyes) - Our eyes, open most of the day, encounter all sorts of pollutants in our air that the body was never designed to handle. In our air, water and soil, there are 2000 newly created chemicals annually with an estimated total of 80,000 new chemicals. Man mined debris fools the body. Mercury looks like selenium to - [PurePet CANINE KIDNEY Renal Disease & Dangerous Pet Food](https://puretemple.org/canine-kidney-renal-disease-dangerous-pet-food) - Happy Boy! Rhett has suffered kidney damage since he was just a year old (2011). He has been on a high grade mostly raw diet and has no kidney issues in his line. Rhett's Grand-dad passed away last year at 12 1/2 and he has some 14+ relatives so he comes from healthy stock. His - [Preventive Maintenance & Daily Lifestyle Detox](https://puretemple.org/preventive-maintenance-daily-lifestyle-detox) - This week I heard two things that set my mind on fire. Someone was using the cleaning product Fabuloso and another, after reading my post on 'crooked butt syndrome' explained her spayed 4.5 year old female would be taken for therapy just as soon as she begins to see signs of mobility issues. Firstly, it - [Great Books About Animal Spirit & Healing](https://puretemple.org/great-books-about-animal-spirit-healing) - I always find it amusing when people try to differentiate ourselves far and away from the other animals as if we are not in any way similar or on the same playing field. My husband will talk about 'our animals' and I will occasionally remind him that we are animals too. In my lifetime of - [Critical Supplements - What They do, Why You need them](https://puretemple.org/critical-supplements-what-they-do-why-you-need-them) - You don't need to shop with me, but it is kind and nice if you do as this is how I make my living, coaching on lifestyle detox, proper supplementation, and species-appropriate diet, for families; for pets and their people. ♥ In the dropdowns are wellness supplements I sell/advocate for. Feel free to reach out - [Fast Food Slow Death](https://puretemple.org/fast-food-slow-death) - People get emotionally attached to food. Whale pods are found to have a varied diet based upon what the young were raised to think of as fuel. They hunt and dine according to their teaching. Like them, we're taught at a young age what food is. If you were brought up on slow food, where - [Vegan Death Threats & Conflicting Thoughts](https://puretemple.org/vegan-death-threats-conflicting-thoughts) - Plant-Based & NOT Vegan! I have a few conflicting thoughts on veganism after witnessing just how political and polarizing it can get. Someone wished me, my pets, my entire family to die of cancer, and my business to fail, over a discussion about cashew cheese the individual (and later all her Facebook Friends) misunderstood as - [Canine Health Food As Medicine & Lifestyle Detox](https://puretemple.org/canine-health-food-as-medicine-lifestyle-detox) - Your dog can live 20, 30+ years. So can your cat. Humans can live easily to 110+. It begins with good stock, good genes. We amplify good genetics with lifestyle. When they're fed over-processed foods, breathe polluted air, drink toxic water, live around man-made chemicals, don't get enough purified and fresh air, and exercise, this - [Lifestyle Detox - What is it?](https://puretemple.org/lifestyle-detox-what-is-it) - What is lifestyle detox? I coach families on how to shop, read labels, and select the safest, cleanest items from food to floor cleaners. When I set upon this path as a practice, I researched product lines and companies I could use and recommend that provide something unique in the marketplace, are potent, clean and - [Petfood Rant](https://puretemple.org/petfood-rant) - Nestle-Purina Killing My Dog - [Healing stories](https://puretemple.org/healing-stories) - Bruiser the Chihuahua; I worked on a little Chi that could put no weight on his right front paw, due to cervical/shoulder pain. He was off his food, didn't want to play, shook unless carried. After X-Rays showed nothing broken, the veterinarian wanted to put him on pain meds. When Bruiser arrived with his adoring - [Stop The Leash Pulling!](https://puretemple.org/stop-the-leash-pulling-2) - 5 Easy Ways To Get Your Dog to Chill On Leash Some dogs pull more than others and some train easier too but most start out pulling because it isn't natural for them to be on a leash, they get excited and just wanna go sniff go sniff go! With my Boxer, after training with - [Purepet canine massage therapy & acupressure](https://puretemple.org/purepet-canine-massage-therapy-acupressure) - Someone recently asked on Facebook is there anyone in the Lakewood area of Dallas that does Canine Massage Therapy. Someone else commented 'Wow, cool, I didn't know that was a thing!' Thankfully we live in a time of great change both in mindset and education when it comes to a holistic approach to animal (and - [PurePet - Pet Food Review](https://puretemple.org/purepet-pet-food-review-dr-harveys) - Dr. Harvey's Pet Food Review - [The Sofa In The Room - Finding A Smart Comfy Non-Toxic Eco Friendly Seat](https://puretemple.org/the-sofa-in-the-room-finding-a-smart-comfy-non-toxic-eco-friendly-seat) - Detox Your Living Room Safe Sofa - [Trolls: Are You a Troll?](https://puretemple.org/trolls-are-you-a-troll) - [Your Pet - Holistic Treatments & Therapeutic Massage](https://puretemple.org/your-pet-holistic-treatments-therapeutic-massage) - In yoga, we speak a lot about stacking the bones. Much of yoga, when done properly, is about aligning the spine, the body and utilizing twists and postures to wring out toxins, tonify the system, strengthen ligaments, muscles, and bones (all weight-bearing exercise does this and yoga is one of the best at that!) We - [Panko Breaded Eggplant Vegan Smoked Mozzarella & Rich Mushroom Tomato Sauce](https://puretemple.org/panko-breaded-eggplant-vegan-smoked-mozzarella-rich-mushroom-tomato-sauce) - This is my own creation and it turned out well, no recipe, no nothing just what came up outta my head so I am going to share and puff myself up a bit because oh my Jesus this was good!!! As you may know I am married to a non-vegan culinary degree'd chef. This sounded - [PurePet Canine Acupuncture For Neurological Issues](https://puretemple.org/canine-acupuncture-for-neurological-issues) - Look closely, I call this 'DobieTenna' as Rhett has a needle in his head that appears to be receiving signals. Hieronymus Rhett Thomas O'Brien Puppy (Big dog, big name) just had his 8th birthday in April. His short name is Rhett. He has always been a powerful dog and is so muscular that we have - [Less is less & maybe that's ok](https://puretemple.org/less-is-less-maybe-thats-ok) - Less isn’t more; it’s really less. A friend and I were chatting and I commented that less is not more. He applauded stating he was so grateful I stated that truth. What people really mean when they comment that less is more is that the eye can only see so much at one time. In - [Diluting Your Message - Why You Do What You Do](https://puretemple.org/diluting-your-message-why-you-do-what-you-do) - I'm a plant-based lifestyle coach and my focus is on helping people detox. I took my studies with Hippocrates Health Institute so my guidance is based upon that as a cornerstone. Heading into veganism I was way out of my element at first. But I had already detoxed my makeup bag, personal care and home - [PurePet CANINE BLOAT - GD & GDV Explained](https://puretemple.org/canine-bloat-gd-gdv-explained) - Canine Bloat GDV - [Green Juice Recipe For Detox & Rejuvenation!](https://puretemple.org/green-juice-recipe-for-detox-health) - So, our world we live in is so damaged and, consequently, so are we. The air we breath, the water we drink and the food we typically buy(if not organic) is filled with pesticides and other contaminates. Each one of us carries what is known as a body burden, which is the storage of toxins - [Easy Ways Toward Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Each Day!](https://puretemple.org/easy-ways-toward-reducing-your-carbon-footprint-each-day) - You need to get off plastic, reuse items better, work from home wherever possible to reduce fossil fuel waste, be kinder, more present and attain enlightenment too. And when I say you I mean me. Seriously this is a global problem. Our lives have been about incorporating as much convenience and single serve things as - [Spun Out, Stressed Out?](https://puretemple.org/spun-out-stressed-out) - It's a common occurrence in our too fast-paced lives that most of us lead, to feel a bit edgy or 'stressy' on occasion. But when you find yourself feeling this way daily and perhaps without even knowing why can be diet or nutrition related. Lifestyle is so important. How we live, combined with how we - [Inflammation - Resolution](https://puretemple.org/inflammation-resolution-2) - People ask me all the time about reducing Inflammation - Whether this is arthritis or from an injury or general internal discomfort and swelling, inflammation is the body's way of dealing with stress. Inflammation is a precursor to cancer. There are several ways to remove or reduce inflammation in the body which will result in - [The Quiet Worker - Getting Recognition For Your Zen](https://puretemple.org/the-quiet-worker-getting-recognition-for-your-zen) - The quiet worker - My next article is going to be about raising awareness about what you bring to the table. Because I typically work quietly, I have seen over the years that what I actually have contributed has gone completely unnoticed. Ages ago, when asking for a better raise, my manager, who I thought - [Here For The Beer?](https://puretemple.org/here-for-the-beer) - Friends and family are so important, provided these relationships are healthy ones. These relationships help us feel bolstered, supported, less alone and enrich our lives in so many ways. As people couple up, they tend to spend far less time with friends. Add kids into the mix and you can feel even more estranged. While coupling and having - [Hibiscus Vegan Tacos OMG!](https://puretemple.org/hibiscus-vegan-tacos-omg) - This is my taco meat using hibiscus flowers. IF you had told me a few years ago that there was such thing as flower tacos, I would have smirked. Perhaps smirked with a raised eyebrow. I have drunk hibiscus tea for decades. And when I moved to Dallas, I learned Mexicans use the flower in - [Why Enzymes & Probiotics](https://puretemple.org/why-enzymes-probiotics) - Before I took my Hippocrates training, I did do a good probiotic (and other plant-based superior supplementation) but didn't understand the need for enzymes or what they did. Now I take both and also sell them because I want to assure I provide my clients with organic and wildcrafted and otherwise quality ingredients. 95% of - [Mental Imbalance & Lateral Micromanagers, Know-It-Alls, Suck-Ups Who Harsh Your Mellow At Work](https://puretemple.org/mental-imbalance-lateral-micromanagers-know-it-alls-suck-ups-who-harsh-your-mellow-at-work) - Most of us who work at something do so because we need the employment. Whether you're busy at something you view as temporary, longer term or fully engaged in what you feel is your life's purpose, you will occasionally find yourself dumbstruck by difficult people. My old co-worker Kristin Smith used to say 'They make - [Shop Jade Bloom](https://puretemple.org/https-jadebloom-com-acc2483) - As an ecopreneur, I'm an Affiliate for Jade Bloom. It's very important to use clean oils both in cooking and what is applied on the body. Synthetic fragrances, GMOs and plants who've been sprayed with pesticides (anything not certified organic or wildcrafted) can be very detrimental to your health. I love the high quality, pharmaceutical - [Organic Laundry Soap Fish & Ocean Water Safe](https://puretemple.org/organic-laundry-soap-fish-ocean-water-safe) - One of the worst polluters on the home front is doing laundry. In your typical detergent, there are a plethora of chemicals, from optic whiteners to bleach, carcinogens and hormone disrupters, sulfates, parabens, Butyl Esthers, Phosphates, Zeolites, artificial colors, and fillers. Not only do these chemicals affect our drinking water, create algae blooms which kill off - [The Detox Myth](https://puretemple.org/the-detox-myth) - [Spiritual Work](https://puretemple.org/spiritual-work) - This is my master bath. The contractor gutted, elevated the ceiling and did new sheetrock, ran electrical etc. The view from my zen soak tub shows me a gappy unfinished wall, gaps around the medicine cabinet, a crooked light fixture where the round hole which he created for a square base is mostly covered by a - [Is Your Skincare Routine Safe?](https://puretemple.org/is-your-skincare-routine-safe) - This is me teaching a class on organic skincare and walking everyone through a yummy facial. Our AIR, SOIL and WATER are horribly polluted, as are the creatures that inhabit them. One of the reasons to go vegan is because eating animal fats, where toxins are stored, causes you additional harm. Plants don't store toxins the - [Namaste A Yoga Meditation](https://puretemple.org/namaste-a-yoga-meditation) - When I first took up yoga nearly 20 years ago, I was transfixed upon the meaning behind a word I had never heard prior; Namaste. We are all spiritual beings, filled with the anima, the soul and breath of life that all animals are filled up with. In the scurry to get projects completed, the - [GMO, Organic, Wildcrafted & Natural - Why Go Organic?](https://puretemple.org/gmo-organic-wild-crafted-natural-why-go-organic) - Much of what we pay extra for today, was de rigueur in the 50's. Today it's about speeding things up, playing with genetics and making as much money as possible at the expense of everything else. Most of us make a living selling or supporting something, some product or company. I do so as a - [Plan B How To Achieve When Life Throws Curveballs](https://puretemple.org/plan-b-how-to-achieve-when-life-throws-curveballs) - A thing we each commonly share is that sooner or later, life will throw you a curveball you were not expecting. Whether it's the yacht or Jaguar needing maintenance, the inner tube requiring a patch and Pacer engine exploding, or job or relationship loss, stuff will happen that we are in some way not fully - [Green MLM Opportunities - Essante & Miessence Reviewed!](https://puretemple.org/green-mlm-opportunities-bioceutica-essante-miessence-reviewed) - Green MLM Opportunity - [PurePet Alternative Vets in DFW Area](https://puretemple.org/purepet-alternative-vets-in-dfw-area) - Hello! There is absolutely a time and a place for the practice of Western Medicine. An old friend who was getting his doctorate and was the son of a surgeon used to say, very aptly, that 'they call it the practice of medicine because that is exactly what we are doing...practicing.' WM excels in trauma - [Digestion - Why Enzymes Matter](https://puretemple.org/digestion-why-enzymes-matter) - One thing drilled into me at Hippocrates was the slogan HOPE = Hormones, Oxygen, Phytonutrients, and Enzymes. Eating a healthy plant-based diet that is preferably raw and nothing cooked above 118 is ideal. The reason to eat raw or utilize low cooking and dehydrated foods are to retain the vital enzymes in the food. When - [Supplements - Synthetic Vs Plant-Based](https://puretemple.org/supplements-synthetic-vs-plant-based) - Are you concerned about the quality of your supplements? Are you vegan and find it frustrating to assure that there isn't anything animal based in the supplements you take? Do synthetic vitamins provide the same quality as plant-based supplements? About Me - I have been primarily organic with food and skincare the last 25 years - [Detox Heavy Metals, Radiation & Other Toxic Substances; Spirulina, Moringa & Chlorella](https://puretemple.org/detox-heavy-metals-radiation-spirulina-moringa-chlorella) - Eating a healthy, predominately raw plant-based diet is the big step forward in anyone's health. Today I want to discuss a few of my favorite superfoods. All of us need supplementation and with 95% of the supplements on the market being toxic or a waste of money, I strive as a vegan lifestyle coach, organic skincare - [Detoxing The Lungs - Breath Better](https://puretemple.org/detoxing-the-lungs-breath-better) - The body was magnificently designed to detox every day. The problem is that no body was ever built to withstand the onslaught we all face today. Consequently, there is a rise in asthma and other chronic lung fatigue issues as our body burden of toxins increase. People tell me 'I'll die anyway, let me eat what I want - [Mod Stylish Air Purifiers - Rabbit Room Air Purifier Review & Tecool Portable](https://puretemple.org/mod-stylish-air-purifiers-rabbit-room-air-purifier-review) - Why we love the Rabbit room air purifiers. We live in a polluted world. And many times, the air inside our homes is the worst to breath! Below is a link to Dr Axe for more information, but unless you are very careful to use only organic and natural cleaning agents, and environmentally friendly and toxin - [Breaking Up With Corporate America - The Fall of Ethics & Common Decency & How Millennial's Serve Justice](https://puretemple.org/breaking-up-with-corporate-america-the-fall-of-ethics-common-decency-how-millennials-serve-justice) - This is my vent. At my new job, looking forward to my June 5th 1 year anniversary, I had sent a letter of thanks the afternoon of May 23rd to my employer. I had been busy that week, we were readying for API deployments which I was managing the implementation of. This is, or was, the day - [Why You Should Leave Fish Off The Menu & Essante & Vegan Omega Oils](https://puretemple.org/why-you-should-leave-fish-off-the-menu-essante-vegan-omega-oils) - www.EssanteOrganics.com/Puretemple Where ingredients are plant-based, certified organic and wild-crafted. Many folks, as I once believed, think eating sushi and fish in general, to be a healthy thing. My vet keeps trying to cajole me into providing fish oil to my dog, for the omegas and joint lubrication. As a plant-based lifestyle coach, I seek out and - [SAFE PEST CONTROL INFORMATION](https://puretemple.org/safe-pest-control-information) - The little enclave where my MCM home is parked has quite a lot of nature in it. We are close to a creek with coyotes, opossums, racoons, hawks, rodents and loads of bugs. I love animals and am actually a bit partial to most bugs, provided they are not crawling on me. The ones I prefer - [Best Vegan Cook Books & Stocking The Vegan Pantry](https://puretemple.org/best-vegan-cook-books-stocking-the-vegan-pantry) - My favorite story of starting out with this vegan thing is my chef husband coming home from work, taking a look at the kitchen island just loaded with stuff and saying 'Well, you GOT me! I have no clue what we are having for dinner tonight. I had so many items, sacks, cans, bottles - [Shut Your Mouth! Gum & Teeth Health](https://puretemple.org/shut-your-mouth-gum-teeth-health) - save your teeth - [Health & Getting Religion](https://puretemple.org/health-getting-religion) - My last studies were taken at Hippocrates Health Institute. (Link to their free syllabus below). It was a very educational year and turned my life around really. So I had an opportunity to share with others what I have learned by way of getting Brian Clement, from Hippocrates, to speak here in Dallas. I was - [Contemplation About Death - Beginnings,Endings & New Beginnings](https://puretemple.org/death-new-beginnings-366-2) - I dreamt the other day where it was explained that 'When the souls time is up, we go.' Profoundly simple. None of us knows how long we have and every soul, every being on this planet is sacred. When do our desires coincide with the acquiescence of death...or do our extraneous pursuits busy us to - [What Is Food? Go Vegan!](https://puretemple.org/what-is-food-go-vegan) - You have to understand that we have been programmed since babies to eat a certain way by well-meaning parents who have also been misled. Biblically and intestinally, we were designed to be vegetarian and really to be vegan. After the fall, yes we ate fish and clean meats from animals who chewed their own cud - [There Is Spirit In Our Actions](https://puretemple.org/there-is-spirit-in-our-actions) - This book, Random Acts Of Kindness by Amy Newmark is a great book to read when you're feeling nobody cares or want a great sweet dose of happiness before bedtime. I'm a huge fan of random acts of kindness and paying things forward. Greed, and the drive to gain more is at the root - [The Animals: Compromise & Divinity](https://puretemple.org/the-animals-compromise-divinity) - All of us are inherently corrupt in some way. The world, in fact, is filled with corruption and before we ever do a thing to it. I believe this is due to the fall of man the bible talks about. Perhaps it is truth that once the lion lay with the lamb, everyone was dining - [Mumbo Jumbo Homeopathic & Alternative vs Allopathic (Western) Medicine](https://puretemple.org/mumbo-jumbo-homeopathic-alternative-vs-allopathic-western-medicine) - The photo is of my morning Wheatgrass shot. I get into some interesting conversations. I believe a lot of people feel that things are all or nothing. We choose a path, then perhaps we get a bit comfortable and get stodgy about it. Because we are all here to help each other, I feel the mind should remain - [Sticks & Stones - Kindness](https://puretemple.org/sticks-stones-kindness) - Sticks and stones may break my bones but words may also hurt me. Most everyone has an abuse story and the problem spans the socio-economic stratosphere. I grew up upper middle class. We bought cars and houses and boats without loans. Now with two mortgages and a car payment, I am still in awe - [Happy New Year! Start Fresh!](https://puretemple.org/happy-new-year-start-fresh) - Walk Into 2018 With a Clean Slate! Happy New Year! What I love about a new year is that it is a marker for leaving anything that no longer serves you as you go into a new year, a new time, new beginnings. If chaos seems to follow you around, check what you may be - [2 Things Wrong Theory - Minimizing Chaos Maximizing Joy](https://puretemple.org/2-things-wrong-theory-minimizing-chaos-maximizing-joy) - An ordered life brings calm. Our body is our temple and our mind the seat. Whatever your religious beliefs, big bang theory etc, you can look around you at all the beauty of this world and all the atrocious acts too and conclude two things: Firstly - there is good and evil sparring it out here - [HHI Holiday Nog Recipe](https://puretemple.org/hhi-holiday-nog-recipe) - Vegan Egg Nog - [Super Foods Supplement Comparisons](https://puretemple.org/super-foods-supplement-comparisons) - Alkalizing Super Foods - [The Truth About Beef](https://puretemple.org/the-truth-about-beef) - Bad Beef - [PURE TEMPLE LOOK BETTER FEEL BETTER LIVE BETTER LAUNCH!](https://puretemple.org/pure-temple-look-better-feel-better-live-better-launch) - Bioceutica Rocks - [Stop Creating Negative Drama!](https://puretemple.org/stop-creating-negative-drama) - Emotions Out Of Control - [The Best Pure Water At Home CWG & Zero Water Pitcher Review](https://puretemple.org/the-best-pure-water-at-home-cwg-zero-water-pitcher-review) - Purifying Your Water Review - [Hippocrates Health Institute - Get Your Free Syllabus Now!](https://puretemple.org/hippocrates-health-institute-get-your-free-syllabus-now) - Hippocrates Health Institute FREE Syllabus - [Toxin Free Skin & Body Care](https://puretemple.org/toxin-free-skin-body-care) - Organic & Safe Skin & Body Care - [How Expendable Am I - Service - Domestic & Otherwise](https://puretemple.org/how-expendable-am-i-service-domestic-otherwise) - What Is Good Service - [Your Path On Earth & Holistic Health](https://puretemple.org/your-path-on-earth-holistic-health) - Holistic Health Path - [Re-gaining Balance For Peace & Healing](https://puretemple.org/re-gaining-balance-for-peace-healing) - This book, Meditations on Intention and Being, by Rolf Gates, is a great book to help bring peace, thought and mindfulness to your daily life. Imbalance - Our world is in chaos, from air, water and soil pollution, the growing need for more, from money to things, to how governments protect corporate interests rather than - [Stress & Kindness](https://puretemple.org/stress-kindness) - Stress - While it cannot be avoided, please do all that you can to minimise it in your life. I am learning how stress literally kills right now. Sometimes we encounter people who really need to step out of their own way, they confuse the issues, make resolution harder than it has to be, perhaps - [Resilience vs Breaking Down](https://puretemple.org/resilience-vs-breaking-down) - Vegan Resilience - [Filled Up, Fed Up!](https://puretemple.org/filled-up-fed-up) - Fed UP! - [Miessence Organic Skincare & Business Opportunity!](https://puretemple.org/miessence-organic-skincare-business-opportunity) - Hi. After 26 years as a Project Manager in Telecommunications, I am now an independent rep and proudly sell Miessence Organic Skincare. Skin is our largest organ, a living breathing example of our shining health...or issues on display. But what many don't yet know is that at least 60% of what you apply on it, - [PurePet Dental Treats and Products That Work](https://puretemple.org/purepet-dental-treats-and-products-that-work) - Dental Treats for Dogs and Cats That Work - [Work And Life Balance](https://puretemple.org/work-and-life-balance) - What Is Work Life Balance - [A Glass of Chianti, Sprout Salad and Fava Beans; When Hanibal Goes Vegan.](https://puretemple.org/a-glass-of-chianti-sprout-salad-and-fava-beans-when-hanibal-goes-vegan) - Vegan Recipe - [PurePet - The Humane Dilemma](https://puretemple.org/purepet-the-humane-dilemma) - Most of us have an affinity for our fellow earthlings, we are curious, fascinated, protective but not all of us have cultivated compassion or respect and how we treat our fellow animals dovetails into how we also treat each other. Pet. The word seems to demean but really, it doesn't, or shouldn't. A pet is - [Hippocrates Health Institute Online Life Transformation Program - Get Your Free Syllabus Here!](https://puretemple.org/hippocrates-health-institute-online-life-transformation-program-get-your-free-syllabus-here) - I want to share the Hippocrates Health Institute's Online Program with you, but below is my personal story. I worked at Sprint 28 years. Last year, they did a massive reduction of their Implementation Project Managers and I found myself with the gift of time. I called it gainfully unemployed as I had a severance - [LOVE, GOD, SEX, RESPONSIBILITY and RESPECT](https://puretemple.org/love-god-sex-responsibility-and-respect) - What is love? Where is God? The body is a temple. I believe when we clean and green what we put into our bodies, we gain spiritual benefits which change our scope and capacity for love, empathy, being fully present, better able to take responsibility and grow boundless kindness. Conversely, when we over pollute our - [Hiring a Vegan Lifestyle Consultant](https://puretemple.org/hiring-a-vegan-lifestyle-consultant) - Vegan Lifestyle Consulting - [Walnut Tacos](https://puretemple.org/walnut-tacos) - Vegan Tacos Recipe - [Easy Sprout Reviewed Along With iPlant & Appetiser Tray Modalities](https://puretemple.org/easy-sprout-reviewed-along-with-iplant-appetiser-tray-modalities) - Sprouts Easy - [Growing Sprouts at home and iPlant Review Eat Sprouts for Amazing health benefits!](https://puretemple.org/growing-sprouts-at-home-and-iplant-review-eat-sprouts-for-amazing-health-benefits) - Best Tools Growing Sprouts At Home - [Super Angel & Omega Juicer & The Difference Between Juicing & Blending](https://puretemple.org/super-angel-omega-juicer-the-difference-between-juicing-blending) - Juicer Reviews that do Wheat Grass - [Plant Based Diet - Dipping a Toe In (and saving our planet one toe at a time)](https://puretemple.org/plant-based-diet-dipping-a-toe-in-and-saving-our-planet-one-toe-at-a-time) - How many of you woke up today and poured sugar in your gas tank? I think of your body like you do your car where to get the best life and performance out of Think of your body like you do your car, where to get the best life and performance out of it, you - [The Body Burden - Learning Raw with the Hippocrates Life Transformation Program](https://puretemple.org/the-body-burden-learning-raw-with-the-hippocrates-life-transformation-program) - Much has changed for me the last few weeks. I was laid off at my Corporate job after 26 years. I went from primary breadwinner to what my husband lovingly calls a sloth. I have always had a passion for health, for eating organically with a focus on a plant based diet. But where was - [Incurable & Possibilities](https://puretemple.org/incurable-possibilities) - I had a thought this morning I'd like to share with you. Many times we hear that a condition is untreatable, the treatments are not working, the disease unresponsive to treatment, or that there is no cure. We hear this in Western Medicine. There is a reason it is called practicing medicine because all of - [Labor Day Message - Going Vegan](https://puretemple.org/labor-day-message-going-vegan) - Happy Labor Day! Always taking the holistic and natural approach to health, going organic decades ago, 12+ hour days left little time to delve into anything else too deeply. While I dispensed advice to anybody that would listen, my primary focus was on remaining as healthy myself as possible as the job was very stressful - [Lip Balm - Are ingredients Important?](https://puretemple.org/lip-balm-are-ingredients-important) - Detox Your Skincare Routine - [Discord When Seeking Peace](https://puretemple.org/discord-when-seeking-peace) - Recently, on nextdoor.com, in trying, for free mind you, to assist my lovely neighbors by providing some groovy health tips, I was hit with such negativity and actual slander from strangers, that it astounded me. The primary abuse came from an alleged personal trainer. I say alleged as one would assume a personal trainer worth the salt in - [Dreams - Try Hard Not To Get Them Squished](https://puretemple.org/dreams-try-hard-not-to-get-them-squished) - Dreams get squished in the most amazing ways if we are not careful. In school, I was a gymnast and ran track. I ran faster than anybody in my school in any grade. Every year I won the Presidents Physical Fitness award and in my 20’s I ran 5 or so miles daily at the - [The Toxic Come On](https://puretemple.org/the-toxic-come-on) - This morning I padded down to my office and found an email advertising a link for IT Cosmetics. Clicking on the link, they had a before and after picture of a lady with and without the makeup and a very easy to navigate way to add product to your cart and check out. Not one - [Veganism & Protein Etc.](https://puretemple.org/veganism-protein-etc) - There are some things I hear repeatedly by people when I tell them I am mostly vegan, a bit vegetarian (no milk but some cheese) and focused on raw food. Because we've all been taught that for protein, we need dairy and meat, and most of us were brought up primarily on cooked and processed - [Vegan Junk Food? Learning How To Eat In A Polluted World](https://puretemple.org/vegan-junk-food-learning-how-to-eat-in-a-polluted-world) - The bible talks quite a bit about what to eat. In Genesis, (1:29) we learn about the garden of Eden and are advised to eat the plants and herbs, nd the fruit of the trees and bushes; "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has - [Eating When You Aren't Hungry or 'Empty Stomach Syndrome' & Body Effects From Over Consumption](https://puretemple.org/eating-when-you-arent-hungry-or-empty-stomach-syndrome-body-effects-from-over-consumption-2) - http://astore.amazon.com/puretemplehol-20 TV ads make us want to eat all of the time. The system is really out to get us. But it is important to understand that the 'Full' feeling actually means we have overshot and dined on too much at once. We should, instead, be looking to feel pleasantly satisfied. But another culprit to - [Beginning Transformational Habits](https://puretemple.org/beginning-transformational-habits) - Transform Your Habits - [Following Through](https://puretemple.org/following-through) - A friend of mine is a Project Manager. 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