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• How One Couple Is Transforming Pet Wellness Through Clean Ingredients and Sustainable Values w/ Founders Lisa and Scot

  In this episode, I sit down with Lisa and Scot, the powerhouse husband and wife duo behind Woof Creek Pet Wellness, to explore how clean, sustainable nutrition can support the health of our pets and the planet.Lisa and Scot share their heartfelt story of how their dog, Lily Lou, inspired a complete life pivot—from running an Ayurvedic restaurant to formulating chef-style superfood blends and eco-conscious supplements for pets. We talk about how to read pet food labels like a pro, why the difference between active and inactive ingredients matters more than most pet parents realize, and how thoughtful choices—like using algal oil instead of fish oil—can protect both your dog’s health and our oceans.If you’ve ever wondered if your pet’s favorite brand is good for the planet, this episode will forever change how you shop for your pet 🌍✨KEY INSIGHTS:✨ How reading the entire label (not just the front) can help you spot misleading marketing and avoid hidden toxins.✨ Why understanding the difference between active and inactive ingredients can protect your pet from unnecessary fillers and irritants.✨ How clean, bioavailable nutrition—free from glycerin, binders, and vague “meat meals”—can transform your pet’s health.✨ Why freshness and packaging matter more than you think. ✨ How plant-based omega sources like algal oil offer all the benefits of fish oil—without the mercury, allergens, or impact on ocean ecosystems.✨ Why Woof Creek’s products are created with human-grade ingredients, eco-conscious packaging, and sustainable sourcing. ✨ How every small switch you make (from cleaner oils to toxin-free bowls) supports both your pet’s health and a healthier planet. ✨ And how Lisa and Scott’s journey from restaurateurs to pet wellness pioneers is proof that love, curiosity, and compassion can transform everything.Special Offer for Listeners 🎁👉 Use the promo code DRLILY25 for 25% off at 🔗 https://www.woofcreek.com/discount/DRLILY25 through December 31, 2025!FOLLOW:Woof Creek Wellness: https://www.woofcreek.com/Woof Creek Pet Wellness On Instagram: @woofcreekwellness Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• The Spiritual Side of the Human–Animal Bond: How Pets Help Us Come Home to Ourselves w/ pet homeopath Jan Allegretti

  In this episode, I sit down with author and pet homeopath Jan Allegretti for part two of our conversation where we dive into the spiritual connection we share with our pets. Jan shares her heartfelt philosophy that every animal’s life is just as valuable as our own—and how unconditional love, the kind our pets model so effortlessly, is one of the most sacred forces we can experience.You’ll hear how pets can become our greatest spiritual teachers, why five minutes of stillness can transform your relationship with your animal, and how nature helps us metabolize stress and soften burnout. So if you’ve been craving a calm reset, light a candle, curl up with your pet, and press play 💖KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why advocacy is love in action—and how using our voice honors beings who can’t speak for themselves.✨ How stillness becomes medicine for us and our animals, deepening perception, presence, and connection.✨ Why perfection is the enemy of the good in feeding and living, and how “balance over time” creates freedom.✨ How our dogs and cats already model presence, trust, and compassion—and why mirroring them changes us.✨ Why nature helps metabolize pain and trauma, and how awe can soften the hard edges of busy modern life.✨ How simple rituals—walking, quiet sitting, mindful play—recalibrate the nervous system for both humans and animals.✨ Why the love we feel for our animals is a direct experience of the sacred—and how it heals us from the inside out.✨ How five minutes of daily silence can shift your entire relationship with your pet, your work, and yourself.✨ Why designing a life and practice that serves the healer first prevents burnout and sustains true service.✨ How choosing presence over hustle helps us “see the being in front of us” and make kinder, wiser care decisions.RESOURCES:Grab Jan Allegretti’s books 👇The Fresh and Flexible Meal PlanThe Complete Holistic Dog BookListen to the Silence: Lessons from Trees and Other Masters FOLLOW:Jan Allegretti: https://janallegretti.com/Jan Allegretti on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.allegretti/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @[email protected]@dr.lilychenSign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• From Kibble to Kitchen: How to Feed Your Pet Like Family w/ Jan Allegretti

  In this episode, I sit down with Jan Allegretti, a pioneer in holistic animal health and the author of The Fresh and Flexible Meal Plan—a book that’s rewriting the rules on pet nutrition.Jan’s approach is refreshingly simple: stop overcomplicating feeding and start applying the same common-sense principles you use for your own meals—fresh, whole foods, variety, and yes, sharing what you eat with your pets.We’re diving into why variety is the real insurance policy for nutrition and why it beats a single “complete and balanced” recipe on repeat, as well as how feeding fresh can help transform chronic health issues. If you’ve ever looked at a bag of kibble and thought, “There’s got to be a better way,” this episode is for you 💖KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why variety—not a single perfect recipe—is the real foundation of balanced nutrition.✨ How sharing your meals (just making extra of what you already cook) can make fresh feeding simple, affordable, and sustainable.✨ Why highly processed foods may be contributing to many chronic issues like itchy skin, allergies, and infections.✨ The 30–60–10 guideline Jan uses to help pet parents get started with confidence: 30–60% protein, 30–60% carbohydrates, and 10–30% fruits and vegetables.✨ Jan’s special way of transitioning pets to a fresh food diet that reduces tummy upsets. ✨ How cooking for your pets often inspires you to eat healthier too (because they make us better humans 💛).✨ Why convenience and marketing—not science—shaped the commercial pet food industry, and how to reclaim your common sense.✨ How fresh food feeding can help prevent disease, lower vet bills, and support long-term vitality.✨ The simple “nutrition boosters” Jan recommends adding like spirulina, nutritional yeast, cooked mushrooms, and fermented foods.✨ Why this isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, intuition, and trusting that good food is good food, for you and your pets.RESOURCES Grab Jan Allegretti’s books 👇The Fresh and Flexible Meal PlanThe Complete Holistic Dog BookBlogs by Jan Allegretti 👇Simple Strategies for Really Good FoodHealthy and Fresh for Dogs and Cats: What your animal family really wants for dinnerHow to Feed Dogs – SimplifiedHoliday Home Cooking for Everyone in the FamilyHuman foods your dog should avoid👇Onions, grapes/raisins, chocolate, macadamia nuts, xylitol, chicken bones, corn cobs (the corn cut off is fine), alcohol, caffeine, processed sugar (a bit of honey is okay) This list is for informational purposes only, it does not constitute veterinary recommendations. For all pets, we recommend that they work with their veterinarians closely to develop a diet plan.FOLLOW:Jan Allegretti: https://janallegretti.com/Jan Allegretti on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.allegretti/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram :  @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• Can Energetic Healing Help Pets with Cancer? Inside Bioresonance Therapy w/ Dr. Kristi Wilson

  What if healing cancer could start long before it shows up on a scan?In this episode, I sit down with integrative veterinarian and cancer survivor Dr. Kristi Wilson, DVM to explore how energy medicine and bioresonance therapy are changing what’s possible in cancer care for pets.After surviving stage 3C breast cancer, Dr. Kristi dedicated her life to finding innovative solutions to challenging cancer cases and helping pets heal by addressing the energetic signatures that often appear before disease ever manifests physically 🤯If your pet has cancer—or you simply want to understand how healing can happen on a deeper level—this episode will expand what you believe is possible ✨KEY INSIGHTS:✨ How Dr. Kristi’s own cancer journey transformed her understanding of medicine and inspired her to integrate bioresonance into veterinary care.✨ What bioresonance therapy is and how it measures the body’s energetic patterns.✨ The story of a dog with stage-4 sarcoma whose tumor vanished within six weeks after bioresonance-guided treatment.✨ Why this integrative, energy-based approach represents the next evolution of veterinary medicine—bridging compassion, science, and frequency.✨ Why every pet is a one-of-a-kind energetic snowflake—and how healing must be customized for each animal’s body, mind, and energy.✨ How trauma and emotional stress can manifest as disease in both humans and pets.✨ And a free tool any pet parent can use right now: a five-minute daily visualization practice.FOLLOW:Dr. Kristi Wilson on Instagram: @kristi_wilson_dvmDr. Kristi Wilson: https://hopehealingforanimals.com/Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vet Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛

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• AI, Telemedicine & The Future of Vet Care w/ Dr. Carla Castro, DVM

  Dr. Carla Castro is back on the podcast with a heart-forward, grounded take on something that can feel overwhelming: AI and technology in veterinary care. Together, we explore how simple tools—like AI-powered note-taking and voice capture—can lighten the mental load of record-keeping so we can show up fully present for our patients and their families.We unpack the role of telemedicine as a meaningful complement (not a replacement) to hands-on exams, the rise of pet wearables and real-time health tracking, and how “hybrid care” models can ease clinic stress while offering pet parents quicker answers.If new tech has ever felt scary to you, this episode offers a calm exploration of how it might be able to help your pet or your vet practice.KEY INSIGHTS:✨ Why AI is a tool—not a replacement—and how using transcription or scribe support can free vets from endless notes so they can be more present with patients.✨ How voice-to-text apps can help you capture ideas, notes, and reminders on the go without losing valuable insights.✨ How telemedicine can complement in-person care by easing clinic pressure, supporting rechecks, and helping pet parents get faster answers.✨ How hybrid care—combining telehealth, in-clinic visits, and digital documentation—can streamline workflow and reduce decision fatigue.✨ How pet tech like health-monitoring collars and trackers can empower pet parents with real-time insights while keeping vets in the loop.✨ Why adaptation is critical in veterinary medicine and how embracing new systems can help clinics thrive.✨ Why calendar automation tools can reduce stress and decision fatigue by helping you prioritize tasks and protect personal time.✨ How technology can expand access to veterinary support globally—especially in underserved or bilingual communities.✨ Why staying curious and open to change will define the next era of compassionate, connected pet care.RESOURCES:Interested in AI? Listen to my episode with Ron Sosa on the My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog Podcast 👉 Could AI Be The Secret Tool To Smarter Pet Care Integrative Pet Wellness Center: https://integrativepet.comFOLLOW:Dr.Carla Castro: https://www.drcarlacastro.com/LinkedIn: Dr. Carla CastroInstagram: @the.carlacastroIntegrative Pet Wellness Center on Instagram: @integrativepetDr. Lily Chen on Instagram: @dr.lilychen @the.unicorn.vetSign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips.

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