natural supplement for your pet: @somapet 20% off #couponcode

SomaPet is a 100% natural supplement for pets that we have been giving N.A.S.H.A. since last summer. She's still thriving on it, so I like to spread the word from time-to-time, especially when there is a killer sale on the stuff.

What is so great about SomaPet?

• strengthens collagen and bones

• improves immune system function

• renews vitality

• helps reduce body fat

• healthier skin and coat

• promotes cellular energy

• increases healing

It comes in powder form that you add directly to your pet's food. My favorite part is that it's 100% natural, so you're not giving your pet any additives or chemicals that could counteract the benefits. 

N.A.S.H.A., our nine-year-old mixed terrier is enjoying a healthier, shinier coat and an abundance of energy. My husband said to me just last week, "that SomaPet really works! Like, really! I can't believe how soft her coat is, now." 

I highly recommend you give SomaPet a shot, and now is an excellent time to do so because they are having a killer sale, today through January 31st. Just click the link, below and enter code NYVIGOR at checkout to receive 20% off your SomaPet order. Pawesome!

Come back and let us know how you like it!

goin' green gift guide for pets

Whenever I shop for my pets, I try to seek out products that are non-toxic, chemical-free, free of artificial ingredients, natural, and eco-friendly. The same holds true for holiday gift-giving. That can be a lot to ask for and sometimes a challenge to find, so I've compiled a list of some of our favorites that fit the bill. If you haven't yet shopped for your pets consider these green gifts:

Dogitalis Natural Dog Shampoo     $17.99

Dogitalis Natural Dog Shampoo is a natural clarifying shampoo that will promote a healthy, shiny coat and sooth your dog's skin naturally. It is formulated with pure essential oils and gentle, natural cleansing agents.   It is suitable for all breeds. The light citrus scent leaves your dog's coat smelling fresh and clean. Eco-friendly, this shampoo is made using only pure, natural ingredients–no paragons, sulfates, dyes, artificial fragrances or chemicals, and is made in the USA.

Digitalis Natural Dog Shampoo comes in a 16 oz recyclable PET bottle.

Back to the Roots Aqua Farm     $59.99

The AquaFarm is a three-gallon fish tank that makes a perfect home for a beta fish. It has a vegetable and herb grow-bed atop the tank that contributes to a closed-loop system. In other words, the waste from the fish provides nutrients for the plants, and the plants clean the water for the fish. No way! All you have to do is feed your fish!

Wheatgrass and basil seeds are included with your AquaFarm, but you can grow other leafy greens and herbs, as well.

SomaPet     $69.95

For over fifteen years, SomaLife has been an all-natural, cutting edge nutraceutical company focusing on three specific fields: age management, athletic performance, and brain health. They have developed proprietary formulations based on years of clinical research and supported by indisputable body science that have proven so effective that they have received international patents.

The SomaPet supplement is a specific combination of amino acids formulated to optimize the health of your pet. The specific combination, when taken orally, is designed to support the release of Growth Hormone from the pituitary, which assists in cell repair and regeneration. SomaPet aids in the following:

• Improved immune function

• Improved nervous function

• Strengthened collagen and bone

• Increased healing

• Cellular energy promotion

• Minimize exercise damage

SomaLife/SomaPet is offering some holiday specials you can take advantage of. From December 19th through the 21st, you can save 30% on your entire order!

Read my full testimony on the Well Minded blog.

USE CODE NASHA15 TO RECEIVE 15% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER (no expiration)!

Bowsers Eco Placemat for Pets     $25.49-$32.49

Forget those slippery plastic placemats! Bowsers Eco Placemat for Pets is manufactured from recycled rubber tires and microvelvet, which means it's both strong and comfortable, especially for pets who may benefit from eased stress on their feet, back, and joints. It can be used either as a placemat for food dishes or as a comfort mat. It repels dirt, spills, and moisture, making clean-up a snap. We love that the mat comes in eight different patterns, so you can be sure to find something stylish that suits your decor. The Eco Placemat also comes in two sizes, 10" x 20" or 15" x 27."

Bell Rock Growers Pet Greens Garden Grass Self Grow Kit     $4.99

Bell Rock Growers Pet Greens Garden Grass Self Grow Kit is a great way to grow your own wheat grass for your pet. It is ideal for cats, dogs, birds, and reptiles. It is healthy, all-natural, and gluten free and is USDA certified organic. It is a great treat, and provides an alternative to eating possibly toxic houseplants or outdoor grasses. 

All you have to do is add water, so it's super easy, and the grass grows full in just 7-10 days, so your pet won't have to wait long to enjoy!

PetPals Recycled Paper Cat House     $200.99-$220.99

The PetPals Recycled Paper Cat House comes in both one- and two-condo varieties. The sturdy cat tree is made of recycled paper and carpet. It features several sisal scratching posts, one or two condos, a cradle (two in the two-condo version), a hanging teaser toy, and a tunnel (single condo only). The six levels will allow one or multiple cats to relax, enjoy, and be entertained. The cat house is easy to assemble, so Fluffy won't have to wait long to live in the lap of eco-friendly luxury.

PetPals Recycled Paper Cat House with one condo.

PetPals Recycled Paper Cat House with two condos.

Product dimensions: 23" L x 17" W x 24" H (single condo) and 31" L x 23" W x 64" H (double condo).

Eco Tosser Dog Toy–Honest Pet Products     $10.99-$13.99

The Eco Tosser Dog Toy from Honest Pet Products is a do-gooder's dream. Unlike tennis balls, the Eco Tosser is entirely safe and free from harmful chemicals. It is completely non-toxic and made from earth-friendly, sustainable help canvas stuffed with organic will. Play fetch in your backyard, or even the pool, because the Eco Tosser floats! The toy can be machine washed and dry for easy cleaning. It is squeaker-free, ultra durable, and available in two sizes.

 What's even better, the Eco Tosser is made by disabled adults in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

This article, written by me, was originally published on Hybrid Rasta Mama, for which I create original content. It has been reprinted with minor changes with permission.

best sale of the season on @SomaPet from @SomaLife

Hopefully all of your holiday shopping is complete and you are curled up by the fire with your furry friends enjoying the season as winter dawns. 

No? Still looking for bargains, eh? Me, too!

SomaPet and SomaLife are offering their best deal of the season starting right now. For this weekend only, ALL products are 30% off with discount code SOMASANTA. 30% off...awesome!

If you haven't heard me go on and on about SomaPet, yet, you have to know that it is the best pet supplement I have come across. We get to try a lot of products, and though we enjoy nearly all of them, we can't possibly purchase them all every month. SomaPet is one product I will never go without. We notice such a positive difference in our nine-year-old mixed terrier, I would feel guilty if I didn't give it to her. To read more about our experience with SomaPet, please click on the links below.

Increasing the Vitality of Your Pet Naturally with SomaPet

The Importance of Growth Hormone to Pets

ell Minded is an affiliate of SomaLife and SomaPet, which simply means that if you purchase products through our links, we earn a small commission, which helps keep the content on this blog free. Prices are not affected, except in the case where we can bring you stellar discounts through our partnership. Like this one. Sweet.

rescue cats get their play on with Vitakraft Purrk! Playfuls with #felinesilvervine #sponsored

This post is sponsored by Vitakraft and the BlogPaws Professional Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Purrk! Playfuls, but Well Minded only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Vitakraft is not responsible for the content of this article.

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Most of us enjoy a few extra libations during the holiday season, so why should things be any different for your cat? I know...vino is no bueno for felines and catnip is old news. But have you heard of feline Silvervine?

Vitakraft, a leader in pet products since 1837 (YES, you heard me right...1837) sure has, and they've brought us a line of stimulating cat toys that can be used with it to take kitty play to a whole new level. What is Silvervine, you ask? I hadn't heard of it, either, until Vitakraft invited us to try their new Purrk Playfuls line of toys. 

Silvervine is a plant that grows in the mountainous regions of East Asia. It's 100% natural, and is reported to be preferred to catnip in three out of four cats. Each Vitakraft Purrk Playfuls toy comes with a pack of Silvervine powder, or you can purchase five Silvervine powder packs separately to keep your cat in plentiful supply. Who knew there was something better than catnip? 

All kidding aside, using feline Silvervine to entice play has health benefits for your cat. By stimulating your feline with this safe, all-natural plant, your cat becomes more active and is likely to exercise more frequently. A cat who exercises regularly is typically healthier, just like us humans. When used with Silvervine, the Purrk! Playfuls line of toys will enrich your cat both physically and mentally. Vitakraft reports that cats play 2.5 times longer with Silvervine than they do catnip and return to toys with Silvervine more often.

Why is Silvervine the best?

• all-natural

• safe

• provides physical and mental stimulation

• cats play longer and return to toys more often

• three out of four cats prefer it to catnip

Vitakraft sent us a complete package of Purrk! Playfuls to try. We received two "Bouncy Butterflies," two "Deep Sea Bugs," and a Silvervine Pixie Powder Pack to keep us in supply. The line also includes "Desert Bug" as well as plastic "Marvy Mouse," "Purrky Bird," and "Frisky Fish" that have Silvervine infused right in them. Since the season is all about giving, my children and I decided to take our haul to the Lost Our Home Pet Foundation PetSmart Cat Room where we volunteer each week. We sprung our new cat toys on the following victims:

We'd seen Leah and Keegan before, but Lightening and Houdina were brand-new additions to the cat room, so we didn't know what to expect from them. Keegan is typically quite playful, so I figured she'd really dig the Silvervine-enhanced toys. Leah on the other hand...well, she typically likes to relax and kick back, so I wasn't sure how she'd react or if she'd even be interested.

I was wrong.

My daughter, Campbell, spent a good deal of time holding the Bouncy Butterfly for Leah.

Leah wore us all out with her enthusiasm for the Bouncy Butterfly, so we made good use of the included doorknob clip.

Needless to say, Leah took right to the Bouncy Butterfly. In fact, she wore us out with her enthusiasm. All three of us spent a good deal of time holding the Bouncy Butterfly for her, but since litter boxes needed scooping and food bowls needed to be filled, we used the handy-dandy doorknob clip that the Bouncy Butterfly came with so Leah could keep playing and playing. She played for about forty-five minutes before taking a break. Amazing. Here's some footage of Leah in action:

Since Keegan couldn't get a moment with the Bouncy Butterfly while Leah monopolized it, we offered her a Deep Sea Bug.

The curled shape made the Deep Sea Bug boing and bounce to Keegan's delight She stalked the bug, pounced on it, jumped all over the place, and lost it under the door several times. Perhaps she liked us to fetch it for her. 

The pursuit and the catch (and the swipe under the door).

Though Keegan is always quite playful, she played longer and harder than she normally does. Perhaps she was quite fond of the Silvervine. Check out Keegan in action with the Deep Sea Bug:

Speaking of being fond of Silvervine, our friend Lightening went bonkers over it. At first, she was quite amorous toward the Deep Sea Bug.

"Deep Sea Bug, I love you so."

Lightening had a great time snuggling with the Deep Sea Bug, and then she went bonkers. Literally. She pounced and played with the toy for a good deal of time, then abandoned it for the dark side. Unfortunately, I was unable to capture her in a video because I was so busy replacing papers on the desk and making sure her bouncing off the walls didn't get too out of hand. Suffice it to say that we all had a great laugh, and Lightening got some very good exercise. She had a blast, and I think if she had thumbs, she'd give Silvervine two thumbs up.

And what about Houdina, our little shy girl? She hid. Perhaps if the three older cats had not been hogging the toys and bouncing off the walls, we could have coaxed her out for a romp, but she's new to the shelter and quite nervous, so we decided to let her watch from the comfort of her kitty condo. So Vitakraft's claim that three out of four cats prefer Silvervine held true for our sample. 

We had a great time watching the cats enjoy their new Vitakraft Purrk! Playfuls toys, and it felt great to know they were getting some good exercise, especially since they spend most of their days cooped up in a small space. I can see how these enhanced toys would be a great addition to the routine of any cat and would bring some great health benefits to felines of varying lifestyles from the over-active to the sedentary. Purrk! Playfuls is the first full line of cat toys to bring Silvervine to the U.S. The line of toys is guaranteed to make your cat purr, and Vitakraft places their money where their mouth is. Each product comes with a satisfaction guarantee: "If your kitty isn't 100% thrilled with this product, simply return the unused portion for replacement, substitution, or refund." 

Sweet. No risk.

So if you're racking your brain for that definitive gift for your kitty for the holidays, Purrk! Playfuls is the answer.

Check out the Purrk! Playfuls line on the Vitakraft web site.

Get your shop on! Click here to purchase Vitakraft Purrk! Playfuls.

Feeling lucky? Well, you're in luck. The kind folks at Vitakraft are offering Well Minded readers the chance to win a Purrk! Playfuls toy and Silvervine pack. Please enter, below, for your chance to win.

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the importance of growth hormone to pets and a #somapet #couponcode

The term "growth hormone" may have a negative connotation since the press it typically gets is in the form of athletes using it illegally in the synthetic variety. The natural growth hormone our pets produce (as all mammals do) begins to decline after maturity and continues to decrease as our pets age. Growth Hormone is important early in life, but also for cellular maintenance as mammals grow older. SomaPet is a supplement that can support cellular maintenance by stimulating the body to naturally produce growth hormone.

It is thought that the artificial diets we have fed our pets since the 1930's have had detrimental effects on our pets. Most pet parents still feed their pets a highly-processed diet, so the basic, natural nutrients needed to keep our pets' health at an optimum are missing and need to be replaced. Even pets who are served a high-quality kibble or raw diet suffer from depleted nutrients in their food due to the way we grow and raise our food.

The result of this nutrient absence is that veterinarians are seeing the number of domesticated animals who suffer from the degenerative signs of aging increase.

SomaPet can help replace these lost nutrients an help restore our pets' health and improve their quality of life. 

How is this possible?

SomaPet outlines how it works:

SomaPet is a specific combination of amino acids formulated to optimize the health of your pet. This specific combination, when taken orally, is designed to support the release of Growth Hormone from the pituitary, which assists in cell repair and regeneration. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and constitute an essential part of an animals' diet. SomaPet amino acids provide your pet with vital supplementation. This ensures an appropriate balance of amino acids particularly beneficial for animals over three years old exhibiting signs of aging.

So what specific benefits can SomaPet offer?

• improved immune function

• increased healing

• improved nervous function

• promoted cellular energy

• strengthened collagen and bone

• minimized exercise damage

I have been supplementing N.A.S.H.A.'s diet with SomaPet for about four months, now, and have witnessed results I never thought possible for our little nine-year-old pooch. So much so, that I will be sure she takes SomaPet for the rest of her life. She has increased energy, and her coat and skin are healthier than ever. The cool thing is, I noticed these results within the first few days! Things just keep getting better.

What I love most about SomaPet is that it's all natural and made from the highest-quality 100% organic ingredients. There is no sugar, gluten, or fat, and it is completely free of preservatives, fillers, additives, and artificial coloring. And it's vegan! All I have to do is sprinkle a scoop on her food each evening, and she's good to go.

I partnered with SomaPet in order to spread the word about how fantastic it is. In turn, they are offering our readers stellar deals. Beginning today, November 11, for only four days (through the 14th), SomaPet is giving us great savings opportunities in their SomaPet STOCK UP SALE! If you'd like to give SomaPet a try (or even if you're an existing customer), you can save big:

So now is the time to take advantage of these savings and stock up! Just click the link and use the corresponding code to save big.

SomaPet is an affiliate partner of Well Minded, however, we only share information that we consider of benefit to our readers. SomaPet has provided us product in exchange for our honest opinion, but has not compensated us in any other way. SomaPet is not responsible for the content of this article.