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Martha Santos
The Top 10 Nutrients Every Active Dog Needs for Optimal Health

The Top 10 Nutrients Every Active Dog Needs for Optimal Health

As a dog owner, you want to ensure that your furry friend is healthy and happy. This is especially important if your dog is active and loves to run, jump and play. A well-balanced diet is crucial for an active dog's health, and certain nutrients are essential for their optimal performance. In this article, we'll discuss the top 10 nutrients every active dog needs.   Protein: Protein is a crucial nutrient for dogs, and it's even more important for active dogs. It's necessary for muscle growth, repair, and maintenance. The best sources of protein for dogs are high-quality animal-based proteins...

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Grass Fed Beef vs Grass Finished Beef

Grass Fed Beef vs Grass Finished Beef

So what’s the difference between grass fed and grass finished cattle? Most people are familiar with the term grass fed, but there’s a significant difference between grass fed beef and grass finished beef.  Grass-finished beef comes from cattle that ate nothing but grass and forage for their entire lives. Unless beef is labeled 100% grass fed, then the term grass-fed, implies that the meat came from cattle which were started on a grass diet but had either received supplemental grain feed or were finished on a fully grain-based diet. Cattle are not required to have a 100% grass-fed diet in...

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Martha Santos
Stop AAPI Hate (and twice as much for AAPI women)

Stop AAPI Hate (and twice as much for AAPI women)

I feel so hollow reading about all this violence against the AAPI community and even more so Asian women, yet somehow this act is not labeled a hate crime. A hate crime defined by the FBI is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias.  I don’t understand how this isn’t a very clear example of a hate crime against Asian women given the way this country has consistently portrayed our demographic in a way that takes away our humanity and reduces us to frail objects. When we are overrepresented in ways that dehumanize...

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Martha Santos

Welcome to the Ryōken Instinct Blog!

Hello, everyone! Welcome to our blog page! If you’ve made it here, I’m so excited to share with you all the things I’ve learned and all the things I will learn regarding canine wellness. I want to use this space to educate and elevate passionate dog owners without the character limits of Instagram. This blog will be where I bring up misconceptions I have had to relearn about in my research and why I am so confident in the products Ryōken brings to you. It’ll be my space to share with you the nitty gritty behind the scenes of what...

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