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Minggu, 16 November 2014

Corn and Soy are Very Bad for Your Dog’s Cat’s Short and Long Term Health

In this article - the importance of eliminating Corn and Soy from your dogs and cats diet, failure to do so can cost your dog and cat its health and shorten its life-span.

Corn and Soy are NOT species appropriate foods for dogs and cats;

Corn and Soy (in North America) are grown from genetically modified, round-up ready agent orange seeds:
Remember agent orange and the Vietnam War?

Large Factory Farm corn and soy:

Are a source of carcinogens and toxins;
Contain endocrine disruptors;
Contain very high levels of pesticides.

Species Inappropriate

Grains are not part of a dog’s (or cat’s) natural diet - you can read more about that here. When a dog or cat is fed a diet that includes corn and/or soy and related derivatives the dog’s health is placed at grave risk.

Genetically Modified

Corn and soybeans in the USA and Canada are almost all grown from Genetically Modified (GM) seeds (shame on Monsanto!).

The long term affect of ingesting GM food is not known.

Genetically modified corn has now been proven to cause the growth of tumors.

High Levels of Photoestrogens and Phytates

Large factory farms use a method to process soy that:

Creates very high levels of photoestrogens in the processed soy;
Creates very high levels of phytates in the processed soy;

Photoestrogens

Photoestrogens mimic the bodys natural estrogen hormones;

For males this can lead to increased of cancer and reproductive issues;
For females this can lead to cancer and reproductive issues;
Photoestrogens are so powerful that a baby that consumes soy formula can end-up consuming the equivalent of 4 birth control pills a day;
Now compare the weight of a baby to that of many smaller dogs and to cats - and consider that many dog and cat foods have a high content of soy;
In addition it is important to note that any system in the body that is controlled by hormones, can be severely adversely effected by endocrine (hormone) disruptors;

Hormone disruptors are known to cause:

Learning disabilities;
Severe attention deficit disorders, hyper activity;
Cognitive and brain development problems;
Cancer.;

Goitrogens - a potent anti-thyroid photoestrogent present in soy, can cause thyroid disorders...

An ever increasing number of dogs are afflicted by thyroid problems - the source of the problem - soy in commercial dog and cat food and treats;

A mal-functioning thyroid can effect a dogs (cats) physical well being and mental well being;
A malfunctioning thryoid can be a contributing factor to aggressive-reactive behaviour in dogs.

Phytates:

Prevent the absorption of minerals;
Prevent the digestion of protein by interfering with the proper functioning of enzymes that digest protein.

This is serious trouble when you consider that the dog is already consuming a product that is low in nutritional value.
Traditional methods of processing soy by fermentation (as used in Japan and China) greatly reduces photoestrogens, and phytates, thus making consumption of the resulting soy, safe and nutritional.

High Levels of Pesticides

Large factory farm soybean crops receive heavy applications of the potent herbicide glyphosate - a powerful toxin and carcinogen.

As a result, the vast majority of soy derivatives used in both feedstock and human food is contaminated with high levels of glyphosate, i.e.:

Soybean oil;
Soy meal;
Soy milk;
Tofu, etc.;

Soy has one of the highest concentrations of pesticides in North American crops;

Consider that a dog that is on a grain-in diet:

Is already dealing with strain on its system as the diet it is on cannot meet its nutritional needs;
The dogs, cats kidneys and liver are forced to work overtime to process the build-up of toxins ingested with the soy and corn;
The dog is also forced to ingest pesticide which will further grow the toxic loading on its system.

Presence of Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins grow mainly on grains but they also grow on legumes - like peanuts, walnuts and pecans. This is one reason why you will hear some people say do not give your dogs nuts! Actually it is fine to give your dog peanuts or peanut butter - they are a good source of nutrition - just make sure you are giving them human grade.

Aflatoxins can also be found in cottonseed oil, fish meal and peanut oil.

Human grade foods are monitored for aflatoxins;

If aflatoxins are identified as being present, the product (such as grain) is not allowed to be sold for use in human food;

There are no such regulations for animal grade foods so aflatoxins are present in most commercial grade dog, cat and bird food;
A dogs or cats body can usually detoxify small amounts of aflatoxins, however;

When aflatoxins are constantly present in the diet the liver and kidney cannot keep-up and as a result toxic loading on the dogs/cats system increases.
The toxic load increases exponentially when the body is already struggling to process a host of other toxins.

Aflatoxins cause liver cancer.

So, to Protect the Health of your Companion Animal...

Check the ingredient list on your dogs, cats dry and wet food and treats and make sure that there is no corn and no soy in your dogs / cats food.

Holistic Support

If you require additional support and guidance I would be pleased to assist you via my Holistic Diet, Nutrition Wellness Services:

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Sabtu, 15 November 2014

What are meat by products in dog food

All of us love our dogs, right. So why do we give them a diet which we don’t really know much about. Well most of us assume that dog food available in the market is perfect for our pet dogs and that is the best thing we can get for them even if that means getting paying a big bill for all that food. Now we all should be aware of that food and there are quite a few things that we all should know.

First of all dog food can be responsible for many health problems mainly because of the ingredients they have. Most common ingredients are meat and meat products, fillers like wheat, soy corn and barley and even preservatives and additives to keep them from getting spoiled. Now I wonder, do you know about the meat by products in dog food which are used in the making.

Dogs being carnivore or omnivores should have a good portion of proteins in their diet, just as their natural members do. Dogs are the same family as wolves and wolves always eat meat which is one of the best sources of protein. So our pet dogs should have a similar diet or food. When you are giving dry kibble to our dogs, you should know the ingredients it has. It should always be clearly mentioned on the label. Unidentified meat or by products can mean meat of dead, slaughtered, uncared animals which can include meat of any animal including horses!

Although adding horse meat is not allowed in USA but it does finds its way in USA pet food market through some routes. By products can also mean parts of animals which do not find a better use. For example – chicken feet and necks. You just cannot know about the quality of such things. A lot of such food is too low quality even for consumption of dogs. The best thing you can do is to keep a check on what kind of a meat is added to your dog food.