Companion Animals - Doggy Diseases 

Our companion animals are not spared the calamitous deterioration in our eating habits.

Dogs are suffering ever more from inflammatory disorders involving the skin, joints and kidneys. They are suffering ever more from cancer, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Dogs are even suffering behavioral problems – depression, irritability and disobedience.

Just like humans, dogs have many nutritional needs that are not met in today’s diet. Particularly, proprietary pet-foods are just as deficient in many nutrients as human processed foods.

One of the biggest errors is an unbalanced essential fatty acid ratio. Just like humans, dogs need to get their omega 3 oils and omega 6 oils in a 1:1 ratio. 

Pet foods (and of course household scraps) are hopelessly unbalanced in favor of omega 6. This leads to the same clutch of diseases as in humans – cardio-vascular, cancer, immune system, diabetes – even schizophrenia and aggressivity.

Moral? Feed your dog with fresh foods consisting of meat and the occasional fresh vegetable hash. Cereals and dairy are just as bad for dogs as they are for humans – read the labels. Consider using flax oil as a supplement.