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How Do I Know if I am Feeding a Nutritionally Balanced Diet?

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A common concern for dog owners who are feeding a home prepared diet is whether or not it is ‘complete’. People worry that it won’t be nutritionally balanced and that their dog will miss essential nutrients that can only be found in commercial dog food.

Calcium – Balancing Your Dog’s Diet

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One of the most common questions asked when changing diets, either to raw, home cooked, a mixture of raw and home cooked or adding fresh food to kibble, is how to maintain balance in the diet. Let’s look at the meaning of the word ‘balance’. Most commonly it is referred to as the calcium/phosphorus ratio in the diet. Phosphorus is quite abundant in all foods. Calcium, however, is harder to find in foods. Commercial pet foods add calcium to bring the calcium/phosphorus ratios into balance. In the wild, dogs will consume bones from their prey which gives them the additional calcium needed.

Feeding Tips for Enhancing Your Dog’s Nutrition – December 2009

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For more detailed and updated information on the recipes contained in this article, we recommend Lew Olson’s book, Raw and Natural Nutrition for Dogs, found on Amazon.com for $11.53. This book not only contains recipes for raw and home cooked diets, but also diets for specific illnesses, mixing fresh food with kibble and information on dogs and digestion.

B-Naturals Newsletter – December 2009

Feeding Tips for Enhancing Your Dog's Nutrition

By Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Lew Olson and B-Natural's would like to say 'Thank You' to all of
our customers for their continued support throughout the year.

October 2009 – Fats and When to Reduce Fats in Diet

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Animal based fats are essential for dogs. They need fat for energy, to absorb fat soluble vitamins (vitamins E, A and D), protect the nerve fibers in the body and to protect the body from cold. Fat is also the ingredient found in food that makes it tasty for dogs. Fat also contains essential fatty acids, such as omega 6 and omega 3. These help with healthy skin and coat. Dog’s deficient in these fats (most often omega 3) may show skin problems, seborrhea, dermatitis and poor hair coat. It is always important to add EPA fish oil capsules to any dog’s diet.

Bodie’s Story

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Bodie is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Cattle Dog mix who survived Mandibular cancer. Bodie's owners used nutrition to help Bodie recover from cancer. This story was written by Bodie's owners.

Benny’s Story

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B-Naturals Newsletter – July, 2009 Benny's Story By Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health This month's article is a special story about Benny, a Great Dane puppy who was near death before he was surrendered by his owner. We'd like to offer our thanks to Sarah Hamilton and Benny's new owners, Jillian Morin and Phil Roach, for bringing us this story and giving us permission to share it with you.

Benny's Story

Essential Fatty Acids

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Essential Fatty Acids

By Lew Olson • March, 2004 Newsletter

Essential fatty acids are necessary components for the diet that help with healthy skin, hormone regulation, healthy fetal growth and development, reduced inflammation, and in some cases, they can also discourage tumor growth. They can also help to enhance the immune system. I will try to briefly explain the dynamics behind these fats and show a brief primer on how to use them most effectively.

Essential Fatty Acids

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Essential Fatty Acids

By Lew Olson • December 2001 Newsletter

Essential fatty acids are generally found in fish oils and many vegetables and vegetable oils. The body cannot make EFAs so they must be provided through our diet. The Omega-3 fatty acids are proving to be the most beneficial. Since most of our pet foods are made with animal fat, most are lacking in certain EFAs. EFAs good properties break down with heat processing and can grow rancid if not properly refrigerated. All rancid fats become free radical carriers, and are suspected of producing cancer in both people and their dogs.

Allergies and Essential Fatty Acids

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Allergies and Essential Fatty Acids

By Lew Olson • Winter 1997 Newsletter

Dog and cat allergies are probably one of the biggest reasons for today’s pet owner to visit their veterinarian. Allergies can manifest themselves in a variety of symptoms in a dog or cat. Most often in dogs, these symptoms are loss of hair coat, skin eruptions or rashes, foot licking, ear infections, itching and scratching, loss of hair around the eyes, flaky skin, oily skin and hot spots.