Any cat older than that detected eating litter should be taken to a veterinarian, since this behavior often indicates anemia or
other dietary deficiencies.
The fact is, supplementing with calcium alone without addressing
other dietary deficiencies offers marginal benefits.
Not exact matches
The researchers discovered that during periods of
dietary fiber
deficiency (in
other words: a diet that's not too dissimilar to a typical nutrient - deficient Western diet), the gut microbiota resorted to breaking down the colonic mucus barrier to obtain nutrients.
While not available in Whole Foods, you'll have to seek them out at your «
other» favorite local health - minded store, they're also a brand committed to recognizable ingredients for a whole host of
deficiencies and
dietary needs.
When energy metabolism becomes dysfunctional, when we have
deficiencies in the nutrients needed to support these pathways, or when we have genetic predispositions to tolerate certain
dietary factors poorly, the aldehydes may accumulate instead of being quickly metabolized to
other safer molecules.
Amino Acid Analysis allows for the identification of
dietary protein adequacy and amino acid balance, gastrointestinal dysfunctions, forms of protein intolerance, vitamin and mineral
deficiencies, renal and hepatic dysfunction, psychiatric abnormalities, susceptibility to inflammatory response and oxidative stress, reduced detoxification capacity and many
other inherent and acquired disorders in amino acid metabolism.
If you go «gluten - free» by simply just switching your diet to «gluten - free bread, gluten - free pizza, gluten - free pasta, gluten - free bagels, gluten - free Rice Krispies, and gluten - free cookies,» you have made no real
dietary changes and are setting yourself up for nutritional
deficiencies, weight gain, and a plethora of
other issues.
Digestive issues can arise for a variety of reasons including
dietary habits, prescription drug use, enzyme
deficiencies, inflammation, dysbiosis, infections, nervous system issues, motility problems and many
others.
YBOP suggests you see a competent medical professional to rule out psychological issues,
dietary deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, or
other organic causes.
Other very successful treatment is a holistic nutritional approach that is based on identifying and removing
dietary triggers of Hashimoto's disease, healing leaky gut syndrome, optimizing digestion and using whole foods to support immune system and correct nutritional
deficiencies.
While cats may be able to get energy from plant sources (especially calorically dense ones like nuts), they would have a difficult time meeting their
other dietary needs, and may suffer from extreme nutritional
deficiencies.
Usually strange eating habits are caused by a nutritional
deficiency caused by
dietary or absorption problems;
other times it is a behavioural issue which requires obedience training to prevent eating non-food items.