In addition, what is
the point of a raw food diet when we have an abundance of scientific evidence showing that a vegan diet including mixed raw and cooked plants can eliminate chronic illnesses and extend ones life span significantly.
Not exact matches
As evidence
of our need for the flames, he
points to research showing that modern women who follow an all or mostly
raw food diet often don't menstruate — something that's clearly needed for species propagation.
An elimination
diet is cutting out, perhaps slowly, one by one so you don't have a lot
of withdrawal symptoms, cutting out coffee, cutting out alcohol, cutting out fried
foods, and then you cut out meat, and then you cut out oils, and then you cut out carbs, and then you cut out cooked vegetables and you get down to the
point where you are just eating
raw and you see how you feel, and you keep a diary during that time.
Those who develop processed dog
foods and those who feed these
diets point out the scientific reports that back their claims; those who feed BARF are equally as adamant that their anecdotal evidence about dog health and well - being proves the value
of fresh,
raw food.
So we wanted to
point out the pros and cons
of a
raw food diet for your dog.
A healthy
diet of raw, minimally processed
food (
point 1 in my previous post) often helps animals maintain a healthy weight.
He hates the idea
of feeding the dog a
raw diet, I have brought the subject up from the
point of view as how the dog would eat that way if in the wild, be he keeps telling me that she is a dog and just feed her dry dog
food.
While they do have a couple
of health conditions that may need special attention or possibly a prescription
diet at some
point, most Birmans should do well on good quality
foods that are available commercially (unless you plan to feed a
raw or homemade
diet).
Proponents
of raw food diets point out that wild dogs eat
raw meat, and that dogs» teeth are designed for crushing
raw bones.
Proponents
of a
raw food diet for dogs often bring up the
point that the domesticated dog descended from the wolf 14,000 years ago.
Matt Koss, president and founder
of San Francisco - based
food manufacturer Primal Pet Foods, Inc.,
points out that this format enables people to derive all the benefits that go with feeding their dogs a
raw diet, but without all the muss and fuss.
While she acknowledges the convenience afforded by shelf - stable freeze - dried products, Nicole Lindsley vice president
of marketing for Steve's Real
Food — which offers a full line
of raw frozen
diets with 100 - percent U.S. - sourced ingredients —
points out that selling only this part
of the category has its drawbacks.