Nutrition
To help prevent cancer, feed optimally. And what does that mean? It means feeding food that still has enough healing energy that you can tell what it is. Kibble cannot bring health
Feed deeply pigmented veggies: carrots, green beans, broccoli, bok choy, pumpkin, & kale. Steam and puree vegetables as Gloldens don’t have as long a large intestine as we humans do and they aren't able to absorb vegetable nutrients very well when served raw. Sure offer some raw veggies, but that’s for the teeth. Give the majority of vegetables pre-digested by your blender. Veggies can make up about 1/3 of total diet. Start slowly and gradually increase what you're offering. You'll eat better too. And, much as we push deeply pigmented veggies, cauliflower is ok, too.
Feed deeply pigmented fruits: blueberries, blackberries, watermelon & cantaloupe. Go slowly. Some Goldens are allergic to food, and if so, they’re more likely to react to strawberries than to watermelon, so try watermelon first.
Feed Omega 3 fatty acids from fish: sardines in water, salmon skin, and oily fish. Tuna has had oil processed out of it and that’s why canned tuna is more “dry” than canned salmon. Give Nordic Natural’s cod liver oil or Omega 3 Pet. You can purchase it on line Nordic Naturals or from your holistic veterinarian.
Feed Omega 3 fatty acids from flax: Nothing beats Missing Link. Missing Link Vet is a great product for dogs because it provides lignin in the flax, which helps decrease cancer. Flax oil is ok, but it doesn’t have a high concentration of lignin. There are some new products on the market that are lignin enriched, but they’re expensive and don’t have years of research behind them yet. For safety's sake, stick with a product with a good track record, Missing Link. You can purchase it on line Missing Link or from your holistic veterinarian.
In our next entry, we’ll cover Goldens, cancer, and how herbs can help.
