In this video i'll talk about the best supplements to add to dog food with five important ways to
boost your dog's kibble diet quickly and so you can get on and get them healthy at longer term.
Hi i'm Dan Scott, canine nutrition and home remedy specialist, and if you're new here
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and feel free to comment or ask questions below. What's the one thing you would do to make your dog
healthier happier or longer lived? Over many years of research practice and feedback from pet parents
i've come to know some important changes you can make to your dog that make a big and beneficial
impact on their health as it has for so many others. With this in mind here's five important
ways you can boost your dog's health fast and feel like you're really making an important
leap forward with their health and well-being. All five are pretty simple to take action on
will really benefit your dog and reduce the risk of acute disease. The very first thing you can
do is to really help your dog balance their gut flora levels for smoother and more trouble free
digestion. The bacteria that line the walls of your dog's gut form 80% of their immune system
and the immune system has the vital role of protecting your dog's body to disease.
One of the issues with kibble is its high starch content which feeds bad bacteria and dogs on a
kibble diet for a long time generally have poor gut health due to the buildup of bad bacteria.
This leads to inflammatory health problems as balanced gastrointestinal flora is fundamental
to healthy digestion and immune system balance. If your dog suffers allergies, skin problems,
liver issues, bad gas, yeast infections, internally or externally or diarrhea problems,
these examples are related to poor gut health and a compromised immune system.
Since kibble lacks good bacteria now is a vital time to give your dog the friendly bacteria they
desperately need. Probiotics do an excellent job of balancing your dog's gut bacteria levels.
Balanced gut bacteria leads to healthy digestion and a stronger more balanced immune system
because gastrointestinal health has a direct correlation to your dog's overall well-being.
Adding probiotics to your dog's diet will do wonders for the dog's digestive system
transforming their health for the better. There's no prep no fuss,
you simply add a small amount to your dog's meals and watch what happens over the following weeks
and i'll leave a link in the description below and above to my favorite class leading probiotic that
also includes a prebiotic to help maintain the newly introduced probiotics. You may believe your
dog is totally healthy eating kibble or canned pet food but there are many essential nutrients not
yet discovered while others are judged unnecessary by the governing body for pet nutrition. These
biological molecules are used in many chemical processes throughout nature helping to maintain
and preserve life. Enzymes are mostly proteins acting as a mechanism in metabolic reactions
throughout the dog's body to maintain a healthy balance. When mutation happens or production
stops, disease will shortly follow. When your dog was born their cells were programmed to make
a fixed quantity of enzymes during their lifetime. Only food can provide the enzyme deficit.
Because kibble contains zero live enzymes, your dog's body is stressed by the work of
producing all the enzymes needed at every meal indefinitely. This means your dog becomes under
supplied and susceptible to disease and breakdown. Glands as well as major organs become stressed
from enzyme deficiency and this becomes more apparent as your dog ages and loses vitality.
If a dog has spent most of its own enzymes and isn't getting any in their diet and kibble fed
dogs don't get any, their cellular functions and health will rapidly decline. Kibble and canned
dog food does not contain live enzymes, why? because kibble is cooked at high temperatures
which kills all the live enzymes leaving it as denatured food and your dog is left with an
enzyme deficiency. Because enzyme deficiency affects every dog differently it can appear in any
number of metabolic diseases and making it hard to diagnose in severe cases, vets can test your
dog's blood enzyme levels but low grade enzyme deficits can easily be missed over the long term.
Feeding a raw food diet provides all the natural enzymes dogs have gained through millennia of
evolutionary development. These live enzymes mean the DNA in the dog's cells maintains its strength
and reliability. If your dogs on a kibble-only diet, it's vital to include a digestive enzyme
supplement. Dogs who are getting enough digestive enzymes have the following: better immune health,
better skin health, better more luxuriant coat with less shedding, stronger more free
moving joints, healthier teeth and gums, and get more better nutrient absorption from their food.
But remember when your dog's genetically programmed amount of enzymes have gone,
that's it they're gone, there's no more, so now's a great time to make sure your dog is getting
enough enzymes in their kibble diet. And i'll leave a link in the description below or the link
above to one of the best and USA made. I don't skimp on enzymes, very important, get it and watch
the difference it makes to your dog's health. It'll last a whole year too with 364 servings for
dogs under 50 pounds. Number three is high quality protein. Your kibble-fed dog's health is a sign of
the quality of the proteins they eat. The protein in meat by products not used for human consumption
is a very low quality and very different to what you can expect from supermarket meats.
Dry dog food ingredients are processed at very high temperatures, killing all enzyme life,
which means cooked meats used in kibble and canned dog food have no enzymes to help your dog absorb
nutrients from the food. So here's a great protein rich source for dogs, Proper Nutrition Seacure is
an easy to absorb protein concentrate of nearly 100% assimilated nutrients naturally derived from
deep ocean whitefish. The fish protein concentrate provides a pre-digested source of bioactive
peptides and biogenic amines kind to kidneys along with essential minerals and omega-3 fatty acids.
These protein elements essential to proper hormonal immune and neurological functions
are provided by Secure in their simplest forms and therefore are readily absorbed by your dog's body.
These essential proteins help to support the cells in your dog's gastrointestinal tract
and regulate bowel functions ideal to help with digestive system problems like weight loss,
diarrhea, gas and inflammatory bowel disease, EPI, skin issues, as well as to promote general
healing after an injury, illness, or surgery. Simply add to your dog's current food, dogs
love the smell and taste and will do older dogs gastrointestinal systems the world of good and
something you'll notice visibly within weeks. Use together with the probiotics for maximum uptake.
The fourth way to boost your kibble-fed dog's health long-term that will have a major and
beneficial impact is with healthier fats. Fats play a highly significant role in your dog's diet,
they provide energy form the covering of all the cells in your dog's body help absorb fat soluble
vitamins and regulate important hormones. This is where you can be sure your dog is getting enough
of the right kind of fats because kibble does not contain the balance of oils your dog needs.
You can supplement your dog with fish oil alone, as the Omega 3 oil in fish oils can reduce
inflammation to help protect from conditions such as heart disease, arthritis, and cancer.
However it's important not to give your dog fish oil alone, why? because many people supplement
with fish oil alone and they don't realize the longer term damage they're doing to their dog.
Fish oil is not well absorbed because it does not have all the important co-factors
like other fats for assimilation and long term it drains your dog's body of vitamin E.
It's the combination of oils that really makes a big difference. By feeding well-balanced fats
you'll improve your dog's health and well-being, increase longevity, while building their mental
capability, and behavior. The fats added to kibble go off fast. The problem with fats added to kibble
is that they very quickly go rancid once the bag is opened and oxygen gets into it and you'll
know this from smelling that foul odour that builds up once the bag of kibble's been opened.
And symptoms of omega-3 deficiency include dogs can fatigue easily, get a dry coat, get dry flaky
or itchy, have brittle nails, and suffer joint pain much more easily. Fats must be high quality
and completely fresh. Because fats quickly become rancid and decrease the nutritional value of food,
this can lead to diarrhea issues, heart problems, liver disease, macular degeneration including cell
damage, arthritis, cancer, and even death. This is why it's important to stay away from kibbles
with added fats as they'll oxidize and spoil fast when the bag is opened and the air gets in.
So what to give your dog if they eat a kibble diet? Feed a combination of real fish like
canned sardines, a high quality fish oil or better still an organic hemp seed oil which is long-term
stable after opening and contains lots of vitamin E vital to assimilate the other oils in the body.
Now your dog gets the benefits of whole fish with vitamin D, Selenium, protein,
and it's all important co-factors with a more complete fatty acid profile plus the extra EPA
and DHA and the essential vitamin E in the hemp oil. So my recommendation is to feed your dog
canned sardines (packed in water only) twice per week and simply add to the kibble meal.
Feed a 12 pound dog a half can a week, a 25 pound dog one can a week, and a 60 pound dog
two cans a week, and just spread between the meals during the week. Choose a high quality
fish oil in the natural triglyceride form or better still an organic hemp seed oil
which is stable after opening, cold pressed, contaminant free, does not oxidize or go rancid,
and contains lots of vitamin E. Simply add one level teaspoon per one pound of dog food.
If your dog is suffering from age-related health problems and generally lacks vitality
then using a combination of whole fish, quality oil with vitamin E will make all the difference
and i'll leave links to excellent choices in the description below and at links above. Number five
is to add specialist herbs to your dog's diet to help expel toxins, bring relief to the kidneys and
the liver, support healthy digestion, and reduce skin health problems, including ear infections.
You can buy a host of natural herbal remedies to perform various healing functions but my favorite
and by far the more convenient and cost effective way is to get a product called Green Vibrance from
Vibrant Health. This freeze-dried greens product i've been using for 20 years and from my research
over the years is the best available in the world today and something i'm happy to share with you.
These super greens are nature's powerhouse vitamin, antioxidant, immune, skeletal,
liver, enzyme and probiotic support. Supergreens are freeze-dried greens that are nutritionally
valuable food supplement that contain a huge variety of beneficial plant-based ingredients.
They retain their nutritive value and they're super simple, quick and easy to add to your
dog's meals and your dog's overall health gets to benefit. The 74 ingredients in the greens will
provide the help needed to boost your dog's food. They come with 12 strains of pre and probiotics,
beta glucans, antioxidants, natural vitamins, minerals, immune system boosters, enzymes,
joint support, liver and kidney support, and other plant-based micronutrition,
all much needed by our dogs and all in one health supplement needed to reduce your dog's
health issues. Modern pet food provides fewer nutrients despite the labeling, the micronutrients
in the super greens fill in the nutritional gaps left out by the commercial pet food, essentially
your dog gets a one-stop solution covering a range of dog health supplements at a fraction of the
overall cost. Please note that this supplement covers the pre and probiotics in number one
and it also covers the enzymes your dog needs in number two, so if you get this product you
won't need the first two products as it already has them in it. The tub comes with a scoop that
you fil to level for an average human adult of 150 pounds, so adjust buy your dog's weight,
for example a 25 pound dog would equal one sixth of a scoop, fifty pound dog would be a third of
a scoop, and a hundred pound dog, two thirds of a scoop. If you have a ten pound Chihuahua
for example, just give them a large pinch by hand or 1/4tsp. Feed the super greens daily,
they're safe and no known side effects and keep in the freezer for long-term freshness and
i'll leave a link to them in the description below and at the link above. And as an extra step,
there's my ebook called Feed Your Dog Better. In the e-book is my comprehensive Healthier Kibble
Diet for those persistent health problems such as arthritis, allergy related skin and coat problems,
digestive complaint, and yeast infections like ear infection. The diet will help you quickly begin
to solve many of your dog's health problems and you'll see a link to a video in the description
below explaining more about the Healthier Kibble Diet. The modern kibble diet for dogs is two
starch rich, too additive laden, and our dogs are not meant to eat food in that concentration.
So by making simple changes such as including probiotics, enzymes, concentrated proteins,
healthy balanced oils, or simply incorporating the Healthier Kibble Diet, your dog's nutrition
will greatly improve and your dog's day-to-day health issues will decline. And if you found this
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