so new studies show that eating processed foods will reward you with a much shorter life
expectancy compared to people eating fresh whole foods so what does that mean for dogs that need
to process food every meal of their lives today i want to show you the top four problems with kibble
but don't worry i'll show you how to make a food topper with just six or seven simple ingredients
that will help protect your dog from the dark side of processed foods before we get started make sure
you subscribe to this channel and if you're on youtube click the alert notification so this 2021
study is really eye-opening researchers found that the more processed foods that people eat
the higher the all-cause mortality rate which means death from all causes
and substituting processed foods with fresher mentally processed foods decreased the mortality
rate so the obvious answer is your dog needs to eat fresh whole foods to have the best
chance at a long and healthy life that's why so many people are fanatical about raw diets
so if you can feed a raw fresh food diet then i would really really encourage you to do that
and we have free recipes to get you started on the dogs naturally site and in the description below
but listen i know that not all of you can afford to feed your dog a 100
fresh food diet so i'm here to help i'm gonna show you some easy and inexpensive ways to make your
dogs kibble a lot more like real food with this simple dog food mixer recipe okay so the first
problem with kibble and other processed foods is that they're antioxidant pore real fresh food
contains plant compounds called polyphenols and they promote a healthy gut by feeding gut bacteria
and a healthy immune system because the gut bacteria produce short chain fatty acids when
they eat polyphenols now this makes them work magic in the body and fight chronic inflammation
by reducing free radical damage now free radicals are unstable molecules that steal electrons from
molecules and cell membranes and they're a significant cause of disease and aging
and kibble is a problem for two reasons first it often contains molds and pesticides that ramp up
free radical production and unlike fresh foods it doesn't contain much in the way of antioxidants to
fight that damage so the first thing you need to do is add antioxidants to your dog's food
now my favorite source of antioxidants is just fresh berries and veggies in fact studies show
that dogs that eat green yellow and orange veggies just three times a week had a 90 percent decrease
in cancer risk while those eating only cruciferous veggies had a 70 percent decrease so mulch up some
broccoli sprouts broccoli zucchini blueberries whatever you can find and add them as five to ten
percent of your dog's diet at least three times a week okay now that you've added antioxidants you
have to clean up the toxins look i don't mean to hate on kibble but it does contain toxins
like aflatoxins glyphosate heterocyclic ammons even flame retardants have been found in kibble
so you have to get those heavy metals and toxins out of your dog before they damage the organs
now if you've decided to mulch up some broccoli or sprouts for your dogs and you're already halfway
there the sulforaphane in cruciferous veggies helps the liver detox these dangerous metals
and i'd also add a clay like bentonite or zeolite humic or fulvic acid these will bind to toxins in
the intestines and will help prevent them from reaching the liver in the first place
but you're not done yet adding mushrooms like reishi shiitake or maitake will provide your dog
with glutathione which is an antioxidant that also protects the liver and helps it clean the
crap out and mushrooms are the only good source of beta-glucan which is an immune boosting poly
polysaccharide this is a really important study showing that eating mushrooms daily was associated
with a lower risk of all causes of death they're just too important to ignore so make sure your dog
gets a small amount of mushrooms virtually every day just make sure they're cooked or a double
extracted mushroom powder raw mushrooms can be really hard on your dog's gut okay so now that
we've added lots of antioxidants and we've helped protect the liver and the organs from toxins
and kibble we've got two jobs left another problem with kibble is that it contains too much starch
that's what makes it cheap your dog can get protein and nutrients from carbohydrates but
this comes at a cost to his health starchy foods feed the wrong bacteria species in your dog's gut
and yeast like canada and malazio what gets fed too now these guys will eat that starch
and they poop out toxic byproducts that will irritate the gut lining and cause leaky gut
and the result is rampant inflammation that often looks like allergies but in most cases the itch
is because your dog's immune system is just on fire trying to deal with undigested food and
toxins that escape the gut so it's important to give probiotics to any dog eating kibble
you can try fermented foods but many dogs can't tolerate them and it can make them itchier i
think the best choice is soil-based probiotics because your dog is lacking in these important
bugs in the wild animals eat a lot of dirt along with the important bacteria that lives in the dirt
so soil-based probiotics will put that healthy earth back into your dog and help build up healthy
bacteria species that will keep the harmful starch eating populations down to a healthier level
and finally we have to fix the fats kibble is usually way too high in inflammatory omega-6 fats
so you need to add anti-inflammatory fats now chronic inflammation will just wear out your
dog's cells and organs and this is the cause of most chronic diseases like cancer kidney failure
dementia heart disease and more so you need to add fish oil squid oil or green lip muscle oil
to your dog's food every day if you're worried about the health of the oceans then please choose
green lip muscles because they're sustainable and there's no bycatch plus they contain extra
anti-inflammatory fats that aren't found in fish oil and if you want to go the extra mile then add
a source of gamma linolenic acid which is another inflammatory fat that only comes from plants
and you can get this from ahi flour oil hemp seed oil or evening primrose oil
okay so let's quickly summarize here's what you need to add to your dog's kibble
first five to ten percent of his diet should be mulched up berries and cruciferous veggies
if you can find broccoli sprouts then feed them only every day this will reduce your dog's risk
of cancer help protect his liver and kidneys and keep inflammation down oh and it'll make them a
lot less likely to get cancer so don't skip this step second add some form of dirt like bentonite
zeolite humic or fulvic acid alternatively you can give your dog some chlorella every
day they'll bind to toxins and move them out with a poop before they do damage to your dog's organs
third add fresh cooked mushrooms or a whole mushroom extract powder this will help protect
your dog by getting toxins out of his bodies keeping inflammation down and just flat out make
him live longer because it reduces his cancer risk fourth add probiotics this will protect your dog's
immune system and his gut from the inflammation caused by those starch-eating bacteria species
ideally they'll be soil-based probiotics but any probiotic will do and finally add
a source of omega-3 fats once again this will reduce inflammation plus omega-3 fats will help
protect the gut lining from inflammation now these five simple steps will make your dog's
kibble a heck of a lot more like real food without the cost and complexity of a raw freeze-dried diet
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