Holistic dog food – a healthy diet means a healthy dog

Our modern lifestyle is often a reason for us to get in contact with more and more artificial and chemically engineered nutrients, and to get less access to healthy, 100% natural food. The same argument stands true for our dogs – we often buy a considerable portion of dog food and feed our pet the same thing for months at a time. We are not worried that the pet is not getting all the necessary nutrients, because the ads on the packed food all say that they have a full range of minerals and vitamins. Trying a holistic dog food system is different from merely pouring in a bowl of dried food twice a day, but the noticeable results on your pet’s overall health will be well worth it.

Ingredients for a complete holistic dog food system

Holistic dog food systems are created with the idea that the pet’s body has the best chances of growing healthy and to develop a robust immune system only if it receives natural nutrients. Holistic dog food is free of preservatives and artificial chemical elements that your dog wouldn’t normally encounter in a natural diet. Below you will find a shortened list of some of the food types and naturally produced chemical compounds that should become part of the holistic dog food regime:

• Chicken Meal
• Turkey Meal
• Brown Rice
• White Rice
• Lamb Meal
• Chicken Fat
• Herring Meal
• Flax Seed
• Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal
• Sunflower Oil
• Lecithin
• Monocalcium Phosphate
• Potassium Chloride
• Choline Chloride
• Rosemary Extract
• Sage Extract
• Yeast Culture
• Dried Enterococcus Faecium
• Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extracts

Holistic dog food essential nutrients

There are several other essential nutrients that your holistic dog food diet should include. Although you shouldn’t worry about identifying each element in your dog’s diet, make sure to serve some of the fresh food items mentioned in the previous list. Essential amino acids – the ones that create protein, the building blocks of any living organism – can be found in most of the items mentioned before. However, just so that you know you are following the correct holistic dog food diet, here are some of the amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that should never be absent from the meals you serve our dog.

• Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
• Iron Amino Acid Chelate
• Copper Amino Acid Chelate
• Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate
• Vitamin A Supplement
• Vitamin D3 Supplement
• Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C)
• Niacin
• Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1)
• Riboflavin (source of B2)
• Beta Carotene
• Calcium Pantothenate
• Vitamin B6
• Calcium Iodate
• Folic Acid
• Sodium Selenite
• Vitamin B12 Supplement

Pet nutrition

Because of our busy lifestyles, we often find that following a strict holistic approach is challenging. However, even if you do feed your dog artificially preserved and manufactured food, try to include portions of fresh and natural food as often as possible.