Healthy Dog Nutrition Secrets: Disease-specific nutrition to help prevent illness and aid in recovery - Paperback

by Sylvia Dickens (Author)

Fight disease naturally through nutrition.

Do you know if your dog food contains toxic ingredients? Does it contain all the proper nutrients? Did you know that if the food is lacking in some way, your healthy dog is going to get sick?

Here are some of the health problems he or she could face: poor physical development, weak bone structure, diseased joints, internal infections, mental problems, major illnesses (diabetes, cancer, liver disease, etc.), poor coat, bad teeth... and many other conditions.

Would it surprise you to know that you can help prevent diseases in your dog through nutrition? If your dog already has a condition, you can help in the recovery process by making simple adjustments to your dog's diet. Where ongoing disease persists, you can ease the pain and suffering.

All you do is switch your dog to an entirely new diet that is loaded with the right nutrients... nutrients that actually fight disease naturally. You can get it from quality commercial food and from nutrient-rich homemade dishes.

Healthy Dog Nutrition Secrets will help guide you in how to prepare high quality nutritious meals for your dog. If you prefer to use commercial foods, it will teach what to look for to ensure it provides the right nutrients. It also shows how to improve the food's value by adding the right combination of ingredients.

Healthy Dog Nutrition Secrets offers disease specific nutrition advice to help prevent illness and aid in recovery. It spells out exactly what you need to know about dangerous toxins and healthy nutrition. It provides a wealth of information on dog nutrition and how it can affect your dog's ability to fend off and recover from typical illnesses.

The book focuses on specific diseases that are common in dogs, from minor issues like fleas and allergies to more serious ones like diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, and heart problems.

You don't have to just hope for the best where your dog's health is concerned. You can take action now.

• Discover what foods encourage health in your dog.
• Find out what foods are dangerous and even lethal to dogs.
• Get advice on specific diseases, how to prevent them and how to treat them naturally through dietary changes.

This comprehensive manual begins with an overview of certain diets - the good and the bad. It provides a breakdown of all the nutrients your dog needs through all stages of life and how they help maintain health. It explains which foods help prevent illnesses and which ones treat many of the diseases that pose a threat to your dog.

Here's a glimpse of what the book covers:

• Vegetarian Dog Food
• Do-It-Yourself Vegetarian Dog Diet
• People Food - Good and Bad
• What is the raw food diet?
• Basics of Nutrition
• The Truth About Garlic
• Disease-Specific Nutrition
• Allergies
• Bladder Disease
• Blood disorders
• Bones, Joints, Arthritis
• Glucosamine and Chondroitin for arthritis and hip dysplasia
• How to Ease Arthritis Pain In Your Dog
• Cancer
• Dietary recommendations for dogs with cancer
• Anti-cancer diet suggestion
• Raw Food Diets and Cancer Patients
• Cataracts
• Diabetes
• Digestive System
• Heart Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Liver Disease
• Osteoporosis
• Overweight
• Respiratory Issues
• Skin & Coat Problems
• Shedding

Plus a whole lot more. The book also includes a complete section on dog food recipes you can make at home.

Author Biography

Sylvia Dickens is an award-winning journalist with 30+ years' experience in news and feature article research and writing. Now retired, she lives in Ontario Canada with her current dog, Tyler, a 7-year-old Shepherd-Retriever mix that she adopted from the local humane society. This is one of several dogs she has adopted. Her previous adoptees were Cindy, a lab-chow mix and an American Eskimo Spitz, Kobe. Prior to that, she enjoyed many fun hours with her other American Eskimo, Nikki, who lived a relatively healthy life which lasted over 16 years. She has had dogs around her all of her life, beginning with an English Cocker Spaniel that her parents brought with them when they immigrated to Canada from England in 1952. Through extensive research and first-hand experiences, Sylvia gathers information to write on various dog themes for her newsletter and blog, Dog Talk Weekly. They contain a wealth of information and advice about dog health issues, dog training, dog nutrition, dog care in general, and features on different dog breeds. It also offers tips on adopting a dog, buying toys, plus fun and exercise ideas and a lot more. She plans to continue her work providing helpful tips and advice to other dog owners with information gathered from various sources as well as from her own personal experiences as a dog owner. . .