[NAGDU] Grain-free food

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Tue Dec 22 13:21:20 UTC 2015


I feed grain-free, because I believe it is healthier for my dog.  Dogs are
omnivorous, but mainly carnivores. However, my gal Echo lived to be 17, in
excellent health until the last year or so, and she ate food containing
rice all her life.
I personally think a "premium" grain-free food is best.  If it's not
grain-free, it should at least have human-grade food in it, not just
whatever died on the truck or from causes that make it unfit for human
consumption.  And meat should be at least the first ingredient on the
label, because dogs are meat-eaters.
I believe that quality food pays for itself with fewer health problems. 
But I do realize that premium food is more expensive than the stuff one
can buy at the supermarket, and grain-free is more expensive than
grain-full, probably because the grain is a filler for more expensive
ingredients, like meat.  So every person has to look at their own dog and
their own budget, and decide what's best for them.
Tracy

> Grains include oats, barley, rye, rices, and wheat. As unpopular as my
> opinion is, go grain-free. Feeding grains to dog drains the already
> poor store of amulace they possess. Amulace is the digestive enzyme
> that breaks down grains, which dogs have very little of. Feeding
> biologically inappropriate food is taxing on the pancreas and GI
> tract. The body can only take so much abuse and suffer so much
> internal inflammation before it starts exhibiting external signs like
> cancers, arthritis, organ diseases, diabetes, bowel disorders, and
> other inflammatory conditions.
> This decline in health happens over time. It doesn't drop down from
> the sky and just happen because a dog is a certain age, a certain
> breed, etc. All health challenges can be prevented, improved,
> reversed, or worsened by diet.
>
> There are people who think eating processed food and fast food
> everyday isn't bad for them because they are currently in good health,
> or don't have a diagnosable condition. Don't wait for a diagnosis to
> make positive changes. Do it while things are still preventable,
> reversible, and in working order.
> --
> Raven
> Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
> www.1am-editing.com
>
> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
> have or what you do.
>
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>> On 12/21/15, Elise Berkley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello, everyone.  This question may seem juvenile, but what is the
>>> concrn with grain-free foods?  I feed Becky Natural Balance Lamb and
>>> Rice dry food
>>>
>>> because this is what the school was feeding her when I got her.  This
>>> is considered not a grain-free food, right?  If I need to think about
>>> changing
>>>
>>> her food, I need to understand this better.  I thank you and Becky
>>> thanks you.
>>> Elise and Becky
>
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