Published on January 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
A raw food diet consists of fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds, grains, sea vegetables, and other organic/natural foods that have not been processed. We all know that cooking removes many nutrients and vitamins from the food that we eat. A raw food diet will give you the raw minerals and nutrients that come from eating uncooked foods. For instance, when you eat a raw carrot, you can conclude that it has more nutrients and vitamins compared to the cooked one.
Tags: Fruits Vegetables, Grains, minerals, Nutrients, Nuts, Raw Carrot, Raw Diet, Raw Food Diet, Sea Vegetables, Seeds, Vitamins
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Published on January 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
If you are aiming to lose your excess pounds and inches, then you should simply not lower your food intake or spend more time at the gym. One smart thing to do is to consider making bigger changes in your eating habits. One such example is to incorporate raw foods into your diet as this kind of food can help you reduce weight. Foods that are raw are also great to include in your weight maintenance diet.
Tags: Eating Habits, Excess Pounds, Food Intake, Incorporate, Incorporating, Raw Diet, Raw Foods, Weight Loss Diet, Weight Maintenance
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Published on January 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Remember I said I’d be taking a couple of my dogs to 2 new in town vets and purposely leave out the fact they were raw fed until after I inquired about how they felt about a raw diet? WELL…Friday afternoon I did!
1st Vet: After waiting for a while because they couldn’t find me in the computer, I was invited back. The vet (who will remain nameless) couldn’t believe how good Itor looked for his age and commented on how “nice” of a dog he is…(yeah right). I asked about how he felt about a raw diet and he went on about a 15 minute tirade of how it’s deadly and nearly animal abuse and how my dogs could die of Salmonella or E. Coli if switched to a raw diet. I asked if he had ever treated dogs with Salmonella or E. Coli poisoning he said yes, one case of E. Coli which was fatal…the cause? The dog ate recalled DOG FOOD…way to drive home your point there doc! Then I dropped the bomb: “Well Itor was weaned on raw hamburger as a 4 week old puppy and has eaten raw ever since…”…his response “Well…if he’s doing good on it, and he seemingly is, I wouldn’t change anything”.
2nd Vet: This place was a little more laid back, not as Ritzy…had a homey feel, I liked it! We went back to the exam room and everything was what you’d expect, I got a multitude of compliments from the Techs and Vet on Hannibal and his boyish handsomeness and great looking coat and muscle tone and again on Itor’s niceness -chuckles under breath-. So at the end of the “Everything looks GREAT” examination, I asked about the raw diet!
This time I was told the same banter, E. Coli, Salmonella…I again asked if she had ever treated a dog with either ailment, she admitted no she had not. She did however recall a woman who shows Amstaffs in my city (I’ve heard of her). She switched to raw (didn’t know you were supposed to feed organ meats) and her dogs went downhill (duh) and she finally switched back to kibble. The vet then told me she had “Never seen a dog fed a raw diet that impressed” her. I then told her the dogs she’d just examined had been fed a raw diet since 4-8 weeks of age…her response was “Well I can’t say I’ve never seen a raw fed dog who didn’t impress me anymore!”.
Legit: For those of you who feed raw diets, what do your vets think? For those who do not, Monday, why don’t you call in and ask what your vets think about a properly fed raw diet (one with organ and bone fed)? I’m sure the answers will be hilarious! And lastly for those AGAINST raw feeding, are your reasons the same as these vets, are you worried most about e. coli/salmonella…or is there something else that bothers you? No TD’s from me, everybody is welcomed to answer!
Real Dog Food!
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An “unbalanced” raw diet has turned this:
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Into this this 45 pound mongrel (and 4mo and 27 days), haha:
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Tags: Ailment, Animal Abuse, Banter, Dog Food, E Coli, Friday Afternoon, Hannibal, Laid Back, Multitude, Muscle Tone, Niceness, Open Question, Organ Meats, puppy, Raw Diet, Raw Hamburger, Salmonella, Thought Provoking Questions, Tirade, Vet
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