Healthy Herbs for your Dog

Vegatables, herbs and lean protein sources are great ways to help your best friend to stay healthy. There are king vegtables that can really assist your best friend to stay in top notch condtion, both inside and out! Keeping the right blend of nutrition is key to keeping your dog's holistic and healthy path towards a super strong immune system. It is easy to implement this program into your day to day routine, by just visiting the grocery store, and keeping some key items around the house to mix in with your dog's regular food.

First on dog food: it is very important to find a dog food that excludes corn, by-products, and one that is made in the USA. So many dog food companies have had pet food recalls, and many are not true to natural and nutritious ingrediants like peas, whole meat(chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, salmon, and venison)sweet potatoes, eggs, Oats, Vegetable Broth, Pearled Barley, Flax Seed, Salmon Oil, apples, Blueberries, Green Beans, Carrots, Cranberries, Zucchini, Alfalfa, to name a few. Some people mistake "meat meal" or you might see chicken meal on the label for instance-as a good protein option. If it dosen't say chicken, it is some other part of the chicken, like the beak, feet, feathers etc. Rice and corn are fillers, and as such, should be avoided. It will not be a healthy, holistic option for your dog.

Secondly, dog's need to eat twice a day, so mixing some king foods like:

• • Canned pumpkin

  • Sweet potatoes

  • Raw eggs

  • Green Beans

  • Parsley

  • Sea kelp

  • Melons

  • Yogurt

  • Pineapple

All are great vitamin C options, and have a wealth of fiber, energy, and body cleansing properties. Parsley in particular, does amazing things for both humans and dogs, by providing a range of vitamins and minerals that any mult-vitamin cannot beat. It is so inexpensive, and easy to grow, you are missing years of life if you do not add raw, fresh parsley to any diet.

All items are best fed via an organic farm, as any pesticides or chemicals can be triple threats to our smaller best friends. Keep these items handy, being sure to mix with your best dog food of choice, and you will be visiting the vet less for allergies, digestion issues, and true life threatening issues.

Visit our friends at Halo pets, to read more:

http://www.halopets.com/pet-education/pet-articles/ingredients-to-avoid.html