The new year always holds such promise and hope that we will do things differently and change our behaviours from the previous year. The main thing that most of us want to change about ourselves, is what we eat and how much we eat as we all know that being healthy means losing that extra round girth!
I have to confess that this is the very first year in such a very long time that I stood on the scales and amazingly found myself to be lighter than I’ve ever been now that I follow a low FODMAP vegan wholefood diet – hoorah – I am eating exactly the same foods as I recommend you feed your dogs that Ruff and I eat!!:)
It is only in my 50’s that I am finally able to control my weight and my IBS and everything that I have learnt about my own vegan nutrition has come from helping you feed your dog a balanced plant-based diet! My entire journey 5 years ago started with my desire to help owners feed their pets more kindly as the obesity epidemic in our pets really upset me.
Everything that I have learnt on my journey about nutrition has been fascinating – for both us and our dogs, as every aspect of a wholefood plant-based diet for us and our dogs ensures that we feed our gut bacteria correctly. This is the basis of maintaining a healthy weight for all of us. Did you know that if you were treated with antibiotics as a child which would have disrupted your good bacteria, you are far more likely to suffer from obesity and diabetes as an adult?!
Studies that have been done on obesity in humans have used dogs as a study material and in particular, the gut microbiome of dogs as we share the same gut bacteria as our dogs!!!
Carrying extra fat means extra cells, which makes you and your dog more prone to cancer as there is more chance statistically of the extra cells mutating and changing into cancer cells. Very simply too, fat cells release their own hormones that result in overall inflammation in the body that either causes extra arthritic pain in your dog, or it affects the delicate balance of hormones in the body that can result in a suppression of the immunity and all sorts of allergic conditions can develop. Inflammation also results in a greater risk of cancer which is why I am so determined to sort out my IBS and the IBD and allergies of SO many of your dogs.
Healthy, natural plant-based is the best way to control this!
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Arielle Vegan Vet
Esther the Wonder Pig
This is a picture of a sixteen year old girl that is under more pressure than any of us can likely even fathom, enjoying a quiet day with a pig she loves, with cupcakes and a smile on their faces
An Emotional Day
As a vet, I experienced an emotional rollercoaster of a day and for the first time in my 25 years as a vet; I crumbled into a crying mess
Shouldn’t we all eat what we feed our chickens?
When it comes to sustainability in our food choices to ensure a future for both ourselves and the animals around us, the proof is out there that a plant-based diet is the healthiest
Get rid of the dog!
The contestants had no idea that the family dog, fed two predominantly animal meat-based meals a day, was contributing to more carbon emissions that either the car or the human family meals!
A message of hope
It’s a reminder for us all that giant leaps often start with small steps
Game Changers Changing Dog Food
FINALLY WE HAVE SCIENCE TO PROVE THAT EATING WHAT WE FEED THESE ANIMALS IS FAR HEALTHIER FOR US THAN FEEDING OFF THEIR MUSCLE!!
Mars petfood said to be developing a meat-free pet food!
I am very excited to read that the multi-national food corporate Mars who own Pedigree and Whiskas pet foods, are finally concerned about the environmental impact of farming and are looking at meat substitutes for pet food!
The life of a dairy cow
This may be one of the hardest posts I will ever write but as a vet, a mother and now a vegan, I feel that everyone has a right to know about the life of a dairy cow
Ruff goes on holiday!
The joy you feel on holiday with your pets who are enjoying themselves is immense
The most delicious date loaf ever
I looked up a recipe online as I was concerned that maybe I wouldn’t be able to enjoy a delicious date loaf again now that I am vegan…..how wrong I was!
Our human food has shaped our dog’s gut microbiome
We tend to feed our pets on the foods that we like – yes we are all guilty of it!
Whatever it takes
My journey to find the ideal balanced plant-based food for our little dog has been fraught with stress as my husband (also a vet but also a complete perfectionist) is in denial with