Welcome back Dr. Seigel! Dr. Seigel is a veterinarian in Tampa, Florida.  She has been blending the best of eastern and western medicine for over 20 years.  She started her veterinarian practice in Tampa, Florida 35 years ago. Alternative skills and tools she uses on pets include chiropractic, ozone, bioenergy scanning, herbs, energy, emotional healing and so much more! Dr. Seigel has been a keynote speaker and guest on TV shows, radio, and webinars. She costars on pet start TV, a bi-monthly interactive live talk show teaching pet owners how to integrate a healthier lifestyle for their fur babies.  Her mission is to redefine veterinarian health care by educating pet parents on what strategies, tools, and products are available to ensure their fur babies can live the longest, healthiest lives possible. 

 

On this episode of Bio Hack You Pet we are talking about Gut Health.  Topics include digestions, enzymes, inflammation, cancer, gut bacteria, RAW food, how to switch from kibble to raw and so much more! 

More detailed topics on this episode:

• Let’s talk digestion!
• Starts with enzymes.
• Foods contain enzymes, our cells contain enzymes, - these are how we break down the building blocks so that we can reuse them.
• 105 is the temperature the enzymes are killed
• Why grain free didn’t fix the issues with dog food.
• Lectins cause inflammation, still very high carb which leads to inflammation, pesticides, preservatives. All of this is leading to leaky gut.
• Dogs get cancer 1:1.65 and Cats 1:3
• If you are not ready to jump from kibble to raw then what can you do?
• Talking to our gut bacteria??
• Where we really need to get antioxidants from.
• How not to feed RAW and how to.
• Marlene’s food- SAFE raw food- Species Appropriate Fundamentally
• Vitamin mineral sup called pet fuel to make sure diet is complete and balanced
• The main Q SAFE pet food answers to help people pick the right formula. How many calories does this pet need from fat? There are 4 options.
• How the SAFE raw food is treated so that it isn’t contaminated.
• Hygiene with RAW dog food prep. What is your schedule or system to remember to defrost the Raw food? Leave out 15 mins or double boil.
• Why not to feed cold food or drinks?
• Bone broth as an additive
• 36:00
  • Dr. Seigel recaps the best diet for your dog-
    • RAW as much as possible- SAFE
    • Fermented Foods- make your own
    • Vit/Min/FA supp. – Pet Fuel
    • Bone Broth- make your own
    • Humic acid to repair leaky gut- Product name?
• Why Dr. Seigel purposefully did not get her food AAFCO approved.
• 40:00
  • Why you might want to use enzymes between meals.
• How to switch from kibble to raw.
• What is the worst thing you can do for your cat and how can you fix it?
• Diet related cardiomyopathy.

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