Nutritional Nuggets: Yeast, Is It Bad For Your Dog?
Healthy yeast sources can be health enhancing for your dog.
Is Dietary Fiber Good for Dogs?
Is Dietary Fiber Useful for Dogs?
G.D. Sunvold, Ph.D.
Have you always wondered if fiber could help your dog’s digestive system? If so, what types of fiber would be best?
Your Dog’s Digestive System
When your dog eats, the food travels through the esophagus and into the stomach. The stomach serves as a reservoir for a powerful acid produced by the body to break down the ...
Introducing NUTRITIONAL NUGGETS with Dr. Greg Sunvold
Introducing
NUTRITIONAL NUGGETS
with Dr. Greg Sunvold
The dog parent’s angst: What should I feed him (or her)? Am I doing enough for her? Is this the right food? How do I know which food to choose? Is there something missing from his/her diet? These are legitimate and important questions many pet owners ask.
My name is Dr. Greg Sunvold. I have a Ph.D. in nutrition...
How Does Gut Health Support Immune Health For Your Dog?
Let us begin with gut health. Your dog’s digestive tract is filled with bacteria, or microbes, that are both helpful and potentially harmful. Most are symbiotic (where both the human body and microbiota benefit) and some, in smaller numbers, are pathogenic (promoting disease). This system in its entirety is called the microbiome.
The microbiome contains the total gut environ...
