082: Natasha Knutson - Next Level Pet Health | Superfoods For Super Dogs | Pets Aging Gracefully
The Ultimate Health Podcast
Jesse Chappus
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2016
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
This week we are speaking with holistic nutritionist and registered vet tech, Natasha Knutson. She is dedicated to guiding people and their animal companions toward thriving health. We dig deep into optimizing your pet's health, naturally.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Natasha's story and how she became passionate about holistic animal medicine
- Don't buy pet food at the grocery store
- Cats and dogs thrive on a high protein, high moisture, & low starch diet
- Stay away from dry kibble
- Store bought food brands you can trust
- Dogs and cats need meat
- Choosing the right food for your pet
- Big no no foods for your cat and dog
- Finding a holistic vet in your area
- Alternatives to conventional spaying and neutering
- Vaccinating your pets, what are your options?
- Superfoods are great for your pets, too
- Your pets may be more sensitive than you to toxins and chemicals used in the home
- By living healthy, your pets will automatically be healthier
- Naturally caring for your pet's teeth
- Why you want to avoid giving your dog cooked bones
- Eco pet toys... are we being greenwashed?
- Strategies that help our pets age gracefully
- Ticks, fleas, and mosquitos... alternative treatments?
- Numerous benefits you experience as a pet owner
Related links:
Natasha Knutson's website (lettucechange.com)
Ontario holistic veterinary directory
Nature's Variety - Instinct pet food
Ascenta omega-3 supplements for pets
Beth Taylor and Karen Shaw Becker DVM - Dr. Becker's Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats (book)
Dr. Jean Dodds & Diana Laverdure - Canine Nutrigenomics (book)
Deva Khalsa VMD - Dr. Khalsa's Natural Dog (book)
Sunwarrior <== 20% off all Sunwarrior products & free shipping over $50 (US only)
Related episodes:
110: Dr. Karen Becker – Ultimate Pet Health: Vaccines, Supplements, & Oral Care (Part 2 of 2)
187: Focus Friday – Ultimate Dog Health
146: Meghan Telpner & Josh Gitalis – Create Your Ultimate Healthy Home
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the 82nd episode of the Ultimate Health Podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | Jesse Chappas here with Marnie Wasserman and we are here to take your health to the next level. |
| 0:19.0 | Today our guest is Natasha Nutsin, who is a registered vet tech and holistic nutritionist. |
| 0:24.8 | These two educational backgrounds come together and she has so much awesome |
| 0:30.6 | information on holistic pet care. Her and her sister |
| 0:34.4 | Carly have a great website called Lettice Change where they talk about the health |
| 0:38.6 | benefits of eating more plants. You guys are in for a real treat today. So we're going to get into talking |
| 0:44.9 | about what we discussed on the show, but first I want to share an iTunes review, and this one is |
| 0:50.4 | by Candy Land 19 from the USA. This is a five-star review title |
| 0:55.3 | Spreading the Good Word. This person writes, I just recently found this |
| 0:59.7 | podcast and have been thoroughly enjoying listening to past episodes. |
| 1:03.6 | It is filled with so much great information done in a very professional manner |
| 1:07.6 | without being preachy. |
| 1:09.1 | I've been really inspired to amp up my nutritional game and become that much closer to ultimate health. |
| 1:15.1 | Thank you for what you do, keep on keeping on and spreading this vitally important info |
| 1:20.4 | with the world. |
| 1:21.9 | Thank you so much for this great review. It's always awesome. and I read |
| 1:25.0 | read each and I read each and everyone. |
| 1:28.0 | We don't have a chance to read them all on the show |
| 1:31.0 | but thank you to anybody who's taking the time to leave us those |
| 1:34.8 | reviews and iTunes. If you haven't already it just takes a minute go to ultimate |
| 1:38.7 | health podcast.com slash iTunes and we thank you ahead of time. |
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