Do you know if your dog is cool, hot, or
neutral? Feeding for the correct energy is healing therapy. Holistic Pet
Wellness gives a great explanation of food energetics for dogs.
Food energetics are used to
look at how food affects our bodies from a neutral, cool, and warm standpoint. They denote
how each food affects the animal after consumption. Instead of evaluating foods based on protein,
calories, and carbs, Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at vitamin and mineral
content in addition to the sensations foods have on our bodies.
If your dog runs cool
then you would incorporate warm or hot foods into their diet. Or, if your
dog runs hot you would incorporate cool foods into the diet. Neutral foods can
provide balance to a hot or cool dog. Then start incorporating those foods into
your dog’s diet. As with any new food being introduced to your dog, take it
slow!
Neutral Dog: Your dog is able to develop and maintain warmth while
showing qualities of coolness by being quiet and an inward but confident dog.
If you want your dog to be balanced then try using neutral foods to
harmonize your dog’s body. These foods include herring, sardine, salmon, beef,
beef liver, tripe, pork, pork liver, kidney, goose, bison, quail, cabbage,
green beans, peas, pumpkin, and beet root.
Cool Dog: Your dog shows signs of being
cooler if they are a cuddler and seek out warmth in the bed or under
blankets. Some clinical signs are fatigue or weakness. If your dog has a
poor appetite or issues with diarrhea and losing weight – these can be signs
of needing warmer foods and being out of balance. Warm foods include
chicken, chicken liver, turkey, pheasant, trout, lamb, mutton, venison, squash,
sweet potato, anchovy, mussel, goat milk, turmeric, and ginger.
Warm Dog: This is a dog who likes to lie on a cool floor and seeks
out areas that are cooler. They are not super interested in cuddling because
they get overheated. These dogs will pant, be thirsty and can be restless at
night. They also might have dry skin. If a dog is running hot, they are often
dogs who show signs of inflammation and are overly active or outward. They
need cooler foods to maintain balance which include whitefish, cod,
rabbit, duck, chicken egg, broccoli, celery, kale, spinach, kelp, spirulina,
and flaxseeds.
Dogs with allergies
should not be fed warm foods.
Source:
https://holisticpetwellness.co/food-energetics-dogs-warm-hot-cold-food-proteins/