The Benefits of a Gluten-Free Diet for Pets - EP002

This week on 'Gluten Free RN,' Nadine explores gluten intolerance in pets. She looks at the health problems pets have experienced in increasing numbers in the last several decades and contends that a Paleo Diet is more appropriate for your furry friends than a diet that includes grains.

Nadine also explains the risk of cross-contamination and the importance of removing all products containing gluten (including pet food) from your home if you have a sensitivity to it.

Listen and learn the ways in which a gluten-free diet is more appropriate to your pet's biology and get pet food brand recommendations from Nadine!

What's Discussed:

• How Nadine discovered the benefits of a gluten-free diet for pet health
• As her gastrointestinal issues improved, so did Slugs'
• Why grains are not appropriate for dogs and cats
• Historically, dogs and cats are omnivores by instinct
• A Paleo Diet including meat and plant matter will improve your pet's health
• The diseases pets have developed over the last several decades
• Many of these conditions are similar to the health problems humans have developed
• Why it's difficult to test pets for gluten intolerance and celiac disease
• A clinical trial is often the only way to determine if gluten is causing your pet's health issues
• The symptoms your pet might exhibit that could point to a gluten intolerance
• The risks of cross-contamination for people who are exposed to the grain in their pet's food
• For a celiac patient, exposure to a bread crumb can trigger the same auto-immune reaction as an entire piece of cake
• The foods you should never give your pets
• The pet food brands with zero or very low (less than 10 ppm) gluten content
• Animal Crackers has a huge selection of grain-free, high-quality pet food
• How to test food for the presence of gluten

Resources Mentioned:

"Gluten-sensitive enteropathy in a family of Irish setters" by Sylvie C. Daminet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1576718/?page=1

EZ Gluten Test Kit http://ezgluten.com/

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Books by Nadine:

Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism