At social events, there are a few topics that seem to make it into all conversations. The first question usually involves how one knows the host or hostess. Eventually, the topic moves on to occupation. This is an example of a typical conversation involving us Honest Kitchen folks at a party.

“And what do you do?”

“I work at a Pet Food manufacturer.”

“Oh, you work at [insert name of local pet food store], I shop there!”

“Actually I work for a company that manufactures food that is sold there. We’re called the Honest Kitchen. We cook up a line of dehydrated, human-grade raw food for dogs and cats.”

“But pet food companies aren’t run by people. They’re run by [insert name of large, commercial pet food brand name].”

I know exactly what they mean and it’s exciting to be different than that. We’re a company that’s made up of real people and real pets. We all answer to our pawed friends and not to a large corporation looking to improve their bottom line by designing a line of less than desirable pet food with really cute advertising. (Not to say that our advertising isn’t fantastic. It is!) Here are some interesting facts about the Honest Kitchen for you to chew on:

Yes, we actually have a kitchen and the tea kettle is always on.

All of the dogs and cats in our promotional materials are our pets. They come to work with us in the morning, go home with us at night and they actually eat the food!
Because we’re always trying to find ways to be more helpful we read books, take classes, and ask a ton of questions when we’re talking to those “in the know” (which more often than not, includes our co-workers).

WE LOVE WHAT WE DO!!

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There are lots of people that find their way to us because their dog has some kind of systemic yeast infection (candidiasis) and are looking for a fresh, grain-free diet (like Force or Embark). We’ recommend things like probiotics (as referenced in last month’s newsletter) and to try to avoid antibiotics if at all possible. Here’s another tool in your belt that you might not have heard about: Coconut Oil. The Fatty acids in Coconut oil kill candidia without harming the good bacteria (hip hip hooray!). It helps to promote the recovery of damaged cells both internally and externally if applied directly to the skin. Here’s the scoop:

• Use at least 1 teaspoon per 10 lbs. of your dog’s mass or 1 tablespoon per 30 lbs.
• Buy unrefined coconut oil and if possible, also organic
• You can mix it in with their food in its solid state (we recommend you add extra water to the food to help along the toxin-flusing process)

• Lastly, keep an eye on your dog’s poop. if it becomes very greasy looking or if your dog develops diarrhea, you might want to cut back a bit.

Chat back if you have any questions!

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In lieu of our recent newsletter and topic of the Immune system, it seems like a good time to address enzymes. We can all think back to Chemistry class and recall those words ending in –ase, which classifies a substance as an Enzyme. Once consumed, food obviously must be digested. The first step in this process is mastication, or chewing, with which we humans should do a lot. However, our four-pawed friends don’t engage in much chewing; it’s more of a gulping act and straight down the hatch! Therefore, they have stronger and more powerful saliva enzymes. However, we should provide as many fresh, minimally processed foods as possible, to help aid in digestion.

Enzymes break down foods to a state that the nutrients can be absorbed into and transported by the blood stream to all parts of the body. Protease might be the most important enzyme to augment your companion’s diet, as it is responsible for the break down of proteins in meat, eggs, and nuts (dogs and especially cats are meat eaters and should not be eating a diet laden with grains). Amylase breaks down carbohydrates and starches; and more specifically, diastase is responsible for the vegetable starches.

Our body’s cells are programmed to direct each nutrient to combine and interact with other nutrients (Enzymes) and chemicals which are used to build and repair the body’s cells, bones, tissue, and organs. This process is called metabolism. Each metabolic reaction begins with, is controlled, and terminated by Enzymes. Recently, I heard from Laurette, who took an Herbal nutrition class that:

Enzymes are G.O.D. – they are Generators, Operators and Destroyers.

Without enzymes, no metabolic activity will occur. A body that does not consistently and efficiently metabolize the food nutrients essential for life will get sick more often, with many illnesses being the result of a dietary problem, thus causing toxemia inside of the body.

All of our body system’s are connected, and We Are What We Eat, period! 80% of our Immune system lies in our digestive tract. If one were to pose the problem to a Yogi on difficulties with meditating, their first question would be ‘How well is your digestive system working?’

We load our bodies up with heavily-processed food, sugars, alcohol, stress, not to mention environmental toxins that are difficult to avoid. Besides alcohol and sugar, our companions’ systems are just as taxed.

The Honest Kitchen produces a line of all natural pet food, using dehydration to preserve the nutrition of its raw ingredients. These ingredients are 100% human grade and designed to provide a more fresh, wholesome and nutritious diet to our four-footed friends. Our foods, being minimally processed have active enzymes. That being said, it is a wise choice to supplement your friend’s diet with additional digestive enzymes during the transition of a dry food (kibble) diet to The Honest Kitchen, or other fresh food diet. Obviously, our diets are also free of Red Flag substances, such as Wheat, Corn, Soy, Rice and beet pulp. There are no byproducts, fillers, artificial preservatives, colors or flavors of any kind. Our food, being minimally processed is much easier for pawed-friends to digest.

So…ask your local pet supply store about digestive enzymes, or visit the Whole Body department of Whole Foods…and get your four-footed friends’ on some Elemental Natural Zesty Youthful Motivating Stimulation from E.N.Z.Y.M.E.S.!

Read on to learn more about how enzymes can provide relief for health ailments and allergies:

Note: Animal-derived enzymes will work in only one area of the digestive system, while plant and microbial enzymes work throughout the whole system

Enzymes help with the following:

• Allergic reactions
• Natural anti-inflammatory ~ so you can avoid risky medicines like Rimadyl
• Arthritis
• Orthopedic problems ~ HOD, OCO, Pano, Wobblers, Hip Dysplasia, ACL
• Epilepsy and Seizures - due to vaccine reactions
• Vaccine reaction prevention
• Cleanses residual toxins from medicines, flea and parasite preparations.
• Boosting the immune system
• Reduces shedding
• Itchy ears
• Yeast infections
• Bladder infections
• Hotspots
• Reduces healing time from injury, surgery (cropping/bloat/c-sections)
• Reduces recovery time from anesthesia

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In my work-day travels I get to go into a lot of small, independent retail stores that sell our food (or are interested in doing so).  It’s truly amazing how much these people know about all different kinds of products and really take the time to help you choose what’s best for your animal. And the employees know everything because they’ve tried out all of the products on their own dogs and cats! Just recently I was in a local pet wash and holistic pet food store called Noah’s Ark, here in San Diego. This wasn’t the first time I had been in there, but it was the first time that I had taken Samson for a bath. One of their employees, Sean, was so helpful and friendly that I almost forgot how worried I was that Samson was going to hate his first bath. To help Samson calm down a bit, Sean recommended some Rescue Remedy which I had already given to him and then he sprayed a little Chill Out (aromutt therapy) to help him calm down a bit. The cool thing though is that the service doesn’t stop there. I know that if they weren’t aware that I was already feeding our food, they would try to steer me in the direction of a wholesome, holistic food (like ours!!). I think what’s so exciting to me is that these people really care about my dog and want him to eat the best thing possible!

Tell us about the pet store where you shop regularly. We might just feature them as our Store of the Month and you might become their favorite customer!

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