Improving Brain Function
Helping your dog express their highest mental function starts with nutrition paired with appropriate training and respecting your dogs mental thresholds and building upon them.
Our top nutritional recommendations:
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Medicinal Mushrooms such as Lion's Mane and Cordyceps are great additions.
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Custom herbal formulas - Australian's can reach out to clinical Naturopath & Nutritionist, Narelle Cooke @ https://naturalhealthandnutrition.com.au
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Celery
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Bee Pollen - Australians can grab this product.
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Bone Broth, DIY, or purchase concentrate - Australian's can use this product.
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Beetroot, I use boiled from Woolworths fruit and veg dept. You can also get it in a powder.
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Nuts in general except Macadamia. Walnuts, the English not black variety are thought to be the best for brain health, ground them for bioavailability.
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Sunflower & Pumpkin seeds, ground.
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Spinach
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Coconut Oil
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Maca Root (Peruvian ginseng) - Australian's can grab this product.
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Chia Seeds
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Turmeric but it has to be bio-available and also safe as Turmeric products can be adulterated for profits, Narelle has a product you can chat to her about.
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Milk Thistle, Narelle can also help you out here.
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Healthy fats! The brain is made of a hell of a lot of fat, it needs healthy fats to perform at its best. Read more about fats you can include here.
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Blueberries, smooshed.
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Broccoli, cooked or raw.
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Vitamin C, ester C is a form that is easier on tummies. Rose Hip Vital is a good supplement here.
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Eggs, avoid caged eggs, even free-range can just mean living in a barn with thousands of other boards - do your research here.
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Green tea, decaff - find the highest quality one available, you'll need to do a little research here about brands.
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Antinol Rapid, bioavailable, pure, safe, C02 extracted potent omega-3 supplement. If you would like the details of a supplier with free shipping, contact us.
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Pro-biotics with strains for mental function - Australian's can grab this product.
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Polyphenols found in good amounts in the likes of berries, herbs and spices (Oregano is particularly good), nuts (Chestnuts are the best), flaxseeds, veggies (small artichoke is the best) & teas.
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Flavonoids are found in the likes of Parsley, celery, citrus fruits, some herbs such as Oregano. Quercetin is starting to get quite a bit of attention of late for all kinds of things, so often used to assist allergies, it is a multi-use food. Broccoli, green tea, berries, kiwifruit, apples & plums.
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Hydration is super important - generally, dogs on fresh food diets are ok here as their diets are high in moisture.
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Tyrosine is a helpful amino acid and can be found in foods such as chicken, turkey, fish, peanuts, almonds, milk, cheese, yogurt, and sesame seeds.
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Other factors that improve mention function:
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Fitness is very important for brain health, pair good nutrition with great fitness and you're on a fast track to improving mental resilience.
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Enrichment has been scientifically shown to improve mental function.
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