Cottage Seed

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Posted by admin | Posted in Hydroponics & Seed Starting | Posted on 11-11-2008

Cottage Seed

Flaxseed Essentials

Despite all the concern about fat in our diet, the body does require healthy fats and oils to function. The problem is that most people are getting the wrong kinds of fats in their diet and are lacking the good, healthy fats. Besides being an energy source, healthy fats and oils are nutrients used in the production of cell membranes, as well as in several hormone-like compounds called eicosanoids.

These compounds help regulate blood pressure, heart rate, blood vessel constriction, blood clotting and the nervous system. In addition, dietary fat carries fat-soluble vitamins — vitamins A, D, E and K — from your food into your body. Fat also helps maintain healthy hair and skin, protects vital organs, keeps your body insulated, and provides a sense of fullness after meals (satiety). The human body cannot function properly without two polyunsaturated fats - linoleic and alpha-linoleic acid. These fatty acids, which are found in flaxseed oil and other healthy oils and are truly to normal cell structure and body function. Flaxseed may prove useful in the nutritional management of patients with autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Budwig, has been treating cancer of all kinds with nothing but cottage cheese and Flaxseed Oil for over 16 years. She says that people with cancer have blood that is low in Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids and the blood has a greenish cast. Flaxseed oil is 56% Omega 3 and 16% Omega 6. Recently I read that most people have blood that is 80% deficient in Omega 3. Dr. Budwig has taken patients sometimes given only hours to live and restored them to health. Doctors had attempted to treat patients with sources of Omega 3 but had not been consistently successful.

Dr. Budwig's research found that in order for these fatty acids to be fully available to the body, they must be tied to a sulfur based protein; the best source of which is cottage cheese. Depending on the severity of the condition she had her patients use 3 to 6 Tbsps. of Flaxseed oil a day, with at least 4 oz or 1/2 cup of cottage cheese per day.

Any suggestions for a basic homemade dog food with all neccessary nutrients?

I want to start my dog, Story, on homemade dog food because she has a sensitive stomach. Lab/bull dog mix. She has been responding well thus far. White rice, chicken, carrots, cottage cheese, egg, and crushed egg shells. 40% meat and 30% carb and 30% vegetable. Her poop is no long runny. I just want a simple cut and dry recipie that I can switch out a few items for variety bi-weekly. I want to make sure she's getting proper nutrients and even if I have to give her suppliments; any suggestions. There are so many recipies that vary with ingredients like flax seed and cornmeal and oatmeal and other items. A list of different basic veggies, meats, and grain would be great. Nothing fancy. Thanks in advance. Serious responses only please.

I feed raw, but one of my dogs doesn't like raw so I have to do homemade with him.

Here's our recipe:
1/3 oatmeal
1/2 meat
1/6 veggies
an egg
canned Jack Mackerel/Sardines
+ yogurt/supplements and maybe a couple organs (liver, hearts, gizzards)

The key to homemade diets is variety. Use turkey, beef, rabbit, pork, whatever meat you can find. Heck, I know some dogs who eat kangaroo and bison! Use varying types of veggies, like bok choy, kale, chinese cabbage, carrots, peas, alfalfa, etc. Whatever veggies you eat, save a little for your dog (as long as it's not poisonous like avocado). It's nice to have a basic recipe, but as long as you have a wide variety, your dog's diet will be "balanced over time".