Weekly Inspiration | What’s Your Pet Trying to Tell You About Their Dinner?
Hello to you, fellow caring pet parent,
Have you heard the phrase “Eat the rainbow”?
It’s not just a colorful cliché —
if we choose, it could be a good guiding principle for vibrant health.
And it applies to our pets, too.
This week, we invite you to think beyond “what’s for dinner?” and explore a different angle:
How much variety are you offering your pet — and what might their body be asking for?
Just like us, our animals thrive on diversity.
A dash of steamed broccoli here, a spoonful of goat milk there, maybe even a pinch of herbs or berries.
These small additions aren’t just fun—they’re functional.
They support gut health, reduce inflammation, and may even help pets self-correct imbalances before they become issues.
In our latest webinar, Dr. Fred Provenza reminds us that animals have an innate intelligence when it comes to food—and when we honor that with choice and variety, we activate their deepest healing wisdom.
🌿 “Nobody has to tell a wild creature how to eat, develop, and replicate.
They know how to do that, and they do that very well.” — Dr. Fred Provenza
This wisdom extends to our pets, who possess an innate nutritional intelligence that modern feeding practices often override.
Your pet knows what they need—if we give them the right choices.
- Animals have nutritional wisdom. When given options, they select foods that meet their specific needs—sometimes making choices that seem strange but are perfectly aligned with their health requirements.
- Flavor-feedback connections are powerful. Your pet’s body creates relationships between tastes and how foods make them feel afterward, guiding future choices.
- Early experiences shape lifelong preferences. What a mother animal eats during pregnancy and nursing significantly impacts what her offspring will prefer throughout life.
- Diversity is medicine. Modern foods—both human and pet—have lost 10-50% of their phytochemical richness over the past 75 years, limiting the body’s ability to self-regulate. Feed a variety of foods.
- Individual needs vary widely. No two animals need exactly the same diet—even within the same breed or household.
- Animals self-medicate when given choices. With access to diverse plant compounds, animals naturally select remedies for their ailments, from digestive issues to parasites.
Ready to honor your pet’s nutritional wisdom?
Let’s move beyond one-size-fits-all nutrition and honor the ancient wisdom that lives within our pets’ bodies.
Because when we respect their choices, their health flourishes.
And when they flourish, our relationship deepens.
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