Foods for Pets with Candida-Yeast Problems

Considerations for Choosing a Pet Food

Our recommendations center around foods considered to be Super Premium or Holistic. This means they are 'Meat-based' and meet the highest quality standards in the industry, including ingredients which are more "Human-grade" instead of your typical "by-products" that are common to lower grade manufacturing. Also, you can expect such foods to be devoid of harmful preservatives, additives, and harsh chemicals. Last but not least, these premium foods are also more likely to incorporate a higher quality 'vitamin and mineral' package designed to be more thoroughly absorbed by your pet's body.

These high-quality 'more natural' pet foods will NOT be found in supermarkets, large corporate pet stores, or discount chains. So, please use our list below and follow the Dealer Locater links to find a source close to you.

(In this discussion below, Systemic Yeast Infection is abbreviated - SYI.)

KNOW THE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR PET'S FOOD

The list of valid reasons for knowing the ingredients in your pets' food is lengthy:
• Though antibiotics and vaccinations are the most likely causative factors for a Candida/Systemic Yeast issue, they are not the only contributor. ADDITIVES in pet foods can also be a causative factor; such may include preservatives, antibiotics, colorings, dyes, and even pest-prevention agents.
• Most common Big-Name and Big-Store pet foods are grain-based foods - loaded with starchy ingredients that provide the sugar that Candida yeast thrives on. Many prominent name foods use corn as a primary ingredient - which is of great concern in these matters.
• STARCHY INGREDIENTS TO AVOID - IN THE TOP 5-6 INGREDIENTS: Aside from Corn or corn meal, corn starch or Corn-Gluten Meal, you should check the TOP 5-6 ingredients for wheat products (including Gluten), potatoes, white rice (brewers rice), sweet-potatoes, and even Tapioca (common in 'grain-free' foods).
• Even if you currently use a premium, or better quality food, you must still follow the above rule and find one WITHOUT the above starchy carbohydrates listed in the first 5-6 ingredients of the food.
• NEW GRAIN FREE: As with other pet foods, MOST Grain-Free foods will NOT be on our recommended listing - due to incorrect carbohydrates like potatoes, tapioca, or sweet potato. Please stick with Grain-Free choices found in our list.

Understanding the word "MEAL" in pet food ingredients

Per explanation by one of the better Pet Food Manufacturers: "MEAT MEAL" is highly concentrated meat that is 'dehydrated', and thereby contains 5% moisture and 70% protein. Whereas, normal 'wet' Meat is about 70% water and about 12% protein. So, when 'normal meat' is processed, most of that weight is lost, which makes the meat - by weight - way down the list of ingredients, and you end up with a food that is NOT meat based, and likely "grain based" - with very low protein.

As an example, seeing 'Chicken Meal' listed is GOOD, whereas a listing of 'Chicken' or 'De-boned chicken' is fooling people into thinking the food "meat based".

Article submitted by Tim Delaney. References include Nzymes EU and NzymesProductReviews