Taiking a Holistic Approach to Pet Health &. Nutrition.

We all want the best for our pets, but can our choice of food really contribute to their long term health and vitality?
Holistic therapy is a whole body experience based partly on science and partly on an understanding of the importance of balance in lifestyle and food

John Bums BVMS MRCVS explains: "A holistic diet is about encouraging the body to do its own healing. Without targeting specific foods at a specific condition, a holistic diet contains simple but vital ingredients for keeping the body's metabolism in 'balance' and preventing deterioration of the major organs.

"Holistic medicine tells us that if we can put in place the correct conditions, the body will do the rest. The 'correct conditions' means the correct lifestyle of which diet is the most important component. And thankfully it is also the easiest to control."

So what makes Burns Real Food for Dogs different to the rest?

John Bums explains: "As a Veterinary Surgeon I was so used to saying to people whose pets had chronic problems such as skin or digestive disorders that I couldn't say what was causing the animal's suffering, but I could supply drugs to relieve the symptoms. It was so frustrating.

"Then when I realised that an incorrect diet was to blame for many of these conditions, I decided to advise owners to go back to dietary basics which meant recommending ingredients for nutritious home cooked meals made from 'real' food".

"The problems with 'real' food is that it takes time to prepare: time that many pet owners simply don't have. If the Bums diet was to be used as often as it was being recommended then it would have to be more convenient to feed.

"Taking basic ingredients of brown rice, chicken, fish, meat and vegetables (no additives,
colourants or chemical preservatives)

Bums Real Food for Dogs hit the pet food market in 1993 and now enjoys an enviable reputation both for its products and also the service offered to customers via the nutritional helpline, on Freephone 0800 083 6696.

"The Bums range, now includes holistic diets for cats and more recently a 100% organic food for garden birds."

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