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Originally Posted by gracielove  Strange. Our Shih Tzu who had skin issues did very well when I switched him to a lamb based dog food. Lamb has been used for years for sensitive and problem skin. |
I am just learning about all of this and am interested in the concepts but I will agree that they may not apply all the time. I am glad your dog did well with the lamb. I am a newbie to all this alternative approach but Buster had so many health issues when I got him and was on so much medications I wanted to try and get his immune system as healthy as possible through diet and supplements.
This is what the Honest Kitchen web site post said "Although a lamb and rice diet is often recommended for dogs with skin sensitivities, lamb is actually once of the worst possible meats to feat a ‘hot’ itchy dog according to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, because it is a warming ‘yang’ food. Instead, cooling ‘yin’ or neutral foods should be served – including white fish, turkey, duck or beef. "
I try and gather a lot of information and sift through it with a slightly skeptical eye. But I figure the chinese doctors researched for years for cures for aliments so they might have some good ideas. I am not against conventional medicine, my dad is a doctor. I just like the idea of trying alternative approaches before medicating. I had just read the post on the Honest Kitchen web site the other day and that is the first time I had heard about the yin/yang food theory and found it interesting.