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Qi 4 Paws Hi I am Anneke! Integrative holistic vet, nutritionist and acupuncturist.

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere; in human diets and in many commercial pet foods.A brand-new Lancet publication bri...
06/12/2025

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere; in human diets and in many commercial pet foods.

A brand-new Lancet publication brings together narrative review, systematic review, original analysis and meta-analysis to examine how UPFs affect our health.
The results are powerful… and impossible to ignore.

In this carousel I break down:
✨ what ultra-processed foods really are
✨ the 3 major hypotheses of the Lancet research
✨ what the evidence shows
✨ and why processing also matters for our dogs and cats

As an integrative veterinarian, I see every day how deeply nutrition shapes health — not just for preventing disease, but for healing it. Fresh, minimally processed food simply does something that ultra-processed food cannot.

Want to read the full article?
Comment BLOG and I’ll send you the link.

Aging is not something that suddenly “starts” at 7 years old.It’s a lifelong process — and every pet ages in its own way...
23/11/2025

Aging is not something that suddenly “starts” at 7 years old.
It’s a lifelong process — and every pet ages in its own way.
This is why senior nutrition should always be tailored to the individual animal.

Here are some of the biggest insights from new scientific research:
🧡 Aging doesn’t begin at a fixed age
🧡 Senior pets don’t automatically need kidney/liver diets
🧡 Maintaining muscle mass is key to longevity
🧡 Older pets need more high-quality protein — not less
🧡 Water intake becomes more important as pets age
🧡 Most foods meet minimum requirements for survival, but not for optimal health

There’s so much more to say about this.
If you want the full blog with all the research explained in a simple way, just comment BLOG and I’ll send it to you directly.

What’s your experience?
Have you ever been told to switch to a senior diet “just because your pet is older”?
Let’s talk about it 👇

19/11/2025

We’re living in a time where chronic health issues in pets are becoming the new normal — allergies, gut problems, inflammation, anxiety, cancer.
But “normal” doesn’t mean healthy.
And it definitely doesn’t mean inevitable. 🌿

I know I can’t be the only one who looks at what’s happening and thinks:

Something is missing.
Something isn’t working.
And our animals are trying to show us.

Because chronic disease doesn’t appear out of nowhere.
There are always deeper layers — food quality, stress, toxins, environment, the way we treat symptoms instead of root causes… even the emotional world of the animal.

The moment we start asking better questions, we open the door to a different kind of care:
✨ More natural
✨ More preventive
✨ More integrative
✨ More aligned with the whole animal — body, mind and soul

I’d love to hear your thoughts.
💬 Do you ever wonder this too? What patterns do you see in pets around you?

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