The Alternative Dog Moms
Two content creators chatting about what's happening in the fresh food community and pet industry. Kimberly Gauthier, of Instagram pages Raw Feeder Life and Plants Dogs & Prayer, joins Erin Scott of the podcast Believe in Dog each week to share their thoughts on what's happening on social media and in the news. Join us each week to hear our thoughts and share your own.
The Alternative Dog Moms
Gut Health, Raw Feeding, and Probiotics with Billy Hoekman (Green Juju Kitchen)
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We’re kicking off Season 5 of The Alternative Dog Moms with our annual deep dive featuring Billy Hoekman, Vice President of Nutrition & Formulation at Green Juju Kitchen… and let’s just say, this one is packed.
From celebrating FOUR YEARS of the podcast to unpacking the nuances of raw feeding, gut health, and supplement trends, this conversation goes way beyond the surface.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice in the dog nutrition space… this episode is your reality check.
CHAPTERS:
- Celebrating 4 YEARS of The Alternative Dog Moms, what's new with Green Juju and thiaminase depletion (0:55)
- Nutrients, sourcing, and the quirks of lab testing you only discover when formulating raw food (8:10)
- Plant fiber vs. animal fiber: Billy's take (20:18)
- What Billy has learned about gut health resilience with Huckleberry (24:13)
- In which Billy teases early results from Green Juju’s Soil probiotic study (and the findings are worth paying attention to!) (27:27)
- Weighing in on a social media discussion that probiotics are often misused or misunderstood. Is there such a thing as too much? (32:31)
- Mushroom broth, upcoming events and Green Juju's continuing evolution (40:25)
- Deciphering shady claims in social media ads (45:55)
- Billy's experiments with his own diet, as well as Huckleberry's (51:04)
LINKS:
SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Kimberly: Raw Feeder Life, RawFeederLife.com
- Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast, BelieveInDogPodcast.com
- Raw Feeder Life, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
- Believe in Dog Podcast, Instagram.com/Erin_The_Dog_Mom
Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com. And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com. And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.
