Nutritionist's Note: What Is a Health-Care Threshold?
Does a supplement do nothing if you don't take enough of it?Why does an adequate dose matter?Supplements don't work simply because they're taken — they work when taken in sufficient amoun...
Real Power IDEA: The Thinking Behind the Companion Can
Find complete-diet cans unappetising to your cat? Struggle to judge how much to pair with kibble? Worry that complementary cans aren't balanced, are too strongly flavoured, encourage pick...
Why Do Dogs and Cats Need Fish Oil?
Why give dogs and cats fish oil? And is more Omega-3 always better?What do EPA, DHA and DPA actually do?Omega-3 fatty acids are "essential fatty acids" — pets cannot make them and must ge...
The Secret to Easy Food Transitions: Hydrolysed-Protein Pet Food
Want to give your pet a more varied diet but dread the food transition? Try a hydrolysed-protein pet food.Hydrolysis technology has been used in human infant formula for more than 50 year...
Myth-Busting: Does Fishy Cat Food Make Cats Picky Eaters?
"Don't choose fish-based cat food — the strong fishy smell will turn your cat into a picky eater."NO! Only fish that isn't fresh smells fishy.When freshly caught fish is exposed to air wi...
Nutritionist's Note: Why We Don't Use Legumes
Soybeans, chickpeas, lentils and peas are common in commercial pet food, and in human cooking too.So why do Real Power's animal nutritionists refuse them?The main concern is that most leg...
Nutritionist's Note: Why We Don't Use Wheat
Wheat is a common pet-food ingredient and a human staple — yet it's a major allergen for many pets.Wheat is a primary allergen for many dogs and catsWheat proteins are mainly albumin, glo...
Nutritionist's Note: Why Real Power Refuses Soybeans and Wheat
Wheat often develops mycotoxins through poor storage, and wheat gluten is a common allergen. Soybeans, chickpeas, peas and other legumes people eat every day hide anti-nutritional factors...
Red Quinoa in Real Power Cat Food
When designing our cat-food formulas, we considered that improperly processed grasses (Gramineae) such as wheat, and legumes, are more likely to trigger allergies in cats. We were excited...
Nutritionist's Note: Real Power's Functional Daily Diet Concept
Real Power's animal nutritionists apply nutritional-medicine principles, using the individual and combined properties of ingredients and supplements to improve health — so that dogs and c...
