Atlantic Ave Magazine - July 2020

misc | ask the petxpert
BY Bill Piechocki and Dr. Diane Sudduth, DVM
How Can I Improve
My Pets Immune System?
The last three months have been stressful for all of us, including
our pets. It started with a shortage of toilet paper, then disposable
gloves, facemasks, hand sanitizers and now food, specifically
meat. Everything has changed because of this quarantine. Businesses
have closed; shopping became limited, and many other social
norms have been modified. Our pets’ lives have been affected as well.
You are home when they are used to resting while you were at work.
Now you are walking them to excessively. You are probably overeating
out of stress and boredom and your guilt tells you that they need treats
too. Could this cause a problem? Of course it can, lifestyle changes will
affect your pets in the same manner it affects humans.
If we have learned one thing from this whole endeavor is that we
really need to protect and build a healthy immune system to fight off
health challenges. The immune system is a complex network of cells,
tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight
infections and other diseases. The immune system includes white
blood cells, organs, and tissues of the lymph system, such as the thymus,
spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and bone marrow.
The first step in retaining a healthy immune system is removing exposure
to toxins that will debilitate these organs that we need functioning
at their optimal level. Many household and yard products contain toxic,
unnatural components that compromise the immune system. Drugs and
medications often have this same compromising effect. We understand
that we cannot always eliminate exposure toxins that are all around us,
however we can help the body eliminate them once they invade.
Good, species appropriate nutrition is the perfect system for delivering
nutrients that are needed to maintain and build the structure of
the whole body but also acts to remove various toxins that we all have
been exposed to. It is important to have diversity in the diets of our
pets and ourselves as different foods remove specific toxins. Examples
of this are seen with foods such as cilantro and chlorella which can
remove many heavy metals such as mercury and aluminum plus both
are a source of micronutrients needed to strengthen the system.
We also must realize that the body is dynamic which means it is always
changing. Parts or the body break down and rebuild in an ongoing
basis. We have seen complete elimination and healing of pets and their
caregivers with just a simple lifestyle change by revamping the diet.
The impact of supplying the cleansing and nutritive power of a variety
of different botanicals, herbal foods and spices into the body impacts
the energetic process to heal and to fight the assaults on the body.
We know it is not about what we face but how the body responds to
these assaults. Our pets often reflect and respond to our energies and
fears. The stronger our physical, mental, and emotional strength, the
stronger the immune response will be. The cleaner our environment
and our food supply are, the healthier our immune system which will
result in a more resistant body. We feel that it is imperative that we
follow this system of immune building as an ongoing lifestyle change.
Upon doing this, we can all be more confident in standing up to fight
any physical threats that we encounter.
Bill Piechocki, nutritionist and Dr. Diane Sudduth, DVM are partners in
My Paleo Pet (formerly Fiesta Pet Deli) in Pompano Beach, FL, and cohosts
of the PetHealthCafe.com radio show. Our 40 years in the animal
field has provided us unparalleled vision and information which we pass
to our clients daily.Visit us at www.PetHealthCafe.com or 800-940-7387.
Call us for a free consultation or stop by My Paleo Pet 954-971-2500, we
would be more than happy to help.
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