What is more important in dog health and well-being than nutrition?

We need to take more of proactive approach to general dog health by providing proper nutrition combined with exercise.

Jamie Oliver has tackled the Dinner Ladies. Whos going to stand up for the dogs?!

Just like you and me, dogs need a well-balanced life, the combination of mind, body and spirit. (no not the Jack Daniels!)

It is possible to cure a dogs illnesses just by changing its diet.

History of Garlic 

Garlic has been prized since the first records of civilization and has been used all over the world for thousands of years for a wide range of conditions.

It is used as a traditional dietary supplement for diabetes in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The name Garlic is from the Anglo-Saxon origins from "gar", meaning "a spear" and "Lac", "a plant": referring to the shape of the leaves. The ancient Egyptians used garlic for sustaining health. In France, during the 1700's, gravediggers drank a concoction of crushed garlic in wine, which they believed would protect them from getting the plague that killed many people in Europe. It was crushed and placed on wounds to stop them from going septic and to prevent gangrene during both World Wars of the 20th Century.

Action of Garlic

Anathematic: an agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms and/or parasites; vermicide; vermifuge

Anti-bacterial: an agent that destroys bacteria, bactericide

Anti-biotic: an agent that destroys or stops the growth of micro-organisms, a powerful natural antibiotic which does not destroy the body's natural flora

Anti Cancerous Activities

Anti-coagulant: an agent that prevents the formation of clots in a liquid, as in blood

Anti-oxidant: contributing to the oxidation of free radicals which are believed to contribute to premature aging and dementia-very potent one

Anti-septic: an agent for inhibiting the growth of microorganism on living tissue or destroying pathogenic or putrefactive bacteria

Anti-spasmodic: an agent which relieves or eases muscular spasms, cramps or convulsions

Anti-tumor: inhibits the growth of tumor cell formation

Anti-Viral: an agent that destroys viruses

Blood thinner

Carminative: an agent for easing griping pains, colic and expelling gas from the intestines

Cholagogue: an agent for increasing the flow of bile into the intestines

Diaphoretic: an agent that promotes perspiration

Digestive: aids the digestive system

Expectorant: an agent that promotes the discharge of mucous and secretions from the respiratory passages

Febrifuge: an agent that reduces or eliminates fevers

Stimulant: an agent that excites or quickens the functional activity of the tissues giving more energy

Stomachic: an agnt that strengthens, stimulates or tones the stomach

Garlic is used for

Bacterial and viral infections as it fights bacteria like an antibiotic, inhibits the growth of different species of bacteria, stimulates the growth of healthy bacteria in the system and viruses. Garlic is reported to be more effective than penicillin against the organisms responsible for cholera, dysentery and enteritis, paratyphoid disease, putrefactive intestinal bacteria, steptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria and typhus disease. One medium clove of garlic can equal the antibacterial action equivalent to 1% penicillin in these conditions: blood, brain and nervous conditions; epilepsy and hysteria, cardiovascular, ear immune system, inflammatory, liver, metabolic parasite, respiratory tract, skin, cancers and tumors. This information is pertinent to humans, but also carries these qualities in treating your dog.

Are you interested in adding garlic to your dog's diet?

Simply crush a clove of garlic into a small amount of tamari soy sauce. Let it sit about ten minutes, then remove the garlic. Use about 1/8 teaspoon to each cup of food. Another option is to sprinkle garlic powder (not salt) on the food at feeding time, enough to taste and mix together. To help with garlic breath sprinkle parsley on the food as well!

Eat Heathily, Eat Natural

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