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Dogs Need Detoxing Too


nant of everything from plastics to concrete and medicine. But what about your dog? Pets also routinely encounter mercury and other toxic metals like aluminum and lead. For humans, eating whole, organic and even biody- namic food has become imperative to avoid heavy metals. That’s also true for canines. A species-appropriate raw diet including veggies is often recommended. And any raw meaty bones should be the joints and not the long bones unless purchased from a company that tests for heavy metals. Here are some preventive and remedial steps.


10 Ways to Detox Y


Your Dog by Patricia Jordan


ou know that mercury is bad for people. John Moore, a prominent 20th-century mercury and dental health researcher, regarded mercury as a ubiquitous contami-


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Heal leaky gut first. Like humans, pets with leaky gut will have food allergies. Remove causes like vaccines and processed foods;


support the liver; rebalance with prebiotics, probiot- ics and digestive enzymes; replenish with a healthy whole foods diet, along with aloe, slippery elm and marshmallow root; and restore with ho- meopathic remedies. Follow up with fermented veggies as part of the diet. Consult a naturopath- ic veterinarian for treatment.


Provide clean, filtered water. Mountain spring water is ideal.


Boost nutrients. Nutrient deficiencies that can arise in conjunction with mercury poisoning include antioxidant vi-


tamins A, C, E and vitamin D, plus the complex of B vitamins, zinc, magnesium and selenium. These also help treat potential post-vaccination immunity issues.


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Good nutrient sources to add to doggie meals include:


Vitamin A: liver, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, dark leafy greens, eggs


Vitamin C: berries, citrus, red bell peppers (or berry powder supplements; one-half teaspoon per 25 pounds of weight)


Vitamin E: grains, seeds and their oils, wheat germ oil Vitamin D: liver, eggs, oily fish like sardines, mackerel, salmon


B vitamins: liver, venison (or moringa leaf powder supplement, one-half teaspoon per 25 pounds) Zinc: red meat, poultry Magnesium: dark leafy greens, seeds, fish


Selenium: oily fish, grass-fed beef and beef liver, free-range chicken, egg


Turmeric: a powerful supplement to help treat and pre- vent gene damage caused by heavy metals and glyphosate (one-eighth to one-quarter teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight per day, combined with a healthy fat like coconut oil and some freshly ground black pepper for better absorption).


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