Posted on January 03, 2012 by: WayCoolDogs

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The term “phyto” is a Greek word that refers to organic components of plants that promotes human or animal health. Some of the phytonutrient foods are fruits, teas, nuts, vegetables, grains and legumes … seen the more healthier dog foods, as compared to the lower-priced dog food made from meat by-products and left-over grease and lard from restaurants.

Organic and healthy dog foods that are hitting the market today have barley, kelp, brown rice, salmon, peas, carrots, green beans, and so on … with choice cuts of meat.

Only slightly higher in price, phytonutrients in dog food or as supplements will help reduce vet bills and increase a dog’s health. They are also shown to work well with Cushing’s disease in the dog, according to Natural Wonder Pets and Dr. Gary Le Mon.

How Cushing’s disease in the dog is affected by phytonutrients

Phytonutrients used in Cushing’s disease will target organs, glands and restores the body’s homeostatic. It was used thousands of years ago in Ayurveda medicine, considered part of complementary and alternative medicine that is native to India — practicing good digestion and proper excretion for vitality.

The symptoms of Cushing’s disease in the dog can be relieved through the use of phytonutrients, as used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat Cushings in dogs. Only recently has modern medicine verified clinical trials that show phytonutrient herbs work by taking corrective actions with Cushing’s disease in dogs, seen in the website Natural Wonder Pets.

Recent studies show that 85% of Cushing’s disease in dogs begins with a teeny-weeny benign tumor the size of a pinpoint in the pituitary gland. It causes serious miscommunications to develop because the pituitary secretes adrenocorticotrophic hormones (ACTH) non-stop. The hormone ACTH causes the adrenal glands to go crazy, spinning out of control with excess cortisol. Completely ignored by the pituitary gland, it turns its back on the elevated blood cortisol levels while continuously releasing ACTH.

Owners of dogs with Cushing’s realize that Cushing symptoms are often mistake for aging or other health problems:

• Weakened immune system
• Lethargy and weakness
• Redistribution of fat, with a weight gain
• Calcified lumps in the skin
• Baldness or thinning of hair
• Loss of muscle mass
• Excess water consumption
• Excessive urinate
• Loss of bladder control
• Pot belly
• Pancreatic and/or diabetes

What is noteworthy is that once the dog develops Cushing syndrome, its previous symptoms of inflammatory joints and its autoimmune disorder may get spontaneously better. This is because of the excess of cortisone rushing through the dog’s body, suppressing its immune system.

The positive side of cortisol

Cortisol is essential to life, but only when it is not elevated. Considered the body’s natural steroid, it is a hormone made by the two adrenal glands (located on each side of the kidney) … cortisol maintains blood pressure, the immune system and the anti-inflammatory process in the body. Dr. Gary Le Mon and Natural Wonder Pets states that the amount of cortisol released by the adrenal glands is regulated by the brain’s pituitary gland.

Nourishing the pituitary and adrenal glands
Natural Wonder Pets have developed a new product to nourish the two glands involved in Cushing’s disease in dogs — the pituitary and adrenal glands. A herbal extract called “Primalix QortiQuel” turns ordinary food into functional food, whether it is wet or dry, for the treatment of Cushing’s symptoms. For further information, please contact Dr. Le Mon on his website for further information.

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