CURCUMIN

Let’s take curcumin for example. Curcumin is a lipid, a nonpolar charged compound with very low bioavailability, in some cases non-detectable. If you look at curcumin and say that your dog can only absorb 5%, this leads to a host of new questions:

Is that why my dog isn’t getting the desired results?

Should I just give them more? What happens to the other 95%?

Why is my dog feeling worse/lethargic?

A dog’s liver works extremely hard and has many functions. When supplementing, you must consider the extra work you are having the liver perform through digestion. Oversupplementation can lead to Hepatotoxicity through the excessive release of Cytochrome P-450 liver enzymes.

Supplementation is a necessary means to a dog’s overall health and longevity. When was the last time you saw a dog chewing on marshmallow root, magnolia bark, or turmeric? Yet as omnivores, they get all the benefits nature has to offer through polyphenols and flavonoids, also known as phytocompounds. It’s our job to deliver these compounds as efficiently as possible with the least amount of taxation on the liver.

Creating calm within our dogs Cognitive function starts from the inside.

Think Calmness

How can we look at our dog’s level of calmness from an alternative perspective?

COGNITIVEFUNCTION& MENTALDECLINE

A closer look at canine behavior through a lens with identifying factors, we need to understand that calmness within a dog, has everything to do with their nervous system, the signals that are sent from the brain, along with other key body systems, and what its being impacted by

How a dog responds or reacts within its physical body is a reflection of what’s going on within them, and hitting their neurological system.

Key factors impacting the canine nervous system: