Your dog’s liver is busy
This important organ affects over 500 metabolic functions in your dog’s body including detox, energy and hormone management, protein and fat management, blood clotting, vitamin production and more.
In other words, your dog will not be healthy without a healthy liver, which is becoming increasingly rare.
The incidence of liver disease is increasing rapidly in dogs and humans.
It is more important than ever to protect and care for our dogs and our own liver health.
Why are more and more dogs and people struggling with poor liver health and liver dysfunction? Well…
Because our world is an increasingly toxic place — and the problem is worse than most people realize.
Let me show you what I mean:
Last year, a group of scientists published a study showing this a staggering 350,000!!!! new toxic chemicals have entered the environment in the last 4 decades.
In addition, approximately 700 new toxic chemicals have been added to the US Toxic Substances Control Act Every year.
Think about that…
This means that, at a rate of about 2 new chemicals per day, a toxic pesticide, emulsifier, preservative, additive, or other substance is being used by industry and entering our environment.
Once these chemicals enter the environment, it is only a matter of time before our dogs are exposed to them.
Take glyphosate, for example.
As you know, glyphosate is a weed killer and the main ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used herbicide in the world.
Recently, a group of leading American scientists identified glyphosate as the main cause of oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress damages your cells, proteins, and DNA, making us and our dogs go faster.
It causes brain fog, poor focus, and memory problems.
Oxidative stress is also a major cause of liver disease, elevated liver enzymes, and poor liver function.
If you follow health news, you may know that glyphosate has been found in many foods, such as cereal, bread, pasta, meat, fruits and vegetables, and even drinking water!
And unfortunately, glyphosate has also been found in dog food.
Where do we go from here?
The truth is, there is nothing we can do about the constant presence of toxins in our world, but we can love and support our dogs and our own bodies by paying attention to liver support and detox.
This constant exposure to chemicals, heavy metals, food additives and other toxins puts tremendous pressure on the health and function of our dogs’ livers.
So that’s a big reason why so many dogs today are struggling with compromised liver health.
The good news is, there’s a lot you can do to protect and care for your dog’s liver health.
- Blood production: Sometimes even healthy dogs can have elevated liver enzymes (ALT) without necessarily suffering from liver disease.
Sources
1. Muir DCG, Getzinger GJ, McBride M, Ferguson PL. How Many Commercial Chemicals Are Analyzed in Environmental Media? A 50 Year Bibliometric Review. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 Jun 27;57(25):9119-
