The Power of Antioxidants

Hi, this is Rita Hogan, and welcome to the Dogs Are Individuals podcast. I'm a clinical canine herbalist and I've been practicing for over 20 years. This podcast is all about your dog through an herbal lens. So let's get to it and dive right in. Welcome back to the podcast. We are talking about antioxidants today because I get a lot of questions like areta, what is an antioxidant? And are there herbal antioxidants? The answer is yes. Not a lot of them, but the answer is yes. And I really want you to understand on antioxidants, what sources are out there of antioxidants and how you can use antioxidants with your dog to your advantage and to your dog's advantage. All right, I do want to say that we are knee deep in the pre order my herbal dog book, the Herbal Dog. You can go to theherbaldog.com and you can order. You can put your order in Amazon, in Barnes and Noble, at Target, anywhere you buy books, but pre order the book if you can. It really, really helps me. I can't tell you how much. I didn't know how much until just last week, so I would have been saying stuff earlier, but I just found out. So preorders help on the first day that the book comes out, which is February 4th, and all the pre orders count for that day. And that really helps dictate how successful the book is going to be as far as media and people paying attention to it. And we really want the powers that be to understand that herbs are important and they're not going away. And they do matter in our animals lives, especially our dogs and our little wee kitties and, you know, chickens and donkeys and horses. But I focus here on dogs. So, yes, please help me help others to understand that we are not going away and that it is nature's medicine, it's our medicine, and we are going to learn how to use it. So speaking of helping, I love my sponsors, as you know. So I have a little story for you about tremella mushroom and Lion's Mane from realmushrooms.com I carry real mushrooms in my store. So I was working with a dog that had leaky gut and they were sensitive to almost everything. So we started at the beginning of the year. Like, this is a dog that could only eat one protein and that protein was on its way out. So when that happens, we know that a dog's gut needs help. And of course, it was a result of little bits of trauma, stress and ding Ding, ding. Metrodizanol or nidazole. You know, I'm not really good at saying that. Let's just call it Flagyl. Took Flagyl. Then stuff started falling off the train. And so I got the dog. We talked about it. I don't treat disease. So we just were working on balancing their gut. And if your gut is not leaky and things aren't crossing over into that, into the bloodstream, your dog won't have the sensitivities they have. And this goes for people too. So looked at the dog's energetics and this is a warm dog. Warm and damp. Okay. So gave the dog something drying. Okay. We did organic rose hips for drying a little organic, well, organically grown dandelion root from yours truly. And then we mixed it because the dampness isn't that bad at all. Just a little damp. There's a small, little tiny lipoma. And then we mixed in lion's mane and tremella mushroom. Okay. So wow. That's what I'm gonna say. Wow. Just doing great. We also added saccharomyces and some essential fatty acids. Just doing wonderful. Is able to tolerate some more proteins. Right. We're up to four proteins. Tolerating four proteins. Gut is getting back together, skin is healing. Everything. The parts are going back on, getting mended. So this dog is doing really well now because of the severity of. Took a while, but little by little it's just getting fabulous. And I love lion's mane and tremella mushroom and something to stabilize the nervous system, which is lion's mane. And then you need something that helps with the lymphatics. We did a little cleavers, just two drops twice daily. This was a medium sized dog. It says a little spaniel. And. And then for the liver, which the mushrooms help with that. And it's just, is. I don't know, I'm just super excited about it. And thank you, thank you, thank you for real mushrooms to, for having the tremella mushroom because I love tremella and I love things that heal the gut. The saccharomyces is helping. And then now we're doing probiotics and we're also going to be doing some FMT pills, but really want to condition the gut before we start doing the fmt, in my opinion. Okay. So thank you, thank you, thank you. Real mushrooms. I most appreciate it. Wanted to talk to you again about antioxidants. You know, Rita, Rita, Rita. What is an antioxidant? A lot of people don't understand, understand Antioxidants, okay? So antioxidant is antioxidation. And oxidation comes from the free radicals in the body when the liver is trying to process everything, okay? They play a critical role, right, in protecting your dog's body from damage, early aging from free radicals. And free radicals are. They're pretty radical. They're these unstable molecules, okay? And they harm DNA. We don't like that. They harm cells, they harm proteins. We don't want any of that, okay? And this damage is, you know, definitely coincides with cancer, you know, neurological disorders and all of these things that contribute to chronic disease, okay? And that's pretty much what you need to know. You don't need a science degree to listen to this podcast. And I try to keep the sciency stuff, you know, the chemical stuff down so that your head doesn't hurt. But they're basically are. And like I said, they were unstable molecules, right? Well, they are unstable molecules because they have an unpaired electron, and we don't want that either. And it makes them highly reactive, all right? And free radicals are produced when the body is breaking down things, okay? Breaking down toxins. The. The liver's breaking down toxins. You know, you got herbicides, pesticides, pollution, bad air quality, laundry soap smell. If you use laundry detergent that other people can smell on an airplane in a coffee shop, you know, then you should stop using it, okay? Now, if you stick your nose in it and breathe real heavy, might not be a problem if it's like a natural essential oil, like lavender or something. But the smells from laundry detergent and even the exhaust going out from the dryer is bad for air quality. And can you imagine what it's doing to your house? There are certain laundry detergents that begin. Some of them begin with a T and a G. That will last. Like, I think it's up to 10 to 12 washings. Can't barely wash it out. And that's in your skin. It's getting soaked into your skin, and it's getting soaked into your dog's fur and into their bloodstream. We don't want that either. But this causes free radicals. So antioxidants, they neutralize free radicals because what they do is they give that molecule the electron it needs. It needs paired electrons, and then it stabilizes the molecule and it prevents cellular damage. How fun is that? We all need a little love, right? We all need a little love. So this process helps really maintain your dog's balance, okay? It helps maintain your dog's balance because we want to Balance the. Like, we want to balance those molecules so that we have healthy cell division and we have healthy DNA. And antioxidants are something that does that. Okay, so let's talk about the types of antioxidants. Let's go into science class now, but I promise you, I'll make it easy. So the types of antioxidants. A few of them. There are some that are produced by your dog's body and your body. This is super oxidized dismutase, which is also called sod. Sod. And it converts superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide, which sounds not good, but it actually is good. Okay, Just saying. And then we have catalase. Catalase breaks down the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. And this is really important because then it can be excreted by the body, the kidneys. Then there is glutathione. And glutathione detoxifies these harmful substances, and it regenerates other antioxidants like vitamin C and E. Okay, so we need these types of antioxidants in the body doing their work all the time. And there's lots of things that bring down glutathione, and we don't want that. Stress is one of them. That's why I talk about stress being so important all the time. And then there's our vitamins. Okay? Vitamins can be antioxidants. Vitamin C, vitamin E. Okay, Those are two antioxidants. They're obtained from diet strawberries. Okay. Anything that high in vitamin C is an antioxidant. And then, like, bell peppers, they're also a nightshade, but they do have vitamin C. We'll talk about that in a little bit. And then minerals can be an antioxidant. Two huge ones that are responsible for keeping you well, keeping viruses at bay, keeping your dogs well, and health in general are selenium and zinc. And those two keep each other in check. You don't want too much and you don't want too little. All right? So you just want it to be just right. So selenium can be found in fish and Brazil nuts and some organic grains. And zinc is found in meat and some types of shellfish and some legumes. Okay, so for your dog, you're going like, I give my dogs a quarter of Brazil nut when I'm doing the, like, prey model feeding. I have checked their levels, and we've never been low, but they get a quarter of Brazil nut depending on their size. My big one gets a whole, like, a Like a small, whole Brazil nut. I just chop it up and she eats it. Then we have things like flavonoids, okay? Decaffeinated green tea berries. Those are very high in flavonoids. And then we have carotenoids. That's orange. And then also things like beta carotene, okay? Carrots, lutein. L, U, T, E, I, N. I'm not good at pronunciation. We all discuss this. I had a lisp growing up when I was a wee young lass, and pronunciation has never been my strong point. And then lycopene, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, other little things that we will go through, okay? But flavonoids, carotenoids, zinc, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E, superoxide, dismutase, catalase, and glutathione. These are things that you should keep on your brain. This is the stuff you should be thinking about at night, not, you know, when your mail's gonna show up or your Amazon package. We should be thinking about antioxidants because they're anti aging. Okay, so what do antioxidants do besides anti aging? They protect against chronic disease. You know, they protect the heart. They lower cancer risk because. Why do they lower cancer risk? They help with DNA mutations. Because mutations in the DNA, that's the code of your dog, are caused by free radicals. So we love antioxidants. And then they also protect against radiation and pollution and all that stuff your pet is breathing, right? And in people, they help with your skin, but they also help with your dog's skin even though it's covered in hair. So we, when we think of free radicals, you know, I immediately think of the immune system because they. Because antioxidants, right? Free radicals mess with the immune system. And the antioxidants help protect the immune system, and they help the body fight infection, and they reduce inflammation. And inflammation is the mother. The mother of all diseases. So antioxidants are super important. So for dogs, we're thinking pomegranate seeds, right? Pomegranate, blueberry, spinach, organic spinach, organic kale. Make sure they're always organic. Organic spinach, organic kale, broccoli, baked sweet potato, decaffeinated green tea, almonds. We can give them almonds. Wee bit of walnuts. Not very much, just tiny bit. You can do a little pinch of clove. And I mean a pinch. A size appropriate pinch. So a pinch for a Chihuahua would be a speck, and then a pinch for a golden retriever would be just a little pinch. Okay. Super high in antioxidants turmeric, ginger, a little shake of oregano. Not very much. Ceylon cinnamon. Okay. Ceylon cinnamon. That is a antioxidant. I think that rosemary. Don't be afraid of rosemary, okay? I know you think that it causes your dogs to have seizures, but it doesn't. Okay. If you don't have a seizure, don't worry about rosemary. And if you do have a seizure, jog, don't worry about rosemary. Found in food. Like the actual dried herb. I have never seen it really on, like, cause of seizure. When I. When I was first started teaching, I was very cautious about telling people to, you know, try out rosemary if their dogs had a seizure. But, you know, I've gotten a little more relaxed in that as time goes on. Thyme. That's also just a little shake. Oregano and thyme. Don't use too much. Okay. But you can give a little shake. Right? Little sprinkle. Basil, basil, tomato, tomato, they're both high in antioxidants, but basil is an excellent anti cancer herb. And it's anti inflammatory. It supports the heart. We love it. We love it. Right. I mentioned Ceylon cinnamon. It's a very good antioxidant. Make sure it comes from an excellent source, not the cheap stuff that you find. Oh, it's too. It's. It's 2 cents for a pound. No. Okay. Because cinnamon can have heavy metals in it. I mentioned cloves. I mentioned ginger. We love ginger. Fresh ginger. Nice. Anti inflammatory. Anti cancer antioxidant. Parsley. Okay. Anti cancer antioxidant. Great for the wintertime. It's warming. It definitely neutralizes free radicals. It supports the liver and detoxification. It's wonderful for kidney health. Love it, love it, love it. Spearmint and peppermint. But spearmint is great. Catnip for cats is a great antioxidant. Supports digestive health. Mint reduces stress. I like spearmint. It's very anti cancer. And speaking of cancer, let's quickly discuss why antioxidants are important for preventing cancer and also working with cancer. Because like I said before, these free radicals are these little unstable molecules, and they damage how DNA replicates. They damage cellular membranes. They lead to mutations, and, like, they're disruptors. They're disruptors. All right, in the kind of normal cellular process of your dog. And we don't want that. So with cancer, you have a process, all right, because normal cells will turn into cancer cells, and this takes a lot of time and kind of stages. So you have the damage to the DNA by the free radicals. And then you have this proliferation expansion of damaged cells, and then those are allowed to progress, and they develop into cancer, okay? And then invasive cancer. So antioxidants come in and they protect DNA. They help get rid of those mutations, they help repair cells. And that initiation stage that I talked about, they help shut that down, which reduces inflammation because inflammation drives cancer. And then they slow or completely inhibit tumor progression because they reduce oxidative stress. And it's all about stress, oxidative stress and regular stress. And if you don't forget to breathe, that type of stress will turn into disease. All right? So we want to bring down all types of stress inside and outside the body. And inflammation, again, is the mother of all diseases. So it's a huge contributor to cancer. And antioxidants, those polyphenols, those flavonoids, those vitamin C and E, they bring down inflammation. And I'll tell you one of a huge source of polyphenols is mushrooms. Mushrooms are filled with polyphenols. Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica. Cannabis, which is legal in my state. CBD oil, okay? High in lots of antioxidants. It's an antioxidant plant. Okay? So don't forget your CBD oil. I think that protecting the immune system from oxidated damage is definitely a job of antioxidants. And we want to work with the inside antioxidants. Remember, those are. What is it? Superoxide dismutase. Yeah, super sod sod, catalase, glutathione. And then we have those vitamin C and vitamin E and selenium and zinc and flavonoids and carotenoids. And you know that I repeat myself because I'm a teacher, and I'm a good teacher. Check out my courses@canineherbalism.com and yeah, those are very important when you are trying to avoid cancer. Okay? We have to support the immune system because the immune system is crucial at detecting. It's a detector and destroying, okay, cancer cells. And one in two dogs will die of cancer. Right now we gotta turn that frown upside down and back that clock up. We gotta back it up, because it never used to be like this. We gotta get healthy. So when we make ourselves healthy, we make our dogs healthy, because we're in a different mindset. And we want to look at vitamin C and selenium and zinc. And don't just go ahead and get a vitamin because we don't want too much of those things. Too much causes problems. But coming from natural substances. I love whole foods to Give most of the vitamins. And if you, you know, I can't keep enough vitamin D in my body naturally, so I have to supplement vitamin D with K. So I have to supplement those because otherwise my vitamin D gets too low. And ladies and gents, get your vitamin D levels checked at least once a year. You need to be in the 70 to 100 percentile. Don't believe that 30 to 40% is good enough. It's not. And so does your dog. I know that when I got cancer, my vitamin d levels were 18%. Okay? Not good, not good. And my friend who had cancer, her. Her vitamin D levels were 6%. Vitamin D is absolutely a wonderful, wonderful vitamin that keeps you healthy and virus free. So I think that having a diet rich in antioxidants is so important. And I wanted you to understand what antioxidants were. Now, there are other things that we can give our dogs that are high in antioxidants. And here are a few of them. Spirulina. Now, spirulina is a blue green algae. It's very high in its nutrient content. Dr. Peter Dubais makes one called green min, which is an. I believe it's a red kelp, maybe. And spirulina, don't quote me on that. Spirulina is something that a lot of people have heard of and it's definitely green. And there's sometimes some of them that's blue. It's high in vitamin E and beta carotene, okay? And beta carotene is like a precursor to vitamin A and it supports immune health and the skin and liver, and it neutralizes free radicals and it helps reduce oxidative stress. Spirulina is more warm than chlorella, but it's cooling compared to. It's pretty neutral, actually. So it helps prevent DNA damage. But one thing I want to say about spirulina and chlorella is they can have these things called microcysteines in them. And so you want to ask your provider of that remedy if they are testing for microcysteines, okay? Because those can be a problem. And don't give spirulina for a long period of time. Cycle it. Don't, don't. And it's not right for every dog either. So give it separated by anything else and see how your dog does with it over a couple of weeks without adding anything else. Another great plant that is antioxidant is moringa. Okay? Moringa is warming. It's slightly warming. It has quesirtin and it's got Vitamin C and beta carotene. So it reduces inflammation and brings down oxidative stress. It's a wonderful plant. And it doesn't have mycocysteines in it. Then we have chlorella. I love chlorella. Chlorella has really helped me in my life. Again, ask people, companies, if they're testing for mycocysteines for chlorella and spirulina. And it. I'm actually looking for one right now so that I can carry it in my store. And it's been a battle. So just, you know, the more we can ask about these things, the better, so that people know that it's on our radar. Just saying. Chlorella has a lot of chlorophyll in it, which is a really an awesome detoxifier. And it's antioxidant. So it helps, again, neutralize those little free radicals that cause so many problems. It has carotenoids in it and vitamin C. Okay. And a lot of other vitamins. So we love chlorella. It helps protect against cellular damage, and it also helps bring down heavy metals. Okay, Then we have phytoplankton. Phytoplankton does not have microcysteines in it. It is full of superoxide dismutase. Okay. That's that powerful enzyme that helps the liver fight against free radicals. It has carotenoids in it, and it has Omega 3. So it reduces inflammation and it helps with oxidative damage. We love it. I carry the phytoplankton from Adored Beast in my store. So then there is another antioxidant which is found in kelp. Now, you need to make sure that your kelp providers are also testing for heavy metals, because I just read a report on heavy metals in the NOW brand organic kelp, and the cadmium was through the roof. So we need to be more careful about our sourcing. And just because it says organic doesn't mean it's great. So, yes, it's good. Yes, we want to see those things, but we want to make sure they're testing for heavy metals. Okay? So just bring it to their attention. Don't be mean. Just say, hey, are you testing for heavy metals? Why not? All right, because some people are doing their own research on things, and they're getting things tested, and some of those results aren't pretty. All right? But kelp is a great antioxidant. It has carotenoids in it, vitamin C, vitamin E, polyphenols, selenium, chlorophyll, I Mean, it has all, it ticks most of the boxes there. It helps neutralize free radicals, it reduces cellular damage and it reduces damage to proteins. It helps get rid of tartar off the teeth, some strains do. It helps with the heart, the thyroid. I just think that kelp is a great addition to cycle in if it works for your dog. Again, there's lots of different types of kelp. Now, some antioxidants that don't have any worry about heavy metals are dear to my heart. And this is phytoembryonic therapy. Okay? Phytoembryonic therapy has lots of antioxidants in the stem cells of the plant. Super, super high in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, selenium, zinc, all the good things that you need for your dog's healthy body. And some of these remedies just really, really, really help. And that is a different conversation. But if you listen to my phytoembryonic talk, you will know that there are a few that I absolutely love, but I could mention them here. One of these remedies is called mountain pine and it is a painkiller. It's cooling and it is a huge antioxidant. It has beta carotene in it. It's got beta pinene, beta statosterol, vitamin C. It's got chamzulin in it, which most people know that from different types of chamomile. It's got qucertin and pisinogenol, which is the active ingredient in maritime pine, like 40%. It is an absolute powerhouse. And one of the things I love about it is that it protects neurons and it supports the liver. It increases glutathione, it increases super oxidized dismutase, it increases catalase, so it increases all of those internal antioxidants. It helps get rid of heavy metals in the body and it assists lymphatic drainage and it supports the liver. As you can tell, I'm a huge mountain pine fan. Another phytoembryonic therapy that I carry in my store is the phytoembryonic therapy of wheat grass and wheatgrass. This remedy has vitamin A, it has all of the B vitamins, including B12. It has C and D and E trace minerals, a full set of amino acids and non essential and essential amino acids. It is full of beta carotene, it's full of glutathione, it's absolutely wonderful. It has super oxide dismutase in it and quercetin, it has salicylic acid in it for pain. And it's just a wonderful remedy that you can use. You can cycle in and out maybe four days on, three days off for a couple of months. The only thing you don't want to give it for. Dogs with Cushing's disease don't do that or any estrogen positive cancers. But other than that, it is absolutely wonderful, especially if your dog has Addison's disease, if their adrenals are depleted, if they have any type of bad breath or it's also good for joint pain or candida overgrowth, congestion in the liver, dull coat. These are all things that this remedy can work for. It's wonderful at toxic buildup. So this is a good one. The wheatgrass phyto. I love it. Another honorable mention in the phytoembryonic therapy high antioxidant pageant. We are running a pageant of phytoembryonic therapies is fig, ficus carica. So fig is super high in polyphenols. Okay. It's great for acid reflux, doesn't have any side effects. Again, it's got B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, C and E. These phytoembryonic therapies are high in macro and trace minerals, amino acids and stem cells. This one has vitamin C, beta carotene, beta statosterol in it, citric acid, quercetin. Rutin is a lovely, lovely high polyphenol, anti inflammatory, antimicrobial, autoimmune, friendly liver protective remedy. So and this one's good for anxiety, acid reflux, burping, constipation, obsessive compulsive disorders in people and dogs, H. Pylori, infections, food sensitivities. It helps heal mucous membranes. It is a wonderful, wonderful remedy and super antioxidant. Now I'm going to go over a few more antioxidants that you can use for your dog. So let's just go kind of go over the list of popular ones that you can use for your dog. Okay. We got blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries. You can use acai berries, goji berries, cherries. I don't think dogs eat citrus all that much, but oranges like lemons, limes, all those things high, but dogs don't really like them. Apples with the skin on, organic only, please. Pears, pomegranates. We mentioned pomegranate. My dogs like a little mango, just a tiny little piece. Papaya, pineapple, kiwi. Okay. Those are our fruits that are high in antioxidants now, we have our veggies. We have organic spinach and kale. We mentioned broccoli. We got brussels cauliflower, carrots, sweet potatoes. I mentioned the peppers, mentioned the tomatoes, beets, zucchini, always organic artichokes, asparagus, cabbage, garlic. No, garlic is not toxic. Make sure you only use recommended dosages. Look that up. If you google Rita Hogan garlic dosages, it'll come up snap peas. And then we have almonds and walnuts, pecans, cashews, organic sunflower seed, chia seed, freshly ground flaxseed. Make sure it's freshly ground. Okay? And we went through our herbs. We went through our herbs. A couple herbs that also high in antioxidant is coriander, which is cilantro, cardamom, fenugreek. Those are all dog friendly. All right? And for those of you that feed small amounts of grain, organic brown rice, quinoa, organic oats, organic barley, organic chickpeas. Make sure chickpeas are organic if you're giving them to your dog, and only in small amounts because chickpeas are chock full of glyphosate. Okay? And then we have, you know, we talked about the seaweeds, nori, dulce, and then the kelps. And make sure that your kelp is being tested for heavy metal. We talked about phytoplankton. We talked about decaffeinated green tea. And then we have coconut oil, which is also an antioxidant, and olive oil, you know, not super high, but they are raw honey. Only raw honey, not processed honey. And in tiny amounts for your dog. So those are some resources for antioxidants. Okay. The phytoembryonic therapies, those, almost all of them are high in antioxidants. So we will talk more about those later. I did want to tell you guys, nothing to do with antioxidants. I think we've. I think we've been there, done that. I appreciate you. I just want to tell you I appreciate you. We're getting near Thanksgiving, and if you celebrate that, if you don't, you know you don't. But I appreciate all of you for showing up and listening to my podcast. I appreciate your support. Thanks for purchasing my book, the Herbal Dog. Thanks for looking at my courses and shopping in my store. And I couldn't do this without you. 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I give her things for her nervous system like the go to from Adored Beast and I give her rescue remedy and relax. I give her those things. That's my calming trifecta. But her nervous system has come a long way. She used to have tension in her back after it first happened and she got in a fight with a bulldog and it just wasn't pretty. But she had all this arching in her back and a lot of the tension has gone. So her back is a lot flatter but she's still like, she still gets triggered by like if you pick her up in front of another dog, she starts to go whackadoo. And on those, if, if that happens or you just never know kind of what's gonna set her off. She. I would definitely refer to it as a little PTSD which is getting again, is getting so much better. But on those days she doesn't digest her food well because she goes into fight or flight and just the goodness gracious, gently cooked food has been awesome for her. 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