Spirulina, Sea Plants for Healthy Dogs.

Perhaps you have or have heard the word Spirulina especially among fans of ornamental fish. Spirulina is used as an ornamental fish enthusiasts food additive to increase the brightness of the colors on the fish and increase endurance in ornamental fish. Apparently, in addition to the ornamental fish, Spirulina is also used by humans as a food additive, even in 1974 declared as the most ideal food for humans by the United Nations. If Spirulina good for man certainly good for the dog. Why do not we try to support the health of our pet dog?.

See in www.spirulina.org.uk

What is Spirulina? 

The name spirulina is obtained because its shape resembles a spiral, live in an alkaline salt lakes in the tropics and sub-tropics. According to observations of biological experts, spirulina is the first creature on earth, producing oxygen and pushed his biological colonies, proliferate and evolve. Population of the African continent has long recognized the nutritional value of spirulina and spirulina used as staple food, so that their bodies strong and energized, and can consume a large living purposes to adjust the hot environment. Research medical experts found that the local African people rarely sick, is closely related to the consumption of spirulina they add strength to immunity. In the 1960s, a group of explorers Belgium was traveling in the Sahara Desert. Spirulina is a type of green is bought in the market, through the study of biological experts then known that there is potential value in spirulina. After that, scientists continue to conduct more in-depth research. Determined that spirulina is a food that has the most perfect nutritional balance and most of the food is known to people today. Until 1973 the French scientist, Professor Clementi, who has done a thorough research on spirulina on protein international conference to announce the results of its research to the world, Spirulina is a source of natural protein foods are best discovered by humans until now. 

Imagine, spirulina appears to have an iron content 58 times more than spinach, and 18 times higher than that of meat. This one kind of algae also contain beta-carotene 25 times more than carrots, and 100 times more than papaya, in addition to other ingredients such as vitamins, proteins, minerals, fats and carbohydrates. 

The basic composition of spirulina: protein 55-70%, 12-17% carbohydrates, 5-8% fat; 5-7% fiber.

Efficacy of spirulina main.

Adding immunity, increase the body's ability to fight disease menular.Sistem body immunity is a shield against the various elements of the cause of disease that attacks both inside and outside the body, just as the army and police of a country, is a guarantee of "security" of the body. If the immune system is impaired due to various causes, which lead to decreased immune system, various elements of the cause of the disease is going to use the opportunity to invade the body and cause serious harm to health. 

Spirulina has a special nutritional composition, many contain a variety of compounds can improve immunity, such as ß -carotene, phycoyanin, polysaccharides, and so on, so as to increase the activity of the body's immunity, it can also be more efficacious against the range of sources of disease, thereby thoroughly increase body resistance against diseases, efficacious lowering the percentage of infection, tumors and diseases of the body immunity. 

Spirulina can interfere with the reproduction of various viruses, it also contains many amino acids which can recover injured cells, can restore liver function, and helps the treatment of inflammation of the liver. In addition, Spirulina also can increase energy and enhance recovery from illness. Can regulate the metabolism, improve organ function, against the lack of oxygen, these are the reasons why they are consumed spirulina for a long period of time the body will feel full of energy. 

Medical experts found that Spirulina not only stimulates the immune system. In fact, it can also increase the body to produce new blood cells. The main composition of the immune system, the bone marrow cells, macrophages, T-cells and natural killers cells, improve the function of the spleen and thyroid, this is due to the increasing number of macrophages, thus increasing its activity and more efficacious in eradicating the bacteria. 

Japanese scientists in the latest edition of the research literature to announce that a special extract of spirulina can inhibit the reproduction of HIV virus, herpes virus, viral infectious disease, parotid virus and measles virus; at the same time very safe to the body cells. 

Efficacy of spirulina for dogs.

In www.spirulina.com written that spirulina function in dogs is to give health to the skin, the beauty of the feathers and fresh breath. Especially in dogs that are elderly, they will be more stamina in their old age. 

The main function of spirulina that can increase endurance is also very useful for dogs prone to develop diseases that attack the immune system when a dog is on the decline as parvovirus, distemper, kennel cough, or skin disease demodex. 

Manure produced much less than before given spirulina which means that the process of digestion in dogs become better. 

Spirulina can be given directly to the dog or it can also be mixed in food. It smelled like the scent of seaweed and most dogs love it. 

Where the product is sold? 

There may be a spirulina product made ​​specifically for dogs but because the price is more expensive than products made ​​specifically for humans it does not hurt us to give the pet dog of spirulina products made for humans. Almost every multi level marketing company (MLM) has spirulina products. All the products are more or less the same, just the price factor into consideration to buy. We recommend choosing a product spirulina from companies that already have a good name in order to get as much quality as possible. Usually there are three types of spirulina products are tablets, powder, and liquid. In theory, liquid spirulina products are better than tablets or powder type because it is more easily absorbed by the body but kind of liquid is usually more expensive.