Value of Nutritional Supplement

Value of Nutritional SupplementIn response to recent high-profile incidents, there has been an increase in the level of awareness for the safety and nutritional content for the food that we and our animals consume. In addition, increasing clinical analysis has proven the effectiveness that nutrition plays in promoting good health and also as part of a formal, holistic health remedies. WellnessThe Nutritional Blood Test (NBT) is not only beneficial as adjunctive therapy for serious ailments but also for helping to prevent disease in apparently healthy animals. While the NBT has historically been utilized for patients with chronic disorders, Dr. Selmer has begun to utilize the NBT in preventive veterinary medicine for adult and senior patients. The NBT is based upon the principle that changes occur in the blood before symptoms appear. Since the NBT identifies nutrient requirements and early warning signs of impending disease, it is the perfect tool to incorporate into an animal’s annual physical examination. Nutraceutical TherapyAlternative veterinary therapy complements conventional treatment, but it focuses more on the health of the total body and less on signs and symptoms. It is not at odds with conventional practice, but is instead a tool to help support healing and maintain wellness. Because it is based on a Nutritional Blood Test or NBT, it provides proactive and early warning opportunities to detect and improve health through specific and tailored nutritional therapies. Improving the health and overall quality of life of the animal is achieved when a holistic evaluation and diagnosis is made that seeks to support the immune system and target specific maladies and minimize symptoms over the long-term. A proper and prudent balance of immune support and medical (or surgical) management is the most preferred and integrative form of medical practice and health management. While nutraceutical therapies are typically gentler than prescribed medications, they achieve long-term affects and health improvement. For example, while arthritis pain can be relieved more quickly by aspirin or prednisone, long-term resolution of pain and inflammation often is dependent upon enhanced nutrition and improved metabolism, which are only addressed through improved nutrition and nutraceutical treatment. Clinical Analysis has affirmed that optimum nutrition helps slow the onset and progression of chronic disease because it restores balance and promotes healing by supporting the metabolic pathways that energize the healing system. In addition, it helps reduce the inflammation that predisposes an animal to disease. Its use, either alone or in combination with appropriate medication, contributes to the day-to-day wellness of the animal.