Someone on the boxer forum told me to give my boxer broccoli seed extract capsules.
I've been using a brand called Broccomax (open one capsule and mix with every meal).It's not very expensive, and my boy is tolerating it very well. Boxers can become gassy very easy, and it's painful gas so I have to be careful.
I'm not sure if I am allowed to post the link, but this is from an online article posted on the website Dog's 4 Life titled "Alternative Therapies for Canine Cancer" that discusses the benefits of broccoli.
Here is a snippet of the article.
""For decades, the word was out that something in cruciferous vegetables protects animals from cancer; in 1992, scientists from Johns Hopkins University identified the active constituent as a chemical called sulforaphane. Broccoli contains more sulforaphane than the other vegetables. The best source of it comes from sprouts that have grown to the second leaf stage; these seedlings contain between 10 to 100 times as much sulforaphane as a full-grown broccoli.
To date the sulforaphane research focusing on cancer has discovered that this protection results from stimulation of the body's own antioxidant and detoxification system, which is comprised of what scientists call Phase 2 Enzymes. The enzymes eliminate carcinogens from the body before they can cause DNA damage. This action protects healthy cells from cancer triggering chemicals.
More exciting from a cutting edge point of view is a paper in the March 2000 issue of Cancer Research which reported for the first time that sulforaphane can cause cancer cells to self-destruct, that it triggers programmed cell death or apoptosis. Research that is more recent reports on the genetic mechanisms by which these broccoli chemicals work. For example, a recent study on breast cancer showed sulforaphane binding to mammary tissue after just a single dose of broccoli sprouts. Earlier studies from 1997 and 2000 demonstrated that sulforaphane prevented carcinogens from triggering cancer in breast tissue. Other benefits of this supplement include increasing the liver's capacity to detoxify potential carcinogens. ""
Wishing you the best outcome for your baby! Keep us posted on the test results.
Cynthia & Maximus(boxer)
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