Top Ten Diseases, Can You Prevent Them?
    
According to Veterinary Pet Insurance, Inc. the 10 most common claims the company receives are conditions they consider to be related to accidents or illness.

Here's the List:
Dogs
   1. Ear infection
   2. Stomach inflammation
   3. Skin irritation
   4. Tumors/growth
   5. Skin infection/hot spots
   6. Urinary tract infection
   7. Osteoarthritis
   8. Hypothyroidism
   9. Inflammation of intestinal tract
  10. Soft tissue trauma		Cats
   1. Urinary tract nfection
   2. Stomach nflammation
   3. Kidney disease
   4. Abscess
   5. Diabetes
   6. Hyperthyroidism
   7. Inflamed colon
   8. Conjunctivitis
   9. Ear infection
  10. Skin irritations





   






What if I told you that these conditions could be eliminated if a preventative nutrition plan was put in place?

As far as human health goes, did you know digestive problems cost Americans more than $100 billion annually?

This is more money than is spent on books, movies, music and videos combined ($82 billion); more than spent on automobiles ($65 billion); more than on vacations ($10 bilion); more than on higher education or computers ($62 billion); and even more money than on weight loss ($33 billion

The following problems are a result of improper nutrition:

  * Barrett's Esophagus Esophagitis
  * Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD)
  * Heartburn
  * Hiatal Hernia
  * Gastritis
  * Peptic Ulcers
  * Appendicitis  
  * Candidiasis
  * Constipation
  * Diarrhea
  * Diverticular Disease
  * Gas
    * Gluten Sensitivity
    * Hemorroids
    * Crohn's Disease
    * Ulcerative Colitis
    * Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
    * Lactose Intolerance
    * Leaky Gut Syndrome
    * Parasitic Disease
    * Cirrhosis
    * Gallstones
    * Hepatitis
    * Pancreatitis
The typical North American diet of the past few decades has increasingly included more processed and refined foods than ever before. At the same time, North Americans now suffer from more degenerative diseases, causing many physicians to suggest a strong link between what one eats and how one feels.

Interestingly, the same diseases are affecting our companion animals.

From the beginning of human history, food has been considered the major factor in maintaining well-being and health. In 400 B.C., Hippocrates, the "father of Western medicine", recognized the relationship between health and food. He said, "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food". His words have become the credo of modern dieticians and nutritionists. In recent decades, research has proven the truth of his words, raising nutrition science to a level equal with medicine.

So much so, that in 1980, the Japanese government decided to regulate the use of food for medicinal purposes, introducing the concept of functional foods. Later, researchers started to isolate some of the specific bioactive compounds in food, and the term "nutraceutical" was born.