NGD Care — Scientific background to food supplements L-Glutamine: intestinal barrier, immune cells and muscle maintenance explained L-Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body and the primary fuel for two of the most energy-hungry cell populations: intestinal epithelium and immune cells. An overview of the physiology, the mechanisms and the scientific … Read more
NGD Care — Gut Health Dog and Cat Why chronic complaints rarely have only one cause: the intestinal axes Skin, behavior, joints, bladder, lungs: they seem to be different problems. But they often have the same origin. Find out how the gut affects your dog or cat’s entire body through a network of connections. By … Read more
NGD Care — Scientific background to food supplements Stress and behaviour in animals and humans: HPA axis, microbiome and adaptogens How chronic stress affects the nervous system, gut and immune system, in dogs, cats and humans. And how adaptogens, mushrooms, CBD and neurotransmitter precursors work together in stress recovery. Substantiated with literature. By Stefan Veenstra … Read more
NGD Care — Scientific background to food supplements Skin problems in dogs and cats: the gut-skin axis and the integrative protocol Itching, eczema and chronic skin inflammation are rarely purely local. The role of gut microbiome, immune regulation, and systemic inflammation. Substantiated with literature and with links to deepening on all three NGD platforms. By … Read more
NGD Care — Scientific background to food supplements The gut microbiome as the basis of health: biofilm, dysbiosis and system repair Why do complaints in dogs and cats keep coming back despite treatment? The role of pathogenic biofilm, low-grade inflammation, intestinal permeability and the intestinal axes: substantiated with literature. By Stefan Veenstra DVM The gut … Read more
NGD Care — Scientific background Post-operative recovery in dogs and cats: anesthesia, NSAIDs, antibiotics and the integrative approach Surgery is controlled tissue damage. The recovery phase is an active biological response in which the liver, intestine, immune system and tissues are addressed simultaneously. What happens physiologically, what regular drugs do and fall short, and how … Read more