Microwave Oven Cooking for Dogs

Even reheating food this way is detrimental to your dogs health and yours too. Here's why.

I knew microwave oven cooking kills nutrients and enzymes in food but I recently learned it does far more than that, and heaven knows none of us want our dogs to get cancer.

What Made Me Write About This

Bless the unknowing soul who posted on a forum I was visiting. He gave instructions how to use a microwave when cooking dog food. I was appalled and clicked away from the conversation.

I woke up the next morning wishing I'd said something. Not that he would have believed me, but you never know.

I wondered if any of my readers use a microwave so I decided to write about it just in case.

Naturally I looked up some studies to back up my advice. My research shocked even me! Here are a few high points:

• In 1992 Blanc (a member of the Swiss Federal Institute of Biochemistry) and Hertel published their two month long study on microwaved foods.

  They found hemoglobin levels and white blood cells decrease after eating microwaved foods.

  Microwaving causes the food molecules to create new life forms called radiolytic compounds which cause deterioration in the blood and immune system. It also decreases the ratio of HDL (good cholesterol) and LDL (bad cholesterol)

• Long term Russian research showed it created cancer causing agents in food. Ingestion of microwaved foods caused a higher percentage of cancerous cells in blood; caused degeneration of the immune system's capacity to protect itself against cancerous growth and caused disorders in the digestive system.

  Microwave ovens were banned in Russia in 1967, but the ban was later lifted.

• In the United States, Claire Nelson, a high school student set out to test what the FDA had not. Her laboratory analysis found that DEHA from plastic wraps was migrating into the oil she used as a base food, at between 200 parts and 500 parts per million. The FDA standard is 0.05 parts per billion.

  Her summarized results, "Carcinogens --At 10,000 Times FDA Limits" has been published in science journals. Claire received the American Chemical Society's top science prize for students during her junior year and fourth place at the International Science and Engineering Fair (Fort Worth,Texas) as a senior.

My Own Microwave Use Confession

I never microwave food and my family laughs at me because if they use it, it hurts my head. They think I'm crazy.

Crazy or not, I swear I feel my brain pulsating. Maybe because I'm shorter than everyone else I get a direct hit. Who knows. At least they are gracious enough to tell me when they are going to use it so I can leave the vicinity.

After saying all that, guess what? I use the microwave to reheat my coffee! I have this cheap coffeemaker that keeps it lukewarm at best so I got into the habit of putting my mug in the oven and running out of the room.

I figured coffee wasn't good for me anyway and since it had no nutrients or enzymes to kill, I was okay. Oops.

Now that I've researched it, I'm thinking about a new coffeemaker. In the meantime, I transfer my coffee to a saucepan and leave it on simmer/warm.

Set your container of cold food in a sink filled with hot water. That's my five big dog method. Of course you can use a pan of hot water if you have a small amount.

If you're in a hurry, instead of microwave oven cooking, heat it up in a saucepan on the stove. You may have to add a little water but if you turn it on high and stir the entire time it will heat up very quickly.

For humans who are late for dinner, put a saucepan lid over the food while it is on a plate. Put the plate of food on a simmering saucepan of water. It will stay warm without drying up.

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