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Glandulars help stabilize conditions
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by
Dana Cox
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In some situations, this may involve careful
monitoring to determine how much damage
a gland has sustained and whether or not
it can be rehabilitated. Dr. Carsten also
tries to figure out how the patient arrived
at his condition, since this may play
a role in determining the long-term prognosis.
“If the animal had some catastrophic
illness that created the problem, we can
hopefully restore the gland and wean off
ongoing supplementation. In other patients,
the problem has been accumulating for
a number of years. We can restore function
as much as possible but we need to be
vigilant to keep that glandular function
up to an acceptable level. That requires
looking at the individual patient and
making choices about what we need to do
for maintenance therapy, for example diet,
medications, vaccines, and lifestyle.”
It may also involve looking at the interaction
of other glands in the body as well. Dr.
Carsten refers to the endocrine work of
Dr. Harrower in the 1920s, which suggested
an intricate relationship between the
glands. For instance, Dr. Harrower believed
that while the pituitary and thyroid regulate
each other, the ovary and adrenals may
also influence the thyroid.
As with many conditions, the more quickly
a holistic protocol is begun, the better
the long-term prognosis. “I see
consistent dramatic improvement within
one month in recently diagnosed dogs with
hypothyroidism using homeopathic glandulars,”
says Dr. Drouin. “Results are also
excellent (thyroid hormone levels normalize
and symptoms disappear) in dogs who have
been on synthetic hormone for a year or
less. Results are mixed in animals who
have been on long term therapy, although
usually the dosage of synthetic thyroid
can be reduced and sometimes eliminated
altogether.”
While many glandular conditions require
professional veterinary care, there are
certain situations in which you can confidently
and safely supplement your own animals.
Performance animals, for instance, or
those on the show circuit, will likely
experience more stress than your average
animal companion. Since we know stress
levels are associated with the adrenal
gland, by administering an adrenal glandular
to your animal, you can help him physiologically
cope with the added strain.
Available in powder, capsule or liquid
form, glandulars are derived from primarily
bovine sources and undergo sterilization
during the manufacturing process. The
raw material will then be prepared one
of three ways:
• Dessicated gland – Processed
by removing the water, the final product
contains the full spectrum of the hormone
and is not a concentration of any substance
in particular.
• Concentrated cytsol – This
product is concentrated from the cell
fluid itself. It offers more concentration
of the metabolic enzymes, the hormone
precursors and other synergistic factors
that are produced by that cell.
• Protomorphogen™ –
This process concentrates the nucleoprotein
structures.
Evidence now suggests that if the cells
of an organ are not adequately nutritionally
supported, the function will decline,
triggering the immune system to cause
even more damage. The Protomorphogen acts
as a decoy so that the natural tissue
antibodies bind with it, protecting the
tissue from further damage while the gland
or organ is rehabilitated. According to
Dr. Carsten, the Protomorphogen extract
also provides important cellular nutritional
factors that can play a critical role
in restoration of glandular function.
In addition to the above, some veterinarians
also use homeopathic glandulars, a therapy
that usually works best when the cells
are properly nourished as well.
Skeptics of glandular therapy say the
oral glandular replacements cannot cross
the digestive tract with enough potency
to benefit a damaged gland. However, evidence
shows that glandulars do make it into
the circulatory system from the digestive
tract. In addition, studies of injected
radiolabeled cells indicate that stressed
or damaged glands attract more of the
extracts than healthy ones, suggesting
that the glands do indeed require the
additional support. For instance, animals
with damaged thyroids rapidly assimilated
the new thyroid cells, causing the gland
to regenerate itself.
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