Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 "Animals Need It Too!" Arthur Young, DVM, CVH http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/glycocases.htm#pets Just as these crucial glyconutrients/Saccharides are lacking in the modern diet for humans, they are similarly deficient in nearly all commercial pet food, which is also loaded with artificial dyes, perservatives and additives. The ancestors of our canine and feline pets--just like our human ancestors--have spent eons eating wild, natural foods, and this is what their systems are designed for. It is only in the last several decades that they--along with their owners--have been exposed to commercially prepared foods, as well as the chemicals these foods contain - chemicals that their bodies (as well as ours) cannot tolerate. In addition, artificial ingredients in these foods can trigger an immune response that, quite literally, can make pets sick. The benefits of glyconutrients/Saccharides for animals cover various types of animals and a variety of disease conditions, similar to their effects in humans. An early veterinary use of extracts from Aloe vera was reported in 1976. It was not surprising that vets would try Aloe on animals, given its thousands of years of history in helping people. The effects on ponies of xylose, one of the 8 critical sugars, were reported in 1983.2 Along the research pathway, mannose and other glyconutrients were found to be beneficial for animals as well as humans. Glyconutrients today are used as poultry additives, facilitators for animal vaccines, and suppression of feline leukemia virus. Pets are commonly afflicted with stubborn allergies that are a source of much distress--and expense--for their owners. And, very commonly--just as with their owners--medical interventions that mainly focus on treating the symptoms are quite ineffective. The findings of Glycobiology suggest that this prevailing approach may be barking up the wrong tree, so to speak, and that a nutritional intervention that, instead, supplies the body with crucial micronutrients that are lacking is likely to be far more effective. Glycobiology has now established that every cell in the mammalian body requires eight essential saccharides molecules in order to function effectively. These sugars combine with protein and fat molecules into glycoforms that attach themselves to the surfaces of every cell in the body. Under an electron microscope, they look like weird trees growing on the cell surface. One of their most important functions there is to allow cells to communicate effectively with each other. To the degree that these saccharides are deficient, cell-to-cell communication tends to break down and some form of illness starts to develop. An insufficiency of these saccharide molecules is particularly disastrous for the immune system, because it causes the cells of the immune system to become, in effect, partially blind. These cells can then become over-reactive in attacking allergens of all kinds and even in attacking the tissues of the body; on the other hand, ironically, they may become under-reactive in attacking true pathogens that are serious threats to the body. Unfortunately, eight of these crucially-important sugar molecules are seriously lacking in the modern diet. They are commonly found, however, in vine-ripened fruits and vegetables and also in many of the wild foods that our stone-age ancestors consumed in abundance. When these glyconutrients, as they are called technically (glyco from the Greek word for "sweet"), are provided in adequate quantity to the body through supplementation, all of the cells in the body start functioning much more effectively. This is especially true for cells in the immune system. As cell-to-cell communication improves in this system, it tends to become better modulated--that is, less likely either to over- or under-react. Correspondingly, allergies and auto-immune conditions tend to diminish or disappear. Just as these crucial glyconutrients are lacking in the modern diet for humans, they are similarly deficient in nearly all commercial pet food, which is also loaded with artificial dyes, perservatives and additives. The ancestors of our canine and feline pets--just like our human ancestors--have spent eons eating wild, natural foods, and this is what their systems are designed for. It is only in the last several decades that they--along with their owners--have been exposed to commercially prepared foods, as well as the chemicals these foods contain - chemicals that their bodies (as well as ours) cannot tolerate. In addition, artificial ingredients in these foods can trigger an immune response that, quite literally, can make pets sick. Arthur Young DVM advises his clients to add glyconutrients/Saccharides to their pets' diet. Decades of consuming nutritionally questionable commercial pet food products, the proven harmful effects of over vaccination, combined with the unfortunate dependency on steroids and antibiotics have, according to many reliable sources greatly contributed to a national decline in animal health. The innate ability of the body to heal itself has been seriously compromised in many animals, particularly dogs, cats, and horses. Glyconutrients are compatible with any type of treatment prescribed by both conventional and alternative practitioners. These essential carbohydrates strengthen the body’s inner environment which, in turn, enhances the energy that stimulates the immune system, as well as a process called “cell communication”. This communication network results in all of the organs working with one another in an orderly sequence of body reactions. Without these activities, good health is impossible to attain. Although the formulation is produced for human consumption, holistic veterinarians have also recognized the importance of glyconutrients in supporting the handling of health challenges in animals. Credit goes to G?nter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D. (Rockefeller University), winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for Medicine "for the discovery that (glyco) proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell." audiotape by Arthur Young, DVM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 > Just as these crucial glyconutrients/Saccharides are lacking in the > modern diet for humans, they are similarly deficient in nearly all > commercial pet food, It doesn't matter that dietary glyconutrients are lacking in healthy humans and animals because glyconutrients are converted back and forth naturally. Because glyconutrients are used as cellular building material in animals, animals and humans that eat meat get them in the diet. In times of illness the glyconutrients can be supplemented for a short time. The solution to the deficiencies of " commecial pet food " is to simply feed the animals a better diet. Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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