GNLD Natural Vitamin C Products for dogs & puppies

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GNLD vitamin C is molecularly natural.  What does that mean?

Molecularly Natural vitamin C is made without chemicals and derived fully from vegetables and/or fruit.  It contains all the ingredients necessary to equal a whole orange -- seeds, pulp, etc.  This is important, because vitamin C is water soluble That means that normal synthetic type vitamin C that you would buy in the health food or grocery store will wash through the body in about 2 hours.  GNLD vitamin C on the other hand, with its molecularly natural formula, stays in the body longer and works more effectively to synthesis collagen and build sound bones and teeth.  This is one of the building blocks necessary in relationship to puppy's hip and elbow joints (and humans). 

GNLD is manufactured to pharmaceutical grade standards and made from raw fruit / vegetables including ascorbic acid, acerola extract, rose hips and citrus juice concentrates.  In addition, GNLD combines their own unique Neo-Plex Concentrate, a whole dried citrus concentrate to provide "everything but the water" from an orange.  It contains not only vitamin C, but also flavedo, mesocarp, endocarp, citrus protopectins, flavanoid complex and other P-factors that naturally occur in whole citrus.  Neo-Plex concentrate strengthens the effectiveness of GNLD vitamin C because as independent research has shown, vitamin C combined with similar whole food components is utilised more effectively by the body than ascorbic acid alone.  vitamin C ingested alone will pass through the digestive system and any that is not needed at the time will be eliminated.  Also, the long term shelf-life potency of the GNLD product is assured by using 10% - 20% more vitamin C than is claimed on the label.  This practice ensures a product will be potent for the length of the shelf life guarantee period. 

Please note that in Sy Guth's mini study of Golden Retriever puppies, she needed 460 mg daily of GNLD vitamin C to effect a positive change in the outcome of some of her puppies.  This is 50% to 85% LESS than the amount recommended by those using synthetic vitamin C (not molecularly natural).   Upon more reading on the subject, she now gives 900 mg daily to puppies from 2 or 3 months to 18 months of age.  This is still less than the amounts recommended of normal Vitamin C.  See table at end of the page.

Heat easily destroys vitamin C (ascorbic acid).  This includes heat processes used in producing dry dog food biscuits and related storage issues.  Unless vitamin C states that each ingredient is natural on the label, it is likely that only added flavouring or colouring may be natural. 

A word about side affects from using normal synthetic vitamin C products found in health food and grocery stores.  Almost all of these products contain chemicals and made with a chemical process.  Many contain calcium, which given in excess, can actually cause the hip dysplasia disease.  Some even contain aspartame which is a chemical used as a sweetener most commonly in diet soft drinks.  It breaks down and goes into the blood stream.  Dr Janet Starr Hull has a website naming and discussing some 94 side effects that can be caused by aspartame.  Vitamin C products can also have sulfur dioxide added.  This is the chemical compound with the formula SO₂ .  It is the combustible result of petroleum and coal, as well as produced by volcanoes.  Read the labels of synthetic vitamin C very carefully and understand what the manufacturing process is that makes the products.  You can only find this information out by writing the manufacture and asking.  Again, GNLD vitamin C products use no chemicals and are made only from natural fruits and vegetables.  They also do not list ascorbic calcium or any other calcium additive on the label.

The reason for using Dr Kruger Joint & Muscle supplement along with the GNDL vitamin C is that the Dr Kruger formulas act to clean the intestinal walls and allow the dog to absorb more of the nutrients from its diet.  It also contains 4 digestive enzymes to help the dog digest dry dog food biscuits so that it can be absorbed by the dog's system, rather than passed through the dog.  Lastly, the formula contains Glucosamine Sulphate, Chondroitin Sulphate, Dandelion Root Powder, Kelp Powder, Devil's Claw Powder, Yucca Schidigera Extract, all known to aide in maintaining healthy joints.

Several leading vets and breeders supplement vitamin C for both pregnant bitches and puppies to the age of 18 months and longer to ensure that puppies are producing collagen and sound bones.  No guarantees or claims can be made that Dr Kruger Joint & Muscle Formula combined with GNLD natural vitamin C (made from a variety of whole fruit and vegetables) fed with the morning and evening meals will prevent dysplasia, but it will go a long way to increasing the chance of healthy bones and joints.  GNLD Threshold Vitamin C releases slowly over a 6 - 8 hour period in the body, but needs to be swallowed whole to ensure the slow release action.  Best fed in a small ball of mince so that it is not chewed. You may find it easier to feed your puppy the chewable Neo-C tablets.  This is the only molecularly naturally made vitamin C we have found on the worldwide market and can only be sourced from GNLD distributors, not bought in stores.  The vitamin C found in Health Food Stores and grocery stores is most likely to be synthetic and will not produce the desired effect of reducing the risk of hip and elbow dysphasia in the dog unless it is fed in mega doses.

Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, CA writes in an article:  "It long has been known that human beings do not produce ascorbic acid (vitamin C). ...In the body of an ascorbate-making mammal, the ascorbate molecule is made from a few small modifications of the glucose molecule. Glucose is in abundant supply in humans and animals at all times. There are four enzymes required to convert glucose into vitamin C. Humans have the first three enzymes, having lost the fourth enzyme somewhere in evolution… The process of atherosclerosis is limited to humans. Animals in the wild do not develop atherosclerosis, therefore no heart attacks and no strokes occur among these citizens of nature. To induce an animal to have atherosclerosis you have to put it in captivity and feed it the kind of diet which humans use to cause the problem. " 

And guess what we humans have done -- that's right -- taken our dogs out of the wild and fed them commercial dog foods.  Therefore, they may no longer get the natural vitamin C they used to get eating in the wild and therefore may not produce the levels of collagen needed for producing sound bones and joints.  No studies have been done in the last 40 years to determine how much vitamin C a dog produces and if it is enough to maintain proper collagen levels.  The forward to Dr Belfield's book published in 1981 is by Dr Linus Pauling who is credited with his research into vitamin C on a human level.  In the forward, Dr Pauling states, “An indication of the amount of vitamin C that is needed for good health is provided by determining the amount of this substance made by various animal species.  It is found that the amount made is approximately proportional to the body weight.  The average animal weighing 16 pounds makes between 200 and 2,000 milligrams of vitamin C per day, with animals of some species synthesizing the smaller amount and those of other species synthesizing the larger amount.  Dogs and cats are in the first group, in that they synthesize only about 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day (for a 16-pound animal), only about 1/5 as much as animals of most other species synthesize.  It is probably for this reason that a large amount of supplementary vitamin C is important for the preservation of the best of health in dogs.”

Dr Belfield in his book "How To Have A Healthier Dog" provides a chart showing the production of Vitamin C in some species and we can see, dogs are at the lower end of the scale when it comes to producing their own vitamin C.

TABLE I: DAILY PRODUCTION OF ASCORBATE IN ANIMALS
	Animal Ascorbate Production Milligrams/Kg Body Wgt / per day
Snake	10
Tortoise	7
Mouse	275
Rabbit	226
Goat	190
Rat	150
Dog	40
Cat	40
Monkeys, Apes, Man	0

In the "Library" you will find a couple of articles relating to the reduction or elimination of the ability of some dogs to produce collagen after vaccinations or anti-biotic usage.  Also in the library are the articles appearing in NZ Dog World on this subject.  Have a read and then decide for yourself if it might be beneficial in your instance to supplement vitamin C for your dog.

The GNLD difference in Vitamin C

Threshold Vitamin C maintains sustained release of nutrients for up to six full hours but is best not chewed when taken.

Neo-C contains the following in the form of chewable (230 mg ascorbic acid per tablet) or powder (507 mg ascorbic acid per teaspoon).  Neo-Plex Concentrate has all the naturally occurring elements in whole oranges (juice vitamin C, flavedo, mesocarp, endocarp, protopectins, p-factors, and flavonoids) except water, to enhance absorption and utilisation of vitamin C.

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that cannot be stored in the body; it must be consumed every day to maintain good health.  Current research verifies the importance of vitamin C as a water soluble antioxidant.  Vitamin C is also necessary for the body's synthesis of collagen (part of the cellular "cement" that holds us together and provides structure for our muscles, bones, and vascular system).  In addition, vitamin C assists the absorption of dietary iron.

Guidelines of Vitamin C for Dogs

GNLD Vitamin C suggested doseages

Please note that in Sy Guth's early mini study of Golden Retriever puppies, she used 460 mg daily of GNLD vitamin C to effect a positive change in the outcome of her large breed puppies.  Some dogs are better producers of vitamin C than others.  In a study of 104 dogs the range for producing their own vitamin C was "from .02 mg to .84 mg for each 100 cubic centimeters of blood." (Belfield) It's difficult to know how much vitamin C a dog produces individually, so we recommend the following minimum GNLD supplementation for puppies:

The following recommended doses are for synthetic vitamin C (this does not include GNLD vitamin C) for dogs: 

Joanne Carson, Ph.D on her website for epileptic dogs, recommends these doses of vitamin C be added to home-cooked diets:
Small dogs - 500 mg daily
Large dogs - 1,000 mg to 1,500 mg daily
Extra large dogs - 2,000 mg daily

Dr Belfield in his book, How To Have A Healtheir Dog, The Benefits of Vitamins and Minerals for Your Dog's Life Cycles, published in 1981, recommends the following doses of vitamin C:
Small Dogs - 500 to 1,500 mg daily
Medium Dogs - 1,500 to 3,000 mg daily
Large Dogs - 3,000 to 6,000 mg daily
Giant Dogs - 6,000 to 7.500 mg daily
Puppies Large Breed - first 4 months - 500 to 1,000 mg daily
Puppies Large Breed - 4 months to adult - increasing gradually - 1,000 to 3,000 mg daily

Dr Billinghurst's recommended doses with the BARF diet for vitamin C from his book:
"Vitamin C, the stress vitamin, may be supplemented at up to 100 mg per LB (200 mg per KG) of pet per day, or even more up to bowel tolerance in conditions of extreme stress."

Vitamin C is recommended by Dr Ian Billinghurst, veterinarian, author of the BARF diet; Dr. Wendell O. Belfield, veterinarian, author of several articles on CDC, and by Sylvia Hammarstrom, author of Vitamin C and Hip Dysplasia and long time breeder of Giant Schnauzers, German Shepards, and other large breed dogs.  Sylvia has bred over 1,000 champion dogs.

Breeders needing a regular supply

If you are a breeder and think you will be ordering GNLD vitamin C on a fairly regular basis, you may wish to look into becoming a distributor.  GNLD is a multi-level marketing company started in 1958 in the USA.  Distributors receive up to 25% discount on purchases and orders are sent direct from distribution to the recipient.  Please ask about becoming a distributor by writing info@lapdog.co.nz or calling 0800 LAPDOG.

An historical compendium of 20th-Century medical & scientific literature attesting to the efficacy of Ascorbate
(Ascorbic Acid, Cevitamic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate etc. a.k.a. “Vitamin C”)
in the treatment and prevention of human and animal illnesses and diseases.

http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/index.htm

The Key Articles to read are:  Dr Belfield and Stone -
http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int_assn_prev_med-1978-v2-n3-p10.htm

And Dr Smith's Collection of Dr Frederick Klenner's Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C -
http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/198x/smith-lh-clinical_guide_1988.htm

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