Our Golden Life

 

第二部分作者整理了各種疾病的建議維他命補充量，我就不多作翻譯了。
記住，補過頭也會造成身體的負擔，因此要小心劑量的控制！

Allergies (過敏)

• Begin with a change of diet and the daily vitamin-mineral program.
• Recommended vitamins are: vitamin C to bowel tolerance, B-complex and pantothenic acid (B-5), and vitamin E.
• Pet digestive enzymes (dog or cat) are also recommended and helpful.
• To reference amounts by body size, for a cat use twice a day (two meals): 500 mg vitamin C, _ low potency B-complex tablet (yeast free), 1/4 tsp feline enzymes or _ digestive enzyme pill; once a week, add: 400 IU vitamin E and a capsule containing 10,000 IU vitamin A and 400 IU vitamin D.

Arthritis (關節炎) and Hip Dysplasia (髖關節發育不全) 

• For arthritis, vitamin C 500-3000 mg per day, 10-20 mg B-complex (when using Dr. Pitcairn's Dog or Cat Powder, substitute B-complex for the yeast), and vitamins A and D.
• For cats, Anitra Frazier suggests adding digestive enzymes (1/4 tsp feline enzymes per meal), 1-1/4 tsp Vita-Mineral Mix per meal (recipe is in her book The New Natural Cat), and 250 mg of vitamin C per meal; once a day, add 2 mg zinc, 100 IU vitamin E, and 5,000 units vitamin A (for one month, then go to recommended A, D, and E amounts).
• In dogs, Wendell Belfield suggests vitamin C to bowel tolerance for arthritis and dysplasia; avoid steroids and aspirin. This alone can result in full cures for hip dysplasia in younger dogs and major relief for older ones. Belfield equates hip dysplasia with sub-clinical scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease.
• Put 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in each pint of the dog's drinking water.

Cancers (癌症) and Tumors ( 腫瘤) 

• Use vitamin C to bowel tolerance, B-complex, selenium, and zinc; deficiencies in these have been known to stimulate cancer and tumor growth in laboratory animals.
• Also use vitamins A and E; use amounts tailored to body weights.
• Dr. Pitcairn suggests 2,000-6,000 mg (2-6 grams) of vitamin C daily, four times the usual level of vitamin E (400 IU daily), and double the amount of cod liver oil/vitamin A.
• The natural diet is a must here.
• Pat Lazarus lists the following supplements for both cats and dogs, using amounts that are high for the animal's body weight. She suggests vitamin A, B-complex, large amounts of vitamin C, large amounts of vitamin E, and pancreatic enzymes or bromelain. Suggested amounts:
  • Vitamin C: to bowel tolerance
  • Vitamin A: 5,000 IU per day
  • B-complex: 20 mg
  • Vitamin E; 400 IU
  • Pancreatic enzymes: by body weight (check label)
  • 50 mcg selenium and 5-10 mg zinc for medium sized dog (45 lbs)

Cataracts (白內障)

• Pat Lazarus states the B-15 eye drops used twice daily "will dissolve most early cataracts," and about 30% of advanced ones.
• Lazarus recommends vitamin E and selenium in addition, and stresses the need for a preservative-free diet.
• Wendell Belfield recommends high amounts of vitamin C, plus E (300 IU for a large dog), selenium (50 mcg), and vitamin A (20,000 IU a day).
• Optimal treatment is begun intramuscularly (by injection) and continued at home by mouth.
• Anitra Frazier uses 250 mg of vitamin C per meal for cats, with 100 IU vitamin E a day for 2 weeks (at that time, reduce to 400 IU of E per week); she also stresses a high quality diet with the daily supplements.

Constipation (便秘) and Diarrhea (腹瀉)

• For chronic constipation, again change the diet to a preservative-free high quality one, and add 1 tsp of bran per pound of food.
• For cats, use 750 mg vitamin C per day and 100 IU vitamin E (increase these amounts for larger pets).
• Richard Pitcairn suggests that chronic constipation in dogs or cats can be a result of heavy metal (aluminum) toxicity-avoid using aluminum cooking pots and bowls, processed cheeses, table salt, white flout, or tap water, which may all be high in this metal. Detoxify with high levels of vitamin C, 500-3,000 mg per day, plus zinc (5 mg for a cat or small dog, 10 mg for a medium-sized dog, and 20 mg for a large dog).
• Also note that vitamin C in doses approaching bowel tolerance becomes a laxative.
• Avoid using mineral oil as a lubricant or laxative as it drains the body of vitamins; use olive oil instead.
• For diarrhea, when chronic, suspect food allergies and switch to a preservative-free diet with supplements.

Diabetes (糖尿病)

• Feed a low-fat, sugar-free, preservative-free diet with supplements, divided into several small meals a day.
• Reduce the Dog Oil Mix to _ cup each of vegetable and cod liver oil, and feed only _ tsp of the Mix daily.
• Increase the amount of vitamin E.
• Add a trace of mineral combination that contains chromium, manganese, and zinc; vitamin C 500-3,000 mg divided into two daily doses; and 1/2-1 tsp of liquid lecithin per day.
• Pat Lazarus suggests vitamin E (up to 300 IU per day), digestive enzymes or bromelain, and a natural foods diet.

For pancreatitis, use the diabetic diet with vitamin C and digestive enzymes; add a small amount of sesame oil to the food.

Anitra Frazier's recipe for cat diabetes is to add to each meal 1 tsp Vita-Mineral Mix, 1 tsp chopped alfalfa sprouts, 250 mg vitamin C powder, 1/16 tsp potassium chloride (sodium substitute), and 1 drop stevia extract. Daily, give 100 IU vitamin E; after 2 weeks, reduce to 400 IU weekly. Weekly, give 10,000 IU vitamin A and 400 IU vitamin D.

If your pet is on insulin, make very sure to monitor blood sugar levels, as these can change with the supplements.

When using supplements for diabetes, it is extremely important to be consistent.

The minerals chromium and manganese, and raw pancreas glandulars, have been proven important for people with hypoglycemia or diabetes; they lower blood sugar levels. Try them with pets, in amounts based on body weight.

Feline Leukemia (貓科血癌)

• The big news is that this major killer of cats can be cured totally, asymptomatic animals with positive testing reverting to negative status in about 10-12 weeks; sick animals take longer.
• The recipe: vitamin C to bowel tolerance, 3,000-5,000 mg per day divided into two meal time doses. Start small and increase the amounts gradually.
• Use the improved diet and a pet multiple vitamin and mineral supplement; once testing negative, the cat still needs to remain on the supplements. Do not allow medication with steroids or cortisone.
• Anitra Frazier adds other vitamins to 1,000 mg of vitamin C per day: with each meal, use 1 tsp. Vita-Mineral Mix, 1 tablet bioplasma (homeopathic), 1 capsule of liquid calcium (400 mg), _ tsp feline enzymes, 10 mg Co-enzyme Q10, 1/8 tsp olive oil, 10,000 IU vitamin A or 1/2 tsp cod liver oil, 2-3 mg zinc, and 1 tsp chopped alfalfa sprouts. She uses 400 IU vitamin E once a week.
• The experts suspect lead poisoning may be a primary factor in the cause of this disease. Vitamin C helps to detoxify the body, and the changed diet removes lead from daily ingestion.
• Use the recipes above for feline AIDS as well.
• Gloria Dodd, DVM, comments on feline leukemia: "On August 5, 1992, a lady by the name of Minke Prince called me from Arizona. They've been curing a large number of their feline leukemia cats in the no kill shelter where she works with a blue green algae called ‘Cell Tech.' Minke said she had cancer herself and cured it by removing the silver amalgam fillings…and the use of Cell Tech." Cell Tech and other blue green algaes are available in health food stores.

Heart Disease (心臟病) and Hypertension (高血壓)

• These were both unheard of in pets 40 years ago, and unheard of in people before the manufacture of white flour and white sugar. Change of diet is essential.
• Vitamin E is primary in all forms of heart disease and hypertension: use 100 IU daily for cats and small dogs, 200 IU for medium and large dogs, and 400 IU for giant breeds. Double the dose for aging pets.
• Use a pet multiple vitamin and mineral tablet and vitamin C as well.
• Pat Lazarus suggests vitamins A, C, and E in high doses, adding the vitamin E only after the weak heart has been stabilized. She recommends weight reduction, no-salt diets, a natural diet, and moderate exercise.
• When using A or E in high amounts, try the water soluble (dry) forms that cannot be overdosed, and use vitamin C in the ascorbic acid (salt free) form.
• For high blood pressure (hypertension), Lazarus recommends the minerals magnesium and potassium. For potassium, put 1 tsp apple cider vinegar in each pint of drinking water.
• Dr. Richard Pitcairn prescribes the following: a complete B-complex (20-50 mg), dolomite powder instead of bone meal in the Dog and Cat Powders, trace minerals containing selenium and chromium, and zinc 5-20 mg daily.

Injuries, Cuts, and Burns (外傷)

• After standard first aid/veterinary care, the improved diet with multiple vitamin and mineral supplements is important.
• Vitamins to aid the healing of cuts, internal and external injuries, wounds, and burns are: vitamins C, E, and A, and zinc. All speed healing. Vitamin C reduces bruising and bleeding, prevents infection, and reduces inflammation. Vitamin E induces healing of skin and internal tissues and prevents scarring-it is particularly important both internally and externally for burns.
• Zinc is necessary for wound and burn healing, and boosts the immune system to speed healing and prevent infections.
• Where there has been shock or trauma, the B-complex is also important.
• Use these vitamins after surgery for rapid recovery. Increase the daily dietary amounts when higher levels are needed for healing.

Skin and Coat Ailments (皮膚疾病)

• When a dog or cat has chronic skin problems, hair that is falling out, bald patches, rashes, dandruff, or poor coat, the causes are virtually always dietary.
• Change to a preservative-free diet and supplement with the daily pet multiple vitamin and mineral tablet, and vitamins C and E. This usually does the job.
• Many skin problems are specific deficiencies, including vitamins A, E, C, or zinc.
• Animals on vegetable oil or cod liver oil tend to need more vitamin E in their diet.
• Chronic skin ailments, demodectic mange, or seborrhea usually respond to vitamin C; rashes, eczema, and hair loss are often vitamin E deficiencies; abscesses and sores respond to zinc; and bacterial skin eruptions, scratching, or sebaceous cysts require vitamin A.
• Use 200 IU daily of vitamin E, 10,000-20,000 IU vitamin A, 5-20 mg of zinc, and 500-3,000 mg vitamin C per day.
• Pat Lazarus suggests the following vitamin amounts for a 50-lb dog with skin problems (these are added to the daily vitamin-mineral supplement): Vitamin C: 1,000-2,000 mg 、Vitamin E: 400 IU per day 、B-complex 50 with B-12 、2 T cold pressed vegetable oil (sunflower or sesame) per meal 、2 tsp. kelp powder、Zinc: 30 mg、Selenium: 50 mcg 、1 T bone meal (per day)、 2 wheat germ oil capsules per meal 。

Pat Lazarus advises a change of diet to natural, preservative-free foods, beginning with a veterinary-supervised fast on distilled water for a few days. Do not fast a diabetic pet unless advised by a veterinarian. Anitra Frazier suggests that the fat be on a high calcium chicken broth.

Spinal Problems (脊骨毛病)

• Too many dogs in particular have been euthanized for spinal myelopathy, spinal degeneration, posterior paralysis, or disc troubles. Modern chiropractic and veterinary acupuncture can help tremendously here.
• Vitamin supplements also can work wonders, particularly vitamin C to bowel tolerance (as much as 6,000 mg per day) with a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement. Response time varies with the individual and the severity of the problem.
• Intravenous injections of vitamin C work faster than oral dosage.
• Pat Lazarus adds vitamin E (400 IU), trace minerals, and manganese to vitamin C.

Urinary Tract Infections (尿道感染), Kidney and Bladder Disease （腎臟與膀胱疾病）

• Feline Urologic Syndrome (FUS) is a leading cause of disease and often death in cats. It can almost always be prevented by feeding a preservative-free natural diet and vitamin-mineral supplement, along with vitamin C.
• Anitra Frazier suggests at the first sign of urinary infection to withhold solid food and give 500 mg of vitamin C in 1 tsp of chicken broth, plus 100 IU vitamin E. During an attack, along with veterinary care, use a B-complex 10-mg twice a day, 100 IU vitamin E daily for a month (then decrease to 400 IU once a week), and 1/4 tsp cod liver oil or 10,000 IU vitamin A with 400 IU vitamin D. After attacks, continue vitamin C (500 mg per day divided into two meals), and vitamins E, A, and D weekly. Her information on diet, supplements, care, and medication is highly recommended (Anitra Frazier with Norma Eckrote, The New Natural Cat: A Complete Guide for Finicky Owners, [New York: Plume Books, 1990]).
• Richard Pitcairn offers the same protocol for cats and adds the following recommendations for bladder infections and kidney stones in dogs:
• Vitamin A as cod liver oil or 5,000 IU vitamin A capsules daily for cats and small dogs, 5,000-10,000 IU for medium dogs, and 10,000-20,000 IU for large dogs
• Use vitamin C twice daily: 500 mg per day for cats and small dogs, 1,000 mg daily for medium dogs, and 500 mg three times a day for large dogs
• Use a 10-mg B-complex for cats and small dogs, and 20 mg for larger ones
• Where there are kidney stones in dogs, add 50-300 mg of magnesium, depending on the pet's size
• Wendell Belfield uses vitamin C to bowel tolerance to dissolve kidney stones in cats and dogs, 500-800 mg per day.
• For intestinal nephritis and kidney degeneration, use high amounts of vitamins C, A, and E.
• For cats with FUS, he uses a catheter douche of 25% vitamin C solution (sodium ascorbate), followed by a change in diet with a multiple vitamin-mineral supplement and 1,000-1,250 mg of vitamin C per day divided into two meals.
• Serious cases of FUS take as long as 6 months to heal completely and stop returning. The supplements can prevent recurrences, veterinary drugs, catheterizations, surgeries, and even death.

Viral Diseases (病毒性疾病)

• These are the infectious diseases that require yearly vaccinations, but sometimes the vaccinations don't work. An animal that is on a natural diet and supplements has a better chance of resisting these diseases, and surviving them if it gets sick.
• Wendell Belfield treats these diseases by using mega-doses of vitamin C administered intravenously, in amount of half a gram (500 mg) of the vitamin per pound of animal body weight twice a day. Vitamin E and selenium are added, as well as zinc, the B-complex, pantothenic acid (B-5), and B-6 (pyridoxine). The treatment must be done twice daily without missing a single treatment for a period of about 5 days in cases of canine and feline distemper, influenza, kennel cough and parvovirus in dogs and upper respiratory diseases in cats. He has achieved remission of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), usually considered fatal, if treatment is started early enough.
• Raw thymus extract along with the vitamin C may help to boost the immune system. Fluids are also given intravenously to prevent dehydration.
• If IV injection of vitamins is out of reach, along with veterinary treatment, try the following:
• Give no solid food while fever and vomiting are present.
• In cats, use a liquid fast and high amounts of powdered vitamin C dissolved in water. Use 100 mg per hour of vitamin C in this way for kittens, and 250 mg per hour for adult cats. For larger dogs, increase the amount.
• Vitamin E (50-100 IU three times a day) and cod liver oil (vitamin A) (1/4 to 1 tsp three times a day) can be added.
• When using high doses of vitamins, decrease them gradually after the animal no longer needs them.
• For recovery from viral diseases, continue with smaller amounts of vitamins C and A, calcium/magnesium, selenium, vitamin E, and B-complex. These can also alleviate central nervous system damage residues.
• Acupuncture is recommended in case of nervous system damage from distemper.