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Glandular Products
Glandular nutritional products, also referred to as protomorphogens, have been used for years
to help balance body chemistry and rebuild health. Many people ask what glandular products
are, how they are made and why they are recommended?
What are Glandulars?
Most brands of glandular products are freeze-dried tablets or capsules containing defatted
organs, glands or other tissues from bovine or porcine sources. There are several other
processes to produce glandulars. They can be formed with a salt extraction process or prepared
in a homeopathic form. A few companies use neonatal glands - glands from very young animals.
This bulletin will focus on the freeze-dried glandulars, as these are the products we use at
Endo-met Labs.
How are Glandulars Manufactured?
In the freeze-dried method, the raw material is collected from animals inspected before and
after death in government-inspected facilities. Some come from the United States, but the
material is often imported as well.
The material is shipped to the laboratory in a frozen form. There it is first ground in a meat
grinder. It is laid on stainless steel trays and stored in a freezer until it is hard frozen. The trays are
then loaded into a freeze dryer. This device creates a vacuum and applies low heat to remove
most the water from the product.
In 2-3 days, the water content is reduced to less than 6%. The freeze-dried product is then
defatted and ground to a fine powder. Several batches may be blended to produce the final
product. This is statistically sampled for any chemical or bacterial contamination before it is
released for sale.
Why are Glandulars Recommended?
Two thousand years ago, the great physician Hippocrates stated (and I paraphrase), "If a
person has a weak liver, give liver. For weak kidneys, give kidney". The principle was known
long ago that giving the organ or gland from another animal can strengthen and support the
function of that organ in the human. Using animal glands for healing is part of many medical
systems worldwide.
Homeopathy employs a similar principle that is termed "like cures like". In modern times,
studies were conducted using radioactively tagged glandular products. It was found that ingesting
an animal tissue, such as liver or kidney, results in the tissue's migration to the target organ. The
radioactive dye concentrated in the same organ in the human as the ingested gland or organ.
Exactly how glandular products work is not absolutely clear. Perhaps they provide
nucleoproteins that nourish the target organ. Or there may be a vibrational resonance or similar
phenomenon that helps to rebuild and regenerate the target tissue. Perhaps other mechanisms are
also at work.
In practice, we know that the glandular products may be very helpful to assist the functioning
and regeneration of the body.
How are Glandulars Used in Mineral Balancing Programs?
There are at least three reasons glandular products may be recommended:
1) To provide support for weakened or stressed glands, organs or tissues. For example, slow
oxidizers who generally have exhausted adrenal glands often receive adrenal and/or thyroid
glandular.
2) To oppose the action of glands that are overactive. For example, fast oxidizers often have
overactive thyroid glands. They may receive the opposing gland such as parathyroid, or thymus
glandular to reduce adrenal activity, to help reduce the activity of the overactive glands.
Combination Products
All Endo-met glandulars are formulated with supporting or adjunctive factors to enhance the
value of the product. For example, Endo-Dren (the adrenal glandular) contains extra pantothenic
acid, vitamin C, manganese, zinc and potassium. These are needed for the adrenal glands. The
same method is used in all the Endo-met glandular products.
A glandular product may also contain several glandulars in one product. Again the reason is to
provide a certain effect that is best achieved using several glandulars at once.
Cautions with Glandulars
Most people tolerate glandular products very well with no ill effects whatsoever. Once in a
while, however, a reaction may occur. If one suspects a reaction, the best course is to stop the
product for a few days and then reintroduce it slowly to see if it is the cause of the reaction.
By law, glandulars must not contain hormones such as cortisone in adrenal glandular, or
thyroid hormone in thyroid glandular. Despite this requirement, at times one may feel an effect as
though the product contained the active hormone. The reasons for this are not clear.
Perhaps the effect is due to stimulation of the patient's glands or organs. If this feeling occurs,
one can usually just reduce the dosage to correct the situation.
Questions and Answers
Q: How long should one take a glandular product?
A: Glandulars are safe and may be taken for an extended period of time. Some people need
them for only a short while, while others may need them for years.
Q: Do glandulars 'turn off' the natural production of hormones by a person's own glands?
A: Taking hormones such as insulin, estrogen or progesterone may inhibit the body's natural
hormone production. Glandular products do not contain hormones and are designed to enhance,
not inhibit the body's natural hormone production.
Q: Is it true that only New Zealand glandulars should be used?
A: All Endo-met glandulars come from inspected animals. Glandulars from Argentina or New
Zealand do not guarantee they are better quality than others.
Q: What about homeopathic glandulars?
A: Homeopathic (very low dose potentized) glandulars are sold in some stores. In our
experience, the freeze-dried products often work better than the homeopathics.
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This material is for educational purposes only
The preceding statements have not been evaluated by the
Food and Drug Administration
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
