Alfalfa
[ Top ]
Alfalfa (Canines only) is known as the "King of
Plants", and its' roots have been used for centuries
in many cultures. The herb belongs to the legume family,
closely related to beans and peas. Alfalfa is an
excellent source of vitamins D, E and K, beta-carotene,
minerals, fiber, chlorophyll, calcium, proteins and fats.
It is especially rich in the amino acid trypophane. It is
considered to be a very nutritious herb, and is used to
increase appetite, alleviate certain allergic reactions
and help poor digestion. It may also reduce the
inflammation due to arthritis and rheumatism.
Alpha Amylase
[ Top ]
Alpha Amylase is a soluble fiber digestant. We believe
NuVet Plus™ is the finest pet supplement available,
however it must be able to be digested as efficiently as
possible. Alpha Amylase creates the means, by which the
ingredients will be absorbed into the body as rapidly as
possible without diminishing NuVet Plus™' powerful
antioxidant capabilities.
Beta
Carotene [ Top ]
Beta Carotene is converted into Vitamin A in the body.
Vitamin A is essential to skeletal growth, testicular and
ovarian function, embryonic development and
differentiation of tissues. It is crucial for the formal
functioning of the eyes and possible reduction of
cataracts. Studies have shown the use of Beta Carotene
reduces cancerous tumors in animals.
Blue
Green Algae [ Top ]
Blue Green Algae is nature's most basic food. Existing at
the beginning of the food chain, it provides nutrition in
its simplest form. Blue Green Algae has a greater amount
of protein than any other whole food. It provides the
essential nutrients for the health of the physical body,
and the smooth operation of the brain and nervous system.
Blue Green Algae is a very rich chlorophyll source and
has been shown to enhance the health of the entire body,
strengthen the immune system, promote intestinal
regularity and the healing of wounds, boosts hemoglobin
production and helps purify the blood. The trace minerals
found in blue green algae are Boron, Calcium, Chlorine,
Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Fluorine, Geranium, Iodine,
Iron, Magnesium, Maganese, Molybdenum, Nickel,
Phosphorus, Potassium, Silicon, Sodium, Tin, Titanium,
Vanadium, and Zinc.
Brewer's
Yeast [ Top ]
Brewer's Yeast is a balanced natural source of B-Complex
vitamins. (See Desiccated Liver) Studies show that
another beneficial effect of brewers yeast
supplementation is that it significantly reduces the
number of fleas.
Cat's
Claw [ Top ]
Cat's
Claw, also known as Una de Gato, is an ancient herb,
found in the rain forest of Peru. This singular and wild
woody vine is known for its amazing healing properties
and has been used by native people for centuries.
Research in different countries including Germany,
Austria, England, and Hungary has shown that Cats Claw
can stimulate the immune system and may help in the
treatment of diseases including cancer, AIDS, viral or
respiratory infections, allergies, arthritis and
rheumatism.
Desiccated
Liver [ Top ]
Desiccated Liver contains B-Complex vitamins. Vitamin
B1 helps the body metabolize carbohydrates and is known
to strengthen the nervous system. Vitamin B2 helps in
digesting and assimilating fats, proteins and
carbohydrates. It is essential for proper enzyme
formation, normal growth and tissue formation. B3 is
believed to promote good physical and mental health. It
helps the body produce cortisone, insulin and female and
male hormones. Vitamin B5 is found in every living cell
in the body. It helps with digestion and producing
various hormones. Vitamin B6 is essential for proper
chemical balance in the body and helps convert fats and
proteins into useful energy. B6 is required to help
produce red blood cells. Vitamin B9 is important to the
entire nervous system. Iron, found in liver, is a
necessary metal required to combat anemia and to maintain
healthy blood values. B12 maintains the health of all
body cells by production of nucleic acid. It also helps
preserve nerve tissue and enhances blood formation and
the production of DNA and RNA.
Evening
Primrose Oil [ Top ]
Evening Primrose Oil is high in gamma linolenic acid (GLA)
an essential polyunsaturated fatty acid that is converted
into prostaglandin. Evening Primrose Oil is a digestive
stimulant, and decreases the tendency of the blood to
clot. Recent studies have shown it to be of value in the
management of arthritis and rheumatism as well as
exhibiting significant clinical improvements in certain
skin diseases.
L
Methionine [ Top ]
L Methionine (Canines only) is an essential amino acid
that is not synthesized by the body and must be obtained
from food or supplements. It improves the tone and
pliability of the skin, conditions the hair and
strengthens nails. The mineral sulfur, found in airborne
pollutants, such as smog, slows down the aging process in
the cells, and is involved with the production of protein.
L Methionine is essential for the absorption and
transportation and bio-availability of selenium and zinc
in the body. It also acts as a lipotropic agent to
prevent excess fat buildup in the liver, and can help
reduce fatigue and may be useful in some cases of allergy
because it reduces histamine release. Recent studies show
methionine deficiencies may be associated with the
development of age related cataracts, and supplements may
delay their development.
Deficiencies
in L Methionine have shown to slow growth in children,
cause low levels of essential proteins in the blood,
edema, liver damage, loss of muscle and fat, skin lesions
and weakness.
Oyster
Shell [ Top ]
Oyster Shell is extremely rich in calcium, the major
constituent of the structural framework of bones.
Practically every cell in the body, notably those in the
heart, nerves, and muscles, rely on calcium to function
properly. Some experts recommend higher levels of calcium
in order to prevent bone loss. The heart requires calcium
to maintain a normal beat, muscles need it for
contraction and relaxation, and calcium is essential for
blood to clot, and for the nervous system to function
properly.
Over
time, if not enough calcium is consumed, the body takes
calcium from the bones to keep the heart and muscles
working properly, This process will gradually weaken the
bones until they break more easily.
Papain
[ Top ]
Papain is one of the most powerful plant enzymes, and is
a catalytic agent that will act in protein digestion.
Papain helps to cleanse the tissues and intestinal walls
of all waste matter in the form of excessive mucus and
dead tissue. It is harmless to living tissue and is a
must for maintenance of health in the intestinal tract.
This unique ability of papain to break down protein and
to convert a portion of it into arginine is extremely
important, because arginine in its natural form has been
found to influence the production of the human growth
hormone of HGH. HGH is produced in the pituitary gland
and is directly responsible for DNA and RNA replication
as well as synthesis in liver, muscle, cartilage and
adipose tissues. HGH helps to increase muscle tone and
decrease the amount of body fat. Arginine has also been
found to inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells in
test tube studies.
Pine
Bark [ Top ]
Pine Bark, also known as Proanthocyanidid has the ability
to inhibit the activity of certain enzymes, which cause
inflammation, and they function as a formidable, highly
potent antioxidant (free radical scavenger). The
proanthocyanidids in pine bark has been shown, in
clinical studies, to be 20 times more effective than
Vitamin C and 50 times more effective than Vitamin E as
an antioxidant.
Pine Bark
(Proanthocyanidid) helps relieve the pain and symptoms of
osteoarthritis, arthritis, rheumatism and rheumatic fever.
It has been shown to reduce histamine production, thereby
helping the lining of arteries resist attack by the
mutagens that cause cardiovascular disease. In this way
capillary integrity is restored, circulation is improved
and it becomes easier for each cell to get the nutrients
needed to function optimally.
Pine
Bark's (Proanthocyanidid) remarkable ability to "seek
and destroy" free radicals is a tremendous boon to
health. By reducing oxidative damage to cells and vital
tissue, what we recognize as aging: stiff joints,
wrinkled skin, problems with degenerative diseases such
as arthritis, circulatory disorders, diabetes, heart
disease, etc., is held to a subdued rate. What's more,
unlike virtually all other dietary antioxidants,
proanthocyanidids, readily crosses the blood brain
barrier to protect vital brain and nerve tissue from
oxidation.
Potassium
(Citrate) [ Top ]
Potassium (Citrate) is important for the proper
functioning of muscles, including the heart. Potassium is
a crucial regulator of the amount of water in cells,
which determines their ability to function properly. It
helps in the transmission of nerve impulse, and is a
buffer for body fluids and catalyzes the release of
energy from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Symptoms
of Potassium deficiency include weakness, paralysis, low
blood pressure, and irregular or rapid heartbeat that can
lead to cardiac arrest and death. The loss of potassium
ions can cause the body cells to function less
effectively and eventually die.
Selenium
(Yeast) [ Top ]
Selenium (Yeast) is an essential trace mineral found in
the soil in its inorganic form. Plants and microorganisms
convert selenium to naturally organic forms.
In recent
studies selenium yeast was proven effective in producing
consistent elevations of blood selenium concentrations in
a large-scale human intervention trial, supported by the
National Cancer Institute
Selenium
supplements may help protect against cancers of the lung,
colon, rectum, and prostate. (The Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA). 12/24/96)
Larry C.
Clark, M.P.H., Ph.D., from the Arizona Cancer Center,
College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson,
studied the effectiveness of selenium supplementation for
preventing cancers and for reducing cancer mortality.
These results indicate that when all cancers were
studied, the selenium group had a 37 percent reduction in
cancer incidence and a 50 percent reduction in cancer
mortality.
Shark
Cartilage [ Top ]
Shark Cartilage contains collagen and glycosaminoglycans.
This combination makes shark cartilage a powerful anti-inflammatory
wound-healing agent that is non-toxic and has no known
side effects. It is also an effective substance against
bacteria, virus and fungal infections, which stimulates
the cellular and humoral components of our immune system.
There
have been numerous studies demonstrating that shark
cartilage shrinks some cancerous tumors, including those
unaffected by standard treatments. To grow, a tumor must
establish its own blood vessel network for nourishment.
Like all other living things, if the tumor is denied
nourishment it will die. Studies performed at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that
Shark cartilage contains a protein that impedes the
formation of blood vessels to tumors.
Taurine
[ Top ]
Taurine (Felines only) is one of the most abundant amino
acids in the body. It is found in the central nervous
system, skeletal muscle and is very concentrated in the
brain and heart.
Taurine
therapy is used in the treatment of ischemic heart
disease. Low taurine and magnesium levels have been found
after heart attacks. Supplements decrease the tendency to
develop potentially lethal abnormal arrhythmia after
heart attacks.
Another
role played by taurine is maintaining the correct
composition of bile, and in maintaining the solubility of
cholesterol. It helps to stabilize cell membranes and
seems to have some antioxidant and detoxifying activity.
It helps the movement of potassium, sodium, calcium and
magnesium in and out of cells, which helps generate nerve
impulses.
Taurine
is necessary for the chemical reactions that produce
normal vision, and deficiencies are associated with
retinal degeneration and age-related cataracts.
Vitamin
C [ Top ]
Vitamin C is essential for the formation of collagen and
fibrous tissue; for normal intercellular matrices in
teeth, bones, cartilage, connective tissue and skin, and
for the structural integrity of capillary walls. It aids
in fighting bacterial infections, interacts with other
nutrients, and has been shown to protect the circulatory
system from fat deposits.
Vitamin C
is a key factor in many immune functions, including white
blood cell function and interferon levels. Due to it's
antioxidant properties it combats the effects of free
radicals while lowering the risk of cataracts and also
promotes growth and tissue repair. A large U.S. survey
conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
demonstrated a strong correlation between Vitamin C
intake and decreased mortality.
Vitamin
E [ Top ]
Vitamin E is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that
includes eight naturally occurring compounds and each of
these compounds exhibits different biological activities.
The most widely accepted biological function of vitamin E
is related to its antioxidant properties. Vitamin E is
the most effective chain-breaking lipid-soluble
antioxidant in the biological membrane, where it
contributes to membrane stability. It protects critical
cellular structures against damage from oxygen free
radicals.
Deficiencies
in Vitamin E may lead to reproductive failure,
nutritional "muscular dystrophy", hemolytic
anemia, and neurological and immunological abnormalities.
Recent
research has shown Vitamin E, through its antioxidant
properties, can significantly improve immune responses
and reduced the risk for coronary heart disease.
Whey
Protein [ Top ]
Whey Protein (Felines only) The importance of protein
supplementation (one of the most important nutrients for
animals) is critical for building and maintaining muscle
mass. Protein has been called "the building blocks
of life" and they are involved in virtually every
body function. Many of the pet foods lack the digestible
protein your pet requires.
Protein
deficiency can lead to retarded skeletal and muscle
growth, a weak immune system that causes susceptibility
to infections and diseases, and also a weakening of the
bodies natural defense mechanism that protect against
viruses and bacteria.
Zinc,
Dipeptide Chelate [ Top ]
Zinc, Dipeptide Chelate (Felines only) is a component of
nearly a hundred enzymes involved in major metabolic
process, most of which work with the red blood cells to
move carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. Zinc
functions as an important antioxidant, promotes normal
growth and development, aids in wound healing, enhances
cell division, repair and growth: maintains normal levels
of vitamin A in the blood and helps synthesize DNA and
RNA.
Zinc
deficiencies have been linked to prostatic hypertrophy,
cancer, and slow recovery from head injuries, diabetes,
arthritis and reduced immune system processes.
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