Cancer Prevention Health Support

Ingredient & Nutrients Information

Phytonutrients & Antioxidants

Phytonutrients are natural chemicals from plants. These natural plant chemicals act as antioxidants and detoxifiers that naturally protect plants. There are many different kinds of phytonutrients. When we include an abundant wide variety of these plant nutrients in our diets, we get some of the very same protection and benefits! This is why safe, consumable plants high in phytonutrients are called super foods.

Antioxidants are natural substances that help to fight harmful molecules called free radicals that cause cell damage which can lead to cancer. Free radicals are created from a chemical reaction called oxidation which is a normal by-product of living things that are creating cellular energy by transferring electrons.

Free radicals are also produced from tobacco smoke, air pollutants, radiation, sunlight, high carbohydrate and high fat diets.

This oxidation damage builds up over time, leading eventually to the common signs and symptoms of aging, such as arthritis, macular degeneration, and cancer.

There are many antioxidants found in foods.

Alfalfa Leaf

Alfalfa Leaf is rich in minerals, vitamins and amino acids.. It contains vitamins A, D, E and K as well as chlorophyll and carotene and minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium. It is non-allergenic and has been used by herbalists for many years to cleanse the circulatory system and soothing of the digestive tract, it also improves appetite and aids in the assimilation of other nutrients as well as lessens foul breath odor.

Note: Alfalfa is an ingredient used in dog formulations only. Alfalfa should NOT be fed to cats. It is very important to only feed special formulations for cats and not a general purpose supplement.

Vitamin C as Ascorbic Acid

Ascorbic acid is important in a number of functions in the body including bone formation and an antioxidant.

Any deficiency of ascorbic acid results in dogs exhibiting weak bones and swollen joints usually accompanied by severe skin bleeding.

Vitamin C has been used with varying degrees of success in helping prevent the formation of some bladder stones

Dried Whole Blueberry Powder

Blueberries are considered to be one of the most beneficial health berries in the world with an ORAC score of 2,400. Foods with high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity(ORAC) values are believed to help slow down/reduce the oxidation processes linked to aging.Blueberries are one of the richest sources of antioxidant phytonutrients.

• Brain research shows that blueberries may improve motor skills and actually reverse the short-term memory loss that comes with aging.
  
  
• Cancer researchers have shown that blueberry compounds may inhibit cancer tumor growth.
  
  
• Urinary Tract Health: Just like cranberries, blueberries can be helpful in preventing urinary tract infections.
  
  
• Eye Health:Vision researchers from around the world have shown that blueberries help to improve night vision and prevent strained eyes. Researchers believe that anthocyanin, in the blue pigment of the blueberry is responsible for the eyesight improvement.

Biofix II

Biofix II is produced by Biomin in Austria and is a mycotoxin binder. Mycotoxins are the products of fungal diseases in corn and cause cancers, appetite and reproductive problems. Any dog foods using grains could be at risk.

Contains a binder to bind and hold aflatoxins.

Contains 2 specific enzymes that denature and detoxify DON type mycotoxins and Zearalenone the cause of reproductive problems. Biofix II denatures them.

Contains plant phytosterols at low levels to support liver health the organ most under stress in mycotoxin challenges.

Blend of Diatomaceous Earth and Kaolin Clay

Though mined from the ground, diatomaceous earth (DE) is not an earth, but the fossilized deposits of microscopic shells of single one-celled plants called diatoms. Diatomaceous Earth (DE) are composed of silicon dioxide and around 14 trace minerals.

Evidence exists that the Chinese added DE to their animal feeds 5,000 years ago, and various countries have been using DE as an animal food additive for some time now. It acts as a detoxifier.

Kaolin Clay provides an assortment of minerals, including calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, manganese, sodium and silica all alkalizing to the blood and tissues. The minerals in this very special clay exist in natural proportion to one another. It is an excellent detoxifier because of its surface exchange capacity that binds toxins. Numerous medicines also use kaolin clays, which has long been a traditional remedy to soothe an upset stomach. Also, Kaolin is or has been used as the active substance in liquid anti-diarrhea medicines.

Dried Carrot Powder

Carrots provide beta carotene, alpha carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, and folate. They are also rich in enzymes that aid in digestion and absorption of food.

Beta-carotene is a very safe source of vitamin A. The beta-carotene is converted to Vitamin A by the body and depends on the level in the diet. If more beta-carotene is eaten, less is converted, and the rest is stored in fat reserves in the body.

A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England and Denmark, found that the compound falcarinol found in carrots reduced the risk of cancer developing in rats by over 30%.

Dried Whole Cranberry Powder

Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) grows in damp bogs and is a low-growing evergreen shrub with leathery leaves and bright-red berries. Medicinal properties of cranberry have been recognized for centuries by Native Americans who used raw cranberries as a wound dressing. Early English settlers used the cranberry for a number of ailments including blood disorders, digestive problems, and to cure scurvy disease caused from vitamin C deficiency that causes weakness, gum disease, and spontaneous bleeding in the skin.

Cranberries are rich in a number of natural fruit acids including citric, malic, quinic, and others. The quinic acid in cranberry is excreted in the urine unchanged, which makes the urine sufficiently acidic to help prevent the formation of kidney stones.

Cranberries also contain, flavonoids, anthocyanins, ellagic acid, and vitamin C. Cranberries are rich in polyphenolic antioxidants that may help to protect against cancer and cardiovascular disease. The proanthocyanidins and other compounds found in cranberries may also help to inhibit tumor growth.

Research has shown that cranberry is very beneficial in preventing urinary tract infection. Cranberry prevents E. colithe most common cause of urinary tract infections from adhering to the wall of the bladder, making it much more difficult for infection to become established. It does not cure urinary tract infections; it only helps to prevent them from occurring.

Researchers have also found that cranberry also helps to deodorize urine.

Digestive Enzymes and Probiotics

Added Digestive Enzymes and Probiotic saids the digestion of high temperature processed cereal and meat meal containing pet foods. Maximizing nutrient adsorption and gut transit times avoids slowly digested foods that reside in the gut and have toxic bacteria types produce minute amounts of toxins.

Mixed Natural Tocopherols (Vitamin E source)

Vitamin E in as antioxidant that acts to protect cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of the bodys metabolism. Free radicals can cause cell damage that may contribute to the development of cancer.

Vitamin E is essential to the life of red blood cells and helps the supply of oxygen to the heart and muscles. Vitamin E exists in eight unique forms with each form having its own bioactivity and potency or functional use in the body.

Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form of Vitamin E and is a powerful biological antioxidant. We use a natural blend of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta- tocopherols.

Alpha-tocopherol made in the laboratory and found in many supplements is not identical to the natural form, and is not quite as bioactive as the natural form.

Natural Extract of Rosemary Oil

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is well-known by most as a dried culinary herb used for seasoning food. Most are not aware that rosemary extract has a long history of medicinal uses to treat a such ailments as stomach upsets and digestive disorders,

Recent research is showing that even more benefits of rosemary extracts including its ability to help prevent cancer and skin damage and help boost the functioning of the liver.

The two major bioactive functional ingredients in rosemary, are thought to be caffeic acid and rosemarinic acid both are potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents. These natural acids are shown to be effective in reducing inflammation.

Research on rosemary is showing that it can be an important defence against cancer. The antioxidants contained in rosemary extract help to protect the bodys cells from damage by free radicals. These antioxidants include monoterpenes, phenolic diterpenes and flavonoids, which are renowned for their ability to slow down the production of free radicals.

Rosemary extract is also a good source of natural Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, another potent antioxidant which further contributes to its free radical fighting powers.

Sel-Plex 2000 (selenium enriched yeast)

Selenium has a wide variety of functions. It helps make special protein antioxidant enzyme, which along with Vitamin E and other antioxidant agents play a vital role in preventing harmful damage caused by peroxidative reactions in body cells

Stabilized Rice Bran

Rice bran is the outer brown layer of the rice kernel which is removed during the rice milling process of white rice for human consumption. Since bran is such a small portion of the rice kernel, it has been estimated that nearly 1000 pounds of rice must be milled to produce a single 50 pound bag of stabilized rice bran.

Stabilized rice bran provides some unique potent antioxidants, B vitamins and trace nutrients that play a vital role in so many aspects of animal physiology.

• Antioxidants and co-factors such as Gamma Oryzanol and Phytosterols
  
  
• Vitamin E complex with complete Tocotrienol & Tocopherol
  
  
• Naturally rich in niacin (B3), thiamin (B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2) vitamins
  
  
• Inositol
  
  
• Carotenoids, including beta-carotene
  
  
• Essential amino acids including tryptophan, histidine, methionine, cystein, cystine, and argenine.

Tart Red Cherry Powder

According to a study conducted by Michigan State University researchers, tart red cherries contain 17 different antioxidant compounds and can attack free radicals in the system and help protect against cancer.

ALL 3 Omega-3s

Consuming significant amounts of marine Omega-3 fatty acids appears to reduce the risk of some cancers. Clinical studies show that low levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in the body are a marker for an increased risk of cancer.