As you are all aware, proper nutrition is key for total health and vitality in our pet’s lives. Superior nutrition can help your companion animals not only sustain life but to thrive and manage certain health conditions.

The last few decades have witnessed an alarming increase in chronic diseases in pets. These illnesses – many of which were virtually unknown in the 1960s – include persistent skin and ear allergies, digestive upset, glandular disorders of the thyroid, adrenals and pancreas, seizures, diabetes, gum and teeth problems, degenerative arthritis, kidney and liver failure, and all types of cancer across all ages and breeds of dogs and cats. These physical signs of illness have been accompanied by a record number of behavioral and emotional disorders including irrational fears, aggression, difficulties in training and inability to pay attention.

All of these conditions are linked by one common factor; a breakdown of the immune system that is essential for keeping your pet strong and disease-free.

It has been strongly suggested that the precipitous decline in our pet's immune health may be a result of the widespread use of nutrient-poor, highly processed commercial pet foods and over vaccinating.

Instead of treating the underlying causes of illness by supporting the immune system, many veterinarians tend to address only the symptoms with antibiotics and cortisone, thereby allowing the disease to progress.

Aside from trauma, the process of death, at the cell level, is oxidation. The death of cells is caused by an invading molecule called a "free radical" which invades cells causing their death. These invading free radicals are part of our pets (and ours) environment,the chemical preservatives in processed pet foods, water, chemical pesticides sold by your veterinarian, anything that is foreign to the body can, potentially, become a free radical.

To keep it simple,when a free radical enters the body and the immune system is not functioning optimally, three things can occur.

Should the free radical attack a cell membrane, allergies can occur.
Should the molecule attack the fat globule that nourishes the cell, the cell dies. This is associated with aging and rhumatoid arthritis.

Should the free radical attack the nucleus of the cell, which has the reproductive map of the cell (DNA) cancer can develop.

Immunodeficiency combined with a weak antioxidant defense system are the primary causes of illness. Since the animal's body is constantly bombarded by free radicals it is virtually impossible for the antioxidant defense system to be consistently at peak performance. To a great degree, immune activity is aided by antioxidants

Antioxidants are substances that act as shields or barriers to prevent the invading free radicals from doing harm to cells. Antioxidents not only increase the number of white blood cells it also enhances antibody formation. The only logical solution is to help the ailing antioxidant defense system through the use of antioxidants.

The Ningxia Wolfberry, (also called goji) is the highest ORAC antioxident known. Click Here for Scientific data.

Just as the wolfberry has been shown to have remarkable protective and disease-fighting abilities in the human body, it may also benefit the health of your pet by helping to normalize and balance his/her vital immune function. More than 40 years of research – on humans and animals – have revealed the wolfberry's ability to regulate immunity by commanding and controlling many of the body’s important defense functions.

As you are all aware, proper nutrition is the key for total health and vitality in our pet's lives. Superior nutrition can help your companion animals not only sustain life but to thrive and keep a healthy immune system.

NingXia Red Juice
This juice packs in more vital nutrients than any other known substance and is unmatched in its health promoting powers.

Researchers have discovered that the wolfberry and Ningxia Reds other ingredients are a goldmine of highly bioactive polysaccharides and antioxidants, so unique that they are referred to as “master molecules” by virtue of their ability to harness the body’s most important biochemical defense systems.

Regular amounts of NingXia Red juice can reap the following rewards for your own dog:

Immune Protection
Active pets are prone to the same type of cuts, bruises, and sprains that cause us all pain and discomfort. As our dogs age, many of them develop arthritis. Increasing the essential polysaccharides in the diet, decreases the Arthritis symptoms. NingXia Red has these essential polysaccharides that support the activity of all classes of immune lymphocyte cells, as well as help activate them when under attack. This means your pet is protected from infection and inflammation before symptoms occur, and recovers faster in the event symptoms do arise.

The high amounts of antioxidants, polysaccharides and other immune defense properties may also offer cancer protection. Studies have shown wolfberries kill tumor cells by assisting a process in which cancer cells are broken down and recycled.

The cells in our pet’s bodies (ours too) may be attacked approximately 100,000 times per day by free radicals. A free radical is a molecule without an electron. For it to be balanced, it seeks out electrons from other cells and steals them. Cell membranes are where many of these electrons are taken from, and results in these cell membranes eroding, and then cells do not work properly.

Free radicals set off a change reaction- they destroy cellular tissue, and cell membrane which destroys the communication in the cells.

How does the body protect itself?
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals.
Antioxidants are a normal part of the body to balance it. They give the molecule the electron it needs with out damaging a cell to get it. Anti-oxidants come from various fruits and vegetables. Berries out perform vitamins in fighting these free radicals- (blackberry, blueberry, Wolfberry, cranberry etc.)

Ningxia Red is an antioxidant and contains all the above juices and MORE!
NingXia Red juice on the ORAC scale, which measures the anti-oxidant qualities is very high ……. 1500 as compared to

Xango juice at 550,
Tahitian Noni at 500,
Himalyan Goji juice at 400, and
Limu Juice at 87.

Protecting DNA
A number of studies show that wolfberry is protective against DNA breakage and mutations. Additionally, ellagic acid, found in blueberries, raspberries, and pomegranates (all juice ingredients in NingXia Red) has been found to "protect DNA against injury."

Improved Energy and Performance
A happy pet is an active and healthy pet. Experts say that NingXia Red’s high levels of adaptogens increase energy and stamina by improving your animal’s ability to consume and use oxygen. Adaptogens also improve cardiovascular health by strengthening the heart and circulation, and continue to work overtime while your pet is resting by supporting muscle growth and repair.

Obesity Reduction
Twenty-five percent of all American pets suffer from obesity. Odds increase with spayed or neutered pets. Obese pets are at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, joint problems, and diabetes. In an animal study, it was found that NingXia Red’s polysaccharides converted food into energy more readily and helped to reduced body weight.

Diabetes Management
Sadly enough, diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among pets. The wolfberry, (the main ingredient in Ningxia Red) has been used in the treatment of diabetes in China for many years. Its polysaccharides have been shown to help balance blood sugar and insulin response.

NingXia Red also has a very low glycemic index. It has eight essential saccharides required for glycoprotein synthesis;

Glucose
Galactose
Mannose
Fucose
Xylose
N Acetylglucoseamine
N Acetylgalatosamine
N Acetylneuraminic acid- sialic acid

Supporting Cardiovascular Health
In the last 30 - 40 years Veterinarians are seeing more dogs with heart disease. Luckily, pomegranate juice, one of the juice ingredients in NingXia Red, has been found to inhibit a key enzyme responsible for the progression of atherosclerosis by 36 percent in humans, and a 5% decrease in systolic blood pressure after just two weeks of consumption. Even more exciting, pomegranate juice given to mice with pre-existing heart disease had indicators of that disease (foam cells and atherosclerotic lesions) reduced by almost half compared to controls.

Supporting Eye Health
One of the carotenoids found in the wolfberry in higher than normal amounts, is called Zeaxanthin. There are some 40 clinical studies showing it is a powerful eye protectant.

NingXia Red has benefits that may be life-changing in their scope for both our dogs and ourselves. No other juice we are aware of has such comprehensive, powerful free-radical fighting ability. The other juice ingredients found in NingXia Red, in addition to heart and DNA health benefits, provide synergistic antioxidant benefits that, when combined with wolfberry juice produce a product we are proud to claim as "The Worlds Most Powerful Antioxidant Juice."

NingXia Red fills the nutritional needs that our pet’s foods no longer have available. They like the taste as well!


Aviram M and Dornfeld L. Pomegranate juice consumption inhibits serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity and reduces systolic blood pressure. Ahterosclerosis 2001, 158:195-198.

Aviram M and Dornfeld L, Rosenblat M, Volkova N, Kaplan M, Coleman R, Hayek T, Presser D and Fuhrman B. Pomegranate juice consumption reduces oxidative stress, atherogenic modifications to LDL, and platelet aggregation: studies in humans and in atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Amer J Clin Nutr 2000. 71(5):1062-1076

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