An Introduction to Velvet Deer Extract

Velvet deer antler extract has been used for over two thousand years in ancient Eastern medicine. It is one of the world’s oldest raw super foods because of its nutritional density and lack of caloric value. Almost 250 papers have been published on the manufacture, composition and biochemical effects of velvet deer antler extract since 1930. This research has consistently revealed a host of health benefits associated with using velvet deer extract including: improving muscle tone, lean muscle mass and strength; increasing fat loss, lung capacity, and levels of hemoglobin; improving glandular functions, recovery and recuperation from exertion or injury, and immune, endocrine and hormonal production and release; enhancing metabolism, mental alertness, mood, memory, cognition and sleep; and reducing cortisol levels, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol levels, and inflammation in bones and joints. The long list of benefits associated with velvet deer extract has far-reaching implications for those suffering from everything like obesity, diabetes and arthritis to Alzheimer’s patients, stroke victims and paraplegics. The United States is currently the fifth largest consumer of velvet antler products in the world.