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Health Bone Dog Treats
Proper
nutrition is a concern for pets. With this in
mind, we offer the Health Bone, a nutritious and highly digestible dog treat.
Health Bones are packed full of vitamins, minerals and protein. The Health Bones are a smart, responsible
choice that compliments a dogs dietary needs. The Health Bone is available in
three delicious flavors, Beef, Chicken and Cheese. For a healthy dog, go with
the Health Bone, a favorite reward for active dogs.
Choline Chloride - Generally classified as a B-complex vitamin,
choline influences the metabolism of carotene and vitamin A in animals. It is an
essential component for ensuring the proper functioning of the nervous system.
Vitamin C - It is integral to the building and maintenance of
collagen, a protein or "glue" that holds the body's cells in place. It
is indispensable to bones and teeth (for much the same reason), to blood
vessels, and to the healing of wounds. It is a powerful antioxidant, too,
helping the body rid itself of carcinogenic by-products of metabolism called
free radicals.
Niacin - Also known as: Vitamin B3; Nicotinic Acid
Without this vitamin, an important member of the B-complex, the body cannot
utilize carbohydrates, fats and proteins to provide energy. It also helps ensure
the health and vitality of the skin, digestive tract and nerves.
Vitamin B5 - This acid enables the body to create usable energy
from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Vitamin E - This powerful vitamin and antioxidant, circulates in
the blood and detoxifies free radicals (destructive by-products of metabolism),
prevents damage to cell membranes, and thereby reduces the risk of heart disease
and cancer.
Biotin - Biotin is important primarily because of its role in
maintaining healthy skin and hair, but it is also necessary for growth,
digestion, and muscle function.
Vitamin K - Known as the blood-clotting vitamin, K helps the
body synthesize at least four of the proteins integral to clot formation. But
vitamin K also cooperates with vitamins A and D in helping to build bone
protein.
Folic Acid - Discovered only in 1945, this B vitamin is used by the body both to
synthesize and break down amino acids and to synthesize DNA/RNA-like nucleic
acids, which in turn are needed to build new cells, especially new red blood
cells.
Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, and has been
proven to be essential to normal growth, muscle development, and hair coat.
Vitamin B6 - Necessary for the metabolism of protein, this
vitamin also converts glycogen (a complex carbohydrate) into glucose (a sugar),
which can be utilized by muscles. The body uses pyridoxine to build red blood
cells and maintain nerve tissue.
Beta Carotene - The pigment, beta-carotene, that colours
carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and other yellow and orange vegetables, is a
precursor for vitamin A (retinol), an essential component for vision.
Vitamin A - Vitamin A or retinol is needed for proper vision (it
can prevent and sometimes cure night blindness) and for healthy skin and mucous
membranes lining the body's inner cavities. In addition, vitamin A helps the
body fight infection.
Vitamin B1 - Thiamine is required for the normal function of
muscles and nerves because it converts glucose to energy.
Vitamin B12 _ This vitamin, working in concert with folacin (a B
vitamin also known as folic acid), is used in the production of red blood cells.
It also helps build and maintain protective nerve sheaths.
Vitamin D - It facilitates the absorption of calcium in the
body, regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the body and thus helps
build strong bones and teeth.
MINERALS
Calcium Carbonate - Calcium is the mineral in the body that
makes up its bones and keeps them strong. Ninety-nine percent of the calcium in
the body is stored in bones and teeth. The remaining 1% is in blood and soft
tissues and is essential for life and health.
Dicalcuim Phosphate - Calcium and phosphorous work together in
the body to maintain the growth and structure of the skeletal system.
Ferrous Sulfate - As its primary function, iron combines with
Copper (Cu) and protein to form hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that
carries oxygen. Iron also is necessary for certain enzymes in the body to
function normally.
Zinc Oxide - Zinc Oxide is necessary for a healthy immune
system. It is further needed for cell division, and is needed by the tissue of
the hair, nails and skin to be in top form. Zinc is further used in the growth
and maintenance of muscles.
Copper Sulfate - Copper is required in the formation of
hemoglobin, red blood cells as well as bones, while it helps with the formation
of elastin as well as collagen - making it necessary for wound healing.
Manganous Oxide - Manganous Oxide is related to manganese, which
is essential for the proper use of protein and carbohydrate by the body,
reproduction, and the action of many enzymes in the body responsible for the
production of energy and making fatty acids.
Sodium Selenite - This nutrient is an important part of
antioxidant enzymes that protect cells against the effects of free radicals that
are produced during normal oxygen metabolism. Selenium is also essential for
normal functioning of the immune system and thyroid gland.
Calcium Iodate - Iodine is necessary for the proper functioning
of the thyroid gland and the production of thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones
regulate the rate of metabolism in the body and play an important role in normal
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