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Elk Velvet Antler is a natural substance that has been used for thousands of years. The first written record of its use dates back to a scroll from the Han Dynasty of China. It contained the medical use of elk velvet antler which documented the treatment of 52 different illnesses. For century’s people from China, Korea and Japan have reported amazing health benefits with the use of Elk Velvet and present day research findings and medical accounts are also convincing.
Benefits of using elk velvet antler have been found in several major categories:
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Mental:
Athletic:
Sexual:
Systemic:
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Improved energy, mood, ambition, sleep, memory and focus
Strength, aerobic output, flexibility and healing of injuries
Enhanced libido and performance
Better digestion, improved immunity, reduction of pain and stiffness associated with arthritis, supporting a healthy heart and blood pressure, enhancing internal organ function, and many other effects
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While some benefits manifest themselves rapidly, others develop cumulatively over time. That elk velvet antler has no known side effects is an important additional benefit.
• The anti-aging effect of elk velvet antler has been the subject of a substantial amount of research. As our bodies age, we often find ourselves with less energy and a failing memory. Our body begins to lose its ability to grow, repair and regenerate cells and the result is diminished bodily function and appearance. Too often we consider this a natural consequence of growing older. The anti-aging medical community believes the progressive decline of function in the body as we age is not inevitable, and can be slowed. According to Stephen A. Center, MD, Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine, “While velvet antler has long been revered as an anti-aging tonic in Chinese medicine, it took the work of Wang in 1988 (1) to begin documenting this anti-aging effect and help pave the road to understanding why it occurs. Current research points to the presence of large amounts of growth factors in velvet antler as one of the keys to its anti-aging benefits. (2) Growth factors are critical for cellular repair and many anti-aging physicians believe that declining growth factors is a primary reason why the body ages.
• The sexual benefits of elk velvet antler have been well known to practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. In the twentieth century, hundreds of articles and textbooks have reported the sexual enhancement effects of velvet antler, beginning with the first clinical studies in Russia over 70 years ago. Also reported were numerous benefits for menopausal women, including enhanced libido, plus a significant reduction in stress.
• Elk Velvet Antler works synergistically to improve your total health. Internists, physicians and anti-aging doctors are finding what Chinese herbalists have known for centuries.“They are seeing patients with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome respond to regular use of velvet antler. They have been able o document patient reports of more energy, better memory, more initiative, improved sex life, greater stamina and strength, and many other benefits. The enthusiasm of these clinicians about positive patient results is sparking more research to help the medical community better understand how velvet antler has so many beneficial effects on the human body.” (9)
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• A body of research conducted on various continents points to the strength and athletic enhancement benefits of elk velvet antler. Many Russian and New Zealand studies have found similar findings including dramatic aerobic benefits. This may explain why there are a growing number of informed athletes using elk velvet as a safe and effective performance enhancer. (3) Many reports also indicate that injury prevention and rapid repair and healing is a benefit of regular use of elk velvet antler. (4)
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• Millions of people suffer the debilitating effects of Arthritis. The Arthritis National Research Foundation reports that arthritis claims a new victim every 33 seconds and that more than half of all arthritis patients are under the age of 65 years of age. While pain medicine and anti-inflammatory drugs may provide relief, they do not address the cause of the problem. Even worse, there may be side effects and they may actually interfere with the healing process. (7)Elk Velvet Antler addresses the cause of arthritis pain and arrests or may even reverse the course of arthritis. For more information read an interesting and informative article entitled “Velvet Antler: Science Substantiates New Hope for Arthritis Sufferers” by P.S. McNeary A study by the faculty of nursing at the University of Alberta conducted a double-blind pilot study on the effect of elk velvet antler on 40 patients suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. After four weeks, patients taking velvet antler showed more than twice the rate of improvement of the placebo group. No negative interactions with other medications were noted and the researchers concluded that 4-6 capsules per day appears to be a safe and effective dosage. (8)
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Research and Studies
To read a study conducted by the Australian Government entitled “Velvet Antler A Summary of the Literature on Health Benefits” visit http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/DEE/03-084.pdf
To learn more about the effects of elk velvet antler on the immune system, the reduction of cholesterol and blood pressure, its anti-aging and performance enhancing properties click on http://www.newhope.com/nutritionsciencenews/NSN_backs/Mar_00/velvet.cfm
Also visit this www.bettykamen.com and click on velvet antler
To read about how elk benefits help reduce arthritis symptoms visit: http://www.nursing.ualberta.ca/ArthritisStudy/Benefits_Of_EVA/benefits_of_eva.html
(1) “Effects of repeated administration of deer antler extract on biochemical changes related aging in senescence accelerated mice” Chem Pharm Bull 1988: 38 2587-92)
(2) Clifford, et al.. “Inhibitory effects of the extract of pilose antler on monoamine oxidase aged mice” Ch J Chin Mat 17 (2) 107-128 1992
(3) Anderson, D. “Velvet Boost for Athletes.” Rural News. In: The New Zealand Game Industry Board Media Statement, Feb 18, 1998
(4) “Velvet Research Gets International Attention!” Sports Illustrated, Jun 22, 1998, In: Wapiti Review, July/August 1998, p. 19
(5) Gotlib, Yag. “The Use of Pantocrin in Treating Some Sexual Disorders in Men.” In: Pantocrin: A Publication of Articles on Studies of Curative Properties of Pantocrin. Pavlenko, S.M. (ed). Moscow: V/O Medexport
(6) Albov, N.A., and L.F. Krupennikov. “The Influence of Pantocrin on Menopause.” In: Pantocrin: A Publication of Articles on Studies of Curative Properties of Pantocrin. Pavlenko, S.M. (ed). Moscow: V/O Medexport
(7) “The Remarkable Healing Power of Velvet Antler”, Betty Kamen, PhD and Paul Kamen
(8) “The Remarkable Healing Power of Velvet Antler”, Betty Kamen, PhD and Paul Kamen
(9) “Velvet Antler as an Anti-Aging Supplement” by Stephen A. Center, MD
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