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The Magic of Elk Velvet Antler Powder

Natural Anti-Inflammatories

Chondroitin Sulphate & Prostaglandins

Synovial Fluid and Connective Tissue

Glucosamine Sulphate

 

Synovial Fluid

Cartilage Tendons & Bone

Collagen

 

Synovial Fluid & Cartilage

Hyaluronic Acid

 

Bone Health

Two Natural Growth Factors

All Essential Amino & Fatty Acids

Minerals

Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese,

Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sulfur, Zinc

A Healthy Joint

What is Elk Velvet Antler Powder

Elk Velvet Antler refers to the Velvet Stage of antler growth.

 

During this first stage of growth, the antler is made of cartilage and it is covered with a soft fuzzy coat of hair, referred to as, velvet.

 

In the Velvet Stage, the antler will grow approximately 2 cm per day. This rapid growth is a result of an optimum combination of nutrients and Natural Growth Hormones that are only present at this stage.

 Prior to the antlers calcifying into bone, they are humanely removed from domesticated male elk.

The antler is then dried, the skin and hair are removed, and the antler is then ground into powder. It is this powder that I bake into my cookies.

Male elk naturally shed their antlers and grow a new set every year, therefore the antlers can be harvested from the elk annually. 

Antlers are only harvested from domesticated elk living on elk ranches. The whole herd is much safer when the stags do not have their hard antlers.

Reference for above information:

Ewashkiw, C., & Allen, M. (2001). Velvet Antler, A Gift From Nature. Calgary, AB.  Style-Craft Printing Ltd.

Additional Resources:

Alberta Elk Commission:

www.albertaelk.com

"Antler Science and Product Technology"

by the Antler Science and Product Technology Research Centre,

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2001. 

Edited by SIM, J.S., SUNWOO, H.H., HUSDON, R.J., and JEON, B.T.

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