Ark Naturals Gentle Digest
Brand: Ark Naturals
| Detailed decription | Ingredients and Nutrition |
All mammals have numerous beneficial bacteria living in their digestive tracts (gut), including dogs, cats and humans. Periodic use of antibiotics, as well as natural aging tends to decrease the amount of beneficial bacteria in your pet’s digestive system. Beneficial bacterium helps to digest food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate toxic substances.
What are the possible benefits of Gentle Digest?
*Contains chicory – a prebiotic that helps to jump start the growth of good bacteria
*May help digestive balance, alleviates minor constipation and diarrhea
*Supports proper digestion and absorption of processed pet foods.
*Normal levels of lactobacilli in the gut supp orts the absorption of essential trace elements including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron in both animals and humans.
*Lactobacilli produce B vitamins and vitamin K
What special ingredients does Gentle Digest feature?
*Gentle digest contains patented Lactobacillus bacteria sporogenes.
*These are microencapsulated lactobacillus spores which are resistant to heat and stomach acid. Sporogenes germinate within the optimum growth environment of the intestines to deliver a maximum concentration of viable (live) lactobacilli.
*Many probiotic products on the market for both humans and pets are useless because they contain virtually no live bacteria.
*Prebiotics – Chicory root (FOS) fructo-oligosaccharides are small sugar polymers that serve as preferred foods for lactogacilli, and encourage (jump start) their growth.
More About Ark Naturals:
Ark Naturals, Natural Products for Pets, is a 10 year old natural pet health company which manufactures a full line of all-natural holistic remedy, wellness and healthy snacks for dogs and cats. Ark products are human quality, environmentally friendly and vet recommended.