Right off the bat the first thing people want to know is, "What is Velvet Elk Antler"? If they are familiar with it then the question becomes, "Is that the stuff Ray Lewis was taking"? If there was a substance that could possibly increase your overall energy and endurance, strengthen your joints, increase sexual virility, help you adopt to stressful situations, build your blood, slow the aging process, boost your immune system, improve your memory and so much more, would you want it? If the answer is an emphatic YES, then let's learn more about Velvet Elk Antler.Velvet Elk Antler is not some synthetic miracle drug that has been concocted in a lab recently. It has actually been around for thousands of years, and it is said to have been originally authored around 100 B.C. by the founder of Chinese herbal medicine, Shen Nong.
Velvet Antler is the fast -growing, soft carrilaginous tissue that develops out of the frontal bone of the Cervus species (which includes elk, deer, caribou, wapiti and reindeer) that rises from skin covered pedicles before it calicifies and hardens. Antlers are unique in nature and different from horns because they are naturally re-grown and cut off each year. Except for reindeer and caribou, only the male of the species grows antlers. Most of the supply of antler comes from farm-raised deer and elk where it is collected yearly. It is harvested in this velvet stage because it is in this stage that it contains the greatest amount of nutrients and is traditionally considered the most potent. Great care is taken for the animals welfare, focusing on not just the physical health but mental well-being as well, including efforts to minimize stress levels.
Velvet Antler (VA), known as Lu-Rong in China, has long been prized as one of the leading life enhancing superior tonics. In TCM it was and is used to nourish the blood (more specifically for blood loss), recovery from illness, strengthening the sinews and bones, increasing endurance, improving lung function, weakness (particularly in the knees and lower back), male impotence and female infertility and loss of sex drive. For children it is used for a Failure to Thrive, that is, physical and/or mental development disorders.
VA is an excellent, renewable source of chondronitin sulfate (CSA), glucosamine sulfate, type II collegen and prostaglandins. Research has repeatedly demonstrated their benefits for joint maintenance and specifically arthritis. They have exhibited the ability to restore the integrity to the joints, prevent and repair damage to and breakdown of cartilage and collagenous tissues, reduce inflammation and pain and protect and maintain the synovial membranes and fluids.
Three major areas where VA has been well researched are: athletic and work performance, immune support and anti-aging. Investigations beginning in Russia in the 1930's, verify its capacity to hasten recovery from training and stress, enhance long-term energy, increase work capacity and endurance, build lean body mass, help lower lactic acid buildup and raise testosterone and growth hormone levels. One inquiry showed a 400 to 700 percent increase in work potential.
Here are three examples of the supplement line I have seen in use and can confirm the results:
1. 50 year old woman comes in our office and says she suffers from a thyroid disorder. She is moody, irritable, lethargic, and loses her train of thought. Dr. Rucker is waiting to get her updated lab work. In the mean time she started taking our B Vitamin Complex and the results were immediate and a complete turn around. In her words she "is getting things rolling in the right direction and this B Vitamin Complex is great".
2. Shaun is a 35 year old male who is a former college football player and is in good shape and works out. He does Crossfit at RFS in Sarasota. Shaun started taking our Strength & Performance supplement and he noticed gains within two days. Shaun had not done a shoulder press in three months. That means he has not done a lift or any reps on his shoulder press in that time. His previous max was 170 pounds, and his new max shoulder press is 210 pounds. I am thinking that maybe it's placebo effect and it is in his head, but Shaun goes on to tell me his cardio times have decreased on the WODs. Shaun has a friend he works out with and they were equal on cardio and strength. Where they used to be equal on the cardio times Shaun has now eclipsed his friend by 5-6 minutes. Shaun's comment about the Strength & Performance supplement, "Thank you for introducing me to this supplement. I have not felt this strong since playing college football ten years ago. The results from this product are amazing. I have gotten stronger and leaner from using for the last month and half. Thank you again for this supplement."
3. Lastly is my own 8 year old nephew Kirin. He was at school and they had a fire drill. He stumbled and hit his head on a metal pole, and he had a welt on his forehead for the past 3-4 hours, probably half the size of a golf ball. When he got home he was hurting and the swelling wouldn't go down. My brother (Dr. Rucker) was not at home at the time so I had to play doctor. I immediately thought of our Rucker Integrative Medicine Multi-Cream and applied it to his forehead. I had witnessed amazing results with our patients and my own use for its anti-inflammatory properties that I figured I had nothing to lose. I was feeling confident so I decided to time my test subject. I applied it and asked Kirin after 10 minutes if it still hurt and he said "YES". I asked Kirin after 20 minutes if it still hurt and he said "YES". I asked Kirin after 30 minutes if it still hurt and he said "NOPE". I looked and the swelling and to my disbelief the swelling was completely gone.
We have seen amazing results with our patients who suffer from arthritis, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, weight loss, psoriasis, athletic performance, and strength and conditioning to name some of the numerous issues that have been reduced with the use of the Rucker Integrative Supplement Line.
Rucker Integrative Medicine is an alternative medical practice, and we are experts in the field of getting our patients healthy and transforming their lives. For more information about Velvet Elk Antler Supplements or other services feel free to call our Bradenton Office (941) 448-1199 or email us at info@ruckerozonedoc.com. You can also go to our website at www.ruckerintegratived.com
