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Active Ingredients: Glucosamine HCL (shellfish), MSM, Perna Canaliculus (GlycOmega™ brand Green-Lipped Mussel), Chondroitin Sulfate, Hylauronic Acid

Inactive Ingredients: Nutritional yeast

Please see the below sections for information regarding each carefully chosen ingredient:

Perna canaliculus (GlycOmega™ brand Green-Lipped Mussel)

Unlike many other Perna products, GlycOmega™ is produced using an advanced flash-dry process to ensure all the bioactive proteins and Omega-3 lipids are retained. Typical air-drying processes reduce the essential nutrients and bioactivity, whereas the flash-dry process retains all of the essential nutrients. 

Perna provides 57 nutrients necessary for joint mobility, repair, and comfort including: 

• Natural glucosamine
• Chondroitin sulfate
• Hyaluronic acid
• Essential fatty acids: EPA and DHA are not produced by the body and provide anti-inflammatory benefits to the joints, skin, heart, and nervous system
• Amino acids: Perna contains all 21 essential and non essential amino acids – the building blocks of all bodily tissue including bones, cartilage, skin, organs, and glandular tissues 
• Antioxidants: Provide protection against free radicals and cellular damage
• Minerals: Important nutrients for bone and cartilage health

Glucosamine is a critical building block of many parts of your pet’s joints, including ligaments, tendons, cartilage and joint fluid.

MSM is a sulfur compound naturally produced by the body. It is an important part of healthy collagen production, among other things such as the production of immunoglobulins, which help your pet’s immune system. It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Chondroitin is an essential component of your pet’s cartilage and connective tissues, and helps keep cartilage healthy by absorbing fluid into the connective tissue giving it its necessary shock absorbing qualities. It provides the building blocks for your dog’s body to produce new cartilage, and may also block enzymes that break down cartilage. 

Hyaluronic acid is necessary for maintaining the proper viscosity of the joint fluid, and acts as a cushion and lubricant in the joints and other tissues. 

Nutritional yeast is a deactivated form of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is widely used as a functional food due to its bold natural cheese flavor and health-supporting benefits. Nutritional yeast is an excellent source of beta-glucans and exhibits immune-supportive benefits including protective benefits against bacterial and viral infections, immunomodulation and anti-allergic effects. Nutritional yeast has been shown in research to support healthy immune system function, and act as prebiotics to support gut health, gut microbiota diversity and stability.