NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Longevity Support: NAD+, resveratrol, ergothioneine, astragaloside IV and the biology of healthy aging How do NAD+, sirtuins, resveratrol, ergothioneine and astragaloside IV work complementary in cellular aging? The mechanisms behind mitochondrial decline, telomere shortening, the “lung evity vitamin” ergothioneine, and the most recent veterinary and human evidence. For … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Liposomal Vitamin B Complex: the metabolic network of B vitamins in dogs, cats and humans Why are B vitamins a functional network and not separate supplements? The role of each of the eight B vitamins in energy metabolism, nerve function, and cell biology, and when supplementation is mechanistically justified … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Gut Barrier Support: fulvic acid, humic acid and intestinal barrier repair How do fulvic acid and humic acid act on the gut barrier, what are the mechanisms behind chelation and tight junction repair, and what does the most recent veterinary cell biology study show? For dogs, cats and humans. … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Myco Immune Complex: beta-glucans, immune modulation and veterinary oncology evidence How do beta-glucans act as immune modulators, what distinguishes Coriolus, Agaricus, Maitake, and Shiitake from each other, and what does the veterinary oncology literature show about medicinal mushrooms in dogs? For dogs, cats and humans. By Stefan Veenstra DVM … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Myco Adaptogen Complex: Lion’s Mane, NGF and adaptogenic mushrooms in stress regulation and neuroprotection How does Lion’s Mane stimulate the production of NGF and BDNF, what are the adaptogenic mechanisms of action of Reishi, Chaga and Cordyceps, and what does the veterinary literature say? For dogs, cats and humans. … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Mobility Support: eggshell membrane, cartilage repair and more. How does eggshell membrane work as a complete cartilage matrix, what does type II collagen do in osteoarthritis, and what does the most recent veterinary literature say? The scientific background of Mobility Support in dogs, cats and humans. By Stefan Veenstra … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Liposomal CBD oil: the endocannabinoid system in dogs, cats and horses How does the endocannabinoid system work in dogs and cats, through which receptors does CBD modulate pain, anxiety, and inflammation, and what does the most recent veterinary literature say about its clinical application? Substantiated with peer-reviewed studies. By … Read more
NGD Care Scientific Background Dietary Supplements Adaptogen Complex: Ashwagandha and Rhodiola HPA Axis, Stress Regulation, and Resilience What are adaptogens, how do ashwagandha and rhodiola modulate the HPA axis through complementary mechanisms, and what does the most recent literature say about their action in dogs, cats and humans? By Stefan Veenstra DVM What are adaptogens: … Read more
NGD Care — Scientific background to food supplements Digestive Enzymes: eight digestive enzymes, how they work and when you need them Digestive enzymes are not only relevant in EPI. Stress, old age, dry food, intestinal damage and chronic low-grade inflammation all cause enzymatic digestion to fall short. Sometimes temporarily, sometimes structurally. Digestive Enzymes provides the … Read more
NGD Care: Scientific background Metabolic dysregulation in dogs and cats: from insulin resistance to mitochondrial exhaustion Why metabolic dysregulation starts long before the diagnosis of diabetes, how insulin resistance works at the cellular level, what role the gut microbiome plays and why the order of support is mechanistically. Substantiated with literature. By Stefan Veenstra DVM … Read more