Healx (Avix) Sunshine 30ml

Sunshine Factor is a daily dietary supplement of red palm fruit oil (see below for more information).

Benefits

• May benefit the animal's skin, eyes, heart and immune system by strengthening the overall nutritional status
• May increase the pet's energy level, particularly in geriatric patients.
• May benefit all aspects of the animal's skin and coat/feathers, including improvements to dry skin and dull or brittle hair/feathers.
• Has been linked to an improvement in the condition of cataracts.
• Has a high antioxidant content (tocopherol and tocotrienol activity of vitamin E) and high carotenoid content (precursor to vitamin A).
• Contains balanced essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 and omega-6.
• Can improve the effectiveness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
• Can contribute to a decreased risk of chronic diseases.
• Is a vegetarian alternative to fish oil that is more stable than flax oil.
• Animals love the taste.

All Red Palm Oil is Not the Same
About the Palm Oil that is used in Sunshine Factor

Fruit Oil vs Kernel Oil

Sunshine Factor is red palm oil made from the palm fruit, not the kernel. Many other palm oil products are diluted with the more abundant (and thus cheaper) kernel oil. Palm oil kernels do not have the same health benefits for pets as the palm fruit oil used in Sunshine Factor.

Sustainable Agriculture

The palm oil used is grown on long established farms in Brazil, and is not harvested in tropical forests in Malaysia, Indonesia or Africa (where the process of palm oil collection is causing environmental damage). The farms used are members of Northern Plains Sustainable Agricultural Society and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). They are also certified by TransFair as a Fair Trade program, where workers are paid a fair wage.

Plastic vs. Glass

Sunshine Factor is thoroughly tested for freshness and purity and is then bottled in glass containers in accordance with USDA organic bottling standards. Bottling in glass helps avoid contamination issues and preserves freshness. As the oil only becomes liquid when warmed, it is potentially dangerous to heat the oil in a plastic container as toxins may be leached into the oil during heating. Sunshine Factor is therefore bottled in glass to avoid this risk.

Tocopherols and Tocotrienols

Vitamin E is best thought of as a vitamin complex consisting of two therapeutic groups of compounds with vitamin E activity: tocopherols and tocotrienols.

Each group comprises four different isomers - alpha, beta, gamma and delta - which all have different biological activities and potential therapeutic benefits.

Tocopherols are present in most vegetable oils and are more common in the diet then tocotrienols, which are found at relatively high concentrations in oil extracted from the fruit of the palm tree.

Tocotrienols are shown to be more potent, therapeutically, than tocopherols. For example, the antioxidant capabilities of tocotrienols are 40-50 times that of tocopherols. In addition, other isomers are more potent than alpha tocopherol. Both gamma tocopherol and alpha tocotrienol may be more potent antioxidants than alpha tocopherols.