Deer Antler Velvet

The Benefits of Deer Antler Velvet

Although it has been a part of Chinese medicine for centuries, deer antler velvet has recently been attracting attention from sports professionals and pro athletes for its muscle-building, muscle-preserving and recuperative effects.

What Is Deer Antler Velvet?

Deer antler velvet is the soft velvety coating full of capillaries that appears on deer antlers while they are in the growing stages. It is responsible for quickly bringing as many nutrients as possible up to the antlers so that they can grow rapidly and

be fully-grown for autumn. Once the antlers are fully grown, the velvet dries out and the deer will naturally rub all the velvet coating off. The deer antler velvet used for supplements is harvested prior to this, using humane methods that do not harm the deer, and allow their antlers to grow back year after year. The harvested velvet is then frozen, dried, and processed so that it is ready for use as a beneficial nutritional supplement.

What Health Benefits Does Deer Antler Velvet Have?

When taken as a nutritional supplement, deer antler velvet has a number of beneficial effects on humans. One main effect of deer antler velvet is that it stimulates cellular growth within the body; both within muscles and within organ tissues. People who take deer antler velvet on a regular basis see greater muscle gains if they are doing strength training exercises. This results in greater athletic performance as well as a more visually appealing body composition. Even in the absence of resistance training, deer antler velvet helps to preserve muscle tissue that is normally lost as people age.

In addition, deer antler velvet can also help people to lose weight. A pound of lean muscle will require more calories expended each day by the body's metabolism for maintenance than would a pound of fat. Therefore, by building or retaining muscle mass you will be sure to keep your body's metabolic rate high so that you can burn calories rapidly.

How Does Deer Antler Velvet Work?

Deer antler velvet has a high concentration of insulin-like growth factor 1, commonly referred to as IGF-1. IGF-1 is responsible for most of the benefits of deer antler velvet; it is an anabolic growth hormone whose presence in the body promotes cellular growth and inhibits cellular death. In addition, deer antler velvet contains a number of other growth factors that are believed to work as chemical messengers that signal the body to repair and regenerate damaged cells and tissues.

Who Can Benefit From Deer Antler Velvet?

Almost everyone can see benefits from deer antler velvet supplementation. Athletes can benefit by increasing muscle growth and reducing recovery time from intense training sessions. Deer antler velvet also has been shown to have regenerative effects on the joints which can help prevent degenerative joint issues caused by repeatedly placing intense stress on the joints as a result of extreme training and contact sports.

It's also beneficial for people who want to build muscle or tone their bodies, whether they are bodybuilders or just want to improve their appearance; many deer antler velvet users take it to spur lean muscle growth after workout sessions and help to reduce the percentage of body fat in the body, contributing to a lean, toned look.

People who are seeing the effects of aging will also be appreciative of the effects of deer antler velvet, as it can keep them looking young and in great condition. As we age, the amount of growth factor the body produces peaks in puberty and then slowly declines with age, antler velvet usage is one way to help stave off the aging process. Even in non-athletes, the anti-aging effects of antler velvet usage can be dramatic.

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