Not All Sea Buckthorn is Created Equal!

What is Sea Buckthorn?

Sea buckthorn is a fully sustainable, hardy, thorn-laden deciduous shrub that is found throughout Canada, Eastern Europe and Asia. It produces brilliant golden-orange berries that are packed full of antioxidants and health-boosting omega fatty acids. The Ancient Greeks discovered that wounded horses that foraged on the leaves and berries of the wild sea buckthorn healed quickly and had excellent coat and skin quality. Sea buckthorn’s scientific name is taken from these observations- Hippophae rhamnoides, translating to “shining horse.”  

Why choose a pure, whole-food sourced sea buckthorn supplement?

Our Seabuck 7 supplements are made from 100% whole-fruit, wild-crafted sea buckthorn berries, unlike many other sea buckthorn sources harvested from artificial man-made farms. SeaBuck 7’s sea buckthorn pulp and oils are 100% pure, not “purified”. Our readers and customers tend to be very well educated in the world of natural health and understand that “purified” oils may contain residual chemicals from processing, which can be harmful to your pet’s health. Some of the residues even contain known carcinogens! This purification process also exposes the fatty acids to high temperatures, breaking them down and causing the oil to go rancid. Rancid oils not only have a funny flavor and smell, making it less palatable to your furry friend, but it also loses its nutritional value. Remember to look for pure, not purified.

Seabuck 7 pure sea buckthorn fruit oil contains up to 37% omega-7 oil, the highest known source in the world. Sibu and Seabuck produce oil extracts using a simple process called CO2 supercritical extraction. Put simply, it works like a big espresso machine. High-pressure CO2 is put through the sea buckthorn, forcing out the oil component without any type of solvents or chemicals, even leaving the CO2 recyclable! This process retains the integrity of the omega-7 and omega-3 fatty acids, as well as the numerous varieties of carotenoids, flavonoids and other bioactive compounds.   

Essential Fatty Acids and Antioxidants Found in Sea Buckthorn Berries

Omega 3 Omega 6 Omega 7 Omega 9

Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K

Vitamin B1 (thiamine) Vitamin B5 Vitamin B12 Vitamin C

Carotenoids Selenium Quercetin Myricetin

Seabuck 7:  Ecological, Sustainable and Improving Lives

Our sea buckthorn berries are sourced high in the pristine Himalayan mountains where we work directly with local women who harvest the berries using their simple, yet effective traditional methods. These ancient methods protect the integrity of the plant, the soil and our final product. What’s even better? Our fair-trade agreement has enabled us to increase their income by 500%, allowing them to care for their family through the year by working a single harvest. We take our conscious minded efforts all the way to the finished product. SeaBuck 7 products are all made in the U.S.A. under strict quality control standards and guidelines to provide the cleanest and highest quality sea buckthorn for our four-legged friends.

In 2009 Sibu Beauty, the sister company to Seabuck, and co-founder Nico Khanna were recognized and blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the ongoing humanitarian, economic and sustainability efforts in local villages. We are dedicated to and will continue our philanthropic efforts to create a better world for all of us involved.

Sea buckthorn berry’s health benefits for your pet*:

• Shiny Coat and flexible, healthy Skin
• Healthy Heart and Circulation
• Healthy Digestion
• Aid for Gastrointestinal problems
• Sea buckthorn berry extracts and whole-fruit purees have been scientifically shown to prevent and treat gastric ulcers in horses and other mammals**
• Nutritional Support for Diabetics**
• Promotes healthy weight
• Promotes healthy joints
• Reduces inflammation
• Fights cellular free-radical damage

Stay as close to nature as possible. Whole-foods and minimally processed supplements contain higher levels of nutrients in ratios the way nature intended and are better absorbed and assimilated into the body. Your animal friend will certainly gain more from selecting the purest products, unaltered by any man-made process, like SeaBuck 7!

* References

1. Yang, et. al., 2011, Chronic administration of palmitoleic acid reduces insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation in KK-Ay mice and genetic type 2 diabetes. Lipids in Health and Disease, Vol. 10:120.
2. Cao, et al., 2008, Identification of a lipokine, a lipid hormone linking adipose tissue to systemic metabolism, Cell, Vol. 134: 933-944.
3. Wu, Y. et al., 1997, Effects of total flavones of fructus Hippophae (TFH) on cardiac function and hemodynamics of anesthetized open-chest dogs with acute heart failure. Zhongguo  Zhong Yao Za Zhi. Vol. 22 (7) 9-31, 448.
4. Huff, N. et al., 2012 Sep-Oct, Effect of sea buckthorn berries and pulp in a liquid emulsion on gastric ulcer scores and gastric juice pH in horses. J Vet Intern Med. Vol. 26(5) 1186-91.
5. Xing, J. et al., 2002 December, Effects of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) seed and pulp oils on experimental models of gastric ulcer in rats. Fitoterapia. Vol. 73(7-8), 644-50.

**  Talk to your veterinarian about including SeaBuck 7 products in your pet’s treatment plan.