WYSONG HEALTHY AGING
Canine Formula
Featuring the Advanced Canine Lipid System™
Nutrient-dense nutrition designed to support vitality throughout the aging process.
Healthy aging shouldn't begin when a dog becomes old.
Wysong Healthy Aging is designed to provide sophisticated nutritional support throughout the adult and senior years--supporting cognitive health, cellular and metabolic function, lean body condition, digestive resilience, and healthy skin and coat.
Healthy aging is a process, not a life stage.
The Advanced Canine Lipid System™
Five components. Complementary functions. One integrated system.
Fats and lipid-associated nutrients perform functions throughout the body that extend far beyond simply supplying calories. The Advanced Canine Lipid System™ brings together five carefully selected nutritional components to provide a broader approach to lipid nutrition.
C8/C10 Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs)
Specialized medium-chain fats selected as a readily metabolized energy source and to complement nutritional support for cognitive and metabolic vitality.
DHA-Rich Algal Oil
A concentrated marine-free source of DHA, an important omega-3 fatty acid associated with normal brain, nervous system, and visual function.
Non-GMO Sunflower Lecithin
A natural source of phospholipids--important structural components of cell membranes--and a complementary component of the overall lipid system.
Coenzyme Q10
A lipid-associated nutrient involved in normal mitochondrial energy metabolism and cellular function.
Natural Astaxanthin
A naturally occurring carotenoid derived from Haematococcus pluvialis algae with powerful antioxidant properties and an affinity for lipid-rich biological environments.
Together, these components form the Advanced Canine Lipid System™--a deliberately constructed nutritional system rather than the addition of a single fashionable ingredient.
Purposeful Nutrition, Not Label Dressing
Specialty ingredients have little meaning simply because their names appear on an ingredient panel.
Wysong Healthy Aging is formulated at nutritionally meaningful levels--not label-dressing quantities.
The objective is not to create the longest possible ingredient list. It is to select complementary nutritional components, use them purposefully, and handle them appropriately through manufacturing and packaging.
Four Dimensions of Healthy Aging
Brain & Cognitive Vitality
DHA-rich algal oil and C8/C10 MCTs provide complementary forms of lipid nutrition supporting normal brain and cognitive function throughout adulthood and advancing age.
Cellular & Metabolic Vitality
CoQ10 participates in normal mitochondrial energy metabolism, while the broader lipid system supplies nutrients associated with cellular structure, energy utilization, and antioxidant protection.
Lean Body & Physical Vitality
A purposefully formulated foundation built around premium proteins and a thoughtfully selected group of complementary ingredients provides highly digestible nutrition, without unnecessary complexity.
Digestive, Skin & Coat Vitality
Thoughtfully selected nutritional components support digestive function and overall vitality.
At the same time, the formula's sophisticated lipid nutrition provides nutritional support for healthy skin and a vibrant coat. These are not separate product propositions. They are interconnected expressions of healthy aging.
Selection. Application. Preservation.
Sophisticated lipid nutrition requires more than choosing the right ingredients.
Selection
The Advanced Canine Lipid System combines MCTs, DHA-rich algal oil, sunflower-derived phospholipids, CoQ10, and natural astaxanthin because each contributes a distinct nutritional function.
Application
The specialized lipid system is applied after extrusion through a controlled coating process. The oils are blended and gradually applied to the finished kibble, while CoQ10 and astaxanthin are incorporated through the post-extrusion coating system.
This approach allows these specialized nutritional components to be added after the primary extrusion process rather than simply being subjected to it.
Preservation
Lipids are particularly susceptible to environmental exposure.
For that reason, Healthy Aging extends its lipid strategy beyond formulation and manufacturing to packaging, incorporating oxygen-management measures designed to help protect the finished product during storage.
Selection. Application. Preservation.
Each is part of the nutritional design.
A Wysong Perspective on Lipid Nutrition
Wysong's interest in the nutritional importance of fats and oils is not new.
In 1990, Dr. Randy L. Wysong published Lipid Nutrition: Understanding Fats and Oils in Health and Disease, examining the often-underappreciated role of lipids in nutrition and health.
Decades later, the science surrounding fatty acids, phospholipids, mitochondrial function, and lipid-associated nutrients has continued to evolve.
Healthy Aging reflects that longstanding Wysong perspective: the type, source, application, and preservation of dietary lipids matter.
A Different Approach to Healthy Aging
Healthy Aging is not simply a conventional senior diet.
It is designed around the idea that nutritional support for aging should begin before age-related decline becomes the defining concern.
Premium protein nutrition provides the foundation. The Advanced Canine Lipid System adds a distinctive layer of targeted lipid and cellular nutrition.
The result is a formula intended not merely for old dogs, but for dogs in the process of healthy aging.
Wysong Healthy Aging Canine Formula
Featuring the Advanced Canine Lipid System™
Generations of Healthy Animals -- Trusted Since 1979.