Nutritional assistance for remediating chronic pain and mobility issues from arthritis and damaged joints requires a gentle and easily digested food that fully supports not only the repair process, but the ongoing remediation of gut dysbiosis, the underlying cause of inflammatory disorders. LifeWise BIOTIC Joint formulation contains not only a maintenance level of glucosamine sulphate and chondroitin sulphate, but added vitamins C and E together with additional zinc and copper, vital nutrients for the maintenance and care of cartilage. The functional ingredients in this complete and balanced food also promote gut microbiome diversity, which calms the immune system thus reducing immune inflammatory response, a contributing factor to degenerative mobility issues. Specifically developed in conjunction with the science of nutrigenomics, this food can be fed continuously, and used as a nutritional aid in the treatment of dogs suffering chronic mobility issues and arthritis. The energy density is 16.5MJ/kg (395 kc