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Remember Antioxidants?
Do you remember when antioxidants were all the rage as the latest and greatest thing in supplements? Other topics catch most of the headlines these days but antioxidant activity still underlies some of the effects of currently popular ingredients like … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged Bio-Quench, Grapeseed Extract, Phyto-Quench, Spirulina, uckele
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Cleaner Water For Your Horse
Since horses are classified as “livestock” there are less rigid water quality standards used for them. However, unlike other livestock they are often with us for decades rather than the short lifespans of meat and milk animals or smaller herbivores … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged arsenic, BPA, horses, hoses, iron, L-glutamine, lead, Methionine, nitrates, phthalates, Spirulina, Uckele supplements, water quality
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Struggling Lungs
Most of your horse’s body is heavily oriented to minimizing contact with the rest of the world but the lungs rely on it to function. This makes their job of extracting oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide and other wastes very … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged antioxidants, bedding, bioflavonoids, dust, Grapeseed, Hay, irritants, Jiaogulan, lungs, MSM, Spirulina, vitamin C, weather
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“Natural is Better” Wars
There are so many labels available to describe the individual interests in this debate that it’s very difficult to even frame a simple sentence that describes it. A workable approximation for my purposes here is to define “natural” as substances … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged Acetyl L-Carnitine, chondroitin, drugs, ergot, HMB, holistic, Jiaogulan, L-leucine, life span, natural, pergolide, pharmaceuticals, PPID, salicin, Spirulina, Toxicity
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Plant Pigments and the Immune System
Green drinks are a hot human health craze these days and with good reason. Plant pigments possess a variety of beneficial properties for the immune system. Carrots are rich in the antioxidant and vitamin A precursor carotene. Green pigment (chlorophyll) … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged anthocyanidins, bioflavonoids, carotene, chlorophyll, chlorphyllin, citrus, immunity, lycopene, plant pigments, Quercetin, Spirulina
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Summer Allergies
Nothing ruins enjoying the warm weather with your horse quite like the scourge of allergies. Manifestations run the gamut from sneezing and snorting to wheezing, runny eyes and agonizing itching. from Towcester Vets, UK Allergies are basically a misdirected and … Continue reading
Posted in Equine Nutrition
Tagged allergy, Aloe, antihisamines, antioxidants, Astragalus, Calendula, Chamomile, Chickweed, corticosteroids, Echinacea, Eleutherococcus, MSM, Omega-3, Pau D'Arco, Quercetin, Spirulina, trace minerals, Vitamin E
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