Rachel Kelly is a qualified master medical herbalist, equine herbalist and vitalist nutritionist. Rachel places huge emphasis on the importance of a natural diet and uses "food as medicine" with sprouted seeds being one of the important building blocks in this process. Rachel's horses are feed a raw sprouted seed diet which is rich in antioxidants and live enzymes. Rachel lives in Kildare, Ireland with her family and two horses.
rich in antioxidants and live enzymes. Rachel lives in Kildare, Ireland with her family and two horses.
For more information contact Rachel at [email protected]
Website: www.equineherbalist.ie
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absorbing the antioxidants you then dampen down your horses feed with the herbal tea. Research suggest that by dampening feed You can help reduce the risk of both choke & colic. I have taken the guess work out of what herbs to use and what the benefits are, by formulating an equine herbal tea called ‘rejuvenate’ which targets the gut, immune system, heart, lymphatic system, metabolism, hoof and provides high levels of antioxidants.
Nowhere in nature are vitamins and minerals found isolated. You will never find a carrot with just calcium present ~ What will be present are cofactors, which are the rest of the team including other minerals, vitamins, antioxidants. Antioxidants provide the nutrients needed to protect white blood cells and surrounding cells from damage.
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Common Synthetic Vitamins to Avoid:
Toxicity with minerals are only documented using synthetic minerals not wholefoods. Look for clues on your vitamin’s label that offer insight into the origin of the vitamin.
• Vitamin A: Retinyl Palmitate
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): Thiamine Mononitrate,
Thiamine Hydrochloride
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Riboflavin
• Pantothenic Acid: Calcium D-Pantothenate
• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): Pyridoxine
Hydrochloride
• Vitamin B12: Cyanocobalamin
• PABA (Para-aminobenzoic Acid): Aminobenzoic
Acid
• Folic Acid: Pteroylglutamic Acid
• Choline: Choline Chloride, Choline Bitartrate
• Biotin: d-Biotin
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Ascorbic Acid
• Vitamin D: Irradiated Ergosteral, Calciferol
• Vitamin E: dl-alpha tocopherol, dl-alpha tocopherol acetate or succinate (Synthetic vitamin E does not come from a natural food sources and is generally derived from petroleum products).
NOTE: The “dl” form of any vitamin is synthetic.
Minerals
Organic minerals = derived form a living source such as a plants.
Non-organic = minerals from non-living substances such as rocks, salts, petrol, sand, chalk etc.
Only plants can transform inorganic minerals into organic minerals, in nature no minerals are found in isolation.
Minerals listed should be at least be listed as chelated.
Doing your own research on the minerals used in your equine feed maybe an eye opener for you, take copper sulfate for instance it makes a great drain cleaner!!
[1] www.phytorigins.com
[11] Tom Schell, D.V.M Nouvelle Research, Inc.
[111] Horse journal- guide to equine supplements and nutraceuticals by Eleanor M Kellon