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Digestive Wellness Supports Preventive Healthcare
With the approach of winter, taking precautionary measures to maintain equine immune system health can go a long way toward saving the time, worry and cost of illness. Jack Grogan, Certified Nutritionist and VP of Research and Development at Uckele Health & Nutrition, has some suggestions, "By now, it's common knowledge to most horse owners that the immune system needs extra support through foods and supplements rich in natural antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. However, many don't know about the importance of paying attention to the health of their horse's digestive tract. It plays a major role in the strength of the immune system."
Grogan goes on to explain that all mammals have a complex system of lymphatic ducts, which provide barriers to infection and play an important role in immune responses. Because 60% of lymph tissue surrounds the digestive tract, it is a main avenue for exposure to foreign substances that could cause illness, so it is a significant factor in maintaining a healthy immune system. Horses have a highly developed, complicated and sensitive digestive tract, and a result can be that their digestive function is easily disrupted.
Stress factors can easily disrupt digestive function and include physical, mental, emotional, chemical, toxic, metabolic, medication or nutritional stress, all of which can cause the inflammation that contributes to immune compromise. Once the inflammation is started, digestion deteriorates, nutrient absorption decreases, and pathogens and toxins can enter the bloodstream, increasing the risk of infection or distress.
High-strength digestive enzymes can help maintain or restore normal function by improving digestive efficiency, absorption function, and have an added anti-allergy benefit. High doses of probiotics help re-establish beneficial gut bacteria by reducing pathogenic bacteria and their toxins, thus reducing inflammation, and aiding digestion.
Protecting immune function before inflammation occurs is key, but even if digestive discomfort or immune compromise has already occurred, consider using high-potency products designed to maintain or restore digestive function to support your horse's immune system.
Jack Grogan, CN, Senior Nutritionist and VP of Research and Development for Uckele Health & Nutrition, has studied extensively in the fields of biology, biochemistry and nutrition, is an expert in tissue mineral balancing, and has experienced great success in balancing equine mineral chemistry to strengthen the basic metabolism and improve efficiency in horses.
Uckele Health & Nutrition is a Michigan-based, family owned business that has built a reputation over five decades creating and manufacturing a broad spectrum of nutritional products from concept to shelf, also providing private labeling and contract manufacturing for many other companies worldwide. www.Uckele.com
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