Chia Seeds for a Healthy Horse
…Chia for Equine Athletes: Chia’s ability to slow the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar makes chia an excellent food for performance horses, because prolonging the conversion to sugar creates a…
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Flax Seeds or Chia Seeds: Which Do I Feed My Horse?
…when the Spanish conquered Mesoamerica, they banned the seeds, attributing the fierceness of the indigenous warriors to a diet of chia. Chia seeds are 18% protein, 30% fat, 26% fiber,…
Equine Supplements: What to Use, When to Use It
…seeds or flax seeds? Both of these foods are excellent sources of omega-3, but chia seeds have some noticeable additional benefits. Chia is a high mucilage seed that helps slow…
Decisions, Decisions: What Supplement to Use When?
…Seeds or Flax Seeds? Both of these foods are excellent sources of omega-3, but Chia Seeds have some noticeable additional benefits. Chia is a high mucilage seed that helps slow…
Equine Joint Supplements: Food for Better Connections
…Chia Seeds Chia seeds prove to be fantastic joint supplements because chia is high in the amino acids Proline and Lysine. Proline is needed for the production of collagen and…
Feeding for Joint Health
…apples. Feeding chia seeds can help balance the Omega fatty acid levels in the body. Anti-Inflammatory foods: Among the best anti-inflammatory foods are flax, chia, turmeric, boswellia (also…
Nutritional Support for Lyme Disease
…non-fruit food source of vitamin C is kale. Chia seeds are high in the amino acid proline, a major constituent of collagen. Chia also provides beneficial omega 3 fatty acids….
Supporting and Healing Ligaments and Tendons in Horses
…Chia, because Chia is high in the amino acid proline, the major constituent of collagen. Another major component of collagen is glycine. Two important foods with high glycine content are…
Integrated Nutritional Support for Cushing’s Horses
…years she did great on this simple regimen of movement and kelp, a whole-food diet of timothy/alfalfa pellets, Cool Stance, chia, BioStar’s Optimum EQ, and low-NSC hay. At the age…
Now I Know How the Horses Feel
…important for tissue repair. L-proline, an amino acid, is especially beneficial to maintain connective tissues. Chia is an excellent source of proline for us vegetarians. Luckily, I had chia…
