Metabolic challenges tend to develop over long periods of time and need to be addressed properly. In addition to appropriate exercise, diet plays an important role in supporting animals with metabolic challenges. A balanced diet, with whole food nutrients, will support the metabolic system and help keep the horse on the right track.
Equine Metabolic Support provides comprehensive support to the metabolic system. It offers nutritional whole food support from vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, each source specifically selected to support a particular aspect of metabolism. Formulated for any breed or performance level, horses love the taste, and there are no known side effects.
These ingredients were carefully chosen, based on the latest research, to minimize the horse's metabolic stress. The information presented here represents findings from research on human subjects at varying doses that may not approximate the amounts that would be consumed by a horse under the recommendations found on the label of Equine Metabolic Support.
There is some evidence that licorice root can help maintain glucose homeostasis as well as pituitary hormone homeostasis. This is the only ingredient which may directly impact the underlying pituitary imbalance.
There is some evidence that components of cinnamon can modulate glucose homeostasis. The rationale for ingredients addressing blood glucose levels is that they are an important consequence of the disease. By maintaining normal glucose levels, it may be possible to bring other endocrine signals back to normal.
As with cinnamon, there is increasing evidence that chili powder can help maintain normal glucose levels. The mechanism is unclear. Ahuja KD et al. (2006) suggest that regular consumption of chili may attenuate postprandial hyperinsulinemia.
Contains catechins/polyphenols that work in a similar fashion as the flavonoids. Additionally, they have a strong antioxidant capacity and directly influence a number of inflammatory pathways.
Supports insulin action in such a way that it potentiates insulin's actions. It combines with several other components to make the glucose tolerance factor.
Can mimic insulin's actions. It is possible that by slowing glucose metabolism, improving blood glucose levels, and mimicking insulin's actions, circulating levels in a horse with metabolic challenges may be reduced.
Buckwheat seed and juice contains a variety of flavonoids including rutin. Flavonoids are found primarily conjugated to sugar molecules. In this form there is some evidence that they can compete with other sugars for uptake into the body. This might effectively slow the absorption of sugar and lessen the postprandial glucose surge. This would lessen the concomitant insulin spike. In addition, rutin has been implicated in the maintenance of capillary integrity and, along with the other flavonoids, acts as an antioxidant.
Added as a base/carrier. It also contributes a small amount of carotenoids.
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