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Bones are the structural scaffolding within our bodies which allows us to do so much. We need bones to hold our shape and form, to allow us to move, to protect us from internal injury, to bear weight, and so much more. F...

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Inflammaging is the “chronic inflammatory state associated with ageing…an age-related chronic, systemic, asymptomatic, low grade inflammation” MO Frank (2015)

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Tryptophan has been tested on several occasions in an attempt to determine whether it provides a calming effect for both humans and animals, especially horses. Most studies have shown no benefit for creating a more calm ...

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Fasting may not lower your horse or pet’s blood sugar levels as well as you think!

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We now know that there is a very large community of microbes which reside in the human gut that can contribute to weight gain, obesity, and other metabolic diseased conditions. We also now know that within the human mout...

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I remember watching an episode of (the now late) Dr Michael Mosley’s tv show “Trust me, I’m a Doctor” and a small section of that program has always stuck with me. It was a brief component of the story about a natural ch...

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Animal welfare. One of, if not the most important issue today relating to livestock and companion animals. Physical health, mental health, nutrition, diseases, handling, injury, illness, etc. The list of welfare issues b...

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Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) has been defined as a horse which is obese, has its body tissues failing to adequately respond to insulin levels in the blood (insulin dysregulation), and is suffering from or prone to att...

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What if reducing one amino acid in you or your animal’s diet resulted in significant weight loss? Sounds interesting, exciting even. Well, researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Centre* in Louisiana, USA, beli...

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The gut-brain axis is increasingly becoming a focus of human and animal mental (and physical) health research. An ever-multiplying body of research is continually emphasising both the direct and indirect connections betw...

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Asthma is a rather common inflammatory respiratory disease in society today. Modern medicines have allowed minimisation of its debilitating effects but not all sufferers respond positively to current treatments while som...

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Laminitis, EMS, ulcers, joint and tendon pain, and PPID all have one thing very much in common – inflammation. Inflammation, whether it be localised or systemic throughout the body, is potentially and becoming increasing...

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Protein is a string of amino acids in particular sequences that are designed to create part of a muscle. It is essential and is considered by nutritionists to be the second nutrient to be balanced in any diet, after ener...

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PPID, otherwise known as Equine Cushing’s disease, is a rather unpleasant condition which inflicts many horses, especially ponies and older horses. In fact, it’s estimated that about 1 in 5 horses/ponies over the age of ...

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Your dentist has always stressed to brush your teeth at least twice a day to protect your teeth. Well, it turns out that doing the same thing may also be protecting your brain.

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