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August 22, 2019

Everything That You Need To Know About Electrolyte Supplementation

Everything That You Need To Know About Electrolyte Supplementation Passive evaporative loss from the skin in horses not exercising in a moderate temperature (5-20oC) is expected to be around 6 litres per day or less. Increased core body temperature as a result of use of muscles during exercise or high environmental temperature result in the…

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February 27, 2018

MicroActive CoQ10: The Special Ingredient In Plusvital’s EnerGene-Q10

MicroActive CoQ10: The Special Ingredient In Plusvital’s EnerGene-Q10 Absorption of crude ubiquinone powder is as low as 1% because: (i) Crude ubiquinone crystals have poor solubility as they are fat soluble and also clump together in the aqueous environment of the gut and are thus too large to absorb; (ii) CoQ10 has a melting point…

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February 27, 2018

Using CoQ10 For Energy Generation And Recovery

Using CoQ10 for Energy Generation and Recovery Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is also known by the name ubiquinone for the reason that it is ubiquitous throughout all living cells in all animals and most bacteria. It was first discovered in 1940. Subsequently, it was first isolated from beef heart in 1957. It is a fat soluble…

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November 24, 2017

Plusvital Launches the World’s First Nutrigenomic Supplement for Horses

Plusvital Launches the World’s First Nutrigenomic Supplement for Horses [vc_single_image image=”7766″ img_size=”full”]In a significant development for equine nutrition, Irish equine science company Plusvital today announced the launch of EnerGene-Q10, the world’s first nutrigenomic supplement for horses, that contains the compound Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10). In research published earlier this week*, scientists at University College Dublin and…

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March 25, 2015

Electrolytes

Ensuring electrolyte balance to an equine athlete is critical due to the importance of electrolytes, in particular sodium (Na), potassium (K) and chloride (CI), in maintaining proper cellular function.

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January 13, 2015

Ten Facts About The Universe And Supplements For Horses

Ten Facts About The Universe And Supplements For Horses 1. B-Vitamins can be produced in the horses gut 2. Amino Acids are essential for building muscle and 10 of them need to supplied in the horses diet 3. Prebiotics are not Probiotics. Probiotics are the bacteria and Prebiotics are the food for the bacteria. 4….

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November 18, 2014

Importance Of Antioxidants

When the horse exercises, a natural inflammatory response is created and this can lead to an increase in free radicals and increased oxygen consumption, which can lead to damage of cell membranes in the horses muscles and tissues, including the lungs. This oxidative stress is a change or disturbance in the balance between oxidants (e.g. free radicals) and antioxidants (e.g. vitamins).

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November 11, 2014

Vitamin C And The Horse

As a water-soluble antioxidant, vitamin C can help keep the horse healthy in times of stress. As an antioxidant the vitamin works to fight against free radicals by neutralising them and therefore rendering them non-harmful.

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October 22, 2014

Natural Polyphenols

Natural polyphenols are compounds that have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities
Resveratrol has great anti-inflammatory benefits. It is involved in reducing the inflammatory process. So Resveratrol is a natural compound and can be found in food such as blueberries, grapes and peanuts

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August 26, 2014

Recovery From Injuries

Todays equine disciplines such as show jumping, racing and eventing put the horse under great physiological pressure and they possess extraordinary athletic capabilities. Due to this, it is critical to support and maintain the physiological status of the equine athlete.

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