Well, if it works for people might it not also work for HORSES?
(NaturalNews) An Iranian study has found yet another way natural way by which diabetics can help keep their blood sugar levels in check. Researchers from the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute in Iran discovered recently that when given extra vitamin D as part of their daily diets for several months, diabetics’ blood sugar levels began to drop.
Tirang Neyestani and colleagues divided 90 adult participants with diabetes into three test groups. The first group received plainyogurtwith no added vitamin D, the second group received a vitamin D-fortified yogurt, and the final group received a vitamin D-fortified yogurt with added calcium. The vitamin D yogurt in the two latter groups contained a moderate 500 international units (IU) of the vitamin.
At the end of three months, the plain yogurt group experienced a nine percent average increase inblood sugar levels, while the two vitamin D groups actually experienced a seven percent decrease inblood sugarlevels. And at the end of the entire 12-week study, Neyestani told Reuters that the vitamin D groups experienced a “relatively remarkable improvement” in their conditions.
Another study published in theBritish Journal of Nutritionin 2010 found similar results indiabetics, except that study used high-dose vitamin D supplements instead. Researchers from Massey University in New Zealand discovered that when women were given 4,000 IU of vitamin D every day, not only did theirbloodserum levels of vitamin D increase, but so did theirinsulinsensitivity. At the same time, participants’ insulin resistance also decreased as a result of vitamin D supplementation (http://www.naturalnews.com/028355_v…).
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Vegetable sources for VITAMIN D: Mushrooms!
Half a cup of raw mushrooms contains 1.08 grams of protein, 8 calories and 0.3 grams of fiber.
Potassium – 111 mg
Phosphorus – 30 mg
Magnesium – 3 mg
Calcium – 1 mg
Iron – 0.17 mg
Sodium – 2 mg
Zinc – 0.18 mg
Copper – 0.111 mg
Manganese – 0.016 mg
Selenium – 3.3 mcg
Also contains small amounts of other minerals.
Vitamin D – 2 IU
Niacin – 1.262 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – 0.028 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) – 0.141 mg
Vitamin B6 – 0.036 mg
Vitamin C – 0.7 mg
Pantothenic Acid – 0.524 mg
Folate – 6 mcg
Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
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Eggs also offer Vitamin D as does Cod. A raw egg in the horse’s salads not only provides BIOTIN for the hooves but also appear to be good for EMS/IR!
Yogurt also affords Vitamin D.
and, of course .. SUNSHINE!
GET THOSE HORSES OUTSIDE! Let them OUT of their stalls and let them be horses!