The Equine Influenza Event Of 1872 And Today’s Corona Virus ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
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So what is the best diet?
For horses? Feed them only food they can find ON the ground when in season. This is basically forages (grass and ground plants) and water. You can add a mined salt block if they sweat a lot and add protein in the form of soybean meal if they are chronically protein deficient. Honor the seasonal reduction of available food (winter) and allow them to eliminate their gut inflammation. See TheEquinePractice.com/feed for more information and enroll in my nutrition course.
For people? Eat only what is in season. Avoid a constant (daily and every day) intake of glucose and fructose (both are in sugar while glucose is all starch) which includes grains. Limit eating to a window of 6 hours followed by 18 hours of no food to allow a reduction in gut inflammation. Restricted intake of food has been proven in humans and in lab animals to be the number one way to reduce gut inflammation, improve the immune system, improve overall health and increase longevity. Eat fiber (vegetables but NOT nightshades, fruit but only when in season and limited in portions), fat (grass fed butter, MCT oil, EVOO and fish oil but better to eat the whole fish), protein (white and red meat, plant sources and fish which includes EPA and DHA fat), polyphenols (coffee, green tea, plants), WATER (½ your weight in ounces) and take 10,000 iu Vitamin D3 (we all don’t get enough sun). We all want to live a long and healthy life yet literally half of Americans have obesity, diabetes (remember that dementia is now called type 3 diabetes), heart disease and cancer. It is NOT supposed to be this way.
Everything you want to know about sugar, fat, protein, vitamins and minerals are in my blogs and the nutrition course. Time to dig in…
Thanks, Doc T. You have explained it so well!
Thank you!
I’ve been intermittently fasting since November, cut alcohol and sugar from my diet , this is more motivation to keep going ! So blessed to have horses , they keep us grounded and in the moment.
Geoff,
Love learning more about things from an equine perspective from you. This article is a wonderful example. And as I heard someone say “this too shall pass”!
Take care, Carol Ellmaker Armstrong
Always so informative. I’m happy to have my thoughts on the current virus confirmed. Thanks Dr Tucker.
Wonderful article, thank you ! I will pass it on ..
I agree with you all the way !
If it’s too late for us then we won’t be around to take care of our horses or being able to afford to keep them. You may see a lot of horses going to slaughter because of this virus if people are wiped out financially which I’m afraid of.
Stay positive Elaine. We will all get through this and hundreds of things to come because as “horse people,” we are strong people.
You don’t need to even think of answering. Just keep all this good information coming. This article on the virus is so informative that I have shared it with a lot of my friends who don’t even have a horse. Have a good day and stay safe.
Thank you Betty!