Why You Should Care About Gut Health, Part 3: Behavior

We know gut health has a big impact on digestion and absorption of nutrients and the body’s immune system, but more recent research presents another interesting connection between gut health and behavior. In one sense, it is easy to understand this connection. Your horse, for example, acts unhappy and may be more difficult to train […]

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How to Keep Horses Healthier, Happier with Vitalize

Long-time equestrian enthusiast, Stacey Oppermann knows one of the keys to a rider’s success is keeping horses healthy, and that a healthy horse is usually happier. Oppermann, owner of Cedar Creek Equestrian in Cedarburg, Wis., has spent years training horses and athletes in the sport of hunter-jumper, as well as competing herself. She is currently […]

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Why Should You Care About Gut Health, Part 2: Immunity

In Part 1 of our series on gut health, we discussed the impact of good gut health on digestion and absorption. This next part focuses on perhaps a lesser known impact – immunity. A large portion of the immune system is found in the gut. In fact, over 70% of all the body’s immune cells […]

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