Dr. Nichols covers four listener questions around topics of spirulina for allergies, silicon and zeolite for bone health, and what do to if you find your horse eating his own poop!

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Show Notes:

· Spirulina research references:

o https://swww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136577/

o https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jmf.2005.8.27

· Silicon research references:

o https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658806/

o O’Connor CI, Nielsen BD, Woodward AD, et al. Mineral balance in horses fed two supplemental silicon sources. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2008 Apr;92(2):173-81.

o Spooner HA, Nielsen BD, Turner KK, et al. Mineral balance in horses fed sodium zeolite. 7th International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology, 26-31 August 2006, Fontainebleau, France.

o Nielsen BD, et al. Training distance to failure in young racing quarter horses fed sodium zeolite A. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 1993. 13(10):562-567. AND Proc. 13th ENPS p.5

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