Seaweed and Iodine for Thyroid Support
An article by Susan Domizi talks about the benefit of seaweed to your horse.
Seaweeds are best known as the richest natural source of iodine. Although iodine deficiency alone impairs thyroid function, deficiencies of other nutrients found in seaweeds, such as zinc, selenium, and manganese, can exacerbate the effects of iodine deficiency and impede healthy thyroid function.
The highest iodine content is found in brown algae, with dried kelp ranging from 1500-8000 parts per million (ppm) and dried rockweed (Fucus) from 500-1000 ppm. Red and green algae generally have much lower iodine levels.
Like all good things, iodine supplementation can be overdone, if you are using any of the seaweeds as an iodine source for your horse, it is critically important to know what level of iodine they provide.
To read the full article, please go to this link
To make it easy, our Four Hoofs has Brown Algae, Kelp, Blue-Green Algae (Spirulina), and Red Algae.
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