MSM – I love this product! I feed this to my horses to help with a range of things.
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Arthritis – MSM restores flexibility to the protein layers of the cell wall –
allowing fluids to pass through tissue more easily. This softens the tissues and helps
to equalize pressure and reducing the cause of pain. By doing this, MSM treats the
cause of the inflammation unlike aspirin which would treat the symptom by shutting
off the nerve.
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Muscle soreness/cramps – The nerves which sense pain are mainly
located in the soft tissue areas like muscles. Nerves register the pain as cells swell
and become inflamed. Rigid fibrous tissues lack flexibility and movement becomes
stilted, horse becomes bracey in his movements due to this. MSM restores flexibility
of cell walls and allows water to pass through the muscles therefore reducing or
even eliminating muscle soreness/leg cramps and back cramps altogether. I have
seen this on my own horse during her re-hab training with classical dressage training.
She had 5 fractures up her face/neck as a baby and has a severely dysfunctional
rigid/crooked spine. I have had her on this MSM the whole time during her training
and she has been successfully rehabilitated using the non-force approach to classical
principles (with Peter Acton of Classical horses Australia).
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Anti-Parasitic action – MSM has shown amazing anti-parasite action
against Giardia, Trichomonas, Roundworms, Nematodes, and other intestinal worms.
When parasites attach to the intestinal lining they can live, reproduce and rob the
body of nutrients indefinitely. MSM blocks parasites by competing for receptor sites
on the mucous membrane walls. When the parasites cannot attach themselves –
they are simply flushed out of the body.
THESE ARE THE REASOPNS WHY I TAKE MSM MYSELF
Diabetes – Sulphur (MSM) is also a component of insulin, the hormone that regulates
carbohydrate metabolism. Insufficient sulphur results in decreased insulin production. It is
also possible that the lack of available sulphur in the body would make the cells so rigid that
they become unable to absorb sugar from the blood sufficiently, leaving blood sugar levels
elevated. MSM balances blood sugar and allows the overwork pancreas to return to normal.
While I don’t have diabetes myself – I do have highs and lows brought about by physical
stress and since taking MSM I have noticed these almost gone – unless of course I forget to
take it!
Asthma - I have suffered with asthma for many years – brought about by dust! And
horses create a LOT of dust! This allergy is the body’s reaction to something foreign in the
body. MSM quickly restores the rigid cells that are created by the allergic reactions by
allowing more fluid into the cells, thus softening the cells and allowing the toxins to be
flushed through the system before it can create any damage! What a super supplement!
Of course I also have now a lot more energy whilst on MSM together with a small dose of
apple cider vinegar I can get through my day without having to collapse at the end of it!
Rest assured - I trial ALL my products for at least 6 months to a year
before I put them to use in my business. All of my products are human grade where possible
– but these are VERY expensive – so if I can source agricultural grade for the horses I will do
so – and advise clients of this. You can usually get the human grade product from Flannery’s
(I will advise).