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VITAMIN E

Click HERE to purchase Health-E Maximum Strength Vitamin E.

Proper diet and exercise is essential for horse health. Health-E is a supplement to help maintain horse health. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

What is in Health E?
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Why the best?
1. Health-E Horse Vitamin E has a freshness date so you know potency. Most other brands do not – you could be buying an antique.
2. Health-E Horse Vitamin E has all 8 forms of Alpha Tocopherol. Other brands have 1 form. Health-E includes the RRR natural alpha-tocopherol form.
3. Health-E Horse Vitamin E is the natural fat-soluble form seen in your horse’s body – many others use alcohol to create water soluble forms.
4. Health-E Horse Vitamin E is Ester Stable – It can stay in a hot tack box or cold tack room and it remains stable up to 2 years. Many others, including all water soluble products, degrade in light, heat, and even just exposure to air.
5. Health-E Horse Vitamin E is so potent, it is over 11,000 IU in just 2 tablespoons – other brands require 8 – 16 tablespoons to get to that level due to full of fillers. Most potent horse Vitamin E in the USA.
6. Health-E Horse Vitamin E is the form of Vitamin E proven to help neurological disease in horses – dl-alpha tocopherol acetate.
7. Health-E Horse Vitamin E at one scoop per day is proven to raise blood Vitamin E levels in your horse – guaranteed .
8. Bottled in the USA. USA Owner.
9. Contains no soy, so is Non-GMO, Gluten Free.
10. Tested negative for drugs, bacteria, lead, pesticides/herbicides - only one horse vitamin E ensures you with these important tests.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Safe in Insulin Resistant Horses
Equi-Analytical Laboratories – Feb 2021
Low sugar/Low carb/. So is safe in Horse Cushings and Horse Insulin Resistance.
- ESC Simple Sugars – 6.0%
- Starch – .8% (less than 1%)
- The choice in the Tie-up and PSSM/EPSM horse
Pennsylvania State Lab (PADLS) – May 2010
- Tested Lead free, Drug Free, Pesticide Free
- Tested Melamine Free
- Penn lab tested negative for Salmonella, E. Coli, Listeria.
- Penn lab tested negative for Heavy Metals.
Michigan State Lab – April 2010
- Tested highest potency at over 16,000+ IU/oz.
**HEALTH-E IS NON-GMO AND TESTED FREE OF ROUNDUP (GLYSPHOSATE)**
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: World Record!
1. Health-E is the only horse Vitamin E where each bottle is personally inspected by Dr. Frank Reilly at our facility and during the bottling process. Your horse deserves this attention to detail to ensure a top-quality product. All handling is done here in the USA. You need to be assured Health-E is the best for your horse.
2. We test because you want to see what is going into your horse AND want to see if it really works. Health-E is the ONLY ester stable, top potency, all 8 forms of alpha tocopherol showing lab results on how well it raises Vitamin E levels in the horse’s blood. Others can talk while we show you!
Pennsylvania State Diagnostic Lab at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School (New Bolton Center):
Adult horse – Adequate is 2.0 ug/mL
- May 2011 Dusty 11.5 ug/mL WORLD RECORD 5x+ higher than adequate
- May 2011 Lucy 7.6 ug/mL 3x+ higher than adequate
- March 2011 Buddy 6.3 ug/mL 3x+ higher than adequate
Health-E is PROVEN to raise horse’s Vitamin E levels significantly
* Free vet consults are part of the Health-E program. Only one of its kind.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Why No Selenium
Horses needing high dose Vitamin E for EPM, PSSM, EDM, muscle problems, and eye problems CAN NOT USE Vitamin E/Selenium combination products due to it would create Selenium Toxicity.
1. Health-E is only pure Vitamin E and has no Selenium in it. There is no toxicity in horses with high dose Vitamin E, so they can get over 10,000 IU a day for months.
2. Selenium has a toxicity level in a 1000 pound horse of approximately 5 mg a day, so they should not be supplemented with more than 3 mg a day.
3. Vitamin E/Selenium combinations all vary in the amount of Vitamin E is combined with 1 mg of Selenium. Some have 200 IU Vitamin E with it, some have 625 IU Vitamin E with it. It is not uniform.
4. Example: An EPM horse needs 10,000 IU a day of Vitamin E. If used a 625 IU Vitamin E plus 1 mg Selenium product, that is 16 scoops to get 10,000 IU of Vitamin E, but that is also 16 mg of Selenium. Over 300% toxic overdose of Selenium. With Health-E, it would be 2 scoops for 11,600 IU Vitamin E and done – safe, easy, low amount of scoops, tasty.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Compare Health-E in Strength/Cost to Others

See how Health-E beats Platinum, SmartPak, Elevate:
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Beats Grocery Store Capsules
1. Cost:
- Health-E – 97 cents a day.
- Target – Nature Made – $1.08 a day – over 15% more cost.
- Kmart – Spring Valley – $1.09 a day – over 15% more cost.
2. Stability: Most grocery store brands have no expiration date. No idea if any good. Many brands do not have all 8 forms of Vitamin E, so again not sure. Many brands are not ester stable – they may have no potency if exposed to light/heat. Health-E is freshness dated, ester stable, and stable in heat/light/air.
3. Time: Health-E is one (1) scoop and go – 5000 IU to your horse. Capsules take time to poke with a needle, squeeze out oil. Half of it ends up on your hands, on bucket walls, on your counter – lots of waste.
**Fun Fact: You waste 6 hours per year of your life poking capsules if you spend just one minute a day doing it. Make life easy with Health-E!
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Why Need Year Round
Health-E is useful year round to keep your horse healthy.
1. Horse Vitamin E Supplement – Needed on an all hay diet: You can not get the full daily requirements of your horse’s Vitamin E from hay, cubes, or pellets.
A. Vitamin E content in hay and drying condition.
“Decrease in Vitamin E seen within 10 days of drying.”
“Rate of Vitamin E destruction was greatest (nearly 60%) within 4 days in hay dried in a swath and artificially moistened.”
Click here to see Dr. Thafvelin’s article in J. of Dairy Science, 1966, Vitamin E and Linolenic Acid Content of Hay as related to Different Drying Conditions
B. Manitoba Department of Agriculture – Vitamin E requirements in cattle. “Stored feeds do not contain adequate Vitamin E to meet animal requirements.” “Supplemental Vitamin E was required in all rations that contained dry hay.” “Vitamin E levels in any stored feed decreases in time.”
2. Horse Vitamin E Supplement – Needed on an all hay diet: Horses stall bound in winter, or in dirt lots need supplemented Horse Vitamin E. It takes at least 6 hours of grazing in a quality pasture to get Vitamin E requirements. If under this amount, your horse needs Health-E.
3. Horse Vitamin E Supplement – Needed in Winter: By November, there is no Vitamin E in the grass until April – Spring Time. Horses go Vitamin E deficient in the blood stream by December if not supplemented.
- Vitamin E is an essential equine nutrient.
  - “Dr. Maenpaa observed seasonal differences in blood alpha tocopherol (Vitamin E) concentrations, in mares and foals from when on pasture – June to October, then on hay/oats in Winter.” By April or May, both mares and foals had Vitamin E blood levels below normal.
Click here to see Dr. Ed Kane’s article in DVM 360 Magazine, 2004, Vitamin E is Essential Equine Nutrient
- Have a broodmare with Mastitis? One study has incidence dropping 57% when on Vitamin E (from 41% to 26%) in cattle study. While another study had it dropping 56%.
  Click here to see Dr. Weiss’ article in ADM Animal Nutrition, Ohio State University, Vitamin E for Dairy Cows.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps Clear Infections - skin, abscess
1. Vitamin E increases antibiotic sensitivity. Dr. Naquib 2018 American Society on Microbiology *Click Here to Read Article!
  a. “We report that when combined with bactericidal antibiotics, vitamin E contributes to bacterial killing in vivo (in animals) and in vitro (in lab).
  b. “Vitamin E can overcome antibiotic resistance.”
  c. Includes helping fight pseudomonas, a very dangerous bacteria.
  d. Vitamin E added to antibiotic will see net increase in free antibiotic concentration.
  e. Vitamin E is main antioxidant in the body
2. Vitamin E in combatting infection. Dr. Hartmann 2020 Europe J. Microbro Immuno
  a. Powerful antioxidant (Vit E) – protecting molecules.
  b. Modulate immune functions.
  c. Effective against E. Coli and Heliobacterpylori (stomach ulcer bacteria).
  d. Vitamin E + arginine helps combat salmonella.
  *Click Here to Read Article!
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps Cushings/Older Horses
Cushings horses have poor immunity. Health-E Horse Vitamin E is shown to increase blood Vitamin E levels, increase neutrophil counts, and increase immunity.
“Horses have a decline in immune function with advancing age.” Supplemented with oral Vitamin E 4 months (with form in Health-E). Findings: Blood Vitamin E levels increased, bacterial-killing capacity increased, immunoglobulins increased.
Click here to see D. Petersson’s article in Journal of Animal Science, 2010, Influence of Vitamin E on immune function and response to vaccination in older horses.
Click here for the article on Health-E – The only tested low sugar/low carb Vitamin E on the market. Good for horses that are Cushings or Insulin Resistant or both. Harness Link: Day at the Track – Harness Racing Vet Develops Vitamin E Supplement.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps Broodmares/Foals

Supplemented Vitamin E increases broodmare Vitamin E blood levels and is shown to increase Vitamin E in milk to foal and increase immunoglobulins and Vitamin E levels in foals. Helps foals avoid infections now with Health-E.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps Neurological Problems Including EPM, EDM, EMND
Neurological Horses supplemented with Vitamin E is shown to help treat EDM and helps in supporting EPM and EMND neurological horses. No other Vitamin E in the USA can give you over 11,000+ IU in just 2 tablespoons a day. Health-E has been used successfully in the field for neurological horses for years.
A. Horse Vitamin E Supplement for EPM:
- AAEP 2016: “Supplementation with Vitamin E, an antioxidant, is often recommended to aid healing of nervous tissue.” Horse Vitamin E for EPM is an effective tool in recovery.
  Click here to see the article EPM: Understanding this Debilitating Disease.
- Plumbs Veterinary Drug Handbook – “Vitamin E is used to support the treatment of horses with EPM.” page 146, 2003 edition.
- Ohio State Veterinary School Treatment of EPM “Recommended supplementation of Vitamin E at a rate of 8,000 – 9,000 IU/day. ….we feel adding this to treatment may aid in healing of nervous tissue.” Horse Vitamin E for EPM recommended by Veterinary Schools.
The Ohio State Veterinary School article for Treatment of EPM.
- Importance of Vitamin E in Horses. “Neurological conditions like EPM require large doses of Vitamin E due to high oxidative stress quickly depleting Vitamin E.” Horse Vitamin E for EPM requires high dose Vitamin E – Health-E is highest in USA.
Click here for Dr. Reilly’s article in Holistic Horse, Importance of Vitamin E in Horses.
- Nerve tissue especially requires Vitamin E to properly function.
- EPM requires 10,000 IU a day for months.
- Horse Vitamin E for EPM.
Click here on animal study showing nerves damaged by low Vitamin E. See Dr. Ralevic’s article in J. Physiol., 1996, Effect of chronic Vitamin E deficiency on sympathetic and sensorimotor function in rat mesenteric arteries.
Click here on study of people with Lou Gehrigs Disease on Vitamin E and the role in protecting against it. See Dr. Freedman’s article in Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener, 2013, Vitamin E serum levels and controlled supplementation and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
B. Horse Vitamin E Supplement for EDM – a top cause of neurological problems in horses. EDM=Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy – nerves in spinal cord damaged by low Vitamin E. Prevented with Vitamin E.
- Spinal cord damage in EDM. “Vitamin E was low in serum (blood) and in cerebrospinal fluid supporting association of low Vitamin E concentrations and oxidative damage.”
Click here to see Dr. Wong’s article in Vet Pathology, 2012, Evidence of oxidative injury of the spinal cord in 2 horses with equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy.
- EDM – Vitamin E Deficiency. “Vitamin E supplementation was associated with a drastic reduction in incidence of EDM.”
Click here to see Dr. Mayhew’s article in J. Vet Intern Medicine, 1987, Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy: a vitamin E deficiency that may be familial.
- Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy – “Animals predisposed to EDM or diagnosis of EDM should receive oral alpha tocopherol acetate supplementation.”
Click here to see Dr. Miller’s article in Vet Clinics of North America, 1997, Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy.
- EDM in Lusitano Horses Ataxia (unsteady) symmetrically - same problem on both sides of horse Inability to know where feet are on ground (proprioception) Weakness Often in young horses under 1 year old in this breed. Genetic/heritable components along with Vitamin E deficiency. Are susceptible families of horses - not just vitamin e but also genetics. Other breeds prone? Standardbred, arabian, morgan, haflinger, paso fino, QH, TWH.
  Click Here C. Horse Vitamin E Supplement for EMND – a top cause of neurological disease in horses – like EDM, prevented by Vitamin E supplementation. EMND=Equine Motor Neuron Disease. Spinal cord damage and brain damage. “We found significantly lower blood levels and nervous tissue levels of Vitamin E in EMND cases compared to controls.”
  Click here to see Dr. Mohammed’s article in Acta Vet Scand., 2007, Vitamin E deficiency and risk of equine motor neuron disease.
  D. Horse Vitamin E Supplement for Shivers – This is seen more in Drafts, large Warmbloods but can be in any breed. Trouble holding legs up behind for farrier, when asked to pick up leg, can snap leg way up too high and legs tremble.
  “Providing adequate levels of Vitamin E is important.”
  “Vitamin E supplement can help slow progression.”
  Click here to see Dr. Stephanie Valber’s article in The Horse, 2016, Where We Stand On Shivers.
  * High-dose Health-E can reduce Shivers by 50% in 14 days
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps PSSM/EPSM
Tie-up and PSSM/EPSM Horses – experts all agree that high dose Vitamin E is helpful in these horses. Get 5,800 IU a day into your horse in 1 tablespoon.
A. Muscle damaged by low Vitamin E levels in muscle.
“All affected horses regained strength and muscle mass within 3 months after initiation of Vitamin E.”
Click here to see Dr. Bedford’s article in Journal of Am. Veterinary Assoc, 2003, Muscle Weakness Helped with Vitamin E.
Click here on how to send samples to test for PSSM/EPSM at the University of Minnesota. Leatherdale Equine Center. How to Test.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: EPM Recovery and Prevention
EPM Treatments for faster recovery, plus what can I do to try to avoid EPM happening again.
Only giving products that kill protozoa causing EPM, will lead to longer recovery times - what else can I do as an owner.
1. You and your vet first will decide on anti-protocol to stop infection - many options: ponazuril, diclazuril, levamisole/decoquinate
2. What else should you be doing?
  A. High dose vitamin E - why? Penetrates spinal cord/muscle, easy, Vitamin E levels drop quickly in infections due to oxidizing, Vitamin E proven to help in nerve recovery, Immune stimulant.
  Dose: Recommend in a 1000 lb - 1500 lb horse
  Health E vitamin E (strongest horse vitamin E in US)
  Week 1: 2 scoop AM + 2 scoop PM = 23,200 IU a day (1 scoop = 5800 IU)
  Week 2: 2 scoop AM + 1 scoop PM = 17,400 IU a day (1 scoop = 5800 IU)
  Week 3-8: 1 scoop Am + 1 scoop PM = 11,600 IU a day (1scoop = 5800 IU)
  Week 9: 1 scoop a day for life = 5800 a day. On for life.
  B. Thyro-L Thyroid powder - why? Immune stimulant, helps muscle metabolism to assist in stabilizing horse as walks/stand, proven to help in nerve repair (see 3 articles on this at our Heiro site on Thyroid powder). Nerve repair helps in stability in walking, muscles to return that atrophies.
  *Immune Stimulant, Nerve Repair Promotion
  Inflammation reduces thyroid gland hormone output - vet can test T4 - will be in bottom or normal range = suboptimal. We need in top of normal to help muscle/nerves recover. 1000 lb horse - 2 scoops Thyrol = 24mg 1x/day in AM, retest in 30 days to see if getting to high end of normal. Range of T4 at Cornell is 1-3, so EPM horse will be 1.3 for example - we need at 30 day retest near 2.5 - 3.0 in high normal. On for life.
3. Nutrition - add Ration Balancer to Diet - high protein/low carb feeds - 16 choices on our site at Heiro section on diet. High protein aids in muscle development and nerve repair. Muscle and nerve are mostly protein. Your horse needs to rebuild broken connections, needs muscle to hold themselves up - can’t recover if on the floor for days in a row - need standing - how do that? Give nutrition to rebuild.
4. Equioxx Tabs - COX2 blocker penetrates spinal cord. How are you going to reduce inflammation in that cord? Your antiprotozoals only kill EPM organisms - but it’s a heavily damaged are now - need Equioxx to reduce inflammation - 14 days in a row/1 tab a day in a 1000 lb horse.
  *Penetrates Spinal Cord
5. Massage - get a good equine massage person - do 2x/week 4 weeks in a row - stimulate blood flow, reduce cramps from muscles trying to hold up horse, relieves stress.
6. Joint products - add into EPM regime - why?
  We have used Comfort Quik on 3 EPM horses that were able to stand but started to go lame from stress of bearing weight on less unequally - so if leaning left, the LF ankle getting sore/puffy for example. These horses went on CQuik for only 30 days (2x day) and the owners from 2 of them to be able to walk more and not limp.
  ***EPM creates joint issues just due to muscles not being able to work right, so overloading joints or stand at angles that torque joints more.
  Never use any glucosamine/yucca in the joint products due to I.R. problems they create - see science article at Heiro site. Comfort Quik has no glucosamine or yucca - safe.
  *EPM Stance can make Joints Sore
7. What can I do to try to avoid EPM again after an active case?
  A. EPM does not give your horse immunity from another EPM bout - they can get it again and again.
  B. In studies, over 80% of horses have EPM antibodies (exposed) but only 1% get disease. Why did my horse get it and the other horses in the paddock not get it?
  Answer: Immunity - your horse’s immunity was not able to stop the EPM protozoa but immunity of the other horses was successful - they were exposed but got no disease, while your horse exposed and got disease.
  C. So pump up your horses immunity
  -Vitamin E does this/discussed
  -Thyrol Powder does this/discussed.
  -High plain of nutrition in ration balancers does this/discussed
  -Deworm 2x/year with equimax spring and fall - why? EPM protozoa went from your horses gut to bloodstream and to nerve tissue - keep that gut lining from wounds of interal parasites. You want majority of protozoa traveling out into manure.
  D. You can’t steamclean the pastures of protozoa, you can’t rid the countryside of raccoons that carry the protozoa. Make your horse’s immunity stronger - a castle. EPM can’t enter or can’t conquer.
  *Make Your Horse’s Immunity Like a Castle
Horse Vitamin E: Helps COPD/Heaves
Helps clear debris by increasing neutrophil white cells to remove foreign material.
Click here to see about Heave Ho that has Health-E Vitamin E already in it controlling COPD/Heaves.
Click below on Science Articles on Why Vitamin E helps COPD:
1. Blood Vitamin E levels lower in COPD. See Dr. Hanson’s 2016 below.
2. Supplementing with Vitamin E improved breathing components. “Positive association with dietary Vitamin E intake and lung function.”
Dr C. Hanson, Clinical Nutrition, 2016, Tocopherol Levels in Lung Function.
3. “Vitamin E may be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of harmful effects of COPD.”
Dr. T. Tug, Clinical Invest. Med., 2004, Oxidative Stress of COPD Lowers Vitamin E.
4. “Vitamin E supplements decreased DNA damage to white blood cells.”
Dr. TC Wu, Int. J. Vitamin Nutr Research., 1977, Long-Term Vitamin E Supplementation helps COPD.
5. Patients on Vitamin E had greater lung capacity and produced less phlegm.
Dr. Y. Kelly, Health Magazine, 2011, Vitamin E Helps Reduce Phlegm of COPD.
6. Long-term regular use of Vitamin E may help decrease risk of COPD.
Increased Vitamin E Prevents COPD, American Thoracic Society, Science Daily, 2010.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: To Treat Uveitis/Eye Inflammation
High dose Vitamin E helps fight inflammation via antioxidant effect. Actually lowers to point of preserving retina! Health-E suppresses these damaging metabolites in studies. See Articles below:
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps Avoid and Treat Equine Influenza Virus
Click Here to read about Vitamin E and Influenza
- Both human clinical trials and animal studies have shown a beneficial effect of supplemental vitamin E on the immune system.
- Oxidative damage in the course of influenza virus is quite large.
- Exogenous Vitamin E supplement has been tied to reducing severe symptoms of lung disease.
- Among antioxidants tested in influenza virus infections in lab animals, vitamin E ranked #1.
- Vitamin E mixed with anti-viral meds had “sharp synergistic character of the antiviral effect of the combination of vitamin E and oseltamivir.”
* Health-E is to help maintain horse health and is part of a comprehensive program. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
Horse Vitamin E Supplement: Helps in Stomach Ulcers
Vitamin E for horses can be of benefit in stomach ulcers.
1. Effect of Vitamin E/Tocopherol on Aspirin induced gastric lesions -Dr. Jaarin - Int J Exp Pathol 2002
Click Here to See: Dr. Jaarin’s Article
a) Gastric Ulcer index significantly lower in Vitamin E Group
Vitamin E for horses can help hormones to avoid stomach ulcers.
2. Vitamin E potential therapy for gastric mucosal injury. - Dr. Kamisah - Pharma Bio 2014
Click Here to See: Dr. Kamisah’s Article
a) Vitamin E reduces stress hormones ACTH, cortisol – This helps in protecting stomach.
b) Vitamin E has action on gastrin.
c) Vitamin E reduces hypermotility of ulcers.
Vitamin E for horses can affect stomach ulcers
3. Effect of Vitamin E on Gastric Ulcers. - Dr. Guzel 1997
Click Here to See: Dr. Guzel’s Article
a) Vitamin E helps in blood flow to tissues.
b) Vitamin E helps protect against mucosal damage.
c) Vitamin E reduced gastric lesions.