Re: RC: Electrolyte Comparison

[Deanna German <dgerman@earthlink.net>]

Thanks Susan. That's good to know. I'd hate to think I was paying the big bucks
for Perform n Win and not getting anything more than I would with ordinary
table salt and lite salt mixed together...


Susan Garlinghouse wrote:

> Calcium is chemically always bonded to another anion of some sort to balance
> out the electrical charges.  The only way calcium exists just as "calcium"
> is in solution (such as in the plasma), when it's called ionized calcium.
> If you ever get a blood panel done, you'll see that calcium is measured as
> ionized calcium.  So calcium formate and calcium lactate are still quite
> bioavailable to the horse for absorption. :-)
>
> Susan G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deanna German <dgerman@earthlink.net>
> To: DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 7:54 AM
> Subject: RC: RC: Electrolyte Comparison
>
> >
> > Does anyone know why Perform n Win has no "calcium" yet contains Calcium
> > Formate and Calcium Lactate? Is calcium in this form unavailable for the
> > horse to metabolize?
> >
> > Deanna
> >
>