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BioStar US Blog | Whole Food SUpplements for Horses & Dogs

Welcome to the BioStar Blog!

 

Our mission is to share information, help empower dog and horse owners with knowledge about nutrition and health of their animals, and bring them the best whole food supplements.

Here you’ll find many of our own personal experiences and opinions, and we’ve taken care to ensure that the more technical information we present is backed by published nutritional studies and scientific research. Please remember, though, that the blog articles themselves are not intended to cure, diagnose, or treat any disease.

Questions about our equine and canine whole food supplements? Contact us and we’ll be glad to assist.

Enjoy!

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Lizzy’s Wisdom:
Decoding the Picky Dog

As BioStar’s Canine Product Specialist and the person offering complimentary consultations for dog owners, I frequently hear about picky eaters. In most cases, the owners tried to upgrade their dog's diet to
artificial flavorings and colorings

Natural and Artificial Flavorings in Feed

It’s difficult to find a bag of feed or even a supplement that doesn’t have natural or artificial flavorings as ...
SUperfood: spirulina for horses

Equine Superfood: Spirulina for Horses

Before we get into the health benefits of spirulina for horses, let's brush up on what we've already learned about ...
Kemosabe: expert on keeping dogs cool in summer

How to Be Cool and Stay Cool

Kemosabe shares a few secrets on keeping dogs cool... Summer has come quickly to Virginia with temperatures in the high ...
Healthy microbiome diversity in the GI tract starts here.

Seeking Diversity: The Microbiome

Ten years ago, a friend sent me a packet of wildflower seeds, which I indiscriminately sprinkled along the outside of ...
Thunderbear: the quiet dog with the listening ears

The Listening Ears

I am Thunderbear, and I don’t speak often. I am the quiet dog, the one-who-observes, the one my human calls ...
GMO World Map

Keeping Score: The Non-GMO “Nice” List

Santa has a 'naughty' and 'nice' list, and BioStar does too. Not only do we use organic and non-GMO certified ...
Grace

Grace

- By Rick Moore We all search for grace.  Whether via religion or yoga, (most) everyone would like grace in ...
Benefits of Bacteroidetes

Microbiota in the GI Tract Can Control Weight and Normalize Glucose

Studies over the past several years on mice and humans demonstrate that a particular phylum of microbiota, Bacteroidetes, play an ...
Buckaroo hunting vermin -- one of the best ways to embrace your inner canine

Let Out Your Inner Canine

Humans are Homo sapiens, it's true, yet little do they know that within each of them, an elemental canine resides—the essence ...
After several hours of this, Comfort Zone is a very good friend.

When It’s Time for Comfort…

Whether I'm in Wellington, or on the farm here in Virginia, I like to have a good run. Those who ...
Training humans...it's the least we dogs can do.

How to Train Your Human

Every single dog is born with the TH Gene, better known as the Training Humans gene. In many ways, our ...
Assessing quality of food ingredients

Assessing Quality of Food Ingredients

We consumers are becoming more knowledgeable and savvy about reading labels, yet we are now faced with figuring out the ...