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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!

Choosing the right probiotic | BioStar US

Choosing the right probiotic for your horse or dog

With so many probiotic supplements to choose from, it can be overwhelming to figure out which one is right for your horse or dog. Compound this with confusing labeling, heavy marketing, and
Beet pulp for horses

GMOs and Beet Pulp for Horses

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are so deeply imbedded these days in our food system, that finding GMO-free ingredients becomes a ...
Processed feed

Processed Foods: Gun-Puffed, Extruded, Pelletized…

I have often wondered how the whole processed food revolution started. So I headed down the rabbit hole to learn ...

BioStar at Wellington: A Dog’s-Eye View (Part 2)

Aussie shepherd Kemosabe and his human, Tigger, have been visiting many horses and barns in Wellington for the past month ...
Roundup & Glyphosate Resistant Superweeds

Glyphosate & Superweeds: Toxic to Cells and More

Spring is almost here, and soon begins the preparation of the ground for planting. Sadly, for farmers growing Monsanto seeds, ...
Kemosabe Does Wellington

BioStar at Wellington: A Dog’s-Eye View (Part 1)

Aussie shepherd Kemosabe and his human, Tigger, have been visiting many horses and barns in Wellington for the past month ...
Sustainalbe palm oil is the only palm oil we need.

Palm Oil: Big Demand at a Bigger Cost

Palm oil has become a popular raw material as an inexpensive vegetable oil, a source of Vitamin E, and as ...

Reformulating BioStar’s True Balance EQ

Five years ago I formulated a product called True Balance. It was formulated based on Ayurvedic medicine principles of food support ...
Whole food treats for horses

Synchronicity, California Dreaming and New BITES

Once upon a time, I used to feed sugar cubes to my dressage horses. I liked giving them something sweet ...
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MICROBES AND MOOD

The Connection Between Microbes and Mood

The idea of taking probiotics for anxiety is a fairly new one, but the scientific support is there. In 2011, ...

Are We Over-Supplementing Our Horses?

In a recent article, "Inside Elite Nutrition at the Olympics", author Nathan Gray interviewed Jeni Pearce, head of performance nutrition ...
Beer for horses: the hops make a difference

Beer for Horses: Four Healthy Reasons

Guinness stout beer is often recommended as an aid to help horses with anhidrosis, but beer for horses goes beyond ...
Lameness in horses: more treatable than you might think

Overcoming Equine Lameness With Therapeutic Whole Foods

BioStar blog contributor Lizzie Meyer relates her experiences with lameness in horses, and choosing the right whole food supplements to ...