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!
Winter Hydration for Your Horse
This winter has been a particularly cold one for much of the country. During this time of year, horses’ access to fresh grass is compromised, and because hay has a lower moisture
Dioxin and Roundup: A Tale of Two Chemicals
Two infamous chemicals made the news recently: Dioxin and Roundup. Dioxin is the name given to a class of chemicals ...
Increasing Circulation: A Look At Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide is the master signaling molecule of the body. It regulates the muscle tone of blood vessels allowing them ...
Star Lyte EQ: Electrolytes and Beyond
Electrolytes are mineral salts that are essential for nerve and muscle function as well as movement of food and water ...
Chia Seeds for a Healthy Horse
Ages before BioStar's chia seeds for horses became a modern reality, Chia seeds were a major component of the Aztec ...
Distillers Grains: The Antibiotic Connection
Distillers grains, also known as "distillers dried grains with solubles" is a common ingredient in processed feeds. As the name ...
Equine Joint Supplements: Food for Better Connections
There are so many equine joint supplements available, that it's hard to figure out which one to choose. But if ...
Coming to Terms: What Food Labels Really Mean
There are so many marketing geniuses, hype specialists, and spin doctors in the food industry these days it’s hard to ...
Horse Feed Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry
At a recent seminar I gave in Wellington, Florida, several questions were raised in the audience about certain preservatives in ...
The Wonders of HSCAS: Healing Clay for Horses
On my frequent journeys down the rabbit hole of research, I stumbled upon a silicate clay designated in scientific terms ...
Whole Food Nutrients: The Body’s Top Choice
Before there was much specific talk of whole food nutrients, there was a simpler question: HOW ARE NUTRIENTS DELIVERED TO ...
Bio Flora EQ: Prebiotics / Probiotics for Horses
Prebiotics and probiotics for horses have been used as common additives to feed and supplements. Until recently, the amount of ...
Nutritionism: Understanding Ingredients, Understanding Food
Before jumping into nutritionism, let's think about ingredients for a moment. When we read the labeled contents of most commercial ...
