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.
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Why Soil-Based Organisms (Bacillus Bacteria) Are Important for GI Tract Health
Soil-based organisms (SBOs) are probiotic bacteria found in healthy soils that are classified as Bacillus strains. They have the unique ability to survive harsh environments – like the journey through the stomachs
Ligatend Collagen EQ: Joint & Connective Tissue Support for Horses
Collagen is an amazing protein. It is the most abundant protein in mammals, comprising up to 35% of the whole-body ...
BioStar Success Story: Alixir EQ Saves the Show!
"I'd just arrived at the Virginia Horse Center in October for the Region 1 USDF championship. My horse started colicking ...
Now I Know How the Horses Feel
Tigger finds that treating herself like a horse is a great way to walk the road to injury recovery: Recently, ...
Julia in My Kitchen with Dogs
My mother used to watch reruns of Julia Child’s The French Chef on PBS from a little black-and-white television in ...
Don’t Forget the Vitamin E for your Horse!
Vitamin E is one of the essential vitamins that horses cannot synthesize or make in their bodies. Unlike the B ...
Frittata Bravo: Treats for High Energy Dogs
Here is a recipe for high-fat, high-protein, healthy treats for dogs who are very active or need to gain weight ...
Hoary Alyssum: A Plant You Don’t Want to Find in Your Hay
Recently several horses in Wellington, Florida presented with swollen legs, fevers, and laminitis. The culprit appears to be hoary alyssum, ...
Katrin Derreumaux and Success with Neuro-Plex EQ
Katrin Derreumaux talks about the improvements in hind-end strength and balance she's seeing after giving BioStar's Neuro-Plex EQ: "I have ...
Ghosts of Christmas Past
One of my favorite holiday movies as a child was the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol (starring Alastair Sim) ...
Laney’s Success Story
BioStar hears from 2023 Regional Fourth Level Dressage Champion Katie Robicheaux, who offers her tale of dietary challenge and triumph ...
Must-haves in your tack trunk
When I was competing, my show trunk held the usual necessities: extra saddle pads, a spare halter, extra girth, assorted ...
Collagen for Canine Gut Health: Integral K9
The most common health challenges dog owners tell us about are the GI tract issues in their dogs. These issues ...
