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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Hedgerow K9 with S. boulardii: New Probiotic Support for Dogs
The yeast strain Saccharomyces boulardii is one of the most researched probiotic strains on the planet, and has become a very popular probiotic for dogs. It is known for its benefits in
Making Sense of Stress: The Gut-Brain Connection
The more we learn about the gut-brain connection, the better we can get at addressing equine health issues. One of ...
Side Effects: Medications and the Nutrients they Deplete
We know that the health of the GI tract is fundamental to equine, canine and human health. It is the ...
BioStar Treats vs. Junk Food Treats: One Canine’s Take
There are no junk food treats at our house: no Milk-Bones, no Beggin’ Strips, no Pup-Peroni, no Old Mother Hubbard, ...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Feeding for the Comfort Zone
Whether your horse is a high-performance athlete, a younger horse in training, or an older horse that is getting a little ...
Ingredients: Investigating the What, Where, and How
Seeking out and learning about novel foods and ingredients is one of the fun and interesting aspects of being a formulator ...
Oxidative Stress Reduction for Longer, Healthier Living
Oxidative stress has been recognized as a contributing factor in fatigue, memory loss, muscle or joint pain, susceptibility to infections, ...
Kemosabe Keeps It Clean (with Safe Household Cleaners)
Okay, so I like to swim in ponds and creeks and I like to roll in leaves, dirt, manure, and partially ...
A Rash of Roundup: Glyphosate Sensitivity in Horses
Last September, a vet-tech friend of mine in Texas, Lizzy Meyer, alerted me to the fact that her horse, Elto, had ...
Shampoos: A Chemical Soup
Equine and dog shampoos are as much a staple in barns and homes as food and grooming tools. The question ...
Is Wheat for Horses Really a Good Idea?
In 2012, a group of Dutch researchers from Utrecht University identified gluten-sensitivity as a potential cause of equine inflammatory small ...
Kemosabe: Bison Meat for Breakfast
As a canine living with a whole food nutritionist, I'm fortunate to get a variety of foods to eat: raw, ...
What is “Natural”?
With our aversion to artificial ingredients, the term "natural" has long been a popular marketing term widely used in human ...
