Trees, Mice and Lyme Disease
Two researchers in the Hudson River Valley* have identified an early warning system for Lyme disease; they can predict how many cases there will be a year in advance by looking at one key...
Category: Health Topics
Aloe Vera: The Healing Plant for Horses & Humans Alike
Aloe vera has a long history of use as an important and highly beneficial medicinal plant. The Egyptians used aloe topically, and to embalm their dead. It was known as the “plant of eternity”. ...
Kemosabe Gets Buff…with Organic Seaweed
This past autumn, I was put on a diet after a visit to the vet indicated that I was a bit too…ample. The blood work showed my thyroid levels and all else to be...
Tweaking Formulas: Thera Calm EQ Adds Haritaki for GI Support
Admittedly, I have a compulsion to tweak, adjust, and mess with everything — kitchen recipes, my GPS’s opinion on directions, and BioStar formulas. I have this nagging little voice in my head that says...
New from BioStar: Optimum Healthy Weight
One of the most common equine health challenges is maintaining a healthy weight: not too fat, not too thin. Horses with issues such as Cushing’s and metabolic syndrome can pose an even greater management...
Introducing BioStar’s Circuvate EQ: Whole Food Circulation Supplement
BioStar introduces Circuvate EQ, a brand-new circulation supplement in February, 2017, specifically designed for the equine circulatory system — the system responsible for sending blood, oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. When blood flow is...
Does My Horse Need a Multivitamin / Mineral Supplement?
“Does my horse need a multivitamin / mineral supplement?” This question comes across my desk via emails and texts several times a week. I see it often on internet horse bulletin boards, and it...
Buckaroo’s Stew: Warming Winter Foods Done Right
Kemosabe here. I’m supposed to write about warming winter foods for dogs, but how can I when the warming food from BioStar is called “Buckaroo’s Stew”? It’s not called Kemosabe’s Stew or Kemosabe’s Winter...
Lassi (Not Lassie) to the Rescue: The Delicious Probiotic
Okay, so I know that Lassie is some famous collie dog that the humans get all soft and mushy about as soon as they hear the name. Well I can tell you that we...
Ulcer Sensitivities in Horses and How to Address Them
Horses evolved from small forest dwellers into grazers on the open plains and savannas. Biologically, they are adapted to eating 20 hours a day as they move through their environment. They eat, they move,...
