Two new studies published in Nature (August 29, 2013) highlight the role of the microbiota in metabolic disease, inflammation markers, obesity, and diabetes. Before going into what these studies imply about the benefits of...
Five years ago I formulated a product called True Balance. It was formulated based on Ayurvedic medicine principles of food support to the GI tract, liver, and immune systems. It was designed for the ulcer...
The idea of taking probiotics for anxiety is a fairly new one, but the scientific support is there. In 2011, when studies in Canada and Ireland looked at the relationship between the neurotransmitter GABA...
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In a recent article, “Inside Elite Nutrition at the Olympics”, author Nathan Gray interviewed Jeni Pearce, head of performance nutrition at the English Institute of Sport. While not directly speaking to the issue of...
BioStar blog contributor Lizzie Meyer relates her experiences with lameness in horses, and choosing the right whole food supplements to counter it. Years ago I was given a twenty-nine year old Quarter horse as...
As most horse owners know, lysine is an essential amino acid for horses; common food sources for horses are legume hays, soybeans, spirulina, fenugreek seeds, brewer’s yeast, whey protein, and peas. I wanted to...
Two infamous chemicals made the news recently: Dioxin and Roundup. Dioxin is the name given to a class of chemicals considered to be super toxic. Dioxins have the dubious distinction of belonging to The Dirty...
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Nitric Oxide is the master signaling molecule of the body. It regulates the muscle tone of blood vessels allowing them to dilate for improved blood flow to tissues, organs, muscles. By protecting the blood...
Electrolytes are mineral salts that are essential for nerve and muscle function as well as movement of food and water through the gut and the filtering of wastes through the kidney and liver. Sodium,...
Ages before BioStar’s chia seeds for horses became a modern reality, Chia seeds were a major component of the Aztec and Mayan diets, as well as the Indian nations of the southwest United States....
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