Nutritional Support for Lyme Disease
Most of what we hear about Lyme disease focuses on the danger to humans, but it’s our canine and equine companions who are even more at risk. Timely diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease...
Category: GI Tract
Dried Cabbage for GI Ulcers in Horses
This article on the benefits of feeding dried cabbage to ulcer-prone horses was written by John Seaman for Harmony House Foods For many years now, horse owners have been huge fans of our high...
Feeding for Joint Health
Several years ago, a friend of mine had a total knee replacement. He had osteoarthritis from the bangs and blows of playing college football — not an activity known for supporting joint health. When...
Feeding for Healthy Hooves
Before Tigger first formulated BioStar’s Ultra Hoof EQ, she had already spent quite a painstaking period researching everything a supplement for healthy hooves needed to include. Here’s the story. Over the course of...
Hemp Oil for Horses: The Seed of Well-Being
There are many oils that are commonly fed to horses. These include corn oil, soy oil, canola oil, flax seed oil, coconut oil, fish oil, and vegetable oil (a blend of corn and soy...
Dog Food Allergies and How to Beat Them
Dog food allergies are on the rise; in fact, allergic reactions to food are now the third most common cause for visits to the veterinarian’s office. Luckily I don’t have any food allergies, but...
Feeding the Hindgut Ulcer Horse
Hindgut ulcer development and hindgut acidosis have become almost as prevalent as gastric ulcers in horses.Causes behind colonic ulcers include the use of NSAIDs (particularly Bute and Banamine), acidity of the hindgut being altered...
Probiotics for Dogs and Horses: Live Performers for GI Health
Before jumping into the well-established benefits of probiotics for dogs and probiotics for horses, we need a little backstory. Let’s take stock of what we know at this point about the digestive health needs...
For Best Results, Take Action
For several years, BioStar has focused on getting information out about GMOs, the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup), the plight of the pollinators, and monoculture farming. In 2013, we also focused on the micro-biome and the...
Arsenic and Heavy Metals: Risky Business for Horses, Dogs, Humans…
A rare type of kidney disease (CKD) in humans has killed thousands of agricultural workers along Central America’s Pacific Coast, in Sri Lanka, and in India. Emerging evidence is pointing to the heavy metals contained...
