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...
Category: GI Tract
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...
Terra Biota K9: Probiotic for Dogs
Terra Biota K9 is a full-spectrum probiotic for dogs that combines and balances the ecological community of symbiotic microorganisms within the canine GI tract. This diverse community of microorganisms is known as the microbiome...
Let’s Talk Poop
Granted, dog poop is almost never an exciting topic, even though everyone has seen it, most have bagged it and many have taken it to the vet. So why are we talking about dog...
New Studies on the Microbiota
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...
Reformulating BioStar’s True Balance EQ
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 Connection Between Microbes and Mood
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...
