FORMULATOR’S CORNER
This is where we go down the rabbit hole and talk about research and experiments with food, plants, and ingredients. The place where new ideas are sprouted, and new formulas and products are created. Tigger Montague, our founder and formulator, shares her insights and scientific research on health, nutrition, ingredients, and formulas. These articles are the basis of our products and our philosophies.
The Verdict: What Science Says About Supplements
Recently, a report on calcium supplements was made public. This is not the first time researchers have taken a deeper ...
Ayurveda: The Oldest Medicine on Earth
My first exposure to Ayurveda was in 1984 at The Natural Products Expo in Atlanta. I was working for a ...
Looking Back: Feeding Horses in the 1800s
I came across an interesting book called The History, Treatment, and Diseases of the Horse written by William Youatt for ...
Salts of the Earth: Understanding Electrolytes
Horses cool themselves by sweating as we do, but they can sweat three times more than humans from the same ...
The Environmental Impact of Manufactured Amino Acids
I ran across an interesting study from the Netherlands published in 2010 that examined the raw materials and ecological impact ...
Thera Calm EQ: The Equine Stress Formula
As many people know, I am rather obsessed with the GI tract. The more I learn, the more compelling I ...
Decisions, Decisions: What Supplement to Use When?
“Which product is best for my horse? Do I need hemp oil or camelina? Do I use Flex-Well or Comfort ...
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 ...
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, ...
