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.
GMOs and Beet Pulp for Horses
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are so deeply imbedded these days in our food system, that finding GMO-free ingredients becomes a ...
Processed Foods: Gun-Puffed, Extruded, Pelletized…
I have often wondered how the whole processed food revolution started. So I headed down the rabbit hole to learn ...
Glyphosate & Superweeds: Toxic to Cells and More
Spring is almost here, and soon begins the preparation of the ground for planting. Sadly, for farmers growing Monsanto seeds, ...
Palm Oil: Big Demand at a Bigger Cost
Palm oil has become a popular raw material as an inexpensive vegetable oil, a source of Vitamin E, and as ...
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 ...
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, ...
Are We Over-Supplementing Our Horses?
In a recent article, "Inside Elite Nutrition at the Olympics", author Nathan Gray interviewed Jeni Pearce, head of performance nutrition ...
Beer for Horses: Four Healthy Reasons
Guinness stout beer is often recommended as an aid to help horses with anhidrosis, but beer for horses goes beyond ...
Lysine & Genetically Engineered Amino Acids
As most horse owners know, lysine is an essential amino acid for horses; common food sources for horses are legume ...
Dioxin and Roundup: A Tale of Two Chemicals
Two infamous chemicals made the news recently: Dioxin and Roundup. Dioxin is the name given to a class of chemicals ...
Increasing Circulation: A Look At Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide is the master signaling molecule of the body. It regulates the muscle tone of blood vessels allowing them ...
Star Lyte EQ: Electrolytes and Beyond
Electrolytes are mineral salts that are essential for nerve and muscle function as well as movement of food and water ...
