Formulator’s Corner

Chester in the BioStar Lab with Tigger

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.

Beer for horses: the hops make a difference

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 ...
Genetically Engineered Lysine

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 ...
Increase circulation in horses with nitric oxide.

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 ...
BioStar's Chia Seeds for Horses

Chia Seeds for a Healthy Horse

Ages before BioStar's chia seeds for horses became a modern reality, Chia seeds were a major component of the Aztec ...
Processed feed

Distillers Grains: The Antibiotic Connection

Distillers grains, also known as "distillers dried grains with solubles" is a common ingredient in processed feeds. As the name ...
Flex Well EQ Joint Supplement

Equine Joint Supplements: Food for Better Connections

There are so many equine joint supplements available, that it's hard to figure out which one to choose. But if ...
Organic vs. Natural, what are the food labels really telling you?

Coming to Terms: What Food Labels Really Mean

There are so many marketing geniuses, hype specialists, and spin doctors in the food industry these days it’s hard to ...
Horse Feed Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry

Horse Feed Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry

At a recent seminar I gave in Wellington, Florida, several questions were raised in the audience about certain preservatives in ...
Red Clay Electrolytes

The Wonders of HSCAS: Healing Clay for Horses

On my frequent journeys down the rabbit hole of research, I stumbled upon a silicate clay designated in scientific terms ...
Whole food nutrients: the body's preferred delivery method

Whole Food Nutrients: The Body’s Top Choice

Before there was much specific talk of whole food nutrients, there was a simpler question: HOW ARE NUTRIENTS DELIVERED TO ...