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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.
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Collagen for Canine Gut Health: Integral K9
The most common health challenges dog owners tell us about are the GI tract issues in their dogs. These issues ...
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Daily Neuromuscular Support with Neuro-Plex EQ Powder
Neuromuscular support is essential for an increasing number of horses. Ever since BioStar introduced Neuro-Plex EQ paste syringes for as-needed ...
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Eggshell Membrane Collagen for Horses and Neuro-Plex EQ Powder
Collagen is a popular protein ingredient in supplements for humans, dogs, and horses. A few years ago, I got on ...
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Selenium Yeast vs Sodium Selenite
Selenium is an important mineral for horses. This trace element plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA ...
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Definitions for “Natural” Foods, Potency, and Dosage
I have a confession: I can be swayed by a product marketing campaign as easily as anyone. Words such as ...
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Oxidative Stress in Horses with Gastric Ulcers
As many of you know, I am rather obsessed with the GI tract. From as far back as 2007 when ...
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What Labels Don’t Tell Us
When I’m doing nutritional consults, I often need to look up various feed and supplement labels on products the customer ...
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Neuromuscular Support: BioStar’s New Neuro-Plex EQ
I hear a lot from riders, veterinarians, and sports therapists about horses dealing with neuromuscular disorders, nervous system imbalances, muscle ...
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Choosing the Best Poultice for your Horse
Poultices have been used for healing over thousands of years; in fact, we can consider poultices to be one of ...
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Chi Tonic: Revitalize, Restore, Rebalance
In Eastern medicine, the essential life force is known as qi (pronounced “chee”, also known as “Chi”) in traditional Chinese ...
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Understanding the role of iron in horses
Iron is an important mineral for horses, but its use is often misunderstood. While humans may often be deficient in ...
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Tips and Tricks from the Field
One of the advantages of being in Wellington for the winter circuit is learning from other experts in the field: ...