
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.

In the Lab: BioStar’s Next Generation of Probiotic Formulas
We haven't reinvented the wheel on soil probiotics and other GI-supportive microbes, but BioStar has put in the time and ...

Equine Supplements: What to Use, When to Use It
BioStar offers an array of specialized horse supplements, but which ones are best for your horse? We have addressed some common questions ...

Finding the Silver Linings in a Time of Quarantine
Several days ago, I pulled out my journal and began writing down the positive benefits of living in sequester during ...

Antibiotic Resistance in Horses
Antibiotic drugs are important and often lifesaving in human and veterinary medicine. The use of antibiotic drugs can create evolutionary ...

New from BioStar: Optimum K9 Healthy Weight
BioStar presents the newest addition to the Optimum K9 line: Optimum K9 Healthy Weight. Get the support you trust from ...

Omeprazole for Horses with Ulcers: the Good, the Bad, and the Questionable
Omeprazole is a medicine classified as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), and its purpose is to block excess stomach acid ...

Green-Lipped Mussels for Equine and Canine Health
The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Māori, have for hundreds of years regarded green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus) as a ...

Medicinal Mushrooms Benefit Your Senior Dog
Specific medicinal mushrooms are important foods for senior dogs to address stress, the immune system, and quality of life. BioStar ...

Kemosabe’s Christmas Shopping Guide
Christmas is one of my favorite celebrations. It’s almost as wonderful as my birthday. I love the smells in the ...

How to Select the Best Probiotics for Horses
Probiotics for horses are popular supplements in the equine world. They are often included in commercial feeds, multivitamin and mineral ...

When Goodbye Comes
Lionheart had a good summer. He had a new companion, a feisty 20-year-old mare I adopted from a rescue. His ...

Gastric Support in a Multivitamin/Mineral: Optimum GI
BioStar presents the latest in its multivitamin/mineral line: Optimum GI. This innovative supplement addresses and supports both the upper and ...