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.
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 ...
Advanced multivitamin/mineral with joint support now available!
As we continue to study nutrition for horses, we have discovered mineral deficits, specific mineral excesses, and protein requirements that ...
How does BioStar source ingredients?
Have you ever looked down a list of ingredients on packaged feed or supplements and wondered what and where those ...
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome and Your Horse
I remember the first time I heard the words: “I think we need to treat your horse for ulcers.” It ...
Announcing Optimum EQ 2.0 from BioStar
If you give your horse a multivitamin/mineral, it’s possible that your horse’s body is not able to process all of ...
Does your horse need a multivitamin/mineral?
Questions about multivitamin and multimineral supplements come across my desk several times a week. The topic is often on internet ...
BioStar Upgrades Multivitamin/Mineral Formulas
When we introduced Optimum EQ to combat equine mineral deficiencies in 2007, it was revolutionary: not only for the ingredients ...
