The Starkel Nutrition Blog
The latest from the expert team of nutritionists at Starkel Nutrition to help you live healthier, vibrant, and fuller lives.
Improve Gut Health with the Power of Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are important compounds produced by the gut microbiome during the fermentation of dietary fiber. These metabolites play a critical role in gut health, immune function, and metabolism, making them essential for overall well-being. ...
Fennel Butternut Soup with Feta Crisps
This creamy and nourishing soup is packed with an array of vegetables, providing a good source of fiber to feed your gut and support the immune system. The bone broth base provides a source of glycine, which is an amino acid that helps reduce inflammation in the gut....
Almond Butter Fudge
This decadent fudge contains way less sugar and more fiber than the average fudge!
Red Lentil Soup with Lemon
Nourishing meals play a role in reducing inflammation in the body, helping to calm autoimmune symptoms. This soup contains a blend of anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and cumin as well as being rich in fiber to keep blood sugar levels stabilized. For a...
Anti-Inflammatory Eating for Autoimmune Conditions
Is your food quietly fueling your autoimmune symptoms? Chronic inflammation doesn’t stand a chance against a well-planned anti-inflammatory diet. From the spice rack to the salad bowl: discover how what you eat can heal from within.
Maintaining an Exercise Routine During the Holidays
By Maddie Hays, MS, CN Between travel, work events, preparing holiday meals, and spending time with loved ones, the winter holiday season can quickly become a hectic time of year. Maintaining an exercise routine can be hard enough under normal circumstances; but throw...
Hidden Infertility: Hormonal Imbalances that Reduce Your Chances of Conception
Did you know that infertility affects about 1 in 6 couples globally?
It’s more common than many people realize, and one of the leading culprits is hormonal imbalance. And for many women, they may not even realize one of these hormonal imbalances are making it difficult for them to get pregnant.
3 Simple Ways to Detox Cleanse Your Way to Brighter, Healthier New Year
We believe the holidays are a time for joy, connection, and indulgence. We know that warm, festive meals shared with loved ones are some of life’s greatest pleasures. But let’s be honest: the holidays can also leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and just plain...
Holiday Planning Tips for a Healthy, Happy End-of-Year Season from our Expert Nutritionists
Our experts’ top holiday tips that will have you enjoying the season without feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
The Starkel Nutrition Team’s Favorite Holiday Gift Ideas
At Starkel Nutrition, food is at the heart of what we do. As a nutrition clinic, we believe in the power of nourishing meals and the joy of cooking. This holiday season, we’re sharing our team’s favorite gift ideas for foodies and home chefs alike. These thoughtful...
Dialing in the Essentials for Optimizing Your Fertility
Fertility and preconception health are becoming more and more popular in the nutrition field as new research and information becomes available. Discover what’s most important for improving your fertility health.
What Student Athletes Need to Know About Electrolytes
Do student athletes need to worry about taking electrolytes? What do coaches need to know to support their athletes?
Best Nutrition Fueling Strategies for Student Athletes from a Sports Nutritionist
Student athletes need to be properly field to perform their best and have the energy for the rest of school, here’s our top strategies.
Nutrition Tips for Surviving the First Trimester of Pregnancy
Many women experience fatigue, nausea, vomiting, food aversions and appetite changes in the first trimester of pregnancy. See what you can do to help!
Dialing in the Essentials for Optimizing Your Fertility
Fertility and preconception health are becoming more and more popular in the nutrition field as new research and information becomes available. Discover what’s most important for improving your fertility health.
What Student Athletes Need to Know About Electrolytes
Do student athletes need to worry about taking electrolytes? What do coaches need to know to support their athletes?
5 Tips for Managing Blood Sugar During the Holidays
Rather than trying to be perfect, we’ve highlighted some key focus areas to set you up for success when it comes to balanced blood sugar levels.
Farro Grain Bowls
The bowls are packed with fiber from the whole grain farro, kale, butternut squash and beets; which helps support blood sugar regulation and satiety.
What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), and Why Would You Use One?
Discover the benefits and uses of this handy way to keep an eye on blood sugar, particularly for those with diabetes and prediabetes.
Navigating Menopause in the Queer Community
Perimenopause and menopause are topics that are not discussed nearly enough in communities of cis-heterosexual sexual women leading to confusion, misinformation, and greater suffering overall. But what about those assigned female at birth who do not conform to gender...
Top 7 Menopause Myths Busted
Menopause is a significant time in a woman's life, marking the end of her reproductive years and the beginning of major hormonal and physical changes. Usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, it brings an end to menstruation and a substantial drop in estrogen...