What Student Athletes Need to Know About Electrolytes

By Maddie Hays, MS, CN When many student athletes are returning to their weekly practice and competition schedules, coaches and students start to wonder how they can maximize their performance. With all that physical activity and sweat, it begs the question: do...

What Student Athletes Need to Know About Electrolytes

By Maddie Hays, MS, CN When many student athletes are returning to their weekly practice and competition schedules, coaches and students start to wonder how they can maximize their performance. With all that physical activity and sweat, it begs the question: do...

Sports Nutrition Deep Dive From Maddie Hays, MSN, CN

Nourishing our bodies with quality food is one of the best ways we can ensure longevity, movement, and optimal function. Here at Starkel Nutrition, as functional medicine nutritionists, we’re all about promoting the benefits of a whole foods-based diet. However,...

Immunity in the Spring: A Case Study

One commonly overlooked aspect of immune function resides in a very unglamorous part of our bodies: our guts. Our gut bacteria modulates our immune function and does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to defending us against parasites, bacteria, and yes, even...