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If you're tired of feeling uncomfortable and out of balance during your period, then this episode is for you! Nikki talks about how our cycles can tell us so much about our body's needs and what we can do to give it additional support. Tune in for some practical, easy tips on tackling your period problems and taking control of your hormones. Don't miss out on this informative and helpful episode! In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Your body's one of the most important parts of eliminating toxins is having a healthy, regular bowel movement. So if we're constipated, not only are we not eliminating toxins effectively, but we can also be reabsorbing a lot of those excess estrogens that our body is trying to get rid of. So if you're dealing with constipation, address it." "When we are actually able to become more in tune with our body and understand that certain signs and symptoms specifically with our menstrual cycle can be huge indicators of different changes we need to make with our lifestyle and with our habits… We can reduce a lot of these symptoms, we can feel better overall. And realize that our menstrual cycle doesn't have to be this horrible ordeal once a month." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the holiday season, and odds are you're probably feeling overwhelmed at this point. You're scrambling to finish up work, navigate family celebrations and errands and ensure you don't forget any gift-giving or hosting details. It's overwhelming! Join Nikki as she shares four key things to help you not only be proactive with avoiding holiday burnout but will also help you THRIVE through these holidays. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Four key tips for avoiding holiday burnout: Memorable Quotes: "Understand that us setting healthy boundaries doesn't only protect our time and our energy. It's also really, really important so that we don't overextend ourselves, we don't hit a point of burnout. We are in a better state of mind. We are in a better mood for everyone around us." "Understand that you saying no to certain things is not a bad thing because every single no is saying yes to something else. It's saying yes to using your time and your energy for something else." "Understanding that this holiday season does not have to be perfect. Even your year does not have to be perfect. Things don't have to be strict and rigid and 100% compliant in order for you to get a ton of benefits with your health and your fitness . . . that will lead to burnout. That will often lead you to a point where you are now exhausted. You're frustrated. You don't feel good mentally and physically." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Making the holidays festive and fun, as well as keeping balance and taking care of yourself during the hustle and bustle, can be difficult. Nikki is here to help you deal with the holiday cheer overload and teach you a few tips on how to feel balanced and energized through the holidays so you can go into 2023 feeling amazing and not burnt out. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Being proactive about our daily habits and the things that we're doing for ourselves can help us feel our absolute best throughout the holidays, can help us have more energy, be happier, be able to enjoy the holiday season fully, be in a better mood and not lose momentum throughout the rest of the year." "Understand that your decisions, habits, actions, choices can have a massive impact, not just right now but later on. And that's why you're making things a priority. That's why you're being intentional about things so that you cannot just feel good in this moment, but tomorrow and the next week and so forth." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does your estrogen feel out of whack? Do you want to know how to balance your estrogen levels? Well . . . it all starts in our gut! If you want to balance your estrogen, you need to improve the health of your gut. In this episode, Nikki covers ways to balance estrogen naturally by improving your gut health, plus a few other secrets that will help keep your gut healthy. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "If we are struggling with estrogen dominance, it can make weight loss and fat loss a lot more difficult. It can also really affect how we feel. It can affect our PMS symptoms. It can affect our mood. It could just overall affect our quality of life." It's going to be really hard to properly detox. It's going to be really hard to balance your estrogen. And it's really gonna be hard to optimize your gut health unless you are really supporting healthy regular bowel movements." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many things that can cause hormonal imbalances, but one of the most common is stress. Join Nikki to find out how stress causes estrogen dominance, the potential negative effects on your health, and simple solutions you can use to balance yourself out. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Hormones are so important because they can influence a variety of other hormones. And over time, if you're not addressing things, it can become a more complex scenario." "Stress can affect not only lack of ovulation, low progesterone levels, and estrogen dominance in relation to low progesterone. It can also influence insulin resistance, body fat storage, gut health and digestion, and your ability to detox properly." "Coping with stress is a skill. And what can we do with skills? We can work on them. We can improve them." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holidays can be an exciting time. But with all the excitement, stress and hustle-bustle of shopping, cooking, and family time, your adrenals might be in need of some support. Tune in to find out what signs you might have if your adrenals aren't happy! Nikki discusses the top 10 signs that your adrenals are exhausted and need additional support and what you can do to support your adrenals to be able to tolerate stress without burning out. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "If you are somebody who has a demanding lifestyle and has these big goals, or you are super busy, or you're a mom, and you're keeping up with the family and trying to take care of everybody, you need to support your body and support your adrenals to avoid burnout." "When we start listening to our body, we start paying attention to these signs and symptoms, and we start implementing certain habits that are going to support our body; that's how we're gonna be able to thrive." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are struggling with Negative Self-Talk and finding it hard to change, then this episode is for you! Nikki talks all about how negative self-talk can drain your energy and help you break your negative thinking patterns and replace them with positive thoughts that will reset your mind. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Our mind is an extremely, extremely powerful tool. And when we're able to bring more awareness to how our mindset actually influences how we're feeling, our actions, habits and our execution with a certain plan, we end up unlocking this totally new level and we can actually start working on shifting our mindset to better serve us." "If you are struggling with negative self-talk, if you are constantly beating yourself, you can also be draining your energy, and this is leaving out this incredible opportunity for you to be more motivated, for you to have more drive, for you to be able to have that more positive energy and actually crush your goals." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know the holidays can be rough on our guts, whether you're dealing with constant stress or food that doesn't agree with your digestive system or social situations. But how do we stay healthy? Tune in as Nikki goes over the reasons and signs that your gut needs support and shares some tips on how you can make it through your holiday season and what to do in order to TOTALLY THRIVE with a healthy gut during the holiday season so that when 2023 rolls around, you feel AMAZING!!!! In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "If we're dealing with bloating or gas or heartburn, constipation and diarrhea, All of these can be signs that your gut is needing some support and it's having trouble with certain foods that you're eating or your routine." "If we are in a more stressed out state, it can affect our ability to actually digest and break down and process certain foods. So this can really affect how our gut feels. And oftentimes it can result in bloating, heartburn, constipation." "You don't have to sacrifice your quality of life, how you're feeling, your goals, in order to fully be able to enjoy the holidays." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The holidays are just around the corner. They make us feel happy! But sometimes, these holidays throw our routines off. We're so busy enjoying this time of year that we forget to focus on ourselves and what we need to do to maintain a healthy rhythm and keep moving forward towards the goals that we've set for ourselves. Nikki talks about routine, why it's so important to our health, and how it influences your hormones, specifically cortisol, your sleep, your energy levels throughout the day, and your ability to progress towards your goals (which also ties back into willpower). In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Sleep impacts variety of different hormones. But the big thing that we're really wanting to pay attention to is gonna be cortisol. And this is why maintaining a solid routine can actually support your cortisol and your circadian rhythm. So this isn't only going to help you feel better throughout the day, but it's also going to help you maintain that routine for longer." "Our hormone have a massive role in our ability to wake up with energy and our ability to fall asleep easily. So pay attention to our hormones and our routine so we can really work with our body. That's the ultimate goal is to just make life effortless." "Understand that our sleep routine our quality of sleep can really affect our hunger and cravings, and that's gonna really affect your ability to stay consistent with a specific meal plan or nutrition plan." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the holidays roll around, staying consistent with your health, fitness, and nutrition goals can be challenging. With all the food and treats around you at every turn, it's no surprise that so many people end up gaining weight during this busy time of year. Nikki shares with you three mindset shifts that can help make the holidays a lot more enjoyable and easier for you to get through, feel better about yourself, and still reach your goals. Holidays don't mean you have to sacrifice your health or that you can't make any progress! In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Make sure you maintain some sort of routine. You do kind of establish certain habits and you do kind of keep your goals in focus versus taking your foot completely off the gas pedal. This is gonna make it a lot easier." "If you're somebody who's struggling to stay consistent, you're struggling with your routine, burnout, self-sabotage through the holiday season, guaranteed, you probably struggle with those things many other times throughout the year…look at holidays as an opportunity and not an obstacle." "Step out of your comfort zone, because that is where you're gonna give yourself that opportunity to discover what you're capable of. And that confidence is something that you can apply moving forward to many different situations for many, many years." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is white rice really bad for you? Save yourself from the confusion. Today, Nikki talks about whether white rice is bad for you or not. She tells you what white rice is good for, what white rice is bad for, and who should incorporate it into their diet. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "It's not so black and white when it comes to the human body. There are so many different factors even in relation to stress, even in relation to emotions, even relation to cultural influences, your environment, how you perceive different things, your genetics." "We have to understand that our nutrition is allowed to adjust. It is allowed to adapt. Our bodies are gonna be evolving, our lifestyles are gonna be changing, and our goals are going to shift. So when it comes to nutrition, we have to learn how to be more intuitive with our body and actually listen to our body because there may be certain foods that can be super helpful and beneficial for you now, but that may change five years from now." "There is going to be contradictory information because what is going to work best for somebody is not gonna necessarily work best for somebody else cause it all depends on that individual." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"My metabolism is broken. I can't lose weight because my metabolic system isn't working right." Does this sound familiar to you? If so, then this episode is for you. Nikki breaks down some of the best ways to boost your metabolism so you can learn how to lose weight in a healthy way. If you've been struggling with a slow metabolism and health issues, you're going to love this! In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Resistance training and building muscle is gonna be a really great way to increase your basal metabolic rate and stay leaner without stressing your body out as much." "Understand your body is on your team. If your metabolism is slow there's probably a reason for it. Find out what that reason is." "For a lot of women who are trying to lose weight or have fitness goals the metabolism is often a key point of conversation. So just understand your metabolism isn't broken. If it was broken, you'd be dead. It's alive, and you can help it really thrive." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Losing the same 10 pounds over and over again makes no sense, does it? It's time to stop your yo-yo dieting and lose weight for good. Nikki shares three mindset shifts that will help you get out of your weight loss rut and finally start making progress. Tune in to learn how to make your weight loss journey more sustainable, manageable, and stress-free. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Mindset is gonna be a key component of you crushing those goals that you have for this new month and for the rest of the year. And oftentimes when it comes to weight loss, a lot of people do not realize how important mindset is. It is often the biggest struggle for a lot of women and men because it is really going to influence our actions, our behaviors, our habits, and therefore our results as well." "Our mindset is extremely powerful. And so one of the easiest things we can do is just stop perceiving foods as good foods and bad foods and create this morality around it. Because at the end of the day, in certain scenarios for certain people, certain foods that may not be ideal or optimal for somebody could be ideal and optimal for somebody else." "When we actually give ourselves the opportunity to work on our mindset and understand what shifts we need to make to be our absolute best self, we can not only get to our goals, but we can get so much more out of it, enjoy the process, truly create long-lasting real change, and influence who we are going to be." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have gut issues that you've tried to solve with diet and exercise but don't seem to be going away? Stuck in a gut health rut? The reason why your gut issue might not be going away is because your stress levels are out of whack. Join Nikki as she discusses how stress can impact gut health because there are real things that happen in our bodies that cause gut issues when you're stressed out. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Stress has an impact on bloating and I see it often where people are eating healthy, or they're trying different things. They can't figure out they're bloating, or what's bloating them… Oftentimes it can actually be more so related to your nervous system versus what specifically you're eating." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nikki dive into the link between your hormones and your fat loss journey. If you're tired of dieting, pinning food porn to your bulletin board for motivation, setting unrealistic goals, and being disappointed when you can't hit them, then you need to listen to this episode. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "We wanna drop that body fat, but we don't wanna do it in a way that we are having to restrict and decrease our calories so drastically that it's not sustainable. So, really working with the body and optimizing hormonal health is really gonna help you stay leaner while eating a lot more." "Paying attention to your hormones is going to not only make the process of getting the results that you're wanting a lot easier, but it's also going to help you feel a lot better throughout the entire journey." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nikki tells us to look at things as the journey, not just the end goal. She gives examples of how we should not focus on just the end result but instead appreciate the lessons we learn along the way and focus on our achievements no matter what happens. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "We can't compare each other's chapters because we're in a totally different book. So understand that your journey and the value in your process, even if you have the same goal as somebody else, is going to be unique to you. And there are so many different things that you alone need to work through and figure out." "Being a certain amount of weight won't change your life. Being a certain body fat percentage won't change your life. But it's through the process of getting there that we have the opportunity to change our lives. So, understand that the value is in the journey." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that your gut health can impact your weight loss and body composition? That's right. If you want to understand more about the connection between gut health and weight loss, then this episode is for you! Nikki dives into different ways poor gut health can affect your progress with losing weight, as well as what you can do about it. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: “Our gut is super important. It is extremely important and can affect so many different things, not just our hormones and how our body's functioning, but also how we're feeling day to day.” “Our gut health can really affect our weight because our weight is also going to take constipation. It's also gonna be any type of kind of water retention as well. It could be water weight. And if we are dealing with poor gut health, we can be dealing with a lot of inflammation.” “If we're struggling with bloating, if we're struggling with mood, if we're struggling with our body composition, our ability to lose weight or maintain weight, and we are eating in a calorie deficit, we're exercising on a regular basis, we're having a proper sleep and all of those things understand that our hormone and our gut health can play a massive role.” Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fasting has been a way of life in most cultures, religions, and traditions, and it still is. It has been shown to help people lose weight, among other benefits. However, with our modern-day lifestyle, should we be fasting? What are the downsides? And how can we be sure that we're doing it right? Listen to Nikki as she dives into fasting and your hormones. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "Fasting can be really great for creating a break for your body and for your gut specifically, where you're not constantly digesting foods. It's also a really great opportunity to support your body with detox." "If you're not eating something for a period of time, it can be a major stressor on the body, especially if you're also working or you're running around or you're doing errands or you just have a lot on the go and you are in more of that stressed out state." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all want to live a life that we love...but how do we do that? Tune in as Nikki discusses the importance of goal setting and the power of goal setting to help you create the life that you're wanting. In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "If you set your mind to something, if you're ready to work for it, if you keep that vision of what you're working towards in mind, you can get there." "If you don't set goals you don't know what direction you're going into or what decisions, what Yes's and what No's are going to be in alignment to move you forward to that. So that's just a fundamental part of creating your life.You need to know what the heck you're creating and what you're wanting to create, so then you can make decisions that are in alignment with that and are going to move you towards that." "Life is literally just like a series of decisions of saying yes and no to certain things. So get clear on your goals, get clear on the life that you're wanting to create, and start looking for those opportunities and say yes to the things that will move you in that direction and say no to the things that won't." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel tired all the time, even when you get enough sleep? Are you experiencing gut health issues? If your gut is out of balance, it can cause fatigue and affect how you are feeling day to day. Nikki is here to talk about the gut-energy connection and what can be done to start feeling more energized! In this podcast episode, Nikki discusses: Memorable Quotes: "When it comes to our gut health, we have to remember it is the foundation for our overall health because everything right about our health is going to be impacted by how well we nourish ourselves." "Understand that if our nutrition isn't on point, if we have imbalances with our gut microbiome, if we have food sensitivities, then we can end up really affecting our energy levels. And then this affects everything." Links Mentioned: Nikki's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikkikorek/ Nikki's Website - https://www.nikkikorek.com/ Free Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NIXINCommunity NOW ACCEPTING NEW PRIVATE COACHING CLIENTS >>> Apply Here: https://nixinnutrition.typeform.com/applynow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.