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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:Things you can do to balance your hormones and support your body during your cycle:Taking into consideration of stress managementEnsuring that your exercise and nutrition are balancedPaying attention to your gut health, digestion, and bowel movementsFocusing on your magnesium intakePaying attention to anti-inflammatory foodsMemorable 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

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:Some tips to help yourself maintain a routine during the holidays:Planning ahead your routine — allow yourself to review thingsTaking note of impactful habits and making those your priorityKeeping a consistent sleep scheduleGiving yourself graceMemorable 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

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:The link between the health of your gut microbiome and hormonesImpact of our gut health on estrogen hormonesIndicators and diagnosis of constipationThings that contribute to constipationSome tips to optimize your gut health and hormonesMemorable 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

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:Common symptoms and causes of estrogen dominanceTwo types of estrogen dominance: Good progesterone levels, but too much estrogenGood estrogen levels but low levels of progesteroneThe connection between stress and estrogen dominancePaying attention to our stress managementUnderstanding the importance of stress for our sex hormonesThings you can do to balance your hormones and reduce stress levelsMemorable 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

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:Ten signs your adrenals need some supportYou have stubborn body fat, specifically around the midsectionYou're having a hard time even waking up in the morningsWaking up feeling tired in the morningYou have a hard time falling asleepYou're craving sugar and saltYou're fatiguedYou're getting sick more often than you used toYou have a poor gut healthUnexplained hair loss and thinning hairsYou're suffering from depression and anxietyMemorable 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

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: Interconnection between our mindset and our physical health Paying attention to how you're speaking to yourselfSome tips to help you overcome negative self-talkUnderstanding that negative self-talk is a mind frame, and you have the ability to shift itTransforming negative self-talk into positive self-talkMemorable 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

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: Information about the upcoming Free Four Day ChallengeSome tips on how you can not just survive the holiday season but thrive inVarious signs that your gut needs some support, as well as common reasons behind itDifferent things that you can do to work with the body and support your gutMemorable 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

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: Being out of routine can not only influence your hormones but also affect your quality of life and progress The influence of your sleep quality on your cortisol levels Relationship between sleep, routine, consistency, willpower, and your ability to work towards your goals Some tips on what you can do if you've been out of routine lately 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