Abounding Life | Functional Medicine, Gut Health, Hormone Balance & Faith-Based Nutrition

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If you're exhausted all the time and gaining weight despite eating healthy, your gut health may be the real root of your fatigue and weight gain. In this video, I walk you through 3 powerful signs your gut is driving low energy, stubborn belly weight, and hormone imbalance — even when your labs look “normal.”

You’ll learn:

• Why you’re exhausted even after 7–8 hours of sleep
• How gut inflammation causes stubborn weight gain
• Why digestive symptoms are NOT “normal”
• Why calorie restriction often backfires 
• What to focus on first to restore energy and metabolism

When we stop chasing symptoms and start restoring gut health in the right order, everything shifts — energy improves, hormones stabilize, and weight loss becomes sustainable instead of exhausting.

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

You're eating organic, drinking filtered water, and skipping the gluten, so why are toxins still creeping in and stressing your gut? Even that $8 avocado can add to your toxic load. In this episode, I'm sharing the hidden food toxins most clean eaters miss, and exactly what I tell my own clients to do about them first.

If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right with your food and still not feeling your best, this one is for you. I wanted to talk through this because so many of the women I work with are shocked to learn that even the healthiest diets can carry a hidden toxic load that weighs on the gut, liver, hormones, and energy. This is not about fear or living in a bubble, because we will never avoid every toxin out there. It's about simple, doable, evidence-based ways to reduce your daily exposure and support your body from the root up. I'll walk you through where these toxins sneak in and the small swaps that make the biggest difference.

What You'll Learn

• Why even organic, clean eaters are still exposed to hidden food toxins (and why it's not your fault)
• The one type of meat that concentrates the most toxins, and the simple swap that fixes it
• How fiber actually binds and carries toxins out of your body, plus the daily amount to aim for
• When buying organic truly matters, and how to use the EWG Dirty Dozen to save money
• Budget-friendly ways to eat cleaner without organic everything
• Why those tiny produce stickers are worth removing the second you walk in the door
• The canned foods worth rethinking, and the one kind of can to always toss
• A simple way to cut pesticide residue on certain fruits and vegetables in seconds

Bonus Tips: 

1. Buy direct from local farms or a Farmer's Market. Many follow organic practices without paying for the certification. 
2. Wash EVERYTHING (including organic produce)! 
3. Grow your own food (such as a backyard garden or even a windowsill herb planter).
4. Meats should ideally be "beyond organic." Choose pasture-raised, grass fed/finished and third party tested from a Regenerative Organic Certified farmer. 
5. Check out Farm-Match for a farm near you! 
6. Locate your nearest CSA and eat what's in season. 

Links Mentioned: 

• EWG Dirty Dozen list (the produce highest in pesticide residue)
• Force of Nature Hypochlorous Acid (All-Purpose)
• Produce Soak to Remove Toxins: Renovera

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

🎉 GET YOUR ENERGY BACK [WAITLIST]! How I help women over 30 reduce gut issues and fatigue by 50-100% in less than 6 months...without guesswork or elimination diets: https://nikkiyeltonrd.com/energyclass

Gluten-free and dairy-free, but still bloated? You’re not alone. Many women remove gluten and dairy, hoping it will fix their digestion, but the bloating, inflammation, and discomfort keep coming back. Most people are told certain foods are the problem, but food sensitivities are often just a signal of deeper gut inflammation, not the root cause. 

You’ll learn:

• Why gluten-free and dairy-free diets often only provide temporary relief
• How gut inflammation leads to more food sensitivities over time
• Why low stomach acid, enzyme deficiency, or dysbiosis cause bloating
• How functional lab testing can help your gut

If you’ve been eating clean but your digestion still feels off, this episoe will help you understand why food elimination alone rarely solves the problem.

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

"Do I test my gut or my hormones first?" I got this question from a woman in our community, and I loved it so much I had to record a whole note on it.

If you feel like your hormones are running the show, the PMS, the mood swings, the weight that won't move, the hormonal acne, your instinct is to go looking for a hormone answer. In this episode, I share why I almost always start somewhere else: the gut.

I walk you through what I see in my practice over and over, and how a stool marker called beta-glucuronidase reveals whether your body is recycling old estrogen instead of clearing it, why that creates symptoms that feel exactly like a hormone imbalance, and where deeper hormone testing like the Dutch test actually belongs. I also share my own story of clearing 18 years of cystic acne by healing my gut.

If you've been chasing your hormones for years with no lasting answers, this short note will reframe where you start. Turn your eyes upstream! 

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

Creatine isn't just for gym bros, and if you're a woman over 35, it might be one of the most powerful supplements for energy, brain clarity, and hormone support. The catch? Most women are using it the wrong way and missing the benefits (or feeling bloated and quitting too early).

In this episode, you'll learn what creatine actually does, why it matters more after 35, and the smarter way to use it, including the surprising "2 BFFs" pairing that takes your results to the next level. I'm sharing the 4 keys, the best seasons to use them, and the exact brands I personally use and trust.

A must-listen for any woman over 35 who wants real energy and hormone support that's backed by evidence-based nutrition science! 

🎉 GET YOUR ENERGY BACK [INSTANT FREE ACCESS]! How I help women over 30 reduce gut issues and fatigue by 50-100% in less than 6 months...without guesswork or elimination diets: http://nikkiyeltonrd.com/training-class

Links Mentioned: 

• Thorne Creatine & Quicksilver Kidney Care on Fullscript (Save 10%)
• 12 Tissue Cell Salts (Homeopathic Cellular Support)
• BodyBio Remineralize Drops (Favorite Minerals 15% Off)
• BodyBio E-Lyte (Favorite Electrolytes 15% Off)
• Let’s Customize a Supplement Plan Tailored to You 

Free Downloads:

• Detox and Drainage Pathways Checklist

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

The tongue is an underutilized tool in modern medicine. For thousands of years, traditional medicine systems used tongue diagnosis to assess gut health, digestion, organ function, and nutrient status. 

In this episode, I'm breaking down the four most common tongue findings I see in my functional medicine practice and what each one signals about your gut bacteria, digestion, liver function, lymph, and nutrient absorption.

You'll Learn:

• What a healthy tongue should look like
• Finding #1: The thick white coating (3 gut patterns) 
• Finding #2: The yellow coating (liver, lymph, and bile flow)
• Finding #3: Scalloped edges (the absorption issue + a client case) 
• Finding #4: Cracks down the middle (autoimmune connection + my personal story)

Tongue diagnosis isn't a substitute for comprehensive lab testing, but it can serve as a powerful clue that points us in the right direction! This is the first episode in a new series. In future episodes, I'll break down what your hair, skin, and nails reveal about your nutritional status and overall health.

Links Mentioned: 

• Podcast Insight Survey: Thank you for sharing what you want to hear around here!
• Detox and Drainage Pathways Checklist
• Tongue Scraper
  
  

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

If you're spending hundreds of dollars on supplements every month and you're STILL exhausted, bloated, and battling brain fog, this episode will blow you mind (because it's a really simple way to support them all). In my clinical experience, it does more for your gut, energy, and hormones than most of the supplements on your shelf!

YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why walking is the best form of movement for women 35+
• How morning sunlight resets every biorythm in your body
• Why walking specifically boosts serotonin production in the gut (90% of your serotonin is made there)
• How walking improves microbiome diversity and short-chain fatty acid production
• Why this practice activates lymphatic drainage
• The exact protocol: timing, duration, conditions, what to avoid
• Why this is part of Phase 1 of the Abounding 5™ Method

🍋💦 Download the Drainage Pathway Roadmap: Drainage Checklist

🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to today's episode. I'm so grateful to be part of your health journey!

🤝 🚀 Ready to show up fully in your life with energy and vitality for your people and your purpose? Work with me: Private 1-1 and Group Coaching

☎️ Or Text Me 'Coach' to (844) 819-5214 & I'll send you all the details!

⏺️ Have a win from the podcast, a message to share, or a question you want to ask? Submit a recording here! You just might hear it on the next episode! 

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

🍎 Grab my free Drainage Pathway Roadmap here → Drainage Pathways Checklist

If you're between 35 and 50 and you've been feeling "off" (sleep deprived, more irritable, energy dips you can't predict, gut feels different than it used to), please don't chalk this up to stress. Most conventional practitioners are missing the entire transition that's actually happening right now. And there are three nutrients that change everything.

In this episode, I'm walking you through how to tell if you're heading into perimenopause, what's actually driving the imbalance underneath, and the top three research-backed nutrients that move the needle most for easing this transition

You'll learn: 

• The early signs of perimenopause (most women miss these)
• The 4 definitive symptoms that confirm you're in the transition
• Why some women hit perimenopause too early (and the underlying drivers)
• The 3 nutrients backed by research that ease perimenopause symptoms most
• Specific food sources for each nutrient
• Supplement form and dosing guidance
• Why testing matters (and which labs to ask for) 

This is foundational education for every woman 35-50 who wants to ease into this season of life with clarity, energy, and stability! 

🎉 GET YOUR ENERGY BACK [INSTANT FREE ACCESS]! How I help women over 30 reduce gut issues and fatigue by 50-100% in less than 6 months...without guesswork or elimination diets: http://nikkiyeltonrd.com/training-class

Resources & Links: 

• Fullscript Supplement Dispensary: Fullscript
• BodyBio Balance Oil: Omega-3 + omega-6 ratio support
• Best Absorbed Magnesium: BiOptimizers 

🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to today's episode. I'm so grateful to be part of your health journey!

🤝 🚀 Ready to show up fully in your life with energy and vitality for your people and your purpose? Work with me: Private 1-1 and Group Coaching

☎️ Or Text Me 'Coach' to (844) 819-5214 & I'll send you all the details!

⏺️ Have a win from the podcast, a message to share, or a question you want to ask? Submit a recording here! You just might hear it on the next episode! 

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About:

🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

The hidden reason 90% of women have bloating, reflux, and fatigue isn't "too much stomach acid" — it's too little. Inside: the 60-second at-home test, 10+ symptoms to watch for, and how to start raising it naturally.

In this episode, I'm walking you through one of the most overlooked foundations of digestion: low stomach acid (also called hypochlorhydria). I see this in 9 out of 10 of the women I work with, and it's why so many "gut healing" protocols ultimately fail.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why "too much stomach acid" is the opposite of what's actually happening
• The 10+ symptoms that signal you're running low (most women miss these)
• The root causes of low stomach acid 
• A simple at-home test you can do tomorrow morning 
• What your test results actually mean
• The natural ways to start supporting stomach acid production
• Why fermented foods can sometimes backfire when you're low
• The supplement timing mistake I see all the time
• How this connects to my Abounding 5™ Method for restoring gut health from the foundation up

THE 60-SECOND AT-HOME STOMACH ACID TEST

Step 1: First thing in the morning, before eating or drinking anything, mix ¼ teaspoon of baking soda into 4-6 ounces of cold water.

Step 2: Drink the mixture slowing (don't gulp) on an empty stomach.

Step 3: Start a 3-minute timer immediately.

Step 4: Note when (or if) you burp.

WHAT YOUR RESULTS MEAN

→ Burped within 2-3 minutes = stomach acid is likely adequate

→ Burped after 3 minutes (or didn't burp at all) = likely low stomach acid

🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to today's episode. I'm so grateful to be part of your health journey!

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⏺️ Have a win from the podcast, a message to share, or a question you want to ask? Submit a recording here! You just might hear it on the next episode! 

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🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...

📝 Grab my Custom Women's Functional Wellness Panel & Lab Checklist Here!

Your labs came back "normal." But you're still exhausted, foggy, inflamed, and struggling to get through the day. Sound familiar?

As a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian nutritionist, I've seen this pattern hundreds of times — and I lived it myself. That experience completely changed how I evaluate labs today.

You’ll learn:

• The standard lab problem and the "normal lab gap." 
• The difference between "normal" and "optimal" ranges
• Why fatigue is a cellular energy problem that shows up before labs become abnormal
• How hormones respond to gut inflammation, blood sugar instability, and stress signals
• The advanced functional labs I use to get the full picture 
• The method that restores energy by addressing these systems in the right order

🎉 GET YOUR ENERGY BACK [FREE CLASS]! How I help women over 30 reduce gut issues and fatigue by 50-100% in less than 6 months...without guesswork or elimination diets: Sign up here!

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🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to today's episode. I'm so grateful to be part of your health journey!

🤝 🚀 Ready to show up fully in your life with energy and vitality for your people and your purpose? Work with me: Private 1-1 and Group Coaching

☎️ Or Text Me 'Coach' to (844) 819-5214 & I'll send you all the details!

⏺️ Have a win from the podcast, a message to share, or a question you want to ask? Submit a recording here! You just might hear it on the next episode! 

💬 Let's Connect:

• Watch These Episodes On YouTube
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About:

🌿 Nikki is a board-certified functional medicine practitioner and registered dietitian specializing in gut health, hormone balance, and root-cause fatigue. She helps purpose-driven women 35+ heal leaky gut, restore metabo...