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:

• The controversies surrounding white rice
• Cases in which white rice is a better choice for people than brown rice or wild rice
• Some facts about white rice
• Things you should take into consideration when it comes to having white rice
• The perfect diet or the best way to nourish your body

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."

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"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:

• Understanding that the metabolism is a biochemical process that affects your energy levels
• The impact of your thyroid on your metabolism
• Factors that affect your thyroid function and metabolism
• Nikki's journey with hormonal imbalances and slow metabolism
• Finding the reason why you're dealing with a slow metabolism
• Things that you can do to help speed up your metabolism

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."

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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:

• Three mindset shifts to help you lose weight sustainably:

1. There are no good or bad foods — food has no morals.
2. Do not look at exercise as punishment — it is something to be enjoyed.
3. Be patient with yourself — it didn't take overnight to get where you are. It'll take some time for you to move forward.

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."

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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:

• The mind-gut connection and how our stress levels impact our gut health.
• Impact of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system on your gut health
• Some things you can do to deal with bloating and keep your gut healthy:
  • Paying attention to your nervous system
  • Chewing your food properly
  • Rather than having salad, cook vegetables
  • Eating mindfully and putting your fork down in between bites
  • Focusing after your workout to do some stretching or calm walk

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."

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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:

• Things that affect your body composition and your fat loss journey
• The three primary hormones that can affect your fat loss and weight loss journey:
  • Thyroid hormone — affects our metabolism, making it harder to lose weight
  • Insulin — affect how our body is storing fat
  • Cortisol — a stress hormone that can disrupt the balance of other hormones in the body and can lead to weight gain
• Some tips on how to balance your hormones out and restore optimal health

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."

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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:

• Knowing that the value is in the journey
• Embracing the challenges and discomfort through the journey
• Working on your mindset and creating long-lasting change
• Understanding that your journey to achieve a certain goal, no matter how similar it is to someone else's, will be unique
• Looking at things as the journey, not just the end goal.
• Realizing that the true value comes from who you need to become and the lessons you need to learn

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."

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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:

• The gut-weight connection
• The role our gut health plays in overall health and wellness
• The impact that poor gut health can have on our weight loss and our body composition
• Factors that impact your weight and body composition
• Things we can do to improve our gut health

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.”

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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:

• About intermittent fasting
• Some things to pay attention to when it comes to fasting
• Impact of fasting on your hormones
• Benefits of intermittent fasting
• Reasons why fasting can help people lose weight
• The twelve-hour fasting window
• Some tips on doing intermittent fasting

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."

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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:

• Nikki's journey from working in corporate to owning her own business
• Setting certain goals and working to achieve them
• Things that will help you to create the life that you want
• The power of having a vision to live the life that you love
• Saying YES and NO to certain things

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."

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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:

• Reasons why you can be struggling with chronic fatigue
• Impact of poor gut health on your energy level
• Chronic inflammation of the gut can be a major energy drain on your body
• Things that can contribute to chronic inflammation in the gut
• Things you can do to improve your gut health and rejuvenate your energy. 

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."

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