EP124: Your HORMONES love ROUTINE
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Her Natural Potential
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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."
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