When most trainers focus on reps and sets, Nikki Giacara digs deeper. Blood work, heavy metal testing, and environmental health assessments form the foundation of her training methodology. This holistic approach has taken her from a successful personal trainer to a wellness entrepreneur whose Epsom salt company disrupts an almost seven billion dollar market.

From the gym floor to boardrooms, Nikki’s journey wasn’t linear. Years of working with clients across multiple cities—from Denver to LA to Miami—revealed gaps traditional fitness approaches couldn’t fill. Her solution combines rigorous science with genuine care, creating a business model for individual transformation and industry change.

The Science-First Training Philosophy

Giacara operates under a simple principle: you can’t train someone effectively without understanding what’s happening inside their body first. This conviction drives her to conduct extensive blood work and heavy metal testing for every client. This practice sets her apart in an industry often focused on surface-level solutions.

Her training background spans over 16 years, with credentials from NASM including CPT, CES, and PES certifications. After competing in 14 bodybuilding shows over seven years and earning her IFBB Wellness Pro card, she understood firsthand how the body responds to different stressors and recovery protocols. This experience informed her holistic approach, which considers everything from hormonal disruptions to environmental toxins.

The methodology extends beyond physical training into lifestyle factors that many trainers overlook. Water filtration systems, household products, and even the materials clients use daily become part of the conversation. This environmental health focus stems from understanding that true wellness requires addressing the full spectrum of factors affecting human physiology.

Epsolution: Recovery Redefined

The creation of epsolution emerged from Giacara’s frustration with existing recovery products. Most Epsom salts on the market contain artificial fragrances, chemicals, and additives that can cause skin irritation, exactly what someone seeking recovery shouldn’t encounter.

Epsolution contains two ingredients: Magnesium Sulfate Epsom Salt and Siberian Fir essential oil. The simplicity masks the sophistication of the formulation, which prevents crystallization and clumping while delivering what Giacara calls transformative results. The Siberian Fir oil provides antifungal, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties that standard Epsom salts lack.

Clinical testing shows the product reduces inflammation by over 200 percent, earning it a spot at the Asprey Biohacking Conference as the only Epsom salt product featured in a decade. The American manufacturing process ensures quality control while avoiding the contamination issues that plague some internationally sourced alternatives.

Client results drive the product’s credibility. One client dropped their A1C by two points using only epsolution soaks. Another lost seven pounds in three weeks through weekly soaking sessions. These outcomes reflect the power of addressing magnesium deficiency, which affects virtually everyone and impacts over 700 enzymatic responses in the body.

Business Philosophy and Expansion

Giacara’s approach to business mirrors her training philosophy: substance over flash, results over promises. After relocating her company headquarters to Las Vegas, she’s pursuing expansion into hotels and spas. The logic is straightforward—better recovery leads to better experiences, including enhanced vacation satisfaction.

The expansion plans also include a Lagree-based studio concept and the launch of her podcast “Nothing to Say, Bro,” where healing, hustle, and humor intersect. Each venture reflects her core belief that wellness should be accessible, effective, and grounded in science rather than trends. Fitness is at the heart of everything she undertakes, calling it the “universal language”. 

Her client roster includes professional athletes as well as everyday individuals seeking sustainable health improvements. The common thread isn’t their fitness level, but their commitment to addressing root causes rather than symptoms. This selectivity has built a practice where clients achieve lasting results and often become advocates for the methodology.

Final Thoughts

Nikki’s view on wellness comes from the understanding that the body operates as an integrated system, not a collection of isolated parts. Her success reflects what happens when someone combines deep industry knowledge with genuine innovation and devotion. Her willingness to invest in testing and environmental health considerations creates a training experience that addresses factors most practitioners ignore.

The industry highlights often celebrate quick fixes and dramatic transformations. Still, Giacara’s approach suggests a different path: one where sustainable results emerge from understanding individual physiology and addressing deficiencies at their source. This methodology changes how clients are able to address their overall health and make the changes they need to live the life they desire. 

About Elisa Edelstein
Elisa is a curious and versatile writer, carving her niche in the health and wellness industry since 2015. Her lens is rooted in real world experience as a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder and extended out of the gym and on to the page as a writer where she is able to combine her passions for empowering others, promoting wellness, and the power of the written word.